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UN faults Kenya for deporting South Sudan rebel spokesman

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UN faults Kenya for deporting South Sudan rebel spokesman

The United Nations has declared in a statement that Kenya’s deportation of South Sudan’s rebel spokesman James Gatdet Dak (a registered refugee) back to his home country where he faces risk of abuse breaches international law.

UN refugee agency spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said the agency was “deeply concerned” about Gatdet’s wellbeing, calling his forced removal a violation of international law. She also said the agency regrets that its interventions with Kenyan authorities to stop the “forced return” were unsuccessful.

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While giving reasons for the deportation of Dak, Kenyan government spokesman Eric Kiraithe rebel leader, “became an inadmissible person, so we cancelled his visa and he was taken to his country of origin”.

Following deportation back to his war-torn country, Dak faces detention and abuse at the hands of the Juba government.

 

 

 

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