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HUMAN RIGHTS CONTROVERSY
Human rights disputes have been a big issue in Tanzania. Burundian refugees have fled to Tanzania and now they are afraid of losing their rights. The refugees are still afraid to return to Burundi due to violence. media type="youtube" key="ykOavY0Viyg" height="304" width="414" This video is about Burundi refugees in Tanzania and their experiences with becoming citizens.
 * Tanzania has been home to Burundian refugees for the past 16 years. Tanzania wants to force the refugees home or strip them of their citizen status. The refugees who do not return home would be claimed as illegal immigrants. Tanzania cannot do this because it is an act against the refugees' human rights.
 * The UN has worked to fix this problem by granting citizenship to the refugees who have not returned home.


 * Why have the refugees fled? **
 * The Burundian refugees fled to Tanzania because of ethnic and political violence.
 * This violence happened after Burundi's ten year civil war.
 * The war left some people thinking their ethnicity is better than others. Genocide of certain ethnicities has been a problem.
 * The refugees fled in fear of their safety.


 * How does this event link back to colonialism?**
 * Imperialism started this whole event. It was imperialism that caused the civil war in Burundi. Different leaders from different tribes wanted to rule the country differently and could not compromise.
 * The civil war began when the Hutu president was elected. Tutsi extremists assassinated him. The two groups could not cooperate and a war broke out. Colonialism was the main source of this war. If there was not tension between the two tribes, then there would have not been a civil war that caused fleeing refugees.
 * The refugees fled to Tanzania. After awhile Tanzania wanted them to return home so their country could thrive and not worry about the refugees. Leaders in Tanzania did not want to have to keep the refugees any longer.
 * Tanzania is now home to the refugees who have stayed and become citizens. These citizens can now get jobs and help the economy of Tanzania to thrive.

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This video relates to child refugees of Congo that are living in Tanzania in refugee camps.