Ethiopia: Treatment of ethnic Somalis in Ethiopia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH30239.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Treatment of ethnic Somalis in Ethiopia, 1 October 1998, ETH30239.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc76.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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In separate telephone interviews with the Research Directorate, the editor of the Ethiopian Register, and professor of English Literature at St. John's University in Minnesota, and a professor of Political Science at Oklahoma State University, who specialises in Ethiopian politics, stated that Ethiopian Somalis are given the same treatment as other Ethiopians (19 Oct. 1998). The professor of Literature and editor of the Ethiopian Register explained that within the context of the government policy of ethnic federalism, those Somalis who support the government are used as administrators and state agents in the predominantly Somali region located in the north eastern region. Both professors stated that those Somalis who are opposed to politics of the present government are not at liberty to express their opinions nor to organise in order to implement them. For additional information on the situation in the Somalis in the Ethiopian/Somalia National Regional State, please consult ETH30083.E of 29 September 1998.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please see below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Professor of English Literature, St. John's University, Minnesota, and Editor of the Ethiopian Register. 19 October 1998. Telephone interview.
Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 19 October 1998. Telephone interview.
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