We are preparing an appeal submission in Thailand, for an asylum
claimant from DRC, for UNHCR, the decision-maker. UNHCR argues refugee
safe in alternative part of country.
Broadly, we are seeking expert evidence regarding the following:
* Status of Banyamulenge in Kinshasa? Are they persecuted? What
rights do they have?
* Are the Banyamulenge regarded as stateless in DRC? Can they
obtain the rights of citizens in Kinshasa, including obtaining passports
and ID cards?
* Banyamulenge community organization in DRC; how well do
Banyamulenge from different parts of the country know each other?
* Status of Banyamulenge in Kinshasa who are known/perceived to
support Nkunda and Rwanda; are they persecuted?
* Status of former RCD members/Banyamulenge not in government in
Kinshasa.
* Status of former RCD members/Banyamulenge in government in
Kinshasa. What power do they have? Where do their sympathies lie?
* FARDC arrest protocols/modus operandi; standards of detention,
treatment and release.
* Knowledge or status of The Congolese Patriot(e)s Party (not Union
of Congolese Patriots).
If you have expertise in any of these areas, we would appreciate your
assistance.
Thank you,
Sanjula Weerasinghe,
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