Africa Action: Somalia Background and Document Links (January 2002) (Washington, DC)
(http://www.africaaction.org/docs02/som0201.htm)
This site presents some background documents on Somali-U.S. relations from the 1990s to the present as well as links
to additional reports.
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
“Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.” The English language homepage provides articles on
human rights questions and abuses in countries around the globe. On March 29, 2002, a search of the site resulted in
100 references about Somalia.
AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
“Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, the United States,
and several countries in Europe. Over 95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them.”
City of Hargeisa (http://www.hargeisacity.50megs.com/)
Offers primarily local government information such as a description and the composition of the City Council and its officers;
the role of Hargeisa as the principal city in Somaliland (Somalia); and images of the people and activities in that place
Clandestine Radio Intel Web (http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/intel.php?id=168)
Includes essays such as the following as well very specific information about each radio station, its sponsor and its
related web sites: “Somalia: Militia Radio Stations Remain Clandestine by Nick Grace C., CRW Washington Bureau,
Clandestine Radio Watch 57, November 14, 2000 ... For 10 years Somalia has had no police force, no centralized currency
and no government. It has been effectively run by various militias headed by gangster-like kingpins jockeying for
power in Mogadishu.”
Davies, Jack L.- Civic Webs Virtual Library (http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/)
“The goal of this Virtual Library is to support projects of Civic Webs™. One sub-goal is to create a collection of documents
in one location with hyperlinks to "bookmarks" on each web page, so that each document can refer to specific paragraphs
in other related documents using these hyperlinks.” The site has documents about a number of countries including Somalia.
Global IDP (sponsored by the Norwegian Refugee Council and based in Geneva Switzerland)
(http://www.db.idpproject.org/Sites/idpSurvey.nsf/wCountries/Somalia=+tmpurl)
“Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict.”
International
Resource Group on Disarmament and Security in the Horn of Africa (IRG)
(http://www.ploughshares.ca/)
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K., this site may be searched
for articles in the journal concerning Somalia.
Nomadnet--The Somali Archive (http://www.netnomad.com/somalia-archive.html)
This site is hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Revised
Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland -- Unofficial
English Translation
(http://www.somalilandforum.com/rsolview.php?func=read&id=9)
“The people of Somaliland in a Referendum, under Article 130 of the Constitution, formally adopted this Constitution
on 31 May 2001.”
Somali Aid (http://www.somaliaid.org/)
Based in Colorado, the purpose of the organization according to the site is to “... strive to help Somalis in their resettlement,
adjustment and integration endeavors.” Under the heading: “resources,” this site offers practical advice for Somali immigrants
to the U.S. as well as news stories and links to other sites.
Somali Peace Conference (http://www.somalia-rebirth.dj/index.html)
Somali Poster Collection (http://www.somalia-rebirth.dj/index.html)
Presents the images of 71 posters housed in the Indiana University Library collections.
Somali e-Journal (http://www.angelfire.com/ms/sej/)
Sponsored by the Somali Intellectuals Association, site includes biographical information with photographs of selected Somali figures.
Somalian Civil War
(http://dmoz.org/Society/History/By%5FTime%5FPeriod/Twentieth%5FCentury/Wars%5Fand%5FConflicts/Somalian
%5FCivil%5FWar/)
This is a page from the Open Directory Project which lists links to individual documents concerning the Somali civil war,
including personal accounts.
Somaliland [Government] (http://www.somalilandgov.com/)
Stratfor.com (http://www.stratfor.com/)
Stratfor is a private company which provides global intelligence on many countries. Some information may be viewed on
its web site; other documents are available to subscribers.
U.S. Committee for Refugees:Country
Information (http://www.refugees.org/)
UCID Party (http://www.ucidparty.com/)
In Somali and English.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Somalia (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/7/a/msom.htm)
United
States. Central Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments -- Somalia
(http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/chiefs163.html)
United States. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices
(http://www.state.gov/www/global/human%5Frights/hrp%5Freports%5Fmainhp.html)
War-Torn Societies Project (WSP) -- Somalia (http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-5215-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html)
“The War-torn Societies Project (WSP) encourages main external and internal actors in war-torn countries to collectively analyse the complex interactions between peace-keeping, relief, rehabilitation and development activities, and between local, national and external actors. Participatory action-research is used as a tool to jointly define policies that could lead to a better integration of different forms of international assistance — humanitarian, economic, political, military — and to a better alignment of such assistance with local and national efforts.”
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