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Human Rights Violations By Peacekeeping Forces In Somalia.Pdf, Richard J. Wilson
Human Rights Violations By Peacekeeping Forces In Somalia.Pdf, Richard J. Wilson
Richard J. Wilson
Widespread sexual violence is occurring throughout South-Central Somalia, and the perpetrators of this violence are often alleged to be government security forces and military personnel from the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM). Within Somalia, there is little recourse for victims of sexual violence, and human rights practitioners are looking to international options as alternative venues for seeking justice. This article uses the case of peacekeeping troops in Somalia perpetrating human rights violations to explore the liability of peacekeepers and their home states in these situations. It assumes, for purposes of analysis here, that due to their traditional immunities, the …