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moryan bandit raiders and the forced marriage of young girls to members of the opposing
militia (E/CN.4/1996/14, para. 17). He called for the establishment of an international
criminal tribunal to deal with the crimes perpetrated and encouraged the international
community to assist the Government of Somalia to rebuild the State. He also called for the
elaboration and implementation of a human rights programme (E/CN.4/1996/14/Add.1,
paras. 33 (i), 36 and 38 (in French only)).
10.
Mona Rishmawi (1996–2000) expressed concern about the grave acts of violence
against life, intentional attacks against the civilian population and civilian objects, pillage,
the conscription of children under 15, rape and other forms of sexual violence, the
persecution of minorities, the illegal ordering of the displacement of civilians and the denial
of due process (E/CN.4/2000/110, paras. 40–64). She proposed areas for technical
cooperation to promote human rights work in Somalia and to advance peace and stability.
Those included support for Somali human rights defenders, integrating human rights into
the work of the United Nations agencies and programmes for women and law enforcement
agencies (E/CN.4/1998/96, paras. 89–95).
11.
Ghanim Alnajjar (2001–2008) raised concerns about violations of the right to life,
arbitrary arrest and detention, disappearances and summary executions, intentional attacks
on humanitarian personnel, violations of the right to freedom of opinion and expression,
discrimination and abuse of marginalized groups and minorities, massive internal
displacement, sexual and gender-based violence, the recruitment of children by armed
groups and the practice of asi walid, whereby parents enforced disciplinary action on their
children by sending them to prison without due process. He called for support by the
international community to build State institutions for the rule of law and human rights, and
recommended the drafting of a national constitution as an important step in building a legal
framework for the protection of human rights (A/HRC/7/26, paras. 18–53).
12.
Shamsul Bari (2008–2014) proposed a human rights road map on the following
thematic areas (A/HRC/24/40, paras. 13–39):
(a)
Protection of civilians: through, inter alia: opening/strengthening police
stations; training police and security forces on human rights and international humanitarian
law; strengthening monitoring and investigation mechanisms; establishing a mechanism for
monitoring the situation of civilians in areas of armed conflict and a civilian casualty
tracking mechanism; and raising the awareness of citizens regarding their rights;
(b)
Right to justice: training of justice personnel in the administration of justice
and human rights; harmonization of informal and customary practices with the formal State
justice system and sharia law; and development of a justice/legal reform strategy and action
plan focusing on the primacy and independence of the judiciary and clarifying the scope of
the jurisdiction of the civilian and military courts;
(c)
Other thematic areas, such as: women’s rights; children’s rights; freedom of
expression; minority rights; rights of returning refugees and internally displaced persons;
rights of prisoners and detainees; the right to food; the right to health; the right to education;
the right to work and livelihood; access to clean water and sanitation; and addressing
impunity for serious crimes.
13.
He also recommended the preparation of a truth, justice and reconciliation
conference and the establishment of a commission of inquiry, tribunal or any other
appropriate mechanism to punish past crimes and ongoing targeted killings (A/HRC/24/40,
para. 101).
C.
Implementation of recommendations by mandate holders
14.
Numerous recommendations made by mandate holders since 1994 have been acted
upon, including:
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