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Official reassures refugees

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    The regional commissioner of Kigoma in western Tanzania, Ukiwaona Ditopile Mzuzuri, has assured refugees of the government's protection, Tanzanian radio reported on Friday. He emphasised that they would "continue to be protected and provided with assistance until they were ready to return to their respective countries voluntarily". He added that the government and UNHCR would continue to assist the refugees "provided they respect the existing procedures, rules and laws of the country". The commissioner made the clarifications following a report by the New York-based Human Rights Watch this week alleging the Tanzanian government was "mistreating" refugees. Government officials have dismissed the report as "rubbish".

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