Difaacaha XuquuqdaAadanaha Puntland EeSoomaaliya Puntland HumanRightsDefender Somalia 4 TH TH REPORT ANNUAL 1
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia
Commemoration of International Human Right Day Garowe on 10th Dec 2019
1 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia 2 LETTER OFTRANSMITTAL Puntland StateofSomalia Speaker ofHouseRepresentatives Honorable AbdirashidYusuf Jibril President ofPuntlandStateSomalia Vice PresidentPuntlandStateofSomalia First DeputySpeakerHouseofRepresentativesPuntlandStateSomalia Second DeputySpeakerHouseofRepresentativesPuntlandStateSomalia Cc, Chairperson (TheDefender) Mohamed Yusuf Ali Please accept, Your Excellencytheassuranceofourhighestconsideration. fourth annualreportcoveringtheperiodfromJanuarytoDecember2019. Puntland Human Rights Defender Act 2011, I have the honour of submitting to you our office Pursuant toarticle118(9)ofthePuntlandStateConstitution2009and12(7) Table ofContents Challenges andRecommendations Chapter 5 of Justice Goal Three:To EnhanceProtectionofHumanRightsintheAdministration Chapter 4 Goal Two:To ImproveHuman RightsPromotionandAdvocacyMechanisms Chapter 3 Goal One:EnhancementofOrganizationalcapacityandPartnershipDevelopment Chapter 2 Overview ofPuntlandHumanRightsDefenderOffice Chapter 1 Executive Summary Foreword Abbreviations andAcronyms
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Sexual GenderBased Violance Puntland Non-StateActors Association World Bank Tadamun SocialSociety United NationsOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarianAffairs Information, Education andCommunication Demobilization, DisarmamentandRe-integration Ocurrances Book(Police Station) Internally DisplacedPerson Based Violence Gender Criminal InvestigationDepartment United NationsDevelopmentProgramme Relief International House ofRepresentatives Food Agriculture Organization United NationsHighCommissionerforRefugees Somalia StabilityFund Puntland DevelopmentandResearchCentre Puntland DiasporaForum Member ofParliament Convention ontheRightsofChild Attorney General Office ofthePuntlandHumanRightsDefender Agency forTechnical CooperationandDevelopment accountability afterwards. campaings whichisillegal bylawbutwithnofearofanylegal and soldiers in uniform alike joined in the politics and election newly appointedincumbents. Unfortunately, civilservants and officials exiting between hand-overs offices and transfer securing election premises and also the vacuum created power increase owingtothefocusoflawenforcementagencies in and publicsecurity. Thenumberofhumanrightsviolations which isfrustratingandchallengingtobothstate stability selection theMPsisconductedfollowingtraditional system season, thestatecrossescriticaljunctionsinceprocessof vice presidentformnewcabinetin30days. Everyelection and subsequentlythepresidentwithconsultation ofthe (HoR), theelectionofpresidentandvice of themembersandchairsHouseRepresentatives The yearof2019coincidingtheselection/electioncampaign incidents occurringtheretotheoffice. tarmac roadforreportinganddocumentinghumanrighs engaged in13remotedistrictsandlocationsoffthehighway Baran, andBargal. Anumberofvoluntaryrepresentativesare of representatives intherest, suchasBo’ame, Buhodle, official cities Dhahar, have we main while Qardho in and Galkaio offices Bosaso, Garowe, permanent have districts; 25 in stated by Puntland StateConstitution. We currently operate the promotionofhumanrightscoveratPuntlandlevelas OPHRD territorialmandateandworkoftheprotection its capacityofprotectinghumanrightsinPuntland. The its organizationalandhumancapacitiesinordertopromote (2018-2020). On that regard, the Office is in constant review of against OPHRD’s strategicgoalscraftedinthe3-yearplan made success the reflects report this Furthermore, indivitual’s freedomsinPuntland. protection andpromotionoffundamentalhumanrights for recommendations presenting finally and period reporting by the office against those abuses, challenges faced during the occurred insidethestate’s territory, responsemeasurestaken activities of the office in that year, human rights violation cases human rightsinPuntlandstatetheyear2019. Ithighlights Human Puntland of office the Rights Defender(OPHRD), narrating about thesitutationof of report annual 4th the is Peace andMercybeuponourProphet Muhammad.This I wouldbegininthenameofAllah, AllpraiseisduetoAllah, Foreword Puntland HumanRightsDefender-Somalia campaigns whichisillegal by lawbutwithnofearof any legalaccountability the politicsandelection servants andsoldiersin uniform alikejoinedin Unfortunately, civil Mohamed Yusuf Ali afterwards 5
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia 6 devaluation ever). Therightoflivingindignityisthenumberoneprioritydreamforeverymember Somali ShillingagainstUS$;1$equalsS/sh36,000inthelatestexchangeratePuntland(highest recurring droughts, dissertification, low purchasing power and the subsesquent devaluation rate of deteriorated inPuntlandthroughoutthisyearduethelessertradeactivity, economicstagnation, Burtinle, Garowe, BosasoandUfayn.On the otherhand, thelivelihoodandlevelofeconomy year werethegangrapesandsubsesquentmurder/injurytovictimsthatoccurredinGalkaio, including womenandchildren. Amongthemostheinoushumanrightsviolencesoccurredthis hike/surge ofcrimes, particularly, sexualandgenderbasedviolancesagainstvulnerablegroups the caused youth the among drugs illegal of use and influx the of increase the and Unemployment Success isfromAllah technical capacitiesoftheOffice. and financial the to much contributed which organizations international the to least not but last general, Puntlandforensicscienceagency, governmentministries, civilsocietyorganizations, and extended their support in the execution of our activities including Puntland HoR, office of attorney the actual wheels of the office. I would also owe respect and appreciation to all of our partners who Finally, IextendhighestgratitudetoOPHRDstaffinheadquarter, regionalanddistrictlevel, theyare performance oftheirmandatedwork. their bestpracticesandsharewiththemhowtoovercomechallengespitfallsarisingfromthe enforcement agencies inthe different locationsacross the main districts of Puntland to encourage law monitored we General. Together Attorney of Office the and Representatives of House the of relationship andthejointsupervisionwithstateinstitutionsincludingHumanRightsCommittee 28 governmentinstitutions. ItshouldbenotedherethattheOPHRDhasstrengthenedworking four mainprisonsinPuntland, 21policestationsand65IDPcamps, andoversightedtheworkof advocacy servicesforhumanrightsvictims, conductedjointmonitoringandinvestigationstothe support, wewereenabled toimplementtrainingsandawarenessraisingprograms, providing development planwhichwasderivedfromthe3-yearstrategic(2018-2020). Withpartners The OPHRD, incollaboration withoursupportingpartners, implementedactivitiesintheannual international conventions. hours. Thisisagainst theconstitutionandotherhumanrightsprinciplesbothinnationallaws more than 107 youth holed up in detention rooms receiving only a one-time meal in a span of 24 freedom. Forinstance, duringourvisittoBosasocentralpolicestationinAugust2019wesaw checkpoints anddetainthemforthepurposeofextractingbriberyinreturngivingbacktheir the office, by that corrupted police received officers exploit the complaints exodus of some such large number by of youths across informed police as Unfortunately, groups. terrorist fighting the of but majorityforeconomicmigration/employment. Usuallythepolicejustifyontheirarrestaspart female) travellingfromtheSouthernregionsofSomaliatoPuntlandformultifacetedintentions, In the reporting period also, the office observed mass arbitrary dententions to youth (both male and good governanceandpoliticalwillingness. of thesocietywhileitisgovernment’s obligationtorealizesuchgoalthrough carefullplanning, 3. 2. 1. The reportfocusesonthefollowingthreekeypriorityareas; the lessonslearned, andthewayforwardrecommendations. made against objectivesand targets, the challengesencounteredand how these were responded to, – 2018 for 2020. Thereportdetailstheactivitiescarriedoutduringabove-mentionedperiod, achievements plan strategic second the on Office reflects covers it and report 2019, December The to Office. January the from activities of establishment the since report annual fourth the is This workshops sponsoredbythe governmentministries, agenciesandinternationalorganizations. 