Background

The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia will devote her report to the 54th session of the Human Rights Council and 78th session of the General Assembly, in September 2023 to thoroughly examining the progress achieved to date by the authorities of Somalia on the seven key benchmarks mentioned in her preceding report, on the basis of political and security developments and the humanitarian situation in the country as well as the effective enjoyment of human rights and climate change.

Objectives

The report will review the relevant national and international legal framework, and the jurisprudence of national, regional and international tribunals and human rights mechanisms, as well as academic literature and reports regarding the protection and promotion of human rights in Somalia.

Key questions and types of input/comments sought

In order to obtain a broad representation of views to inform the thematic report, the Special Rapporteur is seeking written contributions from all relevant actors through responses to a questionnaire.

The questionnaire is available in English.

How inputs will be used

In order to obtain a broad representation of views to inform the report, the Independent Expert is seeking written contributions from all relevant actors through responses to a questionnaire.