Human rights instruments provide protection against refoulement. The UN Convention against Torture, in Sub-article (l and 2) of Article 3 states that:
- “1. No State Party shall expel, return (refouler) or extradite a person to another State where
there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to
torture. - For the purpose of determining whether there are such grounds, the competent authorities
shall take into account all relevant considerations including, where applicable, the existence
in the State concerned of a consistent pattern of gross, flagrant or mass violations of human
rights.”
Reports has reached African Rights Monitor-ARM, that Ms. Bisharo Wa’adi, an Ogaden Women Democratic Association activist, who fled from Ethiopia to the neighboring province, Somaliland, as a refugee has been captured and detained by Somaliland authorities and handed to the Ethiopian Security Services (ESS) on February 10, 2010. Ms. Wa’adi lived in Hargaisa for the past two years as a refugee under the alias Shamsa Abdulahi Hirsi to disguise her identity from ESS after she escaped from JigJiga prison where she was unlawfully detained from October 2006 to January 2007. Prior to this latest arrest, Ms. Wa’adi was arrested and jailed multiple times where she was severely tortured psychologically, mentally and physically. Ms. Wa’adi’s body bears injuries that made her physically disabled and her mental anguish prevented her from leading a productive life.
Article 14 (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that:
“Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution”
ARM urgently appeals to the international human right agencies, the United Nations, and governing bodies, to condemn Ethiopia and Somaliland for these unlawful acts against innocent civilians that flee a country that does not respect nor protects the rights of its citizens. This is not the first reported renditions by ESS and the Somaliland forces against innocent Somali refugees
and this violation of basic rights must be stopped and prisoners freed.
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written by Biixi, February 15, 2010
Wallee adiga ayay uuhinto kugu bambayn
Adiga iyo wayaanahaba meel ayaad wada mari doontaan tan iyo aakhiro
written by Kayse, February 16, 2010
niicda nala dhaafaa oo wax kalee korkaa ka sartiin radiyaa
idoor siyad bare oo waynee ka xoog iyo awoodwynaa bay riiden idinkuna oo daba oordi jirten.
maskiin idinka iyo siyad bareba mel baa idin marinaay, and its not over.
written by Ibssa, February 16, 2010
written by Quule, February 16, 2010
Why go for political prostitution if you are not another zone of Ethiopia?
This is the same reason that Somaliland will never be recognized. It's just an extension of Tigre led regime. It has no it's own rules, courts or morals to defend what is right for it's existence.
Somaliland is a dream that will never come true.
written by Warsame, February 16, 2010
written by Somali, February 16, 2010
WAR ISLAYAABA SOOMAALIYEEY OO IIBKA NAGA DAAYA ! ! ! !.
written by Aidarus ahmed hersi, February 17, 2010
after salaam waxaan idin waydiinaya hal su'aal dhamaan bahda ogaadeen ku abtirsata/
waxay tahay maxaa markasta idinku kalifay inaad shacab masaakiin ah o guryohooda iskaga nool eedaysaan oo aad caydaan iyada oo aad ogtihiin cida dadka dhiibtaa inay tahay dawlada meesha ka talisa oo aad qabiil dhan u caydaan oo aad waliba gaalo ugu sheegtaan iyadoo aad ogtihiin qofka qof muslim ah gaal ku sheegaa ciqaabta uu aakhiro leeyahay mise damiir xumo iska hadal ayuunbay idinka tahay?
bal dib isugu noqda oo is waydiiya arrinkaas ma idiin wanaagsantahay idinka ?
hadii aan arrimaha kale ka hadlo horta umada somalida la yidhaahdo waa walaalo oo diin iyo dal iyo af ayaa walaaleeyay lakin siyaasada ayaa lagu kala durugsanyahay hadii dalalkale lakala noqdo macneheedu maaha in la is nacay anigu waxan aaamisanahay maanta hadii somaliland dawlad la aqoonsanyahay noqoto in wax badana y ka qaban lahayd arrimaha ogadeen iyo arrimaha koonfur somalia .
lakin dadka inta xumaanta jecel sidaas ma aaminsana. taasina waa nacayb badan oo ay noo qabaan hadaanu nahay somaliland.
mida kale maanta hadii meel kasta aad ka caydaan qoys ama reer somaliland daga oo waliba aanmadax wayne ka ahaynw adanka tasi idinka ayay sumcad xumo idiin tahay oo dadka ilaahay sameeyay in wanaagsan iyo in xunba way leeyihin.
ma ogtahay maanta meel kasta waxaad nagu tilmaantaan inaanu nahay gaalo.