16 and groups working periodical 8 participated has office the engagement; partnership effective Result 1.2: Bareda, Eyl, SaaxoandTawfiq. member staff, also the office services reached out 7 new districts namely Balidhidin, Alula, Gumbax, benefited training different 25 10 received office the period reporting the During duties; mandatory Result 1.1: Strategic Goal1: strategic planfor2018 – 2020inthereportingannumof2019; OPHRD hasmadethefollowingachievementsagainststrategicobjectivesofsecond Human rightsintheadministrationofjustice: human rightsaswelltakinginitiativesandgivingpublicstatements. information of provision, publicawareness campaigns, educationandpublicationsrelatedtofundamental promotion on efforts further put has office the rights, human advocate and Human rightsadvocacyandpromotion; mechanism andinformationsharingknowledgemanagement. The keypriorityareasarebuildingorganizationalcapacity, coordinationandnetworking protection ofhumanrightsactivitiesthroughoutPuntlandregions, districtsandcommunities. building toenableOPHRDandhumanrightspartnersexpansionofadvocacy, promotionand Organizational CapacityandPartnershipDevelopment; to contributetheestablishmentandoperationofthesesystemsmechanisms. regional anddistrictauthoritiesotherpartnerstocollectivelyidentifypriorityneeds along withthePuntlandParliamentCommitteeonHumanRights, PuntlandPolice Commander, redress human rights violations. OPHRD conducts mapping process and joint field monitoring standards ofprotectionsystemsandaccountabilitymechanismsthatmonitor, investigateand to ensurethefunctioningofandcompliancewithnationalinternationalhumanrights international humanrightsinstrumentsasmajorchallenges. FieldpresenceofOPHRDseeks rights protection, rule oflaw, legalandaccesstojusticeapplicationofnational Improvedcoordinationandnetworkingmechanisms throughcollectiveframeworkfor OPHRD Strengthened and expanded its organizational and staff capacity to fulfill its fulfill to capacity staff and organizational its expanded and Strengthened OPHRD Executive Summary Enhancementoforganizationalandstaffcapacity partnershipdevelopment. Since theprincipaltaskofOPHRDistopromote OPHRDfoundtheenforcementofhuman institutionalandindividual 7 Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia 8 and higherjudicialcouncildemandingfullimplementationofthelaw. high courtattentiontolowercourtspractice, wehavewrittenlegalpositioninglettertothechairman we haveobservedthecourtsarenotimplementinglawcompletely, however, inordertodrawthe reporting period the office has thematically focused the Puntland Sexual Offences Act 2016, apparently Result 3.3: mechnanims and29%ofthecasesareopenongoingtheirprocess. cases 38%aresolvedthroughcourtsystem, while26%settledthroughalternativedisputeresolution of themweresexualandgenderbasedviolence, particularlywomen&childrenintheIDPscamps. The period of January to December 2019, the office has received 122 human rights complaints, whereby 70 Result 3.2 to freedom. complaints ofthecivilians, includingcomplaintsfromthemediaandpoliticiansagainsttheirrights the district administion offices. The office has either monitoring or people visiting the office registered investigated the4mainprisonsinPuntland, districtcourts, policestations, IDPscampsandalso missions to21districtsofPuntlandwherebytheagenciesinvolvedmissionmonitoredand investigation and monitoring joint and individual embarked has office society.The the of members Result 3.1: Strategic Goal3: community elders, religiousleaders, women andyouthIDPs. from thepolice, communitypolicing, judiciary, ministriesandthecivilsocietyorganizationincluding memebrs 1,721 to trainings rights human provided has office the addition, In 1,000,000. than more reachedPuuntland, we in TVs,however,confirmed population local been the has all it was target the its improved and website also office media, social the has in clips and office posts through programme awareness The and advocacy billboards. and stickers brochures, booklets, 2,857 diustributed Result 2.1: Strategic Goal2: ophrd.org uploaded all2019cases. Nowthedatabaseisfullyfunctioning. Accessable fromourwebsite www. improved thedatabasesystemstructuremakingmorepracticalanduserfriendly, andalsoithasbeen Result 1.3: Promoted JusticeResponsemechanismstohumanrightsviolations;duringthereporting Improved Human Rights Promotion and Advocacy Mechanisms; in this regard, the officeregard, the this in Mechanisms; Advocacy and Promotion Rights Human Improved Improved information sharing and knowledge management mechanisms; the office has office the mechanisms; management knowledge and sharing information Improved ImprovedHumanrightsprotectionmechanismsandaccesstojusticethevulnerable StrengthenedLegalframeworkandadherencetohumanrightsstandards:duringthe To enhancetheprotectionofHumanRightsinAdministrationJustice. To ImproveHumanRightsPromotionandAdvocacyMechanisms. CHAPTER 1
Human Rights Partners Pose Group Photo inside the House of Representatives Building, Garowe 7th September 2019
9 10 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia launched officially on 12 March 2015 by the Puntland President HE Abdiweli Mohamed Ali and Ali Mohamed SRSG AmbassadorNicolasKay. Abdiweli HE President Puntland the by 2015 March 12 on officially launched decree noXGGW/ in Puntland for a renewable term of five years (November 2014-November 2019) to issued come. The office defender ofRepresentatives rights human first the as appointment his in 27/11/2014,resulting on majority clear a by House ofPuntland DPL/124//2014 Speaker reflecting the process of the defender’s election the noting that Mohamed Yusuf Ali of won Office The before theHouse. DPS/815/2014 requestingtheHouseofRepresentativetoelectonethreecandidatestabled On November4, HE Abdiwali MohamedAli, thePresidentofPuntlandissuedletternumberMW/ of Ministers discussed the candidates and short listed four from the list provided by the Ministry. and ReligiousAffairswasthemandatedministrytomanageprocess. OnJuly2014, theCouncil Constitution andarticle6oftheHumanRightsDefender’s Act. TheMinistryofJustice, Rehabilitation for thepositionofDefenderandhis/hersubsequentelectionissetoutinarticle117Puntland 6 oftheHumanRightsDefender’s Act. Theprocedurefollowedtonominateandselectcandidates This office was created in accordance with articles 116, 117 of the Puntland Constitution and article Establishment oftheOffice March 2015, Garowe Launching CeremonyofOPHRD; fromlefttheDefender, SRSG, PuntlandPresident12th Rights DefenderOffice ofPuntlandHuman Overview The HumanRightsDefendershallhavethefollowingresponsibilitiesandpowers: Defender 1.3 1.2 Establishment ofNationalHumanRightsInstitutions. the on Principles Paris UN the and law rights human international with complies office The 1-21. of thestate, articles116,117,118 and119. HumanRightsDefenderAct (Lawno. 11of2011):Articles immunity. Its establishment is enshrined in the Constitution, chapter five - autonomous institutions The OPHRDisanindependentandautonomousstateinstitutionthathasalegalstatus 1.1
To safeguardhumandignityofPuntlandcitizens To issuean annualreportontheconditionofhumanrightsin PuntlandState. To campaign forthereformoflawsoradministrativeprocedures inordertoincreasethe To monitorplaceswherehe/shesuspects humanrightsviolationshavebeenoraretaking To appointspecialcommissionstofulfill his/herduties. To supportvictimsofhumanrights violations, anddefend thesevictimsincourtorpublic. To investigateanyclaimbycitizens orsocialorganizationsregardingviolationsofhuman To protecthumanrightsthatareenshrinedinthisConstitutionandotherlaws. To promote awareness and respect, among the public and public officials, of the importance of To preventviolationsofhumanrightsbyprovidingadvicetotherelevantauthorities. Investigate differentabusescomplainedandcloselyshareitwithconcernedauthoritylaw Address complaintsfrompeoplelivinginPuntland To combathumanrightsabusesincludingviolence, abuses, exploitation, anddeprivationof To protectanddefendthebasicrightsfundamentalfreedomsofeveryindividuallivingin enforcement agenciestotakeappropriateaction. justice ofanykindetc Puntland protection ofandrespect for humanrights. place. and tomakerecommendationsprotecthumanrights inPuntlandState. rights, topresenttheresultsofthoseinvestigationsrelevantauthorities andthepublic well asininternationalprotocolsandhumanrightsconventions. protecting humanrightsthatareenshrinedintheConstitutionandlawsofPuntland, as Powers andResponsibilitiesoftheHumanRights Purpose ofOPHRD The LegalbasisfortheOPHRD 11
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 12 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia 1. The OPHRDwillfocusonthefollowingnineKey ResultAreas(KRAs)asameansofrealizingabove Key Targeted Results inclusive approach. and expandedinthehumanrights-friendlydemocratization processthroughaparticipatoryand justice willbeimpartedtothevictimand, wherepeopleenjoyrightsand freedomsincorporated early monitoringandeffectiveimplementationofitsprogrammestocreateanenvironmentwhere protection and promotion of human rights and peace. In order to achieve this goal, OPHRD conducts and Statelevels. This createsanenablingenvironmentfortheenhancementofrulelaw, promoting andprotectinghumanrightsstandardsmechanismsatindividual, community, The goalfor2018 - 2020iscontributingtoorganizationaleffectivenessandindependencein The GoalStatement Furthermore theactivitiesofPOHRDwillbeguidedbyfollowingprinciples: 1.6 To ensureeveryoneinPuntlandhastheirrightsprotected, respectedandobserved. 1.5 A societywherehumandignityisprotectedbylawandeveryoneawareoftheirrights. 1.4
Accessibility andOutreach Equity andequality Impartiality andneutrality Independency andautonomy All otherpowersandresponsibilitiesthatthelawsofPuntlandextendtothisoffice. To submittotheCouncilofMinistersproposedlegislationrelatedhumanrights. development. Improved theorganizational performancesofOPHRDtoensureorganizational growthand objectives andrelatedstrategies:- Values Mission Vision 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2.
