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Human rights inSomaliland are protected by Chapter one, Part three of theConstitution of Somaliland. Somaliland is anunrecognisedsovereign state in theHorn of Africa, internationally considered[1][2] to be part ofSomalia.
Amnesty International criticizes the persistence of the death penalty and cases of controversial detentions and trials in Somaliland.[3]
In January 2007, the editor and several journalists of theHaatuf newspaper were arrested because they had "defamed" the president's family with their corruption allegations. Under pressure from Somalilander expats and local media, the government released the journalists after 86 days in custody.[4] Other journalists dealing with corruption were also victims of intimidation.[5]Asylum seekers from the Ethiopian regions ofSomali andOromia, who are suspected of supporting the separatistOgaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) or theOromo Liberation Front, have been repatriated to Ethiopia at the request of theEthiopian government. According to human rights organizations, these people are at risk of arbitrary detention and torture.[6] However, this order was not carried out.
As of 2009,Freedom House names the following human rights problems in Somaliland: corruption, interference and harassment of journalists, banning non-Islamic proselytizing, banning public demonstrations, lack of due process and prolonged detention before trial, weak judiciary and female genital mutilation.[7]
It is forbidden in Somaliland to promote the unity of Somaliland withSomalia,[8] or to wear theflag of Somalia.[9]
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