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AFGHANISTAN
Between 1973 and 2004, a total of 68 Refugees flee Afghanistan because of poor economic conditions, corruption, the revolt in 1978 (The Soviet Invasion). The rise of the Talibans in the mid 1990s sought to impose the intereptaion of Islam on the entire country which was directed to mainly to women and girls, the also committed atrocities (killing) against minority populations, ethnic groups & non-combatants. They ruled up until election in 2004. (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm) -
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Between 1973- 2004 a total of 10,968 Refugees flee to Utica, New York from countries like: Bosnia with 4448, Amerasian (Vietnam) with 1281, Cambodia with 365, Former Soviet Union with 2319, Haiti with 89, Laos with 266, Kosovo with 77, Czechoslovakia with 80, Cuba with 63 etc. To escape war, prosecution, poor economic condition, poor living condition, Lack of services etc. They wanted free rights to live, work, practice religion, be safe and so forth, -
Somalian Refugees
Different clans fought among themselves to gain control of the country, which led to civil war and anarchy. A resulting famine, exacerbated by the civil strife gained world attention, leading to U.N. and finally U.S. military involvement. (http://www.hrw.org/en/node/87453) -
Liberian Refugees
From 1989 to 1996 one of Africa’s bloodiest civil wars ensued, claiming the lives of more than 200,000 Liberians and displacing a million others into refugee camps in neighboring countries. A group of Liberians have been living in the United States as temporary residents. Previously, they and thousands of other Liberians had been given “Temporary Protective Status (TPS)” to live in the United States because of the civil war in Liberia in 1989. (http://www.hrw.org/en/node/87453) -
Former Soviet Union
Former Soviet Union refugees arrive to the U.S. through the Lautenberg amenment, which gave status to citizens of the Former Soviet Union belonging to certain religious groupd (Jews, Evangelical Christians, Ukrainian Catholics, and Ukrainian Orthodox Christians) which had been persecuted by the communist government. (www.worldreliefmn.org) -
ukrainian refugees
Despite some improvements, Ukraine's overall human rights record remains poor, with torture and ill-treatment in detention still commonplace. Hostility to asylum seekers, hate attacks on ethnic minorities, and Ukraine's staggering HIV/AIDS epidemic are problems that the government still fails to address effectively (http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2010/ukraine) -
Uzbekistan refugees
wide-scale human rights abuses in the isolated country, from which United Nations human rights experts have been banned for almost a decade. In Uzbekistan, human rights activists are languishing in prison and independent civil society is ruthlessly suppressed. (http://www.hrw.org/reports/2011/12/13/no-one-left-witness-0) -
SUDAN
23 Sudanese refugees fled to Utica, New York because they were enduring human rights violations, insecurities and innocent attacks. The government and rebel movements were clashing. During their fight they killed and destroyed several villages. The government used indiscriminate force through airborne bombing to attack civilian populations killing and injuring thousands. Children were also being recruited to fight. Women and girls were being sexual assaulted. (http://www.hrw.org/en/node/87453) -
IRAQ
93 Iraqi refugees flee their country to Utica, New York because of an ongoing violent war. Many of them are living in camps dire conditions, destruction of their homes, lack of access or basic services and volatile security. Many of Iraqis are being sexual abused and tortured. http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e486426.html -
(MYAN MAR) BURMA
262 Burmese refugees flee their country to Utica, New York. Many Burmese civilians were being abused by the Burmese military; women and girls were experiencing sexual violence. Other problems they were faced with are: extrajudicial killings, forced labor, torture, beatings, targeting of food production and means of civilians livelihood and confiscation of land and property are some of the problems the Burmese people are facing. http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2011/burma -
BHUTAN
144 Bhutanese refugees fled to Utica, New York because of horrible living conditions in in their country. They were living in camps and were experiencing ethnic pressures and tension from their homeland. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e487646
