Liberia: Information on whether members of the Krahn tribe are being targeted in Monrovia and in the countryside around Monrovia and if so, whether the threat applies to any Krahn civilian or only to Krahn militia fighters from the Liberian Peace Council (LPC) or the Liberian Armed Forces (AFL)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBR25557.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Liberia: Information on whether members of the Krahn tribe are being targeted in Monrovia and in the countryside around Monrovia and if so, whether the threat applies to any Krahn civilian or only to Krahn militia fighters from the Liberian Peace Council (LPC) or the Liberian Armed Forces (AFL), 1 December 1996, LBR25557.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab0813.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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The following information was provided by a Liberian-born member of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission ( Liberia in Washington, DC in a 2 December 1996 telephone interview.
The civil war in Liberia has provoked internal displacement of people who tended to move for their own safety in areas controlled by members of their respective tribe. This was also true for many Krahns who headed towards their traditional homeland located in Grand Gideh County, in South-Eastern Liberia. Krahns can also be found in the three safe havens of Monrovia, Kakata and Buchanan, which are under the supervision of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG). Although Krahns would not be threatened by members of other tribes, they share the common insecurity caused by the pervasive state of lawlessness that threatens everyone, regardless their ethnic origin. Two members of the six-member State Council created under the provisions of the Ujoma Peace Accord belong to the Krahn tribe.
A consultant on Liberia living in Washington, DC corroborated the above-mentioned information. The consultant stated that Krahns are not threatened by ethnic violence in Monrovia. However, they face the same level of insecurity as does the rest of the population due to the absence of law and order in Monrovia.
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.
References
Member of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission(Liberia, Washington, DC. 2 December 1996. Telephone interview.
Consultant on Liberia living in Washington, DC. 2 December 1996. Telephone interview.