ciqaabta uu mutaysto aakhira ma ogtahay qofka qof muslim ah ku sheega gaal waad la wada socotaan shuyuukhda waawayn ee somali leedahay ee wax laga dhagaysto qar badan ayaa isaaq ah ama idoor waxaad idinku u taqanaanba oo ay ka mid yihiin sheekh mustafe iyo shekh maxamed cumar dirir kuli iyo culimo badan oo kale markaa gaal bal ka fiirsada cida aad ku tilmaamaysaan gaalka ashaahada beenta ah ashahaata ayay ka mamnuuc tahay inaad tidhaahdo waa gaal macdaralla waaba qoomiyaddhan oo muslim ah.
walaalaya hargisa is your home and somaliland is your home markaa in badan oo ogaden ah way daganyihin hargeisa ganacsi waawayna way kuleeyihin oo waad ogtihiin shirkada telephonada ugu waynw axa iska leh ilma qoraxay markaa hadii aad ku andacoonaysaan dadkayaga ayaa la dhibaataynayaa taasi waa been aan sal iy raad toona lahayn.
mida kale dhib kasta oo idinku dhacda idinka ayaa isu gaystay cidina idiinmay gaysan waayo waad kala wada filiqsantihin fikirkaad ku kala duwantihiin badhkiin ethiopia ayu u shaqeyaa badhkin onlf badhkiin meelo kale markaa fadhi ku dirirka intood iska daysaan bal dib isufiiriya oo dib u tashada oo dadka dhinac ka raaca wali hawdkiibaad joogtaan oo magaalooyinka soogala .
khayr ayaan idin rajaynay insha allah
written by HJ-Boy, February 17, 2010
Waxaan idin xasuusinayaa inuu Axmed Siilaanyo sanad ka hor waraysi uu siiyay Idaacad Star FM uu balan qaaday inaanu Itoobiya ka aqbaleen inay dad somali ah xasuuqdo hadii uu doorashada ku guulaysto. Idinkuna Isaaq uun baad caayaysaan. Waa runtiin inaa Dad masaakiina la geeyo meel uu xasuuq ku sugayo waa wax axmaqnimo ah oo anigu aad baan uga soo horjeedaa. Laakiin maaha wax qabiil lug kuleh ee waa wax xukuumada somaliland ay caadaysatay inay xuquuqda Binaadamka si joogto ah ugu tumato oo cidwalba way ogtahay oo somaliland gudaheedaba way ka dhacdaa.
written by Aidarus ahmed hersi, February 18, 2010
waxaan dadka ogaadeen dhamaantood u sheegaya in dhamaan reer sheekh isaxaaq ay aad u jecelyihiin garabkayagii aad tihiin aanu jecelnahay inaynu intan aynu isaga soo dhowaano noqono dad walaalo ah cadawga ethiopia si kastaba ha ahatee waa isku dhinac ayuu inaga jiraa oo waa cadawgeena kolba shaadh ha inoo soo huwado lakin malin maalmaha kamid ah waynu ka adkaan hadii alle idmo lakin dadka waxa sii kala fogaynaya nacaskan oo kale caytamaya isagoon aduunyada waxba ka arag aakhirana dan aan ka lahayn ilaahay haduu garanayo waxan kumuu hadleen qof islaam ahna waxan oo kale kuma hadlomarkaa waxaas waa lagaga ficanayhaya dheh .
ilaahay cadawga ha idinka xoreeyo ilaahay ha idin garab galo oo ha idinla jiro anakana arka sida aanu idin jecelnahay amin aaamin aaamin
written by Bashir, February 18, 2010
written by Aidarus ahmed hersi, February 19, 2010
written by mohamed, February 19, 2010
waxaadna anaga noo taagan tihiin idin ka iyo yuhuuduba isku meel waxaa tihiin dad ka sheegana islaanimo dad walaalahood ah oo silaan ah gala maalin walba in tay udhiibaan waliba lacag kaga badhasha ,
waxaa anaga taas nooga fiigan in aad nadishaan .
dawlada aad sheegaysaan iyo shacabka somalida waqooyi isku meel ayay noo taagan yihiin shacabkuna waysoo jaajuusaan maamulkooduna way iibsadaan ,
waxaana balan iyo ahdi inoo ah in aad in badan qoomamaysaan dhibka aad ku haysaan shacab reer ogadenia wana wax aad idin ku keen sateen gala gala dhashay oo asalkoodu yuhuud kasoo jeedo nacala tulaa caleek idinki yuhuudaba
written by Aidarus ahmed hersi, February 19, 2010
horta hanjabad ayaa idin waashay oo meel aydaan joogin ayaad isdhigaysaan .. niyaw ilaa maanta oodhan waxan islaha dadka walaalaha aad tihiin aad isku so dhowaataan lakin waad iga xanajiseen doofaarna ficil la'aanbaa loo cadaabay.
