A group of Bukinabe Nationals are reporting of continuous harassment against them and calling on the government of Liberia through the LRRRC to provide them urgent protection.
The group alarms of constant harassment, mistreatment amongst others by unidentified men claiming to be state security personnel.
At the same time, the Burkinabes are appealing to the government of Liberia to be identified in order to move freely without any form of intimidation in the County.
LRRRC Boss Patrick Wozie, when contacted expressed concern about the situation, noted that the Commission is exhorting all efforts to address the situation.
He further noted that Liberia as signatory to the 1951 Geneva’s convention on the status of refugee and the Addis Ababa 1969 convention governing specific aspects of the refugees’ problem in Africa will always provide the space for protection for those fleeing conflict and persecution a situation he believes Bukinabes are faced with.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Burkinabes including women has been trooping into the corridors of LRRRC Grand Gedeh County office to seek asylum.
The south-east reports an estimated 40 thousand Burkinabes with Grand Gedeh alone spotlighting 23 thousand of the number.
Recently the LRRC organized a one-day stakeholder dialogue in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to address the issue of undocumented migrants in Liberia but the outcome of the meeting remains a concern.
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