Asylum seekers fleeing conflict in other countries say they are not granted safe passage and fear for their lives
army for “foreigners” to leave capital city Khartoum, refugees who already fled wars and dictatorships in other countries say they areAn Ethiopian refugee in south Khartoum, who asked not to be named for his own safety, told The Irish Times they are desperate for humanitarian organisations to aid them with safe corridors and somewhere to go.
Local media reports that the Sudanese army issued a directive, nearly a fortnight ago, saying the ultimatum to leave within 15 days is to prevent “foreigners” from being harmed, amid reports that some have been involved in fighting with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group against the army.
The Ethiopian refugee, who is officially registered with the UN Refugee Agency , said other Ethiopians had tried to leave Khartoum but seemingly disappeared along the route. “Many refugees were taken away and whereabouts is not known. Therefore refugees fear to leave Khartoum,” he said. Mathilde Vu, advocacy manager with the Norwegian Refugee Council, which works with refugees in other parts of the north African country, said that while “Sudan is already a neglected crisis ... the plight of refugees inside Sudan is even more. It is often ignored that Sudan used to be a country of asylum – now it has turned into a war zone. Refugees are literally trapped in an impossible limbo.
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