A question of unfair treatment [Archives:2005/872/Local News]

Yemen Times has received a message addressed to the people, government, diplomatic missions, human right organizations and United Nation agencies in the Republic of Yemen.

Signed by Ethiopian Civilian refugees, the letter is a description of the difficult circumstances of their settlement in Yemen. In their account, both civilian and navy refugees escaped in a boat from the present regime to Yemen in May 1991. Their situation has been deteriorating due to economic hardship and associated problems, and they have repeatedly applied to UNCHR and other embassies for resettlement to another country.

In 2004, the government of the United States heard the Ethiopian application for asylum and a process to resettle those people in the US began..

Their letter contained this revelation, and they were interviewed by United State delegation on July 10. They underwent medical tests waiting for the final departure from Yemen. However, only the civilian refugees have been denied resettlement while the entire navy and other civilians who came later were accepted. UNCHR gave no reason to them. Therefore, they wrote this massage wondering about the unfair treatment, requesting the immediate action by all concerned bodies to find a solution for the civilian refugees who have been suffering for 14 years.
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