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CONCLUSIONS
Pages 39-42

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... We urge that other human rights delegations be similarly permitted to travel to Somalia to discuss their concerns with the government authorities. Formal requests for appointments for the delegates with key government officials were made well in advance of the mission through the Embassy of Somalia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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From page 40...
... We conclude that the government of Somalia does not live up to its human rights obligations to prisoners. We urge that immediate measures be taken to ensure the human rights of prisoners in Somalia, that those prisoners being held without trial be formally charged and brought to trial or released, that those who are charged be given access to their families and lawyers in a timely manner, that internationally accepted standards for fair trial be applied, and that proper medical care be made available to all prisoners.
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... We urge the government of Somalia to allow representatives of human rights and medical groups to visit the thirteen prisoners whose cases are described in this report and other prisoners who have not been allowed regular visitors. ROLE OF PRESIDENT SIAD BARRE It seems clear that trials by the National Security Court do not meet internationally recognized standards of fair trial and that only President Siad Barre himself has the power to release the prisoners of concern to the committees.
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... 42 We urge President Siad Barre immediately and unconditionally to release all of the thirteen prisoners described in this report on the grounds that they are prisoners of conscience who have already spent more than 5 years in prison.
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