The attention of the Liberia CSOs Coalition on Migration is drawn to recent demolitions in some communities in Montserrado County, causing forced and vulnerable migration of residents.
According to a press release signed by the Focal Person, Mr. Sam M. Nimely, the demolition has created hardship for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), the elderly, youths, and children who are in school, as they no longer have hope to continue their education.
According to the release, the coalition considers the action of the court and the failure of the government to intervene as barbaric, inhumane and ill treatment of residents as they almost lost all their belongings without putting in place a proper mechanism for their decent migration to other places.
Also, the coalition is calling on the Ghanaian government to investigate the death of a Liberian who was beaten to death by mob.
In accordance with the AU protocol adopted in 2018, it is important to protect the rights and the lives of all migrants regardless of their status by the host country.
The protocol seeks to advance regional integration to allow the free flow of goods and people in the sub-region to foster development, as the Protocol is part of the bigger plan to turn the continent into one of ‘seamless borders’ with the introduction of a single passport allowing free movement between countries.
The coalition is a network of CSOs in Liberia, working in the area of migration, committed to ensuring safe migration through advocacy, sensitization, research, outreach, capacity building and data sharing.
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