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SOMALIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Cartographic Section. Somalia.
Date of Document:
December 2011
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Title:
Ethnic Groups: Somalia's Clan Families and Major Subclans
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
map; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalie. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
3 September 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of the press; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; legal system; legislation; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; sexual violence
Title:
Somalia. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
3 December 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Humanitarian Bulletin: Somalia. Violent Attacks Underscore Fragile Security.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
15 July 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map; political activities; statistics
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: Somalia
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; international guidance note; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; tribes/clans
Title:
Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in Somalia
Code:
PSC/PR/2.(CCCLXXIX)
Source:
African Union. Peace and Security Council.
Date of Document:
13 June 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence
Title:
Addendum to 2010 UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Somalia, Relating Specifically to the City of Galkacyo
Source:
United Nations. UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
March 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of movement; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; police/security forces; political activities; rejected asylum seekers; tribes/clans
Title:
International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing Southern and Central Somalia
Source:
United Nations. UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
January 2014
Accessed Date:
3 February 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 February 2014
Accessed Date:
7 March 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; military service; minorities; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans; warrants; witness protection
Title:
Somalia. Amnesty International Report 2013: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
Somalia: Country of Origin Information Report
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
5 August 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; country overview; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; female genital mutilation; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; penal system; police/security forces; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
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
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
April 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; document fraud; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; marriage; military service; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Hostages of the Gatekeepers: Abuses against Internally Displaced in Mogadishu, Somalia
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
March 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; corruption; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map; police/security forces; sexual violence; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia. Freedom in the World 2013.
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; labour; legal system; minorities; political activities; religion; sexual violence; tribes/clans
Title:
Somaliland. Freedom in the World 2013.
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; election; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; internal displacement; legal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Security and Protection in Mogadishu and South-Central Somalia: Joint Report from the Danish Immigration Service's and the Norwegian Landinfo's Fact Finding Mission to Nairobi, Kenya and Mogadishu, Somalia, 16 April to 7 May 2013.
Source:
Norway. Landinfo: Country of Origin Information Centre; Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
May 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gangs; gender-based violence; identity documents; internal displacement; legal system; map; police/security forces; sexual violence
Title:
Report of the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
16 August 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; corruption; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; freedom of expression; gender equality; human rights activists; internal displacement; labour; legal system; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; tribes/clans
Title:
Information on Available State Protection in Somalia
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
30 July 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; organized crime; political activities; sexual violence
Title:
Government and Clan System in Somalia: Report from Fact Finding Mission to Nairobi, Kenya, and Mogadishu, Hargeisa and Boosaaso in Somalia in June 2012.
Source:
Sweden. Lifos. Migrationsverket.
Date of Document:
5 March 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
children; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; government corruption; internal displacement; legal system; minorities; organized crime; police corruption; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; sexual violence
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Law No. 28 of 22 December 1962, Somali Citizenship
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Documents in Somalia and Sudan
Source:
Norway. Landinfo: Country of Origin Information Centre.
Date of Document:
5 January 2009
Page Numbers:
1, 5-11, 16-19
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
children; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legal system; marriage; religion
Title:
Somali citizens who live in Kenyan refugee camps, including information on employment, education, health services and identity documentation
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 November 2011
Accessed Date:
13 December 2012
Keywords:
crime; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; identity documents; labour; marriage; police efficacy; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Identification documents, including passports and driver's licenses; whether driver's licenses are/have been issued, including language of documents (2007-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 June 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Somali-Canadian associations in Canada, including their background, history, and connections with Somalia; whether they can establish the identity of Somalis and the techniques used for this purpose (2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2013
Keywords:
identity documents; nationality; tribes/clans
Title:
Possibility for people outside the country without identity documents to establish their Somali nationality, in particular, those who have left Somalia since 1991; fraudulent identity documents (2012-July 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 July 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; corruption; document fraud; freedom of movement; humanitarian situation; identity documents; nationality
Title:
Somalia Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Birth registration, including the issuance of birth certificates; the registration of children attending school; title deeds; whether the owner of a home or business must obtain a title deed (2009-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 June 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Somalia: Countdown to Calamity
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
25 August 2011
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Information on al-Shabaab, including areas of control, recruitment, and affiliated groups (2012-Nov. 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; internal displacement; marriage; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia: Armed Groups and Recruitment in the South
Source:
Norway. Landinfo: Country of Origin Information Centre.
Date of Document:
22 July 2011
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; internal displacement; labour; marriage; military service; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political organizations; religion; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Elections in Somalia
Source:
African Elections Database
Date of Document:
10 October 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Elections in Somaliland
Source:
African Elections Database
Date of Document:
26 December 2010
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Somalia. Social Institutions and Gender Index.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; marriage; organized crime; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Rape and Sexual Violence in Somalia – An Ongoing Epidemic
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
30 August 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; sexual violence
Title:
The situation of women without male support
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 November 2011
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; marriage; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia: Activists Laud Ban on FGM/C, Say Implementation Will Require More
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
13 August 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
female genital mutilation; legislation; marriage; religion; torture
Title:
Somalia: Al-Shabaab and Forced Marriage
Source:
Norway. Landinfo: Country of Origin Information Centre.
