23 November 2020 | BBC News
Somalia
Article on defectors of al-Shabaab and state-run a programme for their rehabilitation into society
Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck (Media Report, English)
23 November 2020 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Somalia
Still no arrests or prosecutions in the abduction and killing of 7 aid workers and a pharmacist in May 2020 in Hirshabelle state
Somalia: Ensure Justice in Health Worker Massacre (Appeal or News Release, English)
November 2020 | Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
Central African Republic, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
Brief monthly overview on children and armed conflict (UN reporting on selected countries; recommendations to the UN Security Council)
Children and Armed Conflict; Recommendations to the Security Council; Monthly Update: November 2020 (Periodical Report, English)
13 November 2020 | UN Security Council
Somalia
Report by the UN Secretary-General on developments from 5 August to 4 November 2020 (political developments; security situation; economy; other topics)
Situation in Somalia; Report of the Secretary-General [S/2020/1113] (Periodical Report, English)
10 November 2020 | ICG – International Crisis Group
Somalia
Report on continuing tensions between national government and regional states following an agreement to organise general elections and on risk of an outbreak of election-related violence
Staving off Violence around Somalia’s Elections (Special or Analytical Report, English)
November 2020 | UK Home Office
Somalia
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on security and humanitarian situation in South and Central Somalia (pro-government forces; Al Shabaab and other groups; other topics) (supersedes ID 1445325)
Country Policy and Information Note Somalia (South and Central): Security and humanitarian situation (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
November 2020 | AI – Amnesty International
Somalia
Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review on human rights violations (civilian protection in armed conflict; IDPs; sexual violence; freedom of expression and media freedom; death penalty)
Somalia: Conflict exacerbates human rights violations and abuses; Amnesty International submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review, 38th session of the UPR Working Group, May 2021 [AFR 52/3315/2020] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
9 November 2020 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, United Republic, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela, Yemen
Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes (Periodical Report, German)
9 November 2020 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, United Republic, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela, Yemen
Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes (Periodical Report, English)
5 November 2020 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Somalia
Hargeisa: Court orders closure of TV channel and sentences owner to 5 years in prison
Somaliland court closes TV channel, jails owner for five years (Appeal or News Release, English)