Improved equitableservicedeliveryanddevelopmentthroughrights-basedapproach Adoption oftheneedednationalandinternationalhumanrightsinstrumentsstandards Promoted adherenceandcomplianceofrulelaw Reduced humanrightsviolationsandimprovedaccesstojustice Created enablingenvironmentforcultureofnon-violence Improved coordinationandthenetworkofhumanrightsmechanismsamongpartners promotion ofhumanrightsinPuntland. Achieved thebestapproachtopublicandprivateawarenessaboutprotection the protectionandpromotionofhumanrights. Improved theknowledgemanagementandinformationsharingamongpartnersinvolvedin 13
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Office headquarter & regional staff assimilate team work during staff refreshment training in Garowe May 2019
14 Nugal region, aswellSaaxoandTowfiiq districtsinMudugregion. Dhanaane, Cambarre, Baqbaq, Saaho, and Towfiiq under Ayl, Godobjiraan and Dangorayo districts of Bargaal districts of Bari and Gardafuregions. Similar activities were also held in Dhoobo-Antug, Dibir, Hoodaa, Eel-Quud, Waadikhayr,Muudiye,Balli-Xagar, GumbahandJeedalunderBallidhidin, Ufayn, Alulaand in missions monitoring and trainings rights human awarnesses, conducted Finally, the office has extended services to remote locations under Puntland’s jurisdiction. Our staff Bank andBismarkConsultingforre-organization modernizationofourOffice. Management Plan for office staff. These were among the recommendations forwarded by both World OPHRD in collaboration with Diakonia Sweden established M&E unit and prepared the Risk information sharingwithourpartnersandthewider public. icluding hotlinecalls, complaintscasesregistrationsandmonitoring follow upsetcforeaseof is linkedtoOPHRD’s forcontinualupdateofhumanrightsinformation website(www.ophrd.org) which System Management Data Office of program the implemented and re-organized office The attended ineachofthosemeetings. below tables-detailingoftheparticipantsandpurposeeachsession, anumberofourstaff human among meetings rights partnerstoshareandexchangeinformationabouthumanrights. Asbeenindicatedbythe the all of member active an was office the period, reporting this During orangized byoneofourpartnersorincollaborationwiththeoffice. trainings and seminars. Some of those trainings were arranged by the Office, while others were either In thisyear, thecapacityandworkknowledgeofstaffhasimprovedthroughmultipletargetted World Bank by assisted project Management Finance Public of programme the under office the to hub intenet On it’s part, MinistryofFinancesupportedonedesktopcomputer, onelaptop, oneprinterandan OPHRD hashaditseffectinreviewingofourofficestructure. organization andmodernizationoftheinternalstructuregovernmentinstitutionsincluding A rollingcollaboratinwhichstartedearlierbetweenMinistryofLabourandWold Bankonre- rights partners. for theimprovementofitsorganizationalcapacityandmaintaininggoodrelationshipamonghuman Propelling from the 3-year strategic plan of the office (2018-2020), the office attached higher priority Introduction Enhancement ofOrganizational Development andPartnership Capacity 15
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 16 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia headquarter Sept. 2019 Delegation ledbyDGofFederalMinistryWomen andHumanRights Visited theOPHRD Monthly meetingofhumanrightssteeringcommitteeinPuntland-August 2019 fulfill itsmandatoryduties Natiijada 1.1: 1 Number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Table 1: Human rights refreshment trainingforoffice headquarterandregionalstaffMay 2019
Risk ManagementTraining M&E Training ofProjects Salary Payment Training forModerinizationof Family Affairs Training forDevelopmentof based Violence Training onSexualandGender Investigation Human RightsMonitoringand process ofsalaryrequest management system(FMS) Training onfinancial Quickbooks Training Assurance Fund ManagementandRisk Workhop Details ofTraining/ Seminar/ Salary Payment Training forModerinizationof
OPHRD Strengthenedandexpandeditsorganizationalstaffcapacityto OfficeStaffCapacityBuilding,Year 2019 2 8 15 4 3 2 25 2 4 2 trained of staff Number
Tadamun/Save the UNSOM Ministry ofFinance Diakonia Sweden Fund (SSF) Somali Stability funded/facilitated Organizations Minstry ofFinance Minstry ofLabour/ Diakonia Sweden Diakonia swedan Youth andSports Ministry ofLabour, UNICEF Ministry ofWomen/ Children June May May April March Month 2019 September September August August August Garowe Garowe Garowe Garowe Hargaysa Location Garowe Garowe Garowe Garowe Garowe
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Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 18 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia protection ofhumanrights. partners; Results 1.2: 4. 3. 2. 1. Number Table 2: Dangorayo April2019 Training ofHumanRightsProtectionSchoolsFocalPointsdistrictsEyl, Gobobjiran& Monthly Human RightsSteeringCommittee meeting, GaroweAugust2019
Outreach of Office Services to Remote Districts-2019 toRemote OutreachofOfficeServices
Region Mudug Nugaal Gardafuu Bari through collectiveframeworkforeffectivepartnershipengagementin the promotionand Improved Coordinationandnetworkingmechanismamonghumanrights Location/District Saaxo andTawfiiq Jiiraan, EylandDangoroyo Dhooba-cantuug, Dhanaane,Cambarre, BaqbaqiyoCuuninthedistrictsofGodob- and Baargaal Muudiye, Dibir, Hoodaa,Ceel-quud,Waadi-khayr inthedistrictsof, Gumbax,Bareeda Bali-xagar, JeedaalinthedistrictsofBalidhidinandUfeyn 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Number Table 3: Staff fromOPHRDvisitingJeedaalvillagehealthpost, Bari, April2019
Justice SectorWorking Group Pillar 9:GenderandHumanRights Justice SectorReview Meeting Human RightsSteeringCommittee Protection ClusterMeeting Puntland SecuritySectorMeeting GBV Working Group Meeting Case ManagementMeeting Agenda Periodical MeetingsinCoordinationandNetworkingMechanismamong HumanRightsPartners Quarterly Quarterly Monthly Monthly Quarterly Monthly Monthly Monthly Frequency Ministry ofJustice Government Ministry ofWomen Federal Ministry ofJusticePuntland OPHRD UNHCR Ministry ofSecurityPuntland Ministry ofWomen Puntland Muslim Aid/MaatoKaal Lead Agency
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Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 20 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia Table 4: 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Number
Meetings&SeminarsParticipated bytheOPHRD information sharingonservicesprovision Human RightsStakeholder’sMeetingon Puntland SecuritySectorMeeting Report inBariandKarkaarregions Presentation ofHumanRightsMonitoring conducted inPuntland Presentation ofHumanitarianSurvey Justice SectorCoordination Meeting Establishment Legal AidProviders Board Participation Seminar onWomen andPolitcial Discussion ForumaboutChildRights Puntland Women’s Forum Children/Seprated Children Discussion aboutthesafetyofStreet Promotion ofChildRights Justice AssessmentMeeting State Institutions Reorganization andModernizationof Children Meeting onConventionoftheRights Meeting Women andChildren’s Protection Election MonitoringForum Agenda oftheMeeting July June June May May April February January Month October September September September September Septemeber August July Garowe Hotel AJJ, Garowe Hotel EylPalace, Tadaamun Justice Ministry of Finance, Garowe Ministry of Garowe ACTED Center, Women, Garowe Ministry of PDRC Garowe Location Garowe New RaysHotel, Security, Garowe Ministry of Garowe Parliament Hall, Puntland Garowe PDRC Hall, Garowe New RaysHotel, Garowe Hotel Jubba, Same Hotel Garowe Same Hotel, Ministry ofWomen Relief International Save theChildren Ministry ofJustice Ministry Labour President’s Officeand UNHCR UNHCR OPHRD, PDRC,PDF Sponsor/lead Agency OPHRD Ministry ofSecurity OPHRD/Parliament OCHA/FAO Ministry ofJustice Justice UNDP/Ministry of PUNSAA Tadamun
