Liberia: Man with Broken Ribs Seeks Redress from UNHCR
Monrovia, Jan. 10 -- In 2007, J Barbee Yekeson was mistaken for a criminal by UNHCR security officers who beat him mercilessly, breaking his ribs
Emmanuel Tarnue, an advocate of J. Barbee Yekeson, who lost three of his ribs as a volunteer teacher, says that there's a need that the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) revisit the case.
In 2007, J Barbee Yekeson, encountered his ordeal when was working as a volunteer teacher at the time he was seeking refuge in neighboring Guinea. He was badly beaten by two security personnel, Mohammed Keita and Lout Kamara, on allegation of stealing tarpaulin.
In an interview with FrontPageAfrica on Wednesday, Mr. Tarnue said the perpetrators of the crime committed against Yekeson were se...
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