African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda in coming weeks – UNHCR
Nairobi, Kenya/LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of refugees trapped in Libyan detention centres will be evacuated to Rwanda as part of urgent efforts to relocate people as conflict rages in the north African nation, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Vincent Cochetel, special envoy for the central Mediterranean for the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said 500 […]
Aid worker kidnappings ‘big business’ as criminals wade in – ex-hostage
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Kidnapping of aid workers has become “big business” as militants often work with crime networks to carry out abductions, a senior United Nations official and former hostage said on Tuesday. Vincent Cochetel, who was held captive in Chechnya in 1998, said countries must bring kidnappers to justice to stem a steep increase […]