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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the
first ten years of the 21st Century -
2000 to 2009
Scope and Magnitude. Information regarding trafficking
in Somalia remains extremely difficult to obtain or verify; however, the
Somali territory is believed to be a source, transit, and perhaps destination
country for trafficked men, women, and children. In Somali society, certain
groups are traditionally viewed as inferior and are marginalized; Somali
Bantus and Midgaan are sometimes kept in servitude
to other more powerful Somali clan members as domestics, farm laborers, and
herders. During the year, the widespread use of children in fighting forces
in the country was noted; - U.S.
State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country report] |
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ARTICLE *** Human Trafficking: Greed and the Trail of Death The human trafficking trade out of
Somalia is now one of the busiest, most lucrative and the most lethal in the
world. The ferocious violence and anarchy in the region has kept the scale of
profits and misery the most hidden from outside eyes. Dozens corpses are found floating
in the Arabian Sea every month, often with gunshot wounds, often with hands
tied behind their back - victims of traffickers who have jettisoned their
cargo in the most final way. ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Children are also conscripted by armed Somali militias and used for
forced labor or sexual exploitation.
Boys as young as 14 or 15 have participated in combat and many belong
to gangs who raid indiscriminately.
Trafficking networks exist that transport children to Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – The
pre-1991 law prohibits trafficking; however, there were reports of
trafficking during the year. The unimplemented TFC does not specifically
prohibit trafficking. Puntland was noted by human rights
organizations as an entry point for trafficking. The UNIE reported that
trafficking in persons remained rampant in Somalia and that the lack of an
authority to police the country's long coastline contributed to trafficking.
Various forms of trafficking are prohibited under the most widespread
interpretations of Shari'a and customary law, but
there was no unified policing in the territory to interdict these practices,
nor any authoritative legal system within which traffickers could be
prosecuted. allafrica.com/stories/200801080456.html The National Union of Somali
Journalists (NUSOJ) is strongly condemning the arrest of Journalist Idle Moallim in Bossasso on 5
January 2008 by the police force of Puntland Regional
State. Idle Moallim,
a freelance journalist, was arrested when the Puntland
asked him several times where he came from and what reports he prepared about
Human Trafficking of people travelling from Bossasso to the Gulf by boat. The authorities
detain him in the central detention centre in Bossasso. Human Trafficking: Greed and the Trail of Death The human trafficking trade out of
Somalia is now one of the busiest, most lucrative and the most lethal in the
world. The ferocious violence and anarchy in the region has kept the scale of
profits and misery the most hidden from outside eyes. Dozens corpses are found floating
in the Arabian Sea every month, often with gunshot wounds, often with hands
tied behind their back - victims of traffickers who have jettisoned their
cargo in the most final way. Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 7 Civil Liberties: 7 Status: Not Free Human Rights Overview by Human
Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide U.S. Library of Congress
- Country Study SUMMARY
- Extreme underdevelopment Somalis still face extreme poverty
and underdevelopment. They consistently rank among the lowest in the world on
key indicators of human development, life expectancy, per capita income,
malnutrition and infant mortality. Somalis also suffer widespread
human rights violations, including: murder, rape, looting and destruction of
property, child soldiering, kidnapping, discrimination against minorities,
torture, female genital mutilation, unlawful arrest and detention, and denial
of due process. All material used herein
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