Liberia: Update to LBR33366.E of 24 December 1999 on the treatment of the Krahn under the current government
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 2 March 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBR36368.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Liberia: Update to LBR33366.E of 24 December 1999 on the treatment of the Krahn under the current government, 2 March 2001, LBR36368.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be5d1c.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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In addition to information contained in LBR33366.E of 24 December 1999, Country Reports 1999 reported that "a very large but undetermined number of innocent citizens who happened to be of the Krahn ethnic group were victimized during house-to-house searches following Operation Camp Johnson Road. Government security forces also turned away from hospitals virtually every Krahn who sought treatment for wounds received during the fighting" (2000, 241). Country Reports 2000 observed that
the Government continued to discriminate against indigenous ethnic groups that had opposed Taylor in the civil war, especially the Mandingo and the Krahn ethnic groups ... the trial of nine Krahn AFL soldiers accused of involvement in 1998 violence ended in February; four soldiers were convicted of sedition and sentenced to 10 years in prison; the other five were acquitted and released ... In May the wives of 13 Krahn political prisoners held at Monrovia's Central Prison publicly complained about denial of medical care and other abuse of the detainees. The Government did not respond to these complaints by year's end ... Differences involving ethnic groups, notably the Krahn and Mandingo ethnic groups, continued to contribute to serious political violence and abuses. (2001).
According to Refugees International, approximately 60,000 Liberian refugees were "from Lofa County, a region of Liberia that is highly insecure. A large number of refugees belong to the Krahn ethnic group and face persecution if they return to Liberia" (23 June 2000).
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 find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2000. 2001. Washington, DC, United States Department of State
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999. 2000. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Refugees International. 23 June 2000. "Liberian Refugees Plead for their Children's Education Assistance." (Africa News/NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. January 1997 – December 1999. Vols. 37-38. Nos. 1-25.
Africa Research Bulletin.
Keesing's Record of World Events.
West Africa [London]. January 1998-January 1999. Weekly.
IRB databases. LEXIS/NEXIS
Internet Sites:All Africa
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