What is Amnesty International’s view of the UN Security Council resolution adopted today?
Amnesty International has serious concerns that the resolution makes no mention of the protection of civilians or human rights monitoring as part of the proposed mandate of a UN peacekeeping force in Somalia. Amnesty International hopes, however, that these issues will be addressed by the UN Secretary-General in his report to the Security Council on peacekeeping in Somalia due by 15 April 2009. The Security Council should include the protection of civilians and human rights monitoring in the mandate of a new UN Mission in Somalia if its creation is finally decided. The provision of the resolution authorizing AMISOM and a proposed UN force to assist the re-establishment and training of Somali security forces is particularly worrying, given the fact that Transitional Federal Government forces, including National Security Agency personnel and pro-TFG armed groups have been implicated in violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. In light of your concerns about this res