OPHRD’s NetworkofStoredDatabaselinkedtoofficewebsite, November2019 all stakeholdersofhumanrightsandinterestedacademiaresearchers. could easilybeaccessedthroughthewebsite base data figure, information below the in shown use. As its for trained were staffs office after year The storageandmanagementofdatastartedlastyear;however, itwasfullyoperationalizedthis our activitiesandcommunicatetheircomplaintstous. so thatthegovernment, ourpartners, and thewiderpubliccaneasilyaccessinformation, followup strategy,storage data of part data, produced office the arrangementof the sharing made public also office’s website.This to is it linking after operationalized and modernized was office the for storing involved intheprotectionandpromotionofhumanrights. Datamanagementsystemanddata Result 1.3: Improvedtheknowledgemanagementandinformationsharingamongpartners www.ophrd.org . Thisworkishighlyinstrumentalfor 21
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Puntland journalists trained on human rights & fundamental freedoms, access to justice mechanims, August-September 2019
22 4. 3. 2. 1. Hence toreachtheabovegoal, theOfficecarriedoutfollowingactivities: abusive actionsandviolationsofhumanrights. obligations atthesametimeapprehendwhateverlegalconsequenceswilldevelopfromtheir forreaching the gateway is ending ofviolationsandabuses. Eachandeveryoneinapositionofauthoritymustknowtheir journalists and officials government community, the of members freedoms foreveryresidentofPuntland. Henceawarenessbuildingforeveryoneincluding human rightsdefenderactistoadvocatefortheprotectionofhumamandfundamental The mandateofOPHRDasenshrinedinarticle118Puntlandconistitutionand article 12ofthe Introducation
OPHRD alsodistributedanumberofbookletsthat include “know yourrights” booklets, human rights of forsafeguarding events international the commemorated office The Implemented awarenessbuildingprogramsthroughTVs, radios, socialmediaincluding ofthe members court judges, for andseminars trainings different organized Office The rights. report 2018forraisingcommunityawarenessonthe protectionandpromotionofhuman rights human annual of distribution to addition in billboards fixed and brochures,stickers women, disabledandothervulnerablegroups focus theimportancegivenbyworldforsafeguarding humanrightsincludingchildren, and international human rights day. The purpose of commemorating those occasions is to including theinternationaldayagainstchildlabour, women humanrightsdefendersday, whenever violated. duties tobetterenablethempursueingtheirrightsintheavailablevenuesandmechanisms of humanrights, as well astoeducatedifferentgroupsofthesocietytheirrightsand facebook, twitter, youtubewhichalltransmitmessagesforthe promotion andprotection as well and civilsocietygroupsincludingyouth, women, religiousscholarsandtraditionalleaders police, communitypolice committees, women, CIDandpublic prosecuters, journalists, IDPs Goal 2:ToImproveHuman Advocacy Mechanisms Rights Promotionand 23
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 24 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia Awareness raisingbillboardontheoccasion oftheinternationalhuman rightsday, 2019 24 February2019 Exhibition ofOPHRDInformation, EducationandCommunicationmaterialstothepublicatGarowe Result 2.1: 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Number Total materialsforawarenessbuilding 9. 8. 7. 6. Table 6: 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Number Table 5: PublicAwarenessRisingthroughtheMedia
Information,EducationandCommunication(IEC)MaterialsDistributed “Human RightsAdvocacy Investigation Guidelines”booklet “Human RightsMonitoring& “KnowYour Rights”booklet Type IECMaterial Printer anddesktopcomputer Providers Brouchures Referal Pathway ofService T-Shirts, CapsandScarfs Posters Hotline NumberInformation 2016/2017 and2018 Annual HumanRightsReports, Awareness BuildingBillboards Mechanism” booklet sharing astheyhappenliveposts Progaramme andActivitesEvents Rights andFreedoms Public EducationConstitutional OPHRD Awareness aboutMandateof Mechnism toAccessServices Awareness onAccesstoJustice Awareness onSexualOffenceAct Type ofawareness Improved humanrightspromotionandadvocacymechanisms 8,060 2 3,050 700 2,150 450 8 110 100 1,490 Distributed Number Puntland StateTV Facebook(@Ophrd14) Type ofMedia www.ophrd.org Twitter (@ophrd14) Facebook(@ophrd14) Facebook(@Ophrd14) Facebook(@Ophrd14) 12 districts 10 districts 4 districts 3 districts Garowe Garowe 20 districts Location 18 Villages 20 Districts, Boocame 18 villages 2019 Jan. –Dec. October September to January September April-July Duration Bari, Karkaar, Mudug,Nugaal & Nugal Bari, Guardafu, Karkaar, Haylan Nugaal, Mudug,Karkaar&Bari Garowe, Galkaio&Bosaso Nugal Nugal Mudug, Sool&Haylan Bari, Guardafu, Karkar, Nugaal, Region 9 Regions Sool Bari, Guardafu &Nugaal & Sool the Public Partners and Government, the The Public The Public The Public The Public Beneficiaries persons 500,000 persons 35,000 persons 75,800 1M persons persons 8,542 reached out Number 25
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Trainings ConducatedbyOPHRDDuring2019 Referral Pathway betweenService Establishment andStrenghening Service Providers and Refferal Mechanismbetween Training onCaseManagement Police StationsandPrisons Trainings ofHRFocalPoints at forums Puntland humanrightsstakeholders Type ofTrainings (Workers) Providers andProtection Agencies Referral Pathway betweenService Establishment andStrenghening (Workers) Prodiers andProtection Agencies 162 Persons, 112 Persons, 36 Persons 34 officers 300 persons Trainees Number of May April April February December January- Month Jeedaal Gumbax & Waadi-khayr, quud, Baargaal, Hoodaa, Ceel- Muudiye, Dibir, Bari:Ceel-xagar, iyo Garowe Baqbaq, Cuun Cambarre, Eyl, Dhanaane, cantuug, Nugaal: Dhoobo & Badhan Waaciye, Carmo Dangorayo, Boocame, Xarfo, 10 Districts Qardho Bosaso & Galkacyo, Gorowe, Location OPHRD/RI OPHRD/RI Sweden OPHRD/Daikonia Sweden OPHRD/Daikonia OPHRD/SSF Implemented Funded/ Total 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. Protection Group discussionofGaldogob PolicetraineesonHumanRightsObligations&Civilian policing committees and establishmentofcommunity Trainings ofcommunitypolicing Groups toPolitical Participation Awareness onRightsofVulnerable Community SafetySeminars Freedoms Journalists onHumanRightsand Training ofPuntland Based Rights Women EducationontheirHuman Dialogue Officers andCommunityPolice Human RightsTraining forPolice Prevention andResponse Women Training onSGBVViolence 480 Women Persons 1,829 150 Persons Youth &IDPs 45 Women, 150 Persons Journalists 120 120 women Civilians and 45 75 Officers August September October August- October August- Septemeber August- September August- December June- Dhahar bayla, Rakoand Ufayn, Bargal, B/ Garowe Galkayo Garowe, Bosaso, Galkacyo Garowe and Bosaso, Qardho, Saaxo Towfiiq and and Galdogob Towfiiq, Saaxo Dangorayo Qardho & Carmo, Waciye, Garowe, Bosaso, OPHRD/SSF OPHRD /Baniadam OPHRD/SSF OPHRD/SSF OPHRD/SSF OPHRD/SSF OPHRD/SSF 27
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 28 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia Trained Journalist holding “Know Your Rights” booklets distributedtothem, BosasoAugust 2019 Justice ServiceProvidersTrainingonCaseManagement&ReferralMechanismApril2019 was foundthat: From themonitoring& oversightreportsontheelectionprocessesby theOPHRDteam, it election relatedviolationsandabusesinthefuture. other observationsonhumanrightsissues, andalsoforwardingtherecommendations toavoidsuch election monitoring &oversight committee which pinpoints election process violations, abuses, and election convened office the President, followup meetingon10thofJanuary2019withstakeholders toshareandanalysethereportsof Vice and President of election the by followed speakers local MPsbyclanelders, andsubsesquentelectionofthespeaker houseandthetwodeputy of selection completing After town. the of junctions main the in billboard awareness fixing period, about the messages building awareness importance ofkeepingsecurity&respectingcivil andpoliticalrightsthroughouttheelection spread office The 2019. Junuary in elections upcoming office the that, of convened aforumforcivilsocietygroupson31/12/2018todiscussaboutthebestwaysmonitor top On 2019. elections Puntland oversee to committee a nominated has office The HumanRightsDefenderreferringtotheconstitutional&otherlawsgrantingmandate Monitoring &OversightofPuntlandElections2019 1. Commemoration ofInternationalHumanRightsDays
