Refugee Influx and Human Rights Violation in Settlements:
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2022-10
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Kampala International University
Abstract
This study examined the impact of refugee Influx on Human Rights’ violation in refugee Settlements. The research was guided by the following objectives: to establish the effect of Refugee Influx on the right to health, to examine the influence of refugee Influx on the right to property and to determine the effect of refugee Influx on the right to education. the study was underpinned by the Humanitarian theory developed by Lewis (1954) The study adopted a cross sectional study design-case study design. The target population was 260 refugees. From a target population of 260 Refugees, the sample size was 158 refugees. The study concluded that there a significant effect of refugee inflow in the study area on Human Rights Violation since the p-value 0.04 was less than the significance level (0.05) and the correlation coefficient was notably high (0.76), rendering the nexus between refugee Influx and Human Rights Violation notably strong. There was significant effect of refugee influx on Education since the p-value (0.036) is less than the level of significance. The correlation coefficient is strong (0.864) which showed that refugee Influx has strong effect on right to education. There was no significant effect on Right to Education in Nakivale Refugee settlement camp since the p-value (0.311) is greater than the significance level and the correlation coefficient (0.189) is weak. Therefore, Refugee Influx has weak insignificant effect on Right to property in Nakivale Refugee settlement camp. The study recommended that the structures in Nakivale Refugee settlement camp through the government must strongly promote integrated refuge influx management structures and ensure that it is made an all-inclusive program the government should put in place Integration of service delivery for refugees and Ugandan nationals, Integration of the health work force providing services for refugees and Ugandan nationals, Streamlining deliveries of infrastructure within refugee settlements and host communities. Integration of refugees into the National Health Information System including reporting of disaggregated data, improving health/education financing to support public health interventions in refugee settlements and Improved leadership, coordination and management for refugee infrastructural response. The government of Uganda should develop and implement a Refugee Settlement Transformative Agenda (RSTA. To counter school-drop out among forced migrant children and youth and to enforce the right to education by the refugees. The Ugandan Ministry for Education, in joint cooperation with non-governmental stakeholders should, develop a plan to improve education for refugees and local populations alike.
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A Research Dissertation Submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements of the Award of Master Degree in Development Studies Of Kampala International University
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Refugee Influx, Human Rights Violation, Settlements, Nakivale Settlement