Pedofile-Land Return Kidnapped Girl From Qardho

[Cowke]

SOMALIA: Human trafficking on the increase

 

Photo: Mohamed Amin Jibril/IRIN

Anti-human trafficking billboard in the streets of Hargeisa

 

HARGEISA, 2 April 2010 (IRIN) - Officials in Somalia's self-declared independent state of Somaliland are concerned over a rise in human trafficking in the region. Children are mainly trafficked from south-central Somalia, because of the lack of government there, says a senior government official.

 

“Human trafficking is increasing in Somaliland. Before, no one believed that human/child trafficking existed in Somaliland but such kinds of crimes occur here…” Fadumo Sudi, the Minister for Family and Social Affairs, said during a recent ceremony to reunite a girl with her family. She had been trafficked to Hargeisa in February from Qardho, in the autonomous northeast region of Puntland.

 

“ One day, my sister went to school as usual, but she disappeared. We searched for her everywhere but we didn’t find her. Finally, we heard from the media that she had been trafficked to Somaliland and by Allah’s mercy she was saved. We are happy to have her back,” Najib Jama Abdi, the girl’s brother, said.

 

In January, the Somaliland immigration office in the area of Loyada, along the border with Djibouti, sent home more than 60 minors in the company of about 200 illegal immigrants who were hoping to proceed on to Europe via Eritrea, Sudan and Libya.

 

Ethiopian Oromian children also travel to Somaliland without their parents in search of work; most end up in petty trade or as street children. Older people, claiming to be the children’s parents, use them to beg.

 

"The children are used in different ways ... and are exploited for child labour in Somaliland," Lul Hassan Matan, the director of child protection in Somaliland's National Human Rights Commission, told IRIN. "Whenever you see a child in the street crying and ask him or her why, they respond they are not with their parents, but have been brought in to work." (Since speaking to IRIN, Matan has left this position).

 

Raising awareness

 

According to Khadar Qorane Yusuf, the victim referral mechanism lead person in the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs, the children are initially enticed with false promises and told not to share the information with anyone, only to be later violated.

Whenever you see a child in the street crying and ask him or her why, they respond they are not with their parents, but have been brought in to work

 

"With the collaboration of the International Office for Migration (IOM), we are raising awareness by holding forums to discuss the issue of trafficking, as well as debates and seminars," added Qorane. Information posters have been strategically placed along the borders and airports.

 

IOM defines trafficking in persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.

 

Exploitation includes the exploitation or the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.

 

Forced into sex work

 

According to Mayumi Ueno, the counter-trafficking project manager at IOM’s Somalia Support Office, the scale of human trafficking in Somalia is not known. “But [a] rapid assessment conducted by IOM indicated [the] existence of international trafficking of Somali women to Djibouti, Kenya, and the Gulf States, mainly the United Arab Emirates, for sexual and labour exploitation. Moreover, further investigations confirmed the widespread practice of domestic human trafficking of Somali women and children [who are] lured into forced prostitution in some areas of Somalia [somaliland and Puntland],” Ueno told IRIN.

 

In 2009, IOM launched a Counter Trafficking Project for Somalia, in Somaliland and Puntland, whose activities include awareness-raising campaigns targeting the local population to inform them of the dangers and risks of being trafficked. It has also supported Somaliland and Puntland in setting up National Counter Trafficking Taskforces.

 

Challenges remain, however, with the public and authorities not familiar with the concept of human trafficking and the best ways to respond, Mayumi said. “Furthermore, the general lack of social services and issues of culture and social stigma make victims' reintegration extremely difficult.”

 

maj/aw/mw

[Cowke]

Puntland needs to stand up. Zamzam Abdi was failed by puntland. Now this case of qardho girl has been successful and good to see however there is still outstanding issues such as the fishermen from puntland locked up in somaliland.

 

I believe the trucks still haven't be handed over I know Puntland has control of it, but they haven't handed it over to Burco. They should only hand it over when they release all the fishermen they have arrested is my opinion!!!

 

Puntland is playing with fire when they don't stand up for the civilians, because the civilians will take the law into their own hands and it will be very nasty!!!

[Thankful]

The children are used in different ways ... and are exploited for child labour in Somaliland," Lul Hassan Matan, the director of child protection in Somaliland's National Human Rights Commission, told IRIN.

So sad, expoiting children is worse than piracy! Riyaale the president of NW Somalia is a man that has a bloody past, so this isn't much of a surprise.

[Cowke]

Thankful why u think i was calling them pedofile land sxb i always knew they do that stuff there and now IRIN finally coughed up also!!!

[Cowke]

Thankful Piracy is alot more respectful it's called "hustling" not hustling somalis but hustling those who hustle our sea. But kufsi of children, child trade and all that stuff is snm trade!!! sick if u ask me!!! I mean recently 7 month old baby was raped in hargeisa, their stealing children from puntland and somalia and even themselves. This is double crime because 1. Ur harming somalis. 2. Ur harming KIDSSSSSSSS.