The electionvettingcommitee hasneglectedtoabidebythevettingprocess and qualifaction conduct and the candidatenotcommiteed crimeinthelast5years. set by state constitution for MPcandidates such as age, levelof education, experience, good OPHRD incollaborationwithDiakoniaSwedenandotherlocalhumanrightspartnershas separated children/streetchildren. protection ofchildrightsandpreventionabuses, particularlychildreninIDPsand commemorated togethertheworlddayagainstchildlabourandspreadmessagesabout Awareness buildingbillboardfixedonpublicviewlocationatGarowe12thJune2019
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A fewnumberofpresidentialcandidatespromisedintheircampaignprogramstogive from none disqualified positions president vice and president the for committee Election The high court indefinately suspended all complaints to be lodged at the first instance courts The validiation and the conflict resolution body (vetting committee) was all male committee no. annex in fixed not was MPs new the thethe of of 4 names the of submission for Deadline The clanshasnotconsideredthewomenquotasetinpresidentialdecree, northevetting attention tohumanrightsprotectionandpromotionifelected. Janaury 2019), barely aweekforthattremendousjob! and thetwodeputiesthatofpresidentviceweretooshort(31/12/2018-8th of awareness. Thetiming oftheoathnewMPs, electionsofthespeakerhouse without dueconsiderationoftheconditionssurroundingnewMPsaswelltotheirlevels positions. Thereason beingthatthosetimingswasproposedbythepreviousparliament Election Timing: candidates arenotqualified. those runnigtoeitherofthetwoabovepositionswithpublicknwoledgesome analyze thequalificationsetforcandidatesbyarticle78ofstateconstitution. Registration ofPresidentialCandidates: the righttologdgecomplaintsincourt. against theworkofvettingcommitteewhichisunconstitutionalsinceitopenlybreaches void offemales, minoritygroups, anddisabledmembersofthesociety. constitution, whichgivesroomforsubjectiveinterpretationbyauthority. of 66. committee enforcedthedecreewhichresultedonewomenenteringparliamentofsize PDRC, PDF, ANDOPHRDinthe occasion ofpostelectionevaluation, 10 January 2019 theelectiontimingwasverymuchsqueezedandshortinallcontested There was no sufficient time to discuss and to discuss time sufficient no was There CHAPTER 4 2019 Galdogob policearetrained human rightsprinciplesonAugust 31
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 32 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia 3. 2. 1. rights inPuntland. Followingaresummaryoftheactivitesconductedduring thereportingperiod; protection ofhumanrights, accesstojusticeandenforcement oflawsthatsafeguardthehuman This chapterofthereportshowsaccomplished activitiesandkeyresultsachievedonthe Introduction
complaint received accordingly. rapidly office The constitution. Puntland’s takes measures to investigateand give proper counselling to victims andrespond to every in stipulated been as freedoms & rights their peoples’ of response and reciept the is office the of tasks main the of One against complaints particularly and violations, others whocampaignforcivil rightsandfreedoms. abuses rights ofhuman infringements againstwomen, childen, IDPs, disabledpersons, journalists, politicians and incidents documented office The agencies andtoIDPsrefugees’ campsaswell. institutions includingpolicestations, prisons, courts, ministriesandothergovernment Attorney General, andthePolice carriedoutmonitoringandinvestigationvisitstostate the of Office representatatives, the of house the of members with collaboaration in OPHRD Station, GaroweAugust2019 Justice Partnersbriefingthe VicePresidentSituationofInmatesinBosasoPrison&CentralPolice Goal 3:ToEnhanceProtectionof of Justice Human RightsintheAdministration 1. Monitoring of Judiciary Services 1. MonitoringofJudiciary members ofthesociety Result 3.1: 6. 5. 4.
The capacityofjudgesand publicprosecutorsisnotdevelopedwhichthe mainreason Open interventionsandverbaldefamationsagainst judicialworksandcontempttooverall Furthermore, monthlysalariesandallowancesofjudges, evenifreceived, don’tcovertheir Majority ofcourtjudgesdon’thavesecuritystaffandvehicleswhichisnecessaryfortheirdaily difficult proved which place market open an in located are regions Mudug and Bari of Courts The conditionofthepremisesandfacilities of Puntlandjudicialcentresisverypoor, particularly demolished fewtimesbyterroristsinthepastusinggrenades. the regionalcourtofBariandBosasodistrictwhichfunctionsinabuildingstormed advocacy beforethecourtsandexemptionofgovernmentcourttaxes. victims, includinghealth services, phsycosocialcounselling, facilitationofcasereferals, rights human to services response rapid provide partners its with collaboration in office The filming oftherapesceneandothermisconductsagainstvictims. and Bosaso. Theseviolencesusuallyinvolveinadditiontotherape, severewounds, murder, especially inlastyearcaseshappenedGalkacyo, Galdogob, Burtinle, Garowe, Ufanyn, Baran perpetrators of sexual and gender based violence (rape cases) whichoften occur in Puntland human rights, forinstancethesexualoffencelawenactedtopreventandstronglypunish protect to intended laws specific the of enforcement advocates office the hand other the On sensitive tothegovernment. and tosecurity livelihood risksandtargetedjournalistsfortellingtruthtothepubliccoveringstories exposing IDPs payment, fine court for remanded inmates support lawyers, remdanded prisonerswithoutcourtsentence, appealcasesonbehalfofinmateswithout OPHRD advocatesforvictimizedandabusedindividuals, speciallyinmatesinpolicestations, of suspectswithnoduecourse oflaw. behind thedelayofcourt hearings, issuanceof hastearrestwarrantsandsubsesquentrelease political classandgovernmentministers. of members and officers police some by judges court to directed often are Puntland in justice back tothelackofworkmotivationbyjudgesandother judicialstaff. basic needsandhencethemajorreasonofpubliccomplaints againstcourtsingeneralgoes government officials. are occasionallyactiveinthosetownsthroughkillings ofhighcalibermemberssocietyand work. Theriskofassasination ishighbothinBosasoandGalkaiosincetheterroristgroups subsequently escapeeasily. could beusedbyterroristsandothercriminalsforthrowingofbombshandgrenades the vicinityofcourtsfewtimesinpast. Narrowstreetssurroundingeverycornerwhich to ensuretheirsecurity. Thisisevidencedbythefactthattargetedkillingswereexecutedin
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Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 34 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia the outcomesare: and court military the of work the monitored and observed office period,the reporting the During Court Military
The courtissueshastearrestwarrantstoterrorismsuspectsandremandthemoverdueperiod The capacityandtheexperienceofmilitarycourt judgesdon’tmatchtheseriouscrime Often themilitarycourtsreachhastedecisionsagainstaccusedcivilianswithterrorist Delay ofcourthearingsespeciallytheappealcasesandhenceappellantsmissfairjustice and internalaccountability. accusations beforethemwhilethecourtitselfsuffer poorfacilitiesandlackofproperpremise acts whicharenotproportionaltotheaccusationsuchassummaryexecutionorlifeinprison justice deniedthen. in prsionswithoutanytrials. Sometimestheyovercrowdtheprisons. their livingconditionsandbelowistheexcerptsofmonitoringreport; Mudug,from pastoralist Sool, Ayn of monitoring for camps Haylaan. IDPs and the visited office The rural tourbantowns after they lost their livelihood to long droughts inthepast years particularly main towns. Onthe other hand, ahighnumberoflocalagro-pastoralcommunitiesmigratedfrom In Puntland, thousandsofIDPsfromtheSouth&CentralSomalialiveincampsvicinity 2.
