Court suspends state ban on Eritrean, Ethiopian refugee registrations

Congolese refugees line up to receive aid during a food distribution operation at the Musenyi refugee site in Giharo, on May 7, 2025. [AFP]

The High Court has stopped the government from implementing a directive that suspended registration and key services for asylum seekers from Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Justice Chacha Mwita issued conservatory orders barring the Commissioner for Refugee Affairs from enforcing the directive contained in a notice dated July 31, 2025, pending the hearing and determination of a constitutional petition filed by five human rights and refugee advocacy bodies.