SOMALI BANADIR HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION

  The Hague: OCTOBER  2002

   To: All  International  Human rights  Organizations

  Since the breakout of the civil war in Somalia, at the end of 1990, and its out come of the 
  loss of the central government, the civilian population in that country, especially those 
  who belong to the minority tribes, were being subjected to barbaric and unacceptable viola-
  tions.

  Although its almost 12 years since the beginning of the civil war in Somalia, and most of 
  its organizers are dead or old, unfortunately, new generation of war lords are filling their
  positions, benefiting from the anarchy and the strange, inhumane, and illegal economic
  opportunities available today in Somalia i.e. kidnapping.

  Beside the killing, looting and confiscation of the properties of those minorities, as well
  as rape and abuse of their young and old ladies, new type of human rights violation is hap-
  ping these days in the area where Benaadiri community are living.

  Since the last week of September,2002, seven Benaadiri community members are kidnapped and
  held for ransom.

  The abnormality of this matter is that, the kidnappers are not just unknown criminals with
  the intention of financial gains, but they are well known members and the staff of the new
  and powerful warlords currently ruling in the area where the Benaadiri community (REER HAMAR)
  are living We, Somali banadir human rights organization, are very worried. This is a new type 
  of ethnic cleansing. Already many of Benaadiri community (Reer Hamar) have left Somalia since the 
  the begining of the war, and those who remain are facing now this outrageous maltreatment. 

  The Somali  Benaadiri community in Somalia is unarmed and no one protects them, Even the so
  called Somali Transitional Government is powerless or unwilling to do any thing.

  So, its the obligation of the international community, and particularly of the Internatio-

 nal, Human rights Organizations, to condemn this horrendous activities committed by these 
  new warlords and their armed gangs, against the unprotected and unarmed  somali benaadiri
  civilians, and also to take what ever necessary steps in order to save Somalia from its
  internal enemy.
  

  Chairman OF Somali Banadir Human Rights Organization
   Dr, ABDULKADIR SUFI (Muriidi golf)
 

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