Eritrean Refugees Pressured by Consulate in Kampala

(17 Feb 10 - RV) Eritrea refugees living in Kampala, Uganda are being pressured by the recently opened Eritrean Consulate to sign a petition opposing the imposition of United Nations sanctions on their country. The sanctions are a response to Eritrea’s backing of Islamist rebels in neighbouring Somalia.
Dr. Khataza Gondwe is the Sub-Saharan Africa team leader at Christian Solidarity Worldwide. She told us that signing this petition is undermining the Eritreans’ refugee status in Uganda: