Zaire: Information on how Zairean Tutsis are treated in regions other than the Great Lakes Region, on whether there are any Tutsi communities or settlements located elsewhere in Zaire, and if so, on how they are treated
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZAR25706.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Zaire: Information on how Zairean Tutsis are treated in regions other than the Great Lakes Region, on whether there are any Tutsi communities or settlements located elsewhere in Zaire, and if so, on how they are treated, 1 December 1996, ZAR25706.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd934.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to the attached 29 November 1996 Amnesty International report, a dozen members of the Tutsi ethnic group have recently been arrested in Kinshasa (1).
The attached reports describe how members of Tutsi communities have been treated in Kinshasa as a results of the conflict in the Great Lakes Regions of eastern of Zaire.
Information on whether there are any Tutsi communities or settlements in other regions could not be found among the source consulted by DIRB
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Amnesty International. 29 November 1996. Zaire: Violent Persecution By State and Armed Groups. (AI Index: AFR 62/26/96). London: Amnesty International.
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 1 November 1996. "Demonstrators Attack Tutsis, Call For Premier to Go." (NEXIS)
Amnesty International. 29 November 1996. Zaire: Violent Persecution By State and Armed Groups. (AI Index: AFR 62/26/96). London: Amnesty International, pp. 1-6.
Inter Press Service. 31 October 1996. Nana Rosine Ngangoue. "Congo-Refugees: Persecution Sends Zaire's Tutsis Fleeing to Congo." (NEXIS)
Le Monde. 5 November 1996. Frederic Fritscher. "Kengo, tu es Rwandais!; Fous le camps!; Le premier ministre zairois est la première victime de la campagne anti-Tutsis qui s'exacerbe dans la capitale, Kinshasa, ou les relations s'enveniment entre l'armée et le gouvernment." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 4 November 1996. BC Cycle. "Zaire Bans Demos, Troops to Fire on Looters." (NEXIS)
Rocky Mountain News [Denver]. 2 November 1996. Kamanga Mutond. "Tensions Mount in Zaire Capital Students Call for Defeat of Tutsi Rebels and Demand War with Rwanda and Burundi. (NEXIS)
The Toronto Star. 4 November 1996. Final Edition. "Ethnic Feud Hits Zairean Capital Tutsis Set to Flee as Mobs Spur Fear of Witch Hunt." (NEXIS)