Ending statelessness is easy, says Kyrgyz winner of top UN prize
Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation A lawyer who helped Kyrgyzstan become the first country to eradicate statelessness has urged politicians to end the plight of millions of “legal ghosts” who lack any nationality after winning a prestigious UN award on Wednesday. Kyrgyz human rights lawyer Azizbek Ashurov said combating statelessness was “simple”, but required political will, […]
UN honours activist who helped thousands of refugees return to Congo
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Congolese activist Evariste Mfaume decided to take action when he found out that thousands of his compatriots who had fled war 20 years ago wanted to come home, but had no place to go. He lobbied the government for land and helped set up farms for 19,000 returning families – an […]
South Sudan surgeon wins UN prize for treating war-hit refugees
Thomson Reuters Foundation A South Sudanese surgeon, who has spent two decades helping the sick and injured in the war-torn east African nation, was on Tuesday announced the winner of a UN prize for treating tens of thousands of people forced to flee violence and persecution. Evan Atar Adaha – a 52-year-old doctor who runs the […]