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Somalia: Update to SOM20141.E of 12 April 1995 on the situation of the Tuni

Clashes between the Biyomal and the Tuni over land in Arrile, Lower Shebelle Region in March 2000 resulted in the death of between 15 and 19 people (AFP 27 Mar. 2000; ibid., 26 Mar. 2000). The conflict reportedly ended after a cease-fire agreement was brokered by elders of the two communities (ibid., 27 Mar. 2000).

After exhausting all legal channels, three Somali "longest-held asylum seekers," in Australia including a Tuni, reportedly asked to be returned to Somalia arguing that "they would rather risk murder and rape at home than endure longer detention in Australia" (The Illegal Tide 1 Oct. 2000).

In protest against the Australian government's impending return of the three claimants, the Australian Uniting Church has argued that the Tuni belong to the Barawani community, a "persecuted minority," whose members "have suffered heavily in the civil wars in Somalia and continue to suffer" (Social Justice n.d).

Additional and/or corroborating information on the Tuni could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

Agence France Presse (AFP). 27 March 2000. "Cessez-le-feu dans un village somalien après des affrontements meurtriers." (NEXIS)

_____. "Somalie : 15 personnes tuées lors de combats inter-claniques dans le Sud." (NEXIS)

The Illegal Tide. 1 October 2000. Larry Schwartz. "Send us Home, Plead Somali Refugees." <http://www.theage.com ... ews20001001/A25056-2000Sept30.html> [Accessed: 30 Jan. 2001]

Social Justice. n.d. "Somali Asylum Seekers." <http://synodwa.uniting.com.au/justice/isssues/somali.asp> [Accessed: 30 Jan. 2000]

Additional Sources Consulted

Africa Confidential.

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998-1999. 1999-2000. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Press.

Horn of Africa Bulletin.

The Indian Ocean Newsletter [Paris]..

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