As the pattern of forcible repatriation of refugees from Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo continues and as refugees flee ever further in desperate attempts to find safety, Amnesty International is making this public appeal to governments hosting the refugees to ensure their safety and dignity and not to forcibly return them to their country of origin, where they may face serious human rights abuses. This appeal also provides a brief summary of the grave human rights situation which prevails in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.