Document #1193736

IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)

Information on the Barawa/Somali tribe of the Mombasa coastal region, Mombasa, including their customs, traditions, practices and treatment by the Moi government [KEN25141.E]

For information on this topic please consult Responses to Information Requests SOM20113.E of 11 April 1995, SOM20114.E of 13 April 1995, and SOM11841 of 7 October 1992, all of which are available at your Regional Documentation Centre. Please note that some sources spell Barawa as Brava.

For general information on the treatment of Somalis in Kenya, please consult the attached document on the screening of ethnic Somalis by the Moi government.

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.

Attachment


Africa Watch . July 1991. "Kenya: Taking Liberties." New York: Human Rights Watch, pp. 298-322.

ecoi.net description:
Information on the Barawa/Somali tribe of the Mombasa coastal region, Mombasa, including their customs, traditions, practices and treatment by the Moi government [KEN25141.E]
Country:
Kenya
Source:
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Published:
6 November 1996
Document type:
Response
Language:
English
Document ID:
1193736 (former ID 183748)

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