UNHCR calls for ban on forced returns of asylum seekers to eastern DR Congo

Elizabeth Tan,

’s Director of International Protection, said on Friday at the regular Geneva press briefing that the agency is concerned about a rise in attacks on civilians, including those living in sites for displaced people.

One of the worst examples came in February this year at the Plaine Savo camp in Ituri Province. A non-State armed group killed at least 62 people and injured more than 40 others. Since then, attacks have…