The UN has reopened an investigation into allegations of corruption among employees at a Ugandan refugee camp following an NBCNews investigation, but victims say they face retaliation for testifying and the UN is not protecting them.
In a November email, Pouilly said,"While we understand that being interviewed by an investigator can be stressful for some refugees, we can safely say that the tone of these interviews was not intimidating, which was by the way confirmed by some of the refugees you also talked to. All interviews were led by professional and highly experienced investigators, and recorded, following strict guidelines we have in place.
"I'm living in hiding, I don't pass nights at home. My family members left me because of the risks. They are fearing to be killed," said one refugee witness. "We are seen as troublemakers," said one witness, who, like others, asked not to be named for fear of being targeted further."If we didn't report until now we'd be OK. Others who kept quiet are fine. We will keep reporting until there is a solution."
UNHCR asks refugees to report corruption, using posters and advocacy campaigns displaying phone numbers and email addresses they can contact. Refugees accuse UNHCR of encouraging them to come forward without proper systems to combat corruption or regard for the consequences. Refugees predict that Washington's recent announcement of massive cutbacks in the numbers of refugees of the U.S. will accept for resettlement will also discourage witnesses of corruption from coming forward, knowing they are even more unlikely to be moved to a safe location. In September, the Trump administration set a cap of 18,000 refugees who can be resettled to the U.S. in 2020,Witnesses said investigators from UNHCR's IGO had stopped responding to their messages.
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