Musa Isabirye and Timothy Yamin have also written to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Nairobi and Geneva about what they claim is “consistent harassment”. Through their attorney Martin Dingake, the March 9, 2015 petition states that Isabirye was detained by police without a charge.
“Whilst we were in the process of settling court papers for his release, he was served with a revocation letter for his refugee status.
“The matter was set for argument on the March 16 2015 (but) the ministry attempted to deport him to Uganda notwithstanding the fact that the matter was before court,” the letter reads.
Dingake says they were forced to move without notice to stop Isabirye’s deportation hours before a Kenyan Airway flight was due to have returned him to Uganda. Read more
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