Somaliland: The risks that members of the Issaq clan could face should they return to Somaliland
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 18 June 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SML32059.E |
| Reference | 1 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somaliland: The risks that members of the Issaq clan could face should they return to Somaliland, 18 June 1999, SML32059.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad7c50.html [accessed 23 October 2022] |
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No information on the risks that members of the Issaq clan could face was found in the sources consulted.However, for more detailed information on the Issaq clan in the region of the Horn of Africa, please consult information request SML31180.E of 17 February 1999 which refers to the treatment of Issaq and Gadabursi who come from, or who are residents of, Djibouti.
According to a March 1999 article in the Review of African Political Economy, the Issaq dominate the northwest region of Somalia, that is, Somaliland. According to the same source of information, the regional and local governments are becoming organized in Somaliland (ibid.) This region is experiencing a more significant development than in the rest of the country in various sectors, notably in the political, economic, and administrative fields and at the level of security (ibid.). Among other things, the factional structures have been dismantled (ibid.).
Please refer to the attached article for a more complete overview of the current situation in Somaliland, as well as another attached article dated 28 December 1998 that appeared on Relief Web.
The Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia who went to the region in November 1997 states that Somaliland is among the most stable and best organized regions in Somalia. (UN 1998, section III.1)
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please see the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Agence France Presse (AFP).19 March 1999."Mogadishu, Flashpoint in Somalia's Clan Wars." (WNC)
United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC). 16 January 1998.Report of the Special Rapporteur, Ms. Mona Rishmawi, submitted in accordance with commission on Human Rights resolution 1997/47. Situation of Human Rights in Somalia.
Review of African Political Economy. March 1999."New Hope for Somalia?The Building Block Approach." (NEXIS)
Relief Web.28 December 1998. "Helping the Other 'Somalia' -- In the North, Somaliland is Forging an Independent Path to Recovery."
Review of African Political Economy. March 1999."New Hope for Somalia?The Building Block Approach." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential. 1999.
Horn of Africa Bulletin. 1999.
Indian Ocean Newsletter. 1999.
Internet : OCHA relief web, Oxfam GB, Library of Congress Country Studies, European Centre for Conflict Prevention, Africa Policy Information Centre.
Other sources consulted:NEXIS, IRB databases, WNC
