The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is concerned after Botswana deported 57 Zimbabwean refugees who had lived in the host country since 2008. The refugees reportedly failed to register for voluntary repatriation, which led to their forced removal late last week.   The UNHCRs external relations officer, Kate Pond, says the refugees, irrespective of their status, have rights and could have been allowed to remain as permanent residents.  "UNHCR remains concerned that Zimbabweans who have been in Botswana for over a decade have been removed to Zimbabwe in less than voluntary circumstances. Irrespective of their status they still have certain rights, and UNHCR had aimed for alternative solutions, like those provided to Zimbabweans who have family links in Botswana and may be able to remain in the country as permanent residents," Pond said.  One of the deported refugees, speaking on condition of anonymity, says they were rounded up Thursday and told to board a bus which took them to Zimbabwes border.  "We left Botswana on empty stomachs. We were deported to the border and we didnt get any assistance. We wanted to remain in Botswana; thats why we did not register [for repatriation]. We have nothing, we dont know where to start. We had children going to school. It will be difficult without documents like passports and identity cards," the refugee said.  The deportees had been living at the Dukwi refugee camp. Botswanas government had warned that refugees who did not register would be deported.   Last month, Botswana sent back more than 200 other Zimbabweans who had registered for voluntary repatriation.  The repatriated refugees had initially refused to do so, citing fears of persecution in their homeland.  Most were opposition activists whose homes were burned down during a deadly presidential election campaign in 2008.  But one of the returnees, Bheki Weza, says they have surprisingly been well received in Zimbabwe despite their earlier safety concerns.  "We are very happy about the situation. As we speak, I am now home still trying to settle down and adjust to the difficult economic conditions here in Zimbabwe. But I am happy because there is still peace surrounding us. I have met with the chiefs and even met with people that we fought with before I left. So far so good," Weza said.  The UNHCR says it will continue to assist refugees who were repatriated. Each person received $520 and a food package. But the agency says there will be no such assistance for the deported refugees. 
Ofesi  ya U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ndiyokhudzika pamene dziko la botswana linathamangitsa anthu othawa kwawo aku zimbabwe omwe akhala m'dziko lawo kuyambira 2008. Anthu othawa kwawowa analephera kulembetsa mwakufuna kwawo kuti abwerere kwawo, zomwe zinapangitsa kuchotsedwa kwawo mokakamizakumapeto kwa sabata yathayi. wa pampando oyang'anira ma ubale akunja wa UNHCR (external relations officer) Kate Pond wati anthu othawa kwawowa kupatura momwe iwo analili, ali ndi ufulu wachibadidwe ndipo akanaloledwa kukhala ku dzikolo kwa muyaya. "UNHCR ndiyokhudzikabe kuti anthu a kuZimbabwe omwe anakhala ku Botswana kwa zaka zopitilira khumi(10) achotsedwa kubwerera ku Zimbabwe osati mwa kufuna kwawo.Kupatura kuti anthuwa anali motani, anthuwa akanali ndi ma ufulu enabe ndipo UNHCR inakakonda njira zina zokonzera zinthu  monga momwe zimakhalira ndi anthu ena a ku Zimbabwe omwe ali ndi abale ku Botswana kuti athe kukhazikikabe mdzikomo, "anatero Pond. Mmodzi mwa anthu othamangitsidwawa, yemwe anayankhura ndipo anakana kudziulura, anati anamasulidwa  lachinayi ndipo anauzidwa  kuti akakwere basi yomwe iwatengele iwo kuchipata cha Zimbabwe. " Tinachoka ku Botswana ndi njala.Tinatumizidwa ku chipata ndipo sitinapeze thandizo lina lililonse. Timkafuna kukhalabe ku Botswana; ndichifukwa sitinalembetse( kuti tibwelele kwathu.).  Tilibe kalikonse, sitikudziwa pokayambira, tinali ndi ana omwe amapita ku sukulu. Zikakhala zovutachifukwa chosakhala ndi zitupa ngati  chitupa coyendera mmaiko komanso zitupa zazizindikiro(ID), " anatero mmodzi mwa othawa kwawoyu.Othamangitsidwawa akhala akukhara kumalo osungirako anthu othawa kwawo kotchedwa Dukwi refugee camp.Boma la Botswana linachenjeza iwo othawa maiko akwawo kuti ngati salembetsa adzathamangitsidwa. Mwezi watha Dziko La Botswana linatumiza kwawo anthu ena oposera 200 adziko la Zimbabwe omwe analembetsa mwakufuna kwawo zakubwelera  kudziko lakwawo. Anthu othawa dziko lakwawo ofuna kubwelerawa koyamba anakana, akuti chifukwa cha mantha akuzunzidwa mudziko lakwawo. Ambiri anali otsutsa boma amene nyumba zawo zinaotchedwa munthawi yoopsa ya  misonkhano yokopa anthu paudindo wa mtsogoleri wa dziko mu chaka cha 2008. Koma mmodzi mwa  obwelera, Bheki Weza, anati anadabwa atalandilidwa bwino  mu dziko la Zimbabwe mosiyana ndi nkhawa zomwe analinazo za chitetezo koyambilira. "Ndife okondwa kwambiri ndimmene zinthu zilili. Pomwe ndikunena pano,  Ndili kunyumba  stopano kuyesa kukhazikika komanso kudzikonzekeretsa  kunyengo zovuta za chuma zomwe zili kuno ku Zimbabwe. Komabe ndine okondwa chifukwa pali mtendere pakati pathu. Ndakumana ndi mafumu komanso ndakumana ngakhale ndi anthu ena omwe timkamenyana nawo tisanachoke. Pakadali pano zilibwino, anatero Weza. Bungwe la UNHRC  lati lipitiliza kuthandiza anthu othawa maiko akwawo omwe anabwelera kwawo. Munthu aliyense walandira $520 komanso phukusi la chakudya. koma othandizawa ati sipadzikhara thandizo  loeteri kwa  anthu othawa kwawo omwe athamangitsidwawa.