{"id":13936,"date":"2013-09-24T21:17:25","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T01:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humanrightsleague.com\/?p=13936"},"modified":"2013-09-24T21:17:25","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T01:17:25","slug":"libya-thousands-of-refugees-in-life-threatening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humanrightsleague.org\/?p=13936","title":{"rendered":"Libya: Thousands of Refugees in Life-Threatening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HRLHA Urgent Action<\/p>\n

September 24, 2013<\/b><\/p>\n

For Immediate Release<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0 The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has learnt through its correspondents that hundreds of thousands of refugees in Libya, most of whom were from the Horn of African countries such as Ethiopian and Eritrea, are in a very dangerous situation after they were evicted from their original refugee camps in Benghazi, Libya where they stayed for the past three years. The eviction took place following the infiltration and assault of the refugees by who were described as workers of the Libyan Red Crescent on the 13th<\/sup> of September, 2013. The assault included beating and stabbings by knives. Those who broke out of the shelters to run away from the assaults were met with Libyan armed forces that were stationed around the camps prior to the starting of the assault. Then, the refugees were forced out of the camp on allegations that they attempted to instigate disturbances in the city, and taken to remote area known as Alshatti.<\/p>\n

According to HRLHA correspondents, about 500 refugees are now held in what was known to be a private detention centre in Alshatti located on Sahara Desert border with no adequate supply of basic necessities. HRLHA has also learnt that the very adverse weather condition at Alshatti has worsened the situation to the refugees. Even two expecting women who delivered after arriving in Alshatti and their newly born infants were not treated differently. The fact that the refugees are now held in isolation where they are not visited by international agencies like the UN High Commission for Refugees and the ICRC until this Urgent Action is documented,\u00a0 as they used to when they were sheltered in Benghazi, added to the very unfriendly living condition has raised their frustrations. The refugees who were contacted by HRLHA also mention that there have been detachments and disconnections among refugees who had acquaintances and\/or relationships with each other. Most of the refugees who were taken to Alshatti are originally from Ethiopia and Eritrea, HRLHA correspondents have added.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The HRLHA managed to obtain the names of the following 33 refugees:<\/p>\n

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No<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nCountry of origin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFoad Kasim<\/td>\n\u00a0Ethiopian, Oromo,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAbdi Nagassa<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nDerje Gezahegn<\/td>\nEthiopia, Amhara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDereje Tefera<\/td>\nEthiopia, Amhara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAbdulhamid Abdurahiman<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nNuredin Haji<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nMulatu Kassa<\/td>\nEthiopia, Amhara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAbdurahiman Jailan<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nAman Amid<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nNahom Gebre Mariam<\/td>\nEritrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nHani Gebre Nugus<\/td>\nErtrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nUmar Mohamed<\/td>\nErtrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nWubshet Tesfaye<\/td>\nEthiopia, Amhara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nAbdi Husein<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nMohamed Lencho<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nHusein Abdulkadir<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nWazir Awol<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nHusein Ahmed<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nAmadu Tesema<\/td>\nEthiopia. Amhara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nTekie Girmay<\/td>\nEritrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nAbdulmohamed Nur<\/td>\nErtirea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nNaigzi Goyitom<\/td>\nEritrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nNigusu Abriham<\/td>\nEritrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nSaladin Mohamed<\/td>\nEritrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nMohamed Sale<\/td>\nEritrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nAbel Tadesse<\/td>\nEthiopia, Amhara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nGemed Fikadu<\/td>\nEthiopia,Amhara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nYusuf Tahir<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nAbduzamed Mohamed<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nAliyi Haji<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nAwol Adam<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nSelemon Desta<\/td>\nEthiopia, Amhara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nKedir Mohamed<\/td>\nEthiopia, Oromo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

HRLHA is highly concerned about the safety and future fates of those asylum seekers and refugees in such an isolated and disconnected socio-political environment. Therefore, HRLHA calls up on the Libyan Government, first of all to ensure the safety and well being of the refugees and asylum seekers by providing full protection against any kind of attacks from any side or angle and allow access to the new location to the representatives of regional and international UN and humanitarian agencies as well as media organizations so that they could receive all the supports they need especially to bring their refugee lives to an end.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0The HRLHA\u00a0also urges all national, regional and international human rights groups, donor countries and organizations to join hands in putting pressure on the Libyan\u00a0 \u00a0government so that it abides by the international norms, the 1951 International Convention of the refugees and asylum seekers and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 14 (1) \u201c Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recommendation:<\/b><\/p>\n

Please send appeals to the Libyan Government, concerned Libyan officials and to diplomatic representatives of Libya who are accredited to your country as swiftly as possible, in English,\u00a0in Berber or Libyan Arabic Language, or in your own language expressing:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Your concern regarding the mistreatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Libya and they should be treated according to the 1951 International Convention of the refugees and asylum seekers and other international norms of refugee and asylum seekers rights.<\/p>\n

Appeal to:<\/i><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. His Excellency Dr. Ali Zidan Prime Minster of Libya<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tel: +218(21) 444 3700, Fax: +218 (21) 360 0889<\/p>\n

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    1. 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abdul-Aziz<\/a> \u00a0Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Libya<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Tel: 22 – 2921 340 21 218<\/p>\n

      Copied To:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

      v\u00a0 UNHCR main office Geneva, Switzerland.
      \nUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
      \nCase Postale 2500
      \nCH-1211 Gen\u00e8ve 2 D\u00e9p\u00f4t
      \nSuisse. \u00a0<\/strong>telephone number: <\/strong>+41 22 739 8111<\/p>\n

      v\u00a0 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
      \nPalais Wilson , 52 rue des P\u00e2quis
      \nCH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland Telephone: +41 22 917 9656
      \nMail:       civilsocietyunit@ohchr.org<\/a><\/p>\n

      v\u00a0 African Commission on Human and Peoples\u2018 Rights (ACHPR) <\/b><\/p>\n

      48 Kairaba Avenue, P.O.Box 673, Banjul, The Gambia.<\/p>\n

      Tel: (220) 4392 962 , 4372070, 4377721 \u2013 23<\/p>\n

      \u00a0Fax: (220) 4390 764<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      \n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 E-mail: achpr@achpr.org<\/a> <\/i><\/h2>\n

      v\u00a0 Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights Council of Europe<\/h2>\n

      F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, FRANCE<\/p>\n

      Tel:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0+ 33 (0)3 88 41 34 21
      \nFax: + 33 (0)3 90 21 50 53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      v\u00a0 U.S. Department of State<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laura Hruby<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ethiopia Desk Officer<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. State Department<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0HrubyLP@state.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tel: (202) 647-6473<\/p>\n

      v\u00a0 Amnesty International Secretariat \u2013 London<\/p>\n

      Telephone: 44 20 74135500<\/p>\n

      Fax: 44 20 79561157<\/p>\n

      1Easton Street<\/p>\n

      London, WC1X0DW, UK<\/p>\n

      v\u00a0 Human Rights Watch \u2013 New York, Tel: \u00a0+1-212-290-4700\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fax:+1-212-736-1300<\/strong>
      \n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Email: <\/strong>      hrwnyc@hrw.org<\/a><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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