Somalia

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Al-Shabaab: Chronology of Events since October 2011

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Important Documents

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24.05.2012 - Amnesty International

Annual report 2012 (events of 2011) [ID 217493]

Open document

Periodical report: Amnesty International Report 2012 - The State of the World's Human Rights

01.05.2012 - UN Security Council

Report of the Secretary-General on the political, security, humanitarian and human rights situation in Somalia [ID 216890]

Open document

Periodical report: Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia [S/2012/283]

04.2012 - Danish Immigration Service

Report on the fact finding mission on the security and human rights situation in South-Central Somalia, including Mogadishu (security and political situation; military operations; human rights issues; freedom of movement; protection and legal justice; internal flight alternative; return) [ID 214987]

Open document

Special or analytical report: Security and human rights issues in South-Central Somalia, including Mogadishu; Report from Danish Immigration Service’s fact finding mission to Nairobi, Kenya and Mogadishu, Somalia; 30 January to 19 February 2012

03.2012 - UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Addendum relating to the city of Galkacyo to UNHCR's guidelines for assessing international protection needs for asylum seekers from Somalia (see ID 138283) [ID 212430]

Open document

Expert opinion or position: Addendum to 2010 UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Somalia, relating specifically to the city of Galkacyo

02.2012 - Human Rights Watch

Report on laws-of-war violations against children by all parties to the country's conflict since 2010 (background information; recruitment and use of children as soldiers; forced marriage and rape of girls by al-Shabaab; al-Shabaab attacks on schools, teachers and students; role of international actors) [ID 210742]

Press Release
Communiqué de presse
Report

Special or analytical report: No Place for Children: Child Recruitment, Forced Marriage, and Attacks on Schools in Somalia

22.01.2012 - Human Rights Watch

Annual report on the human rights situation in 2011 [ID 208822]

Open document

Periodical report: World Report 2012

17.01.2012 - UK Border Agency (Home Office)

Country report of January 2012 [ID 208673]

Open document

Periodical report: Country of Origin Information Report; Somalia

09.12.2011 - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (formerly Global IDP Project)

Overview on internal displacement (background, causes, patterns), physical security, freedom of movement, subsistence needs (health, nutrition and shelter), patterns of return/resettlement and humanitarian access [ID 207039]

Open document

Periodical report: New displacement and worsening humanitarian and protection crisis for IDPs

09.12.2011 - UN Security Council

Report of the Secretary-General on the political, humanitarian and security situation [ID 208281]

Open document

Special or analytical report: Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia [S/2011/759]

10.2011 - World Organisation Against Torture , Author: OMCT & FIDH

Annual report on the situation of human rights defenders and on obstacles to freedom of association in 2010 [ID 204406]

Full report
Press kit
Full report
Full report (Spanish)

Periodical report: Steadfast in Protest; Annual Report 2011

30.09.2011 - Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre

Report on the Somali clan system and protection and conflict resolution mechanisms (clan protection in general; mechanisms for conflict resolution; clan protection and clan influence today) [ID 202950]

Open document

Special or analytical report: Somalia: Protection and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms

13.09.2011 - US Department of State

Annual report on religious freedom, covering July-December 2010 [ID 201763]

Open document

Periodical report: July-December 2010 International Religious Freedom Report

29.08.2011 - Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre

Report on the security and political situation (abuse against civilians and reports of violations of human rights; exercise of authority; freedom of movement; access of international organisations; situation in Mogadishu; situation in Southern Somalia outside Mogadishu) [ID 206260]

Open document

Special or analytical report: Somalia: Security and conflict in the south

22.07.2011 - Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre

Report on language and dialects in Somalia [ID 206266]

Open document

Special or analytical report: Somalia: Language situation and dialects

20.07.2011 - Amnesty International

Report on attacks against children in Southern and central Somalia (conflict background and domestic parties; attacks against and recruitment of children; attacks against schools; other human rights violations against children; denial of access to humanitarian aid) [ID 163670]

Open document

Special or analytical report: In the line of fire: Somalia's children under attack [AFR 52/001/2011]

15.07.2011 - Center for Strategic and International Studies

Report on al-Shabaab in Somalia (emergence and development of the Islamist insurgent group; the group's future) [ID 163045]

Open document

Special or analytical report: Al Shabaab

27.05.2011 - UK Border Agency (Home Office)

Country report of May 2011 [ID 161351]

Open document

Periodical report: Country of Origin Information Report; Somalia

13.05.2011 - Amnesty International

Annual report 2011 (events of 2010) [ID 160135]