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BY: Joshua Bediako Koomson
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Mr Ambrose Dery (middle), Minister for the Interior, in a discussion with Mr Charles Paul Abani (right), United Nations Resident Coordinator, after the opening ceremony of the dialogue on the protection of asylum seekers and refugees. Looking on is Prof. Ken Attafuah (left), Executive Secretary, National Identification Authority (NIA). Picture: Maxwell Ocloo
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The Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, has called for collaboration among partner institutions in refugee protection to ensure that the rights of refugees, as well as the security of the state, are not compromised.
He said while securing the rights of asylum seekers at the various entry points, there was the need to ensure that the laws of the land and the security of the state were not overlooked.
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Bangladesh’s unplanned relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island is risky
But the international community should do much more to ensure that the refugees can safely return to Myanmar. 2 hours ago Rohingya refugees headed to a Bangladeshi navy ship in Chittagong on January 30 that will take them to be relocated to Bhashan Char island in the Bay of Bengal. | Munir Uz Zaman / AFP
In late May, thousands of Rohingya refugees whom Bangladesh authorities had relocated to remote Bhasan Char island broke out of their shelters during a visit by United Nations representatives. “We don’t want to live here,” they chanted.
The couple knows much about new beginnings. REGINA, SASK : May 15, 2021 Ponziano Aluma, left, and Lydia Nguyen call out to potential customers while operating their stand at the Regina farmer’s market in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 15, 2021. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
Born far apart Aluma in Uganda and Nguyen in Vietnam they both experienced firsthand the devastating fallout from brutal governing regimes.
Fleeing the murderous, military rule of Idi Amin in Uganda, Aluma declared refugee status in South Sudan and remained there for six years after his family escaped a 1979 civil war.
He came to Saskatchewan “basically by invitation” through an organization called World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
The couple knows much about new beginnings. REGINA, SASK : May 15, 2021 Ponziano Aluma, left, and Lydia Nguyen call out to potential customers while operating their stand at the Regina farmer’s market in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 15, 2021. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
Born far apart Aluma in Uganda and Nguyen in Vietnam they both experienced firsthand the devastating fallout from brutal governing regimes.
Fleeing the murderous, military rule of Idi Amin in Uganda, Aluma declared refugee status in South Sudan and remained there for six years after his family escaped a 1979 civil war.
He came to Saskatchewan “basically by invitation” through an organization called World University Service of Canada (WUSC).