 

Anyways Puntland should stand up for it's citizen I don't mean retialate by raping their women or children god forbid but i mean doing a few top assasination hits on top snm business-men, politicians in the tfg and or business men in puntland

[Che -Guevara]

Pedofile-Land

This is way over the top and it's sad you reduce an important issue that's facing ALL SOMALIS to pity political scores. Shame on you!

[Cowke]

Che-Guevara. Well if it's not pedofile-land why do all those cases happen in that part of somalia? why do kids who are stolen always taken to that part of somalia nowhere else? their must be something about that place is my guess!!! or rlese how else can u logically explain why this doesnt occur in other parts of somalia?

[Che -Guevara]

^If you don't see what's wrong with the title of the post and your implications, reasoning is pointless exercise!

[Wiil Cusub]

Dear Cowke give me one good reason WHY you menseant only SL when article said

existence of international trafficking of Somali women to

Djibouti, Kenya, and the Gulf States, mainly the United Arab Emirates

, for sexual and labour exploitation. Moreover, further investigations confirmed the widespread practice of domestic human trafficking of Somali women and children [who are] lured into forced prostitution in

some areas of Somalia [somaliland and Puntland]

,” Ueno told IRIN.

Ma aragtid in Pirat land whare all false somali problems start is on list??

[RedSea]

Guys this has nothing to do with Somaliland government or its people. It's absurd that you have to blame Somaliland for everything that takes place in its territory. This is an issue that is on the rise, it has to be stopped before it gets out of hand. This has been a global issue for a while, and I'm quite worried that it has reached us.

[Wiil Cusub]

Cawke ma ilowday Waxan yaa dadka u horseeday

 

Ceebaha Alle ha asturee aamu ducoqabe

[Cowke]

Originally posted by Wiil Cusub:

Dear Cowke give me one good reason WHY you menseant only SL when article said

quote: existence of international trafficking of Somali women to

Djibouti, Kenya, and the Gulf States, mainly the United Arab Emirates

, for sexual and labour exploitation. Moreover, further investigations confirmed the widespread practice of domestic human trafficking of Somali women and children [who are] lured into forced prostitution in

some areas of Somalia [somaliland and Puntland]

,” Ueno told IRIN.

Ma aragtid in Pirat land whare all false somali problems start is on list??

Please read what u post. This is talking about prostitution of WOMEN not children as is the case in somaliland. Even the areas it mentions it clearly states women marka dhib isku laabo!!!

 

Lastly your link u posted regarding the trafficking of people, well sxb noone forced them to get on the boat they do so at their own risk. Where-as these kidnapped children from somalia dont ask to be kidnapped DO THEY? no they don't therefore comparing trafficking of ADULTS who PAY and ASK to be taken with kidnapping of innocent kids WHO DONT ASK TO BE KIDNAPPED is two different ball-games. Anyways it appears u just want an argument for an argument sake, but come up with something worthwhile next time!!!

[Sikaawe]

Originally posted by Cowke:

Thankful why u think i was calling them pedofile land sxb i always knew they do that stuff there and now IRIN finally coughed up also!!!

This guy needs attention or maybe a confused person for his dark side of life by continually mentioning this name, I can prove that he is a peodophile himself by calling a whole nation such a immoral name. My proof is that " a whore always says whore to you first before you can say whore to her". As one to one arguement is an understandable and can be considered a fair game of a fight between individuals, however it is sad that this guy was badly done by his molesters that he is fingerpointing. but this time his calculations are wrong by generalising all Somalilanders as peodos instead of just mentioning the whiteman whom all accusations stood against. He did not mention that from Qardho, the poor little girl was lured by her fellow country individuals for this good paying job. He did not mention that people who rescued her from the evil people were really good Somalilanders. After all, I would say to the poor guy here that either he a illigitimate child from birth to utter ostentanously this word in public and all nomads are aware of your character or he had an experience or a good encounter himself and used sit on the laps of his tormentors who as a result ultimately changed his character for ever as normal man. Finally, I hope get treated from your illness soon, you need help so fast to normalise your behavior and character. At the moment you're in no man's land, a typical half and half or in-between character that sometimes seen on TV in foreign countries.

[Cowke]

Lured? maybe u should read the article buddy. She was kidnapped by white-man and taken to pedofile heaven somaliland. My point is not who did the kidnapping, but why are they always taken to somaliland? the only logical plausible reason is there is market there to serve!!!

 

Anyways, this girl was not lured by her fellow countryman but was SNATCHED and put in the boot of a car, they even had to hide her because if people saw her they would be immediately stopped. Like i said read the article and stop trying to justifying it. I dont deny that sland officials stopped these people my point was why are they ALWAYS TAKEN TO SOMALILAND, why not bosaso, why not ******iya, why not other places in somalia?

[Sikaawe]

********** you are banned from Somalia Online for using extremely vulgar language to personally attack others repeately *************

 

[ April 06, 2010, 09:35 AM: Message edited by: Admin ]