Somalia: Current information on the alleged mistreatment of Isaaq, Darood and Hawiye clan members, who were formerly living in the south, if and when they travel north to Somaliland
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SOM10347 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Current information on the alleged mistreatment of Isaaq, Darood and Hawiye clan members, who were formerly living in the south, if and when they travel north to Somaliland, 1 February 1992, SOM10347, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab57b.html [accessed 17 May 2023] |
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Published information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
A Ph.D. student and specialist of northern Somalia at the Université de Pau in France, stated that to his knowledge there are no reports of mistreatment of Darood or Hawiye clan members in the north of Somalia (17 Feb. 1992). The north of Somalia is dominated by members of the Isaaq clan and the members of the Warsangali, Dulbahante and Majerteen which are sub-clans of the Darood clan (Ibid.). This source added that since the beginning of the civil war the tendency is for clan members to return to their respective traditional clan dominated territories in Somalia (Ibid.). The source also reported that the road going north is under strict surveillance at several places by clan members dominating the areas and rebel groups (Ibid.).
According to an Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University and expert on Somalia, there is a vendetta between Darood and Hawiye clan members and between Darood and Isaaq clan members (18 Feb. 1992). The source described the current context of Somalia as being a country where "lawlessness and anarchy" prevails (Ibid.).
For details on the distribution of clan-families in Somalia please refer to the attached document.
Additional and/or corroborating information on the above subject could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
Bibliography
Rutgers University, New-Jersey. 18 February 1992. Telephone Interview with Professor of African History.
Samatar, Said S. August 1991. Somalia: A Nation in Turmoil. April 1991, London: Minority Rights Group Limited.
Université de Pau, France. 17 February 1992. Telephone Interview with Ph.D. student.
Attachment
Samatar, Said S. August 1991. Somalia: A Nation in Turmoil. April 1991, London: Minority Rights Group Limited.
