by Goth Mohamed Goth
We all know that unspeakable crimes against humanity were committed in Somaliland starting from the year 1984 -1988 those crimes were committed under Barre’s 21-year regime, by which government
forces tortured, summarily executed, raped, and even launched aerial
bombing raids on civilian populations all across Somaliland.
On this day 3rd of June (1988) one of the worst massacres took place in Somaliland after the mass arrest of a large number of the civilian population who were
detained for no reason and were later summarily executed by forces
loyal to Sayid Barre forces without even been given the chance to prove
their innocence in a court of law hence designating the day to honor the
victims of that massacre day.
While the educated and
wealthy Somalilanders were being apprehended for no reason, tortured,
sentenced to long imprisonments, and, sadly, some of them were being
executed, the majority of Somalilanders, who lived in the countryside,
were treated a way that our nation had never seen before.
Their wives and daughters were
subjected to random rape, torture, looting of their livestock;
extortionate tactics were employed, in order to extract as much wealth
as possible, before they were forced to face their fate. Surely, no one
of us should forget and steal the privilege of the victims of Mohamed
Hashi Gani, Aamusane, Jehaad and so many others.
If the raping of our
populations, devastation of our property, killing of our people and
violations of all the articles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of
Human rates are not a Crime committed against humanity, then what shall
we call it? I leave the answer of this question to you, dear audience
and readers.
In response to cries
for redress, the Somaliland government established a War Crimes
Investigation Commission (WCIC) to investigate human rights abuses
committed by the Barre regime and to support the prosecution of alleged
war criminals.
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| Investigation Started in 1st Grave |
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| Investigation Started in 1st Grave |
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