DRC: Call for Expert on DRC and/or Banyamulenge
An appeal submission is being prepared for an asylum claimant in Thailand who is from DRC. His case is being adjudicated by UNHCR. The refugee has been rejected on the grounds that he can go to an alternative part of the country, i.e. Kinshasha.
An appeal submission is being prepared for an asylum claimant in Thailand who is from DRC. His case is being adjudicated by UNHCR. The refugee has been rejected on the grounds that he can go to an alternative part of the country, i.e. Kinshasha. Broadly, we are seeking expert evidence regarding the following:
* Status of Banyamulenge in Kinshasa? Are they persecuted? What rights do they have?
* Are the Banyamulenge regarded as stateless in DRC? Can they obtain the rights of citizens in Kinshasa, including obtaining passports and ID cards?
* Banyamulenge community organization in DRC; how well do Banyamulenge from different parts of the country know each other?
* Status of Banyamulenge in Kinshasa who are known/perceived to support Nkunda and Rwanda; are they persecuted?
* Status of former RCD members/Banyamulenge not in government in Kinshasa.
* Status of former RCD members/Banyamulenge in government in Kinshasa. What power do they have? Where do their sympathies lie?
* FARDC arrest protocols/modus operandi; standards of detention, treatment and release.
* Knowledge or status of The Congolese Patriot(e)s Party (not Union of Congolese Patriots).
If you have expertise in any of these areas, we would appreciate your assistance. Please contact:
Dr. Barbara E. Harrell-Bond
298 Banbury Road, Flat 2
Oxford OX2 7ED, UK
SKYPE: behbond
Phone: +44 (0)1865 424 697