Kenya is vowing to close the world’s biggest refugee camp within a year, which could force up to 300,000 Somali refugees back into war-torn Somalia. Kenya justifies the closure, saying the Dadaab camp has been used by the militant group al-Shabab as a place to smuggle weapons. Human rights groups have decried the threatened closure. Kate Allen, director of Amnesty International UK, said, “Forcing [Somalis] back to violence and persecution is as immoral as it is unlawful, and risks increasing instability and displacement in the region.”
Kenya Says It Will Close World’s Largest Refugee Camp
HeadlineMay 12, 2016