Somaliland: Country Marks 3rd of June in Remembrance 1980s Massacre of Innocent Somaliland Civilians + Photos of Massacred Civilian

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 3^rd 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.

Investigation Started in 1st Grave

Investigation Started in 1st Grave