Majority of abuses and sexual violence complaints come from IDP camps. Police officers are officers Policecamps. IDP from come complaints violence sexual and abuses of Majority Local authorityseemstolackastrategicplantowards theintegrationofdisplacedpeoplein IDPs. by faced difficulties the of one is issue Land grant might landlords some that happens It Relationship withlocalauthority;Communication betweenIDPsandlocalgovernmentis Social Services;67%ofchildreninIDPscampsdon’tgotoschool, 58%ofIDPsdon’taccess In general, securityservices areprovidedforthosecampsalthoughoccasionallysomepolice The officemonitored12districts, 65IDPscampswithapopulationof8,151households. cases thestaff fromregionaladministrations. among thosemostlyaccused inadditiontosocialworkersfromlocalgovernment andinsome associations. local hostcommunities, also they lackproperpapersandarenotallowedtoparticipate public payments. land toIDPsvoluntarilyandswitchbacklaterask hostedvulnerablecommunitiesforrent weak sotheirhardshipsandplightdon’tgetsufficient attentionfromgovernmentofficials. water andsanitation health services, 90% ofthemdon’thavepermenantshelterwhile67%lacksuitabledrinking members extractbribesfromvicitimizedindividualsinreturnfortheirfreedomorservices. Monitoring ofIDPCamps 35
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 36 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia Question 1: Below arethesurveryquestionsandresponsesfromministries/agencies: level ofperceptiontheirlinkagestohumanrights. rights includingrape, freedomofpressandtheconditionIDPsinPuntland, investigatingthe human to related topics surverys collection data out carried also office The agencies. government The Surveycovered28ministries, judiciaryandlawenforcementagenciesaswellother they provideandtheircontributiontothepromotionprotectionofhumanrightsinPuntland. OPHRD completedadatacollectionfromgovernmentinstitutionsfocusingprovisionofservices 3. 4. Response: Question 4: Response: Question 3: Response: Question 2: Response:
Central prisonofBosasoconsiststwobuildings; an oldoneconstructed20yearsagoand escape dueto somephysicalloopholes inthebuilding. and modernizedcomparing toothersthoughinseveraltimesthedetainees as welltriedto unless propermeasuresare taken. FinallyGarowe centralprisonisrelativelywellarranged causing deaths and casualtiesamong detainees and securityguards. The risk is still present older roomsaccommodating 60prisonerseach. InmatesescapedGalkaioprisonseveraltimes maitainance andislackingothernecessaryfacilities. Galkaiocentral prison consistsof3 is built10yearsagobyUNDPandlooksintactin itsconditionyetitaswellneedssome a newerone. Theprisonisinpoorhygienicconditionandneglected. Qardhocentralprison Monitoring ofMinistriesandotherStateInstitutions Monitoring andInvestigationstoPrisons andPoliceStations
What arethechallengesyoufacinginprotectionandpromotionofhuman Could youexplainaboutthemandateofyourinstitution? The biggest challenges underlined included poor knowledge and experience of the Although mostofrespondentsclaimedtheyhavedonealotinimprovingaccessto The institutionsrespondedthattheyplayaroleinawarenessbuilding, supervision, All the respondants mandate contribute and result to protection and promotion nepotism, noncompliancetorulesandregulations, andlastlynoncomplianceto service system, lackofclarityinjobassignments, lowpayments, favoritismand civil weak decisions, related work to influence & intervention corruption, , staff rights inPuntland? constitution andlaws . agencies includingministries, judicialandsecuritysectors. people ofPuntlanddon’treceivetheirfullrightsfromgovernmentinstitutions/ justice services, theyadmittedalso there are still gaps existing tobe realized. Hence rights inyourinstitution? Howmuchhaveyouaccomplishedinthedevelopmentandprotectionofhuman community safety, accesstoeducationandeconomicdevelopment. disasters, developing protectivelaws, protectionofrightsvulnerablegroups, property, equal opportunityin employments, addressingand management of the rehabilitation, trainings, servicesaccess, publicsecurity, protection ofpublic of Pleaseelaboratehowyourmandatecontributestothepromotion&protection of human rightsinPuntland? human rightsandfundamentalfreedomsofallpeoplelivinginPuntland e. d. c. b. a.
Below complaintsarecommonfrommanagementofPuntlandcentralprisons: In alltheprisons, remandedinmateswithnotrialsarecommon, particularlymilitarycourt The weeklyvisitstoinmatesintheBosasoprisonbytheirfamiliesandrelativeswereillegally All the4centralprisonshavevehiclesforinmate’s transporttoandfromcourtsexceptthe In allprisons, acomplaint aboutthecostoffoodrationperinmateisimmense. Commanders ago whentheexchangeratewasso/sh22,000equal$1.37dollar, however, nowthatafter informed that inamets are allocated so/sh 30,000 which is too low because it was fixed decades Galkaio thereisnowateringwellatall. boreholes inGaroweandBosaso, toomuchsaltywaterinQardhoprisonboreholewhile prisons. prison. No walktakiecommunicationradios(VHFRadio)inallthecentralprisonsexceptGarowe paid. number, evensomeofthemtheirrightappeal lostintheprocess. remanded inmates. Similarly, detaineeswaitingforprocessofappealcourtsaremanyin called torestorethefamilyvisitofinmates. suspended by the management due to securityfears. We condemned the move and immediately Galkaio prisonwithnovehiclesatall. low tosufficeinmatesration. Somali shilinglost40%ofitsvalue, so/sh30,000isonlyequivalentto$0.8dollarwhichvery In all prisons, supply of water is not sufficient or in shortage; no proper manitaince for water- All 4prisonslacksufficientsecurityammunitionandarms. The availabilityofpainkillersandanti-infectionsmedicaldrugsareinshortsupplyallthe Debts fromfoodstuffitemsinthelast3monthsofpreviousadministrationwerenotyet A jointmonitoring visitbymembersofhuman rightsstakeholderstoBosaso prison, August2019 37
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 38 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia Table 8: Monitoring PoliceStations Table 9: Total Galkaio Garowe Qardho Bosaso Prison Total Prison Galkacyo Prison Garowe Prison Qardho Prison Bosaso Prison
Development agencieshavebuilt two newpolice stations inBosasoandBurtinle Most ofthetime, police administrationcomplainofunpaidsalariesandincentives. During maintained andoverallthefacilitieswereinnegligence. the stationsmonitoredhadpoorhyginicconditionand thestructureoffacilitieshadnot all However, 2016-2019. period the in operationalized were stations model five previously corruption. of salariesisathreattotheperformancepolice dutiesandencouragesbribery the monitoringvisitstheyreportedlackofpayemetnsforlastthreemonths. Nonpayment
Total 1,069 154 301 149 465 Inmates Number of Rape Perpetrators inthePrisons2019 Rape 2019 PrisonsMonitoringandInvestigationAugust-October 59 12 14 12 21 Sentenced Total Number 728 (68%) 83 222 113 310 Sentenced Inmates of 17 1 11 1 4 Remands
341 (32%) 71 79 36 155 Inmates Remanded Number of Total 15 Years 20 Years 25 Years Respectively Death Sentence&12Years Longest SentencePeriod 188 33 45 3 107 Courts Military 153 38 34 33 48 Courts Civil 138 17 37 1 83 Court Military Overdue Remands
29/10/2019 29/10/2019 31/10/2019 30/10/2019 Monitoring Dates 110 23 32 8 47 Civil Courts
As informedbytheinmates(107inmates)aswelladministrationstaffduringour Nearly majorityofPuntlandpolicestations(exceptmodelstations)havenoinmatetransport Similarly, model police stations built in the districts of Harfo, Dangorayo, Godobjiran and The judgesandpublicprosecutersrarelyvisitpolicestationstoinspectdetentions for maximum fixed time the legal keep don’t officers OB and commanders station Police neibourhood, patrol and can’t number in insufficient are units police towns, major the In detainees inpolicestationsordertosetfreethosefalselyaccusedordetained. detaintions arecommonineverypolicestation usually dragthecasepreparationbeyond48hourssetbylaw. Inconsequence, overdue detentions whichiswithin48hourstoproducethedetaineebeforecourtoflaw. They functioning ofpoliceforcesisalsorestrained. Yet policeuniformsarenotregularlysupplied. while theirskillstocriminalinvestigationarelimited. Thefacilitiesnecessaryforthewell time meal. We notedthatlocalrelativespay forthemissedmealsgiventodetainees. provided tothestationinmatesinadaywhileotherstationswithfewprovidethree inspection visittoBosasoCentralPolice Stationin27August2019, onlyone-timemealis vehicles scatteredacrossinitsfence. broken of number a stations most in officials, although police for vehicles small and vehicles were almostclosedatthetimeofvisit. Iskushuban wereaswellinpoorhygenicconditionandlackofattentionwhiletwothem Joint monitoringofhumanrights stakeholderstoMuslimPoliceStationlocatednearIDPs Camps inBosaso, August2019 39
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 40 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia Table 10: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No 14 13 12 11 10 9 Police Miir Station Police Central Station Police Central Station Police District Station Police District Station Police District Station Police District Station Police District Location Station Station Police District Police S. Nur Salad Station Police Central Station Police District Station Police District Station Gabaldaye Station
