The African Union’s report on Somaliland is a strong reminder that the country deserves to be recognized by the world. The report, released in 2005, says it’s time for the global community to accept Somaliland’s independence. This is because Somaliland’s history is unique and its independence doesn’t go against the African Charter.
The AU team, led by Patrick Mazimhaka, carefully looked at Somaliland’s progress in areas like politics, economy, security, and humanitarian issues.
The Death Letter by General Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan, also known as “Morgan’s Death Letter,” is a notorious document from the period of the Isaaq genocide in Somalia. The letter, dated January 1987, outlines a strategy for the systematic extermination and oppression of the Isaaq people, who were targeted due to their opposition to the Somalia government under Siad Barre.
Morgan, who was the military governor and Barre’s son-in-law, detailed a series of repressive measures aimed at eliminating the Isaaq population’s influence and presence.
The African Watch report titled “Somalia: A Government at War with Its Own People,” published in January 1990 by the Africa Watch Committee (part of Human Rights Watch), provides a harrowing account of human rights abuses perpetrated by the Somali government under Siad Barre, particularly against the Isaaq clan in northern Somalia.
The report documents widespread atrocities committed by government forces, including summary executions, arbitrary arrests, detention in deplorable conditions, torture, rape, and severe restrictions on freedom of movement and expression.
