Underlining the positive human rights development in Rwanda are the news of increasing numbers of returning refugees. A total of 5,240 refugees returned to Rwanda in the first ten weeks of 2001. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Additionally, over 60,000 refugees returned to Rwanda between January 1999 and December 2000. The democratization programme, initiatives in the area of unity and reconciliation and steady economic recovery have created a new feeling of optimism in the country.
Refugees feel free to return to Rwanda without fear of persecution or harassment.
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