Since September 29, up to 1200 Sudanese refugees have been holding a sit-in near the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) regional office in Cairo, demanding protection from forced repatriation and protesting poor conditions and human-rights abuses. The refugees want resettlement in a third country and are also calling for "closed files" to be reopened. Until a few years ago, the UNHCR rejected most applicants for determination interviews, in violation of the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention. Thousands of cases were closed under these circumstances.
