Police Crackdown on Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya, Fear of Deportations, Tortures  and intimidation.

    I am writing this appeal letter in behalf of Oromo refugee community in Kenya. Oromo refugee community in Kenya (ORCWA) is a society association registered under society act of Kenya 108. Promoting refugees well fare in Kenya. ORWCA is currently, advocating on social intervention for urban refugees with the Kenyan government, refugee concerned NGO’S and in collaboration of others African refugee’s residing in Kenya.

   We Oromo refugee are here due to wide spread and well founded of human right violation such as continuous mass harassment, political persecution, arbitrary arrest, detention, untold torture, mysteriously disappearance and killing by current regime of Ethiopian government.

    Since we have been start living as a refugee here in Kenya early 1990’s, experienced mysterious assassination, abduction and deportation by secretly recruited pro-Ethiopian government refugees and agents. Early2007, two of prominent professional   Oromo refugee members Tesfahun Chamada and Mesfin Abebe forcefully deported to home and facing death sentence due to their active participation to empower our refugee community.
    To over came our community insecurity incidents we have been closely working with area police and other concerned offices. but     Currently there is cracked down of illegal immigrant in Kenya, using that as an opportunity, pro- Ethiopian government groups were fabricating unsubstantial allegation over our 12 community leaders summoned to police and some arrested  and freed by court, some are still in jail and some remain looking after, their life is in danger.

 The concern we got so far is not fruitful. Depend on the Experience we have been in,  if similar incidents continued, we fear, our innocent refugees will face possible deportation which violated our international convectional refugee right.

           Oromo refugee community in Kenya condemned the move of current situation. There fore, request all concerned stake holders to look the situation to ensure our refugees are protected. In view above, the Oromo community’s is hopeful that all relevant organizations will consider the importance of this issue and will urgently intervene to curb or halt the move of this pro –Ethiopian group and their agents against the community leaders and  our members.

  At last not at least, In be half of my community I look forwarded to work with concerned body to secure the lives of our refugees, to enhance peace and harmony life with the host community.

Tsegaye G. Gudeta

 Oromo refugee community in Kenya

 Public relation officer

 gudeta@orcwa.org

+254724281292

For further information about Oromo refugee community

Visit our official website www.orcwa.org


               APPEALS TO:

• Ministry of States for Provincial Administration and Internal Security

Hon. Pof. George Saitoti, E.G.H., M.P.,

Harambee House, Harambee Avenue

P.O. Box 30510, Nairobi

Tel. 02 227411

Telegrams: "RAIS"

Website: officeofthepresident.go.ke

• Commissioner of Police

Mr. Mathew Kirai Iteere MGH,CBS

Kenya Police Headquarters,

Vigilance House, Harambee Avenue,

PO Box 30083, Nairobi Kenya.

Tel;- 02 341411/6/8


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• President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

His Excellency the Hon. Mwai Kibaki C.G.H., M.P

Harambee House, Harambee Avenue

P.O. Box 30510, Nairobi

Tel. 02 227411

Telegrams: "RAIS"

Website: officeofthepresident.go.ke

• Prime Minister

Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga., M.P

Email; info@primeminester.go.ke

Tel;-254-20-252299

. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

United Nations Office at Geneva

1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

Fax: + 41 22 917 9022

(particularly for urgent matters)

E-mail: tb-petitions@ohchr.org

UNHCR main office Geneva, Switzerland.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Case Postale 2500

CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt

Suisse. telephone number: +41 22 739 8111

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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR)

48 Kairaba Avenue, P.O.Box 673, Banjul,

The Gambia.

Tel: (220) 4392 962 , 4372070, 4377721 – 23

Fax: (220) 4390 764

• E-mail: achpr@achpr.org


• U.S. Department of State

Tom Fcansky - Foreign Affairs Officer

Email;-TOfcansky@aol.com>

Washington, D.C. 20037

Tel: +1-202-261-8009

Fax: +1-202-261-8197

• Amnesty International – London

Tom Gibson

Telephone: +44-20-74135500

Fax number: +44-20-79561157

Email;- TGibson@amnesty.org

• Human Rights Watch – New York, Tel: +1-212-290-4700

Fax:+1-212-736-1300

Email: hrwnyc@hrw.org

-          To Refugee constrioum of Kenya (RCK)

-          To Department of refugee affairs (DRA)

-          To Kituo cha sheria

-          To  UNHCR Nairobi branch protection desk