{"id":898,"date":"2014-02-19T09:24:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T09:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citi.hatuasolutions.com\/?p=898"},"modified":"2014-02-19T09:24:45","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T09:24:45","slug":"un-protest-at-liberia-ivory-coast-forced-extraditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=898","title":{"rendered":"UN protest at Liberia-Ivory Coast ‘forced extraditions’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than 52,000 Ivorians fled to Liberia following the violent 2011 electoral dispute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The head of the UN refugee agency in Liberia has expressed concern over the alleged “forced extradition” of 14 Ivorian refugees.<\/p>\n

Khassim Diagne told the BBC there were among a group of 23 accused by Ivory Coast of being mercenaries.<\/p>\n

The Liberian security forces are alleged to have handed them over to their Ivorian counterparts.<\/p>\n

Liberia’s government said it was not aware of the extraditions and would investigate.<\/p>\n

More than 52,000 Ivorian refugees fled to Liberia following the violent 2011 electoral dispute which ended in the arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo.<\/p>\n

‘Overnight river crossing’<\/strong><\/p>\n

The BBC’s Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, says there have been allegations that some of those living in the four camps along the border have been involved in cross-border attacks and recruiting people to fight the government of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara.<\/p>\n

“These are allegations and, of course, rumours; but none of this is being brought in front of a court of law and none of these people have been tried; no investigation has been carried,” Mr Diagne said.<\/p>\n

According to UNHCR’s information, he said the extradition happened “in the middle of the night” on Sunday into the early hours of Monday morning.<\/p>\n

A source in the area near border town of Harper told the BBC that UNHCR’s own ferry was used without permission to take the men over the Cavalla River.<\/p>\n

“The biggest concern of UNHCR is that under refugee law, this is forcible return,” Mr Diagne told the BBC.<\/p>\n

“And these are registered refugees who were recognised by the government of Liberia, given protection and assistance for a number of years and all of a sudden sent back without the due process of law taking place.”<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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