Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Burundi, Rwanda
Highlights
- Burundian refugees in Mahama camp recently staged their own election to peacefully designate refugee leaders amongst themselves.
- Selected leaders of each camp neighbourhood casted ballots to elect a five-‐ member Executive Leadership Committee for the entire Mahama camp.
- Once elected, UNHCR met with the Executive Leadership Committee and during the deliberations the committee stated with confidence that refugees living in Mahama camp do not want to participate in the presidential election and that doing so could create additional protection risks when they repatriate.