Somalia: Forced Evictions of Displaced People

(Nairobi, April 20, 2015) – Somali state security forces forcibly evicted about 21,000 displaced people in the capital, Mogadishu, in early March 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities beat some of those evicted on March 4 and 5, destroyed their shelters and left them without water, food or other assistance. Many of those affected had fled their homes during the 2011 famine and fighting, and have been repeatedly displaced since then.
Somali authorities should cease forcibly evicting displaced people in Mogadishu, and adequately protect and assist them, Human Rights Watch said.
For more information: http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/04/20/somalia-forced-evictions-displaced-people
 
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2015_AFR_Somalia_EvictionsFinal_898.jpgA child surrounded by her family’s belongings during the massive forced eviction by Somali authorities of a displaced person’s camp in the Kadha (formerly Dharkenley) district of Mogadishu, Somalia on March 4, 2015.
HRW_SatGraphic2_Mogadishu_AfterEviction_09APR2015_ForSlider_NewFinal_0_976.jpgIDP camp site in Kahda (formerly Dharkenley) district in Mogadishu, Somalia, after evictions on March 4-7, 2015. Taken on April 9, 2015. © 2015 CNES/Distribution Airbus DS
HRW_SatGraphic1_Mogadishu_BeforeEviction_27FEB2015_ForSlider_NewFinal_1_535.jpgIDP camp site in Kahda (formerly Dharkenley) district in Mogadishu, Somalia, before evictions on March 4-7, 2015. Taken on February 27, 2015. © 2015 CNES/Distribution Airbus DS
somalia0415_presser_map-01_444.pngMap based on satellite imagery recordings of large-scale eviction site and new IDP settlement areas in western Mogadishu. © 2015 CNES/HRW