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“Hostages to Peace”
Threats to Human Rights and Democracy in Somaliland
Map of the
Horn of Africa
Summary
Recommendations
To the
Government of Somaliland
To the
Members of the Guurti
To the
African Union and Somaliland’s International Partners
To Donor
Governments
Methodology
Background
and Context
“Peace
and Milk”
Failures and
Setbacks
“The
Old Mentality”
The
Aftermath of the October 2008 Bombings
“Hostages
to Peace”
Flouting the
Rule of Law..
Somaliland’s
System of Government
An Executive
Flouting the Law..
Security
Committees
Other
Patterns of Extralegal Government Action
Informal
Limits on Presidential Power
A Weak
Legislature
A
Dysfunctional Judiciary
Box
1—Ignoring Good Laws: The Juvenile Justice Law..
The Supreme
Court
Violations
of Human Rights
Regional
Security Committees and Violations of Due Process
Juvenile
Cases
Vicarious
Punishment as Conflict Prevention
Harassment
and Arbitrary Detention of Government Critics and Journalists
Qaran
Targeting
Anti-Corruption Whistleblowers
Patterns of
Low-level Repression
Box
2—The SHURO-net Controversy: Undermining Civil Society
Restrictions
on Free Expression and Assembly
Forced
Return of Asylum Seekers
Somaliland’s
Election Controversy
Delaying the
Presidential Polls
Somaliland
at a Crossroads
The Role of
the International Community
Recognition
versus Short-Term Engagement
Box
3—Somaliland’s Case for Independence
The Roles of
Key International Actors
Ethiopia
The African
Union
Western
Donor Governments
Acknowledgements
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