Police Stations Monitoring (Detainees Random Sampling2019) Police StationsMonitoring(DetaineesRandom Saho Armo Dangorayo Galkacyo Galkacyo Garowe Qardho Bo’ame Waciye Harfo Badhan District Towfiq Bosaso Bosaso 23/8/2019 27/7/2019 8/4/2019 9/3/2019 2/3/2019 28/2/2019 27/2/2019 13/2/2019 30/1/2019 24/1/2019 2/1/2019 Date 2/9/2019 28/8/2019 28/8/2019 0 8 107 0 6 6 25 70 59 32 1 5 24 2 detainees No. of 24 1 5 6 2 Male 0 0 101 0 6 6 25 70 52 8 0 0 6 0 Female 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 12 0 Children 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disabled 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foreigners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 107 0 6 6 25 70 59 32 1 5 24 2 Total movements. members oflocalpoliticalandsocialactivistswhoweredeniedtheirfreedom of speechand of PuntlandmediaAct 2016. Theothertablefollowingalsoshowsviolations andabusesagainst and journalistsincludingdetention, obstructionofinformation, intimidationwhichisaclearbreach The belowfourtableshighlightincidentsaboutviolationsandabusesagainstmediainstitutions Violations ofFreedomExpressionandJournalists2019 Total 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 Station Police Eastren Station Police District Station Police Minjir Station Police District Station Police District Station Police District Kulule Biyo- Galdogob Bosaso Garowe Bargal Bosaso Burtinle B.Bayla 30/9/2019 27/9/2019 2/11/2019 30/10/2019 27/10/2019 6/10/2019 30/9/2019 478 3 0 25 8 9 43 45 3 0 20 8 9 43 34 446 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 0 25 8 9 43 45 478 41
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 42 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia Table 11: 1 No. 5 4 3 2 13/7/2019 Date 17/10/2019 17/9/2019 22/8/2019 22/8/2019
ViolanceagainstJournalists (Freelance Journalist) Mohamed Tall-man Ahmed Sheikh (Radio Daljir) Hassan JaylaniNur (PLTV) Abdiweli JamaAgarane (PLTV) Burhan MohamedAbdi (Freelance Journalist) Mohamed SaidYusuf Institution Name ofJournalist/ Mudug Galkacyo, Mudug Galkacyo, Garowe, Nugal Location Garowe, Nugal Bosaso, Bari Arrest Arrest Arrest Incident Arrest Arrest Commader Major Ayah Mudug Galkaio, Station in of MiirPolice Commader Major Ayah Police Units Perpetrators Units Garowe Police Units Bosaso Poilice Mudug Galkaio, Station in of MiirPolice from illegaland Jouranlist complained abuse ofpower Major AyahinMudug,as unwarranted arrest by from illegaland Jouranlist complained profession reporter outsideofhis accusations againstthe justififed thearrest for However, thepolice aired theprogram, Abdullahi Jibrilland He interviewedelder Remarks general. case bytheattorney the withdrawalof and thepoliceresulted between thejournalist after anegotiation days andfinallyreleased He wasdetainedfor5 Daljir Radio. a programme aired by behind thearrest was and released, thereason He wasdetainedbriefly abuse ofpower Major AyahinMudug,as unwarranted arrest by Table 13: Table 12: 1 Number 3 2 1 Number 29/10/2019 15/10/2019 15/9/2019 Date 13/7/2019 Date
GovernmentDenialofFreedom ofExpressionandRighttoDemonstration ofFreedom oftheMedia Restriction Institution Elder) Jibril (Clan Mohamud Abdullahi Person Name ofthe Daljir Cable TV, SBC, Horn RTN Daljir Radio Badhan Nugaal Garowe, Puntland Location Nugal Garowe, Location Incident public event access to and denial of cameras Confiscation Shutdown Threats/ Shutdown Threats/ Arrest Abuse Type of Forces in Puntland Service Security Puntland Police Units Perpetrators Badhan Police Perpetrator blocked thejournalisttorecord The administarionandarmedmen Kismayo Ahmed Madoobe’sinaugurationin public abouttheiropinionon RTN aired aprogram from the TV work.Adaybefore theincident, Garowe andinstructedtohaltthe raided RTN TVbranchofficein Puntland SecurityServiceofficers police duringraid. also claimedintimidationbythe stations ofBosaso.Journalists of detaineeinonethepolice airing aprogram aboutthedeath periodafter Bosaso forashort Daljir stationsofGarowe and Police membersswitchedoff Remarks cameras after2days. armed menreturned journalist equipments were confiscated.The and subsequentlythejournalist local elder’smeetingheldinhotel freedom returnedcourt backhis detention the1stinstant arrested andafter14days subsequently hewas mismanagemet, his governmentof the president and The clanelderblamed Remarks 43
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 44 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia 3 2 8 7 6 5 4 19/7/2019 30/11/2019 13/10/2019 13/10/2019 21/7/2019 19/7/2019 19/7/2019 Husien Mohamed Eng. Mohamud (Clan Elder) Mohamed Awad Adan (Politician) Muse AliJama (Clan Elder) Mumin Gallan Sulieman Moalim Mohamed Sheikh Man) (Business Faahiye Maxamed Elder) Farah (Clan Ibrahim Haji Mohamed (Maalfo) Bosaso, Bari Bosaso, Bari Bosaso, Bari Bosaso, Bari Arrest Arrest Arrest Arrest Police Police Police Police jailed withoutarrest warrant mismanagemet. Hewas his governmentof the president and The clanelderblamed from jail. instance released them arrest, of1st thecourt FGS. 5daysaftertheir receiving themoneyfrom accused ofillegally The Puntland authority amounting $150,000. donation from theFGS tarmac road. Theyreceived repair theBosasomain committee appointedto The socialactivistswere defamation ofthepresident. the governmentand public incitementagainst The group wasaccusedof Muse. freedand finallythecourt (13-16 october2019) 2 timesbefore thecourt Puntland. Hewasbrought abusing justicesystemin accused Museofverbally Attorny General’soffice of 1stinstancereleased. freedom backafterthecourt for 4days.Hegothis 3. 2. 1. of theconcernedinstitutions, andbelowaretheoutcome: and police has a role in the fulfillment of that objective. Our office monitored the response activities Puntland courts. Each of the Law enforcement institutions namely courts, office of attorney general During thereportingperiod, weputeffortsinensuringsexualoffencelawfullyimplemented International HumanRightsStandards Result 3.2: Table 14: 3 2 1 Number skills andservicedelieveryincludingjudges, policeofficersandprosecuters. government staff, judiciaryandlawenforcementonthesexualoffence act toimprovetheir The Ministryofjustice: hearing. offence law. Thereasonpartlygoestolimitedskillsofjudges andpoormanagementofcase deliberately causedelaytrialsofrapecases. Inaddition, courtsdon’timplementthesexual The Courts: lack ofsufficientvehiclesorfuelandlimitedskillscrimedetectives force, police limited for it justify they faults, such of admit although officers However,police waivering rapecasestotraditionaleldersandreligiousleaderscapestatepunishment. for theaccused, delay ofcriminalinvestigationdepartmentcaseandreports, CID officers including denial of crime registration in OB books, not enforcing arrest warranties The Police: Meetings Political Meetings Political Restricted Freedoms Meetings Political
Strengthened LegalFrameworktoEnsureCompliancewithNationaland ofFreedom ofExpression,Freedom AuthorityRestriction ofMovementand Personal Liberty There are many complaints from the public against the services of the OB and Afterthoroughlymonitoringandobserving, wefoundoutthatthe courts Location Bari Bosaso, Mudug Galkacyo, Nugal Garowe, The ministry failed its role in the coordination of trainings for the The Ordering Region Committee ofBari Security Region Governor Mudug of NugalRegion Deputy Governor Office 3/10/2019 17/7/2019 6/5/2019 Date halls unlessprovided approval letter gatherings inuniversityandhotel suspending anypublicmeetings/ direct order tothepolicefor Bari securitycommitteeissued governor office. provided approval letterfrom the university andhotelhallsunless the policetosuspendmeetingsin The governoroftheregion informed from thegovernoroffice. halls unlessprovided approval letter meetings inuniversityandhotel informed thepolicetosuspend The deputygovernoroftheregion Remarks from thesecuritycommittee. 45
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 46 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia Table 15: 5. 4. Total Wadar Sool Mudug Nugaal Karkaar Sanaag Bari Region Meeting ofSGBV ServicesProvidersledbyOPHRD, GaroweOctober2019 gravity ofnotimplementingsexualoffencelawanditsbacklashtosocietyatlarge. their rolesinremindingtoallthoseconcernedincludingjudges, prosecutersandpolicethe The IndependentAdvocates: sexually victimizedindivitualsinPuntland. those casesinordertonullifythenarrativeneitherpoliceforcenorjudgesprovidejustice the lawenforcementinstitutionsincludingpoliceandjudgestoseektheirattentionfor didn’t takeanactiveroleinexposingthedismoralandstigmaimpactonrapevictimsto The MinistryofWomen DevelopmentandFamilyAffairs: 38 2 7 7 10 4 8 Rape Incidents
4 2 2 Rape Attempt SexualandGenderBasedViolencesagainstWomen and Children2019 16 11 3 2 Violence Domestic 11 1 8 2 Rights Conjugal Denial of it is worth noting that independent lawyers failedaswell itisworthnotingthatindependentlawyers 1 Discrimination 1 70 Total 1 Pending 4 2 1 Similarly, Ministryofwomen 5 3 3 Court Result 26 6 9
5 5 Arbitration 22 2 10 6 1 3 Cases Ongoing 18 0 0 8 Table 16: arbitaration, orcustomary rulingandShariahadjudication. decision, court to up end office the reached cases the of detention/remand. Majority indefinite and from privatesectoremployees. Thesecasesalsoincludemuder, rapecases, extrajudicialkillings, against police, courts, restrictionoffreedomexpressionandmedia, inadditiontocomplaints Most ofhumanrightsviolationcasesreportedareoffencesagainstwomenandchildren, compalints individuals andadvocatespeedupthecourthearingofhumanrightscasesparticularlySGBV victims. collaboration withourworkingpartners, providelegalandpsychosocialsupporttovicitimized in OPHRD staff. OPHRD the by centers detention and camps IDPs fields, from reports monitoring from and referrals office, the to visits number, hotline through including ways of variety in office the reached complaints below. The detailed are which complaints 122 received office the 2019, In 4. 3. 2. 1. The officehasprocedurewhenrespondingtohumanrightcomplaintbyusingthefollowingforms: 3. 2. 1. of thefollowingunits: complaints.office.the in established is protection rights human of department special A consists It for victimsinalloverPuntland. Belowarethestepstakeninreceiving, respondingtohumanrights compliants rights human to response of provision the is handles office the tasks main the of One Introduction Result 3.3: Total Gardafuu Haylaan Cayn Sool Sanag Mudug Bari Karkaar Nugal Province
Compalaint ReferralForm Human RightsIncidentDocumentingForm Legal RepresentationForm Complaint RegistrationForm Case managementunit Complaint registrationandhotlinemanagementunit Legal unit(Lawyers).
