The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is issuing a Red Flag Alert for Genocide against the people of Somaliland, particularly the Isaaq clan, who are at risk of suffering another genocide at the hands of the neighboring state of Somalia. The Institute is concerned that Israel’s recent recognition of Somaliland’s sovereignty could have the effect of rendering Somaliland even more vulnerable to military invasion from Somalia in an effort to “restore” territorial integrity before it loses more political ground.
As demonstrated by the recent speech given by Permanent Representative of Somalia to the UN, Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, the Somalian government continues to deny the 1987-1989 genocide against the Isaaq people, which claimed an estimated 200,000 lives. Somalia's political project of denying Somaliland’s sovereignty is similar in nature to the contemporary genocidal projects towards Ukrainians, Armenians, and Palestinians. There is a very high chance that any military invasion of Somaliland by Somalian forces will result in the genocide of Somaliland communities only 35 years after Somalia committed the Isaaq Genocide.
Notwithstanding any self-serving intentions behind Israel’s recognition of Somaliland’s “right to self-determination,” the rapid international backlash to Israel’s move threatens to obscure the legitimacy of Somaliland’s claims to independence and exacerbate tensions in the already-volatile Horn of Africa region.
Somaliland has a strong legal case for independence. A 2005 African Union Fact-Finding mission concluded that the union between Somaliland and Somalia was not ratified and thus not legally binding. Now is the time for the United Nations, the African Union, and other international bodies to work towards the establishment of Somaliland’s independence as a legal fact. Such a process would serve the interests of genocide prevention and peace-building in the Horn of Africa region.
To read the full RFA, visit: https://t.co/4DILcqQO0S
At last night’s Beverly Hills City Council meeting, I repeated my support of Somaliland, urging the U.S. and other countries to formally recognize its sovereignty; I also expressed solidarity with the Kurds, calling for the Council to support the Save the Kurds Act in Congress.
Somaliland existed before any recognition from any country btw :)
They did not need to beg and wait for recognition, they built themselves from the ground up and opportunities showed up at their door. I suggest failing states start doing the same instead of aligning themselves with terrorism.
Our Honorary President @AlunMichael and Director @HanadDarwish were delighted to meet the Minister for International Development & Africa, @JennyChapman, to discuss Somaliland and the UK’s position. We are grateful for her time and the opportunity for a constructive discussion.
The capital of Mogadishu has a whole area called “Zakatul Sharmuuta” which means The Neighbourhood of Pr0stitution.
One of the streets was called “Sharmuuta Street” which back then was frequented by Italian Colonials and today is frequented by AMISOM soldiers & UN officials 👇
We just heard that money is being paid to spread propaganda about activists. Don't these people know there is such a thing as evidence?
True activists will reach the world, many are scared they are not doing their jobs.
Evidence, Evidence, Evidence