Date of Document:
6 July 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; gender-based violence; honour crimes; legal system; marriage; political organizations; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, Rashida Manjoo. Addendum: Mission to Somalia.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
14 May 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; military service; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia. From the Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council.
Code:
A/66/782-S/2012/261
Source:
United Nations. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.
Date of Document:
26 April 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; marriage; military service; police/security forces; political organizations; sexual violence
Title:
No Place for Children: Child Recruitment, Forced Marriage, and Attacks on Schools in Somalia
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
February 2012
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map; marriage; sexual violence; torture
Source:
United Nations. Development Program
Date of Document:
29 August 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
children; female genital mutilation; gender equality; internal displacement; legislation; marriage; sexual violence; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia. State-sponsored Homophobia: A World Survey of Laws: Criminalisation, Protection and Recognition of Same-sex Love.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2013
Author:
Lucas Paoli Itaborahy; Jingshu Zhu
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Somalia. Country Reports on Terrorism 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 May 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
Somalia (Special Case). Trafficking in Persons Report 2013.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 June 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; internal displacement; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; organized crime; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia: Civilians Killed in Kismayo Clashes
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 June 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings
Title:
Country Report: Somalia
Source:
Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset
Date of Document:
April 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; statistics
Title:
Mogadishu's Dilemma: Who's in Control?
Volume:
Volume XI. Issue 12.
Source:
The Jamestown Foundation. Terrorism Monitor.
Date of Document:
14 June 2013
Author:
Muhyadin Ahmed Roble
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; police/security forces
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems - (No items in this section)
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Analysis: Somali Security Sector Reform
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
13 May 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; judicial corruption; military service; police/security forces; sexual violence
Title:
Somalia. Freedom of the Press 2013.
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political organizations; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia. Media Sustainability Index 2012.
Source:
International Research and Exchange Board - IREX
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; country overview; crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists
Title:
Somalia. International Religious Freedom Report for 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 May 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; legal system; legislation; minorities; political activities; political organizations; religion
Title:
Somalia. Annual Report 2012.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
March 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; torture
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
No Redress: Somalia's Forgotten Minorities
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
1 January 2010
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Genealogical Table of Somali Clans
Source:
United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees.
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Title:
Somalia: Vulnerability, Minority Groups, Weak Clans and Individuals at Risk
Source:
Norway. Landinfo: Country of Origin Information Centre.
Date of Document:
21 July 2011
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia: Protection and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms
Source:
Norway. Landinfo: Country of Origin Information Centre.
Date of Document:
30 September 2011
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; military service; minorities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Report on Minority Groups in Somalia: Joint British, Danish and Dutch Fact-Finding Mission to Nairobi, Kenya, 17-24 September 2000
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; female genital mutilation; indigenous groups; internal displacement; labour; marriage; minorities; political activities; race; religion; sexual violence; tribes/clans
Title:
Information on the Ashraf clan, including the location of their traditional homeland, affiliated clans, risks they face from other tribes; whether the name Sharif is given to a male at birth
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 November 2010
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; minorities; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Distinguishing characteristics of the Gabooye (Midgan) people; whether it is possible for a member of the minority clan living in Mogadishu to hide that they are part of the Gabooye from his or her spouse and in-laws, who are members of a majority clan
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 October 2013
Accessed Date:
19 December 2013
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; marriage; minorities
Title:
Somalia. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013: Events of 2012.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
24 September 2013
Accessed Date:
13 December 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; minorities; political activities; transport infrastructure
Title:
The Total Somali Clan Genealogy (Second Edition)
Source:
African Studies Centre, Leiden University.
Date of Document:
18 December 2009
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; legal system; map; minorities; political organizations; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Clans in Somalia: Report on a Lecture by Joakim Gundel, COI Workshop Vienna, 15 May 2009
Source:
Austrian Red Cross; Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation
Date of Document:
August 2009
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of movement; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; race; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Clan Structure in Somalia
Source:
Civil-Military Fusion Centre
Date of Document:
August 2011
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; map; minorities; political activities; political organizations; tribes/clans
Title:
Somalia. Country of Origin Information Report.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
8 May 2007
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; minorities; religion; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
The Gabooye (Midgan) people, including the location of their traditional homeland, affiliated clans, and risks they face from other clans
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 December 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; ethnic and national groups; internal displacement; labour; marriage; minorities; sexual violence; tribes/clans
Title:
The Bravanese (Barawan) ethnic group, including the location of their traditional homeland, affiliated clans and risks they face from other clans
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 December 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; labour; minorities; tribes/clans
Title:
The Reer Hamar and/or Benadiri, including the location of their traditional homeland, affiliated clans and risks they face from other clans
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 December 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; internal displacement; labour; marriage; minorities; religion; sexual violence; tribes/clans
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Somaliland, including government structure, security, and access for internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Somalia
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 November 2011
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Puntland, including government structure, security, and access for internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Somalia
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 November 2011
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Gatekeepers and Evictions: Somalia's Displaced Population at Risk
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
1 November 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement
Title:
Somalia: Fighting Displaces Thousands in Middle Shabelle
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
5 July 2012
Accessed Date:
17 January 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; internal displacement; police/security forces
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 3 February 2014:
Title:
Somalia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 April 2013
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204165
Accessed Date:
19 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; military service; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans; warrants
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