Rwanda: More than 300 flee to Burundi
By RNA Administrator
September 29, 2009
Up to 300 Rwandans are camped in the northern Burundian province of Kirundo – but officials in Burundi refused to detail what they are fleeing from, RNA reports.
The BBC great lakes service reported that the refugees were running away because of the Gacaca courts – traditional courts trying thousands of suspects of the Tutsi Genocide.
However, the provincial head declined to give the reasons which the refugees had given when they arrived. The official said the refugees had been received and will be handed to the appropriate authorities.
Over the years, thousands of Rwandans repeatedly fled to Burundi citing the Gacaca courts deliberately targeting them.
Some have also left blaming poverty and hunger. However, several hundred Burundians have moved to Rwanda running away from famine.
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