Somalia: Information on the Garre tribe
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SOM20060.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Information on the Garre tribe, 1 March 1995, SOM20060.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac8f2c.html [accessed 23 October 2022] |
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The information contained in this response was provided by an associate professor of anthropology at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennysylvania, during a telephone interview with the DIRB (7 Mar. 1995). The professor stated that the Garre and the Da Barre are two ethnic groups related to the Rahanwayn. They are more agricultural than nomadic and do not belong to the dominant pastoral clans. Somalis do not consider them as authentic Somalis (ibid.). The Garre live in the area south and west of Baidoa, close to the Juba river, but can also be found further west of Baidoa near the border with Kenya (ibid.). He also stated that the Garre do not have any political clout in Somalia. Before the arrival of the UN forces, their farms had been confiscated by the warring factions. Some of them have left Somalia for Kenya. The majority, who remain in the country, have been targets of exploitation (ibid.).
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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.
Reference
Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennyslvania. 7 March 1995. Telephone interview with associate professor of anthropology.
