The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) would like to express it deep sadness over the indiscriminate attacks against Oromo and Eritrean refugees in Sana\u2019a, Yemen on the 3rd<\/sup> of July, 2011. According to HRLHA correspondents in Sana\u2019a, about 35 refugees have received major and minor injuries from attacks by the armed forces of the Yemeni Government. The victims include two expecting women and two very young children. Eye witnesses have confirmed that the armed forced used tear gas, water and live ammunitions; and two of the injured refugees were shot at by bullets \u2013 one around his neck and another on his leg.<\/p>\n Jaber Mohammad<\/p>\n <\/em> and also HRLHA\u2019s call extends to other similar international, regional agencies, international communities and governments to discharge their responsibilities in ensuring the safety and security of such refugees, who are helpless and defenseless.<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to the Yemeni Government and its<\/p>\n concerned officials as swiftly as possible, in English, Arabic, or your own language expressing:<\/p>\n Address ;- Street of 26th September<\/p>\n Sana’a Yemen Address ;-\u00a0\u00a0 Street of 26th September<\/p>\n Sana’a Yemen His Excellency –\u00a0 Rashad Muhammad al-ALIMI, Dep. Prime Min. for Security & Defense Affairs Sana’a Yemen United Nations Office at Geneva 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Fax: + 41 22 917 9022 (particularly for urgent matters) E-mail: tb-petitions@ohchr.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it<\/p>\n United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Case Postale 2500 CH-1211 Gen\u00e8ve 2 D\u00e9p\u00f4t Suisse. telephone number: +41 22 739 8111<\/p>\n To contact us electronically<\/strong>,<\/p>\n \u00bb To contact\u00a0UNHCR Headquarters:<\/strong> online contact form<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n International Committee of the Red Cross<\/p>\n Address: Tel:\u00a0+41 22 734 60 01<\/p>\n Fax:\u00a0+41 22 733 20 57<\/p>\n E-mail<\/a> webmaster@icrc.org><\/p>\n 48 Kairaba Avenue, P.O.Box 673, Banjul, The Gambia.<\/p>\n Tel: (220) 4392 962 , 4372070, 4377721 \u2013 23 Fax: (220) 4390 764<\/p>\n E-mail: achpr@achpr.org <\/em><\/p>\n Tom Fcansky \u2013 Foreign Affairs Officer <\/em><\/p>\n Email;-TOfcansky@aol.com>Washington, D.C. 20037 <\/em><\/p>\n Tel: +1-202-261-8009 <\/em><\/p>\n Fax: +1-202-261-8197 <\/em><\/p>\n Tom Gibson<\/p>\n Telephone: +44-20-74135500<\/p>\n Fax number: +44-20-79561157<\/p>\n Email;- TGibson@amnesty.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it <\/em><\/p>\n Leslie Lefkow<\/p>\n Tel: +1-212-290-4700<\/p>\n Fax:+1-212-736-1300 Email: hrwnyc@hrw.org<\/p>\n For Media Consumption<\/em><\/strong>;<\/strong><\/p>\n Bush House, Strand, London Radio Newsroom Radio Reporters<\/a><\/p>\n Television Newsroom![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.humanrightsleague.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/tn-21.jpg\" "\\"tn")
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<\/a>HRLHA\u00a0 has learned that the refugees, almost all of whom were Oromos from Ethiopia, have been staging continued protest in front of the UNHCR office in Sana\u2019a following the onset of the unrest in Yemen; and were requesting for a transfer to another country mainly due to lack of security. As a result of the unrest, the refugees have been assaulted and robbed by local people, kicked out of their rented homes, fired from their temporary jobs without pay for what they worked, etc; and these were among the reasons that forced them to stage the protest. HRLHA has also learnt that the refugees have even named a committee who could approach the Yemeni Government and the UNHCR on their behalf and discuss ways of transfer and for permanent solution. It is very saddening that those refugees who were following such civilized routes of resolving a problem were met with harsh measures by a government who is also responsible for the safety and security of the refugees. The refugees complain and claim that the Yemeni Government said the transfer is possible only if it is back to their homeland \u2013 Ethiopia, and Eritrea \u2013 where they fled in an effort to escape insecurities and extra-judicial persecutions.<\/p>\nHRLHA calls upon the Yemeni Government to abide by the Universal declaration of Human Rights article 14 (1) \u00a0\u201c Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution\u201d<\/em> And \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0international agreements\u00a0 on Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) Article 33(1). \u2013 Prohibition of expulsion or return (“refoulement”) \u201c No Contracting State shall expel or return (” refouler “) a refugee in any manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedom would be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion\u201d,<\/em> protocol that it has signed and, first of all, refrain from exposing the refugees to any form of attack; and, secondly, provide them with all kinds of protections that they deserve. HRLHA also calls upon the UNHCR to take all necessary measures to provide protections to refugees\u00a0\u00a0 depending on\u00a0 1951\u00a0Refugee<\/em> Convention and the\u00a01967 Protocol<\/em> relating to the Status of Refugees<\/h5>\n
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