PromotedJusticeResponseMechanismstoHumanRightsAbuses&Violations Number of Cases Received the Office by Regions andtheirPercentage theOfficebyRegions NumberofCasesReceived 122 0 0 0 2 3 8 28 19 62 Number ofCases 100% 0% 0% 0% 1.6% 2.5% 6.5% 23% 15.6% 50.8% Percentage 47
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36 (29.5%) General HumanRightsViolationCases
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Cayn
Haylaan Gardafu
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Sanaag
Mudug
Bari
Karkaar
Nugaal Region Region
Types ofHumanRightViolations Mode of Complaint Receipt (Channels) ModeofComplaintReceipt VictimsDistributionAccordingtoGender
88 (72.1%) 0 0 0 1 3 5 18 18 43 Female
88 (72.1%) 88
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0
0
1
3
5
18
18
43 Female 86 (70.5%) Sexual andGenderBasedViolence
34(27.9%) 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 1 19 Male
34(27.9%)
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47 (38.52%) 0 0 2 0 6 11 8 20 Decions Court CasesStatusandResponses 32 (26.22%) 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 26 Mediation 35 (28.7%) 0 0 0 1 2 12 9 11 Ongoing Cases
2 (1.6%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 cases Cancelled 6 (5%) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 Support Livelhood 122 0 0 3 2 8 28 19 62 Numbers Overall 49
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 50 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia CHAPTER 5 November 2019 Annual Award toWomen HumanRightsDefenderDay29 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Challenges
In thisyear, manyhumanrightsabusesagainstwomenandchildrenwereregisteredincluding Government institutionsdonotequallydelivertheirservicetoPuntlanddistrictsandregions. the totalcasevalueamountbyclaimant. taxes, they pay $10 when opening a case file at the courts; stamp duty fee, also they pay 5% of for trial, 248ofthem withovertdueremanded. Lessprivillegedpeoplecomplainfromthecourt remands, withnofollow uptothosecasesafterwards. Weindefinite have observed341prisonerswaiting order courts military and civil both casehearings,hand, other the todelayed On cases. due appeal particularly courts the against office the in complaints lodge public The feeding, alsothereare nomedicalandlegalservicesinthestations. with enoughdailymealsastheyareonlydependenttotheirfamiliesandrelativesfor activists, journalists and reporters, andothers. Detaineesin police stationarenotprovided The accusedaremostlydetainedwithoutarrestwarrant, particularlysocialandpolitical skills arelimited. is missinginthecurrentpolicestructure. Criminalinvestigatorsarefewinnumberandtheir The Puntland police conduct and skills are poor, the unit of accountability and disciplinary the PuntlandHouseofRepresentativeswhichhas66 members. women arenotallowedtorepresentinpublicinstitutions. Thereisonlyone femalememberin contempt andabusesintheircommunitiesinside governmentinstitutions. Forexample, no plan for community safety in Puntland. Vulnerable groups experience social discrimination, rape, domesticviolenceandkillings. Yet securityinstitutionsandotherrelatedagencies have rarely visitthelocalities. visited including Bocame and Dhahar complain lack of government service and public officials highway tarmacroad, whilenoneorlittleisreceivedbyremoteareas. About20districtswe Most of the services providedby government instituitions go to adjacent localities of the Recommedations Challenges and 51
Puntland Human Rights Defender Somalia 52 Puntland Human Right s Defender Somalia 7. 6. 3. 2. 1. Recommendations 8.
public don’tgetanyfeedbackaboutgovernmentexpenditureofthetaxescollectedorareas over theexecutiveactivitiesisaswellmissingornotatrequiredlevel. Similarly, the Puntland are not managed in accountableand transparent manner. Oversight of parliament Most ofthedevelopmentalprojectsandprograms(internationalaid)implementedin information isrestrictedalso. and universitieswereoutlawed. Also, the freedomofthemediaandjournalistaccessto freedom ofspeech, freedomofassociationwererestrictedandsocialmeetingsinhotels associations insidePuntlandterritory. InthethreetownofGarowe, BosasoandGalkaio The newPuntlandadministrationrestrictedtheopeningoffederalpoliticalpartiesand priority byauthoriyaswell asdevelopmentpartners. first the given be must prison Galkaio of construction the hand, other the On dollar. US vs shilling Somali of inflation by created gap the fill to increased be must meals of cost Daily those remandeddetaineestoaddresstheircasesand releasethoseprovedinnocentfromjails. denied). AllCivilandmilitarycourtsmustroutinelymonitordetaineesin prisons, particularly to theirpriorityinorder to giveback thelost trust tothepublic(Justice delayed meansjustice Courts musthaveschedulesunderwhichallcasesare timelinedthehearingdatesaccording Qardho andGalkiotoothermainjails. and healthservicesofthedetaineesparticularlythoseinpolicestationsGarowe, Bosaso, to providebetterqualityservicesthepublic. Localauthoritiescommittocovermeals program forenhancingthequality, skillsandtheknowledgeofpoliceforcetoinorder The governmentplanofdownsizingthepoliceforcemustbeaccompaniedwithtraining stations ofPuntland particularly tocriminalinvestigationunitsandpoliceregister(OB)teamsinall officers police to equipment better and training skill more provide time same the at while Reinstate accountabilityanddisciplinaryunitswithinthestructureofpolicecommand, human rightsdefenderAct. This conductisincontrarywitharticle118ofPuntlandConstitutionand12the the billsarealignedhumanrightsandfundamentalfreedomofallpeoplelivinginPuntland. Usually thegovernmentdoesn’tinvolveOPHRDindraftingofnewlegislationstoensure of publicinterestusedto! 8. 7. 6. 5. 4.
policies, lawsandplans conformtohumanrightsprinciplesandfundamentalfreedoms. particularly office, defender rights human the during theprocessofdevelopmentbillsandlegislationsinordertoensurethatgovernment of mandate the respect must Government well. and establishmentofcivilorganizations, freedomofmediaorjoiningtopoliticalpartiesas restriction offreedomopinion, freedomofassociation, rightofmembershiptocivilgroups Governemt mustrespecthumanrights, constitutionalfreedomsandotherlawsstop encourage theirparticipationgovernanceandcontributestabilizationofthestate. living inPuntland. Thegovernmentmustallocatequotainabsorbingthosegroupsorderto Increased LevelofwomenpoliticalrepresentationtogetherwithmarginalizedgroupsandIDPs the soceitysuchwomen, children, IDPsand marginalized. a planthatcouldprotectcommunityingeneralandespeciallytargetedvulnerablesectionsof could prevent&reducecrimes, humanabuses, andviolationsagainsthumanrightsparticularly security, judiciaryandpoliceinstitutionsmustcomeupwithintegratedstrategicplanwhich All government institutions relatedtheprotection of human rights includingministry of regardless oftheirlocationincludingthecommunitiesinSool, SanaagandAyn regions. All government institutions must deliver their services to all people in Puntalnd equally International Human RightsDay10December 2019 Chairman PuntlandDisability NetworkAwarded Human RightsAchievement Award atthe 53
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