There are over 5,000 Rwandan refugees living in a Burundi transit centre designed to hold 800, according to the UNHCR . The refugees, who were fleeing Rwanda's Gacaca courts , were forced to move from their previous border site because authorities tore it down. The asylum seekers began fleeing Rwanda for Burundi in early April. Their main concern was the Gacaca courts that are investigating war crimes committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide . However, the UNHCR is also reporting that some asylum seekers "... said they were fleeing threats, intimidation, persecution and rumours of revenge and bloodshed."
There are over 5,000 Rwandan refugees living in a Burundi transit centre designed to hold 800, according to the . The refugees, who were fleeing Rwanda's , were forced to move from their previous border site because authorities tore it down. The began fleeing Rwanda for Burundi in early April. Their main concern was the Gacaca courts that are investigating committed during the 1994 . However, the UNHCR is also reporting that some asylum seekers "... said they were fleeing threats, intimidation, persecution and rumours of revenge and bloodshed."
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