marka bal taariikhda ogadeen iyo reer sheikh isaxaaq dib ugu laabo yaa guulo badnaa dagaaladii dhex maray....reerka ciidgale la yidhaahdo ee deegaanka awaare daga oo kaliya aya ogaden oo dhan u jilib dhigi jiray lamana soo jabin waligood hal dagaal oo mar la jabiyay mooyee oomarkii danbena ay dib u jabiyeen ogadeenka .....waayo waxad ka garan kartaa gabayaagiinii markuu calaacalayay muxuu yidhi ....inta baho cadceed iga xigaan caafimaad dhimay.....macnaha waa reero ka tirsan ciidgale bahaha uu sheegaya bal aabayaashiin dib usoo waraysta geela ogaadeen badhtankii ayaanu ka soo qadi jirnay makraasaan sida libaaxu markuu neef qaato aan looga daba tagin aan lagu dhici jirin in nalaga daba yimaado ....yuhuudana idinka sheegaya ayay idin dhaantaa ..waa mida kale doqontii uu sayidka aad sheegayso ee gaalka ahaa idinku sheegaybaad wali tihiin aduunyada meelkasta cida dhibaataysan iyo cida darxumo iyo gaajo ku jirtaa waa idinka doqmo hadii aydaan ahayna maxaa dadka kale midkastaa dantiisuu gartaye idinka dantiina inaad garataan idin diiay oo aad guri aydaan lahayn uun u dhex taagantihiin saw doqoniimadiina maaha ....jawaabtaasi waa haa dadka idinkaa ugu danbeeya oo hablihiina timir intoonu idinkeeno ayaad timirta u haysateen janadii oo nagaga badalanjirteen hablihiina taariikhdaa saw lama socotid .....markaa ogadeen doqoniimo iyo badawnimo iyo dal iyo dad la'aan ayuu taaganyahay maanta calaacalka intood iska daysaan bal car wakaase wax iska dhiciya anaka ilaahay naga adag idinka annaku idinka adkin oo taarikhdu ma qarsoonto waxaad doontaan soo qata bal kaalaya wax iska celiya walle in la yaabi oo la odhan reer ogaadeen la odhan jiraybaa bari halkan dagi jiray .
cabdi gahayr ayaa shaqdiina yaqaanay oo ogaadeen oo dhan oo taagan 1000 halaad oo geela ka soo qaadi jiray .
durriyada reer sheekh isaxaaqna waa laogyahay maanta ilaahay mooyee inaanay cidna ka baqanayn oo cidkasta oo soo weeerarta ay yaqaanaan wadada lamariyo waad ogtahay dawladii kali taliskii macangaga ahaa ee siyaad barre afwayne sida loo galay iyo wadada la mariyay macdara waa dibjir geel jire ah oo hawdka afar qori oo AK47 ah ku haysata oo isleh waxbaad samayn kartaan waar waxaad ku jirtaan go'doon bad ma lihidin hub meel uu idinka so dago mahaysataan meel maanta hadii la idin eryado aad u carartaan mahaysataan markaa maxad iska waalaysaan nabad ayaa nasteexo idiin ah hadiise aad garan waydaan sida atomic bombka anaka iyo ethiopia idinla dhacno waala yaabi kilalka shanaad ee magaciina aad u bixiseena 10ka sano ee soo socda it will belong to us Goday hadii aanaan ka cawayn waad arki doontaan .
ninkii soo joog laga waayo soo jiifbaa laga helaa ogaadeen iyo hadal wanaagsan isma leh ogaadeen iyo in la laayo ayaa isleh fuck u idiots
written by HJ-Boy, February 20, 2010
sxb iskadhaaf kuwan waalan uma malaynayo inay ogaadeen oo dhani la fikir qabaan. Qaar waalan oo aan caqli lahayn inagaba way inu jiraan. Somali dagaal qabiil way ka dharagtay oo uma baahna inay maanta dad walaala ah islaayaan. Shacabka somaliland badankood way ka soo horjeedaan inaa dad masaakiin ah oo walaalaheen ah loo dhiibo nin raba inuu xasuuqo. Xitaa haduu uu gaal ahaado lama dhiibo qof ka soo cararay meel lagu xasuuqayo oo waa sharci caalamiya. Laakiin marnaba meesha ha laga saaro inuu qabiil ka dambeeyey.
written by Bashir, February 20, 2010









horaa loo yidhi Ogaden caqli ma lahaa. This is proves to you again. Ogaden will always be that gypsy tribe.
This false accusations will not earn you freedom nor friends, please find something else to talk about.
If she did something in Ethiopia there is good chance she will be handed to Ethiopia and like wise Ethiopia will hand over wanted criminals or terrorists by Somaliland, this called bilateral relationship between the two states.
So stupid of her if she did something in Ethiopia to flee to Hargeisa.
We will arrest any criminals from Ethiopia and deport them back to their native land to face court.