“The Power These Men Have Over Us”
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by African Union Forces in Somalia
Summary
Key Recommendations
To AMISOM Troop-Contributing Countries (Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, and Sierra Leone) and Police Contingents
To the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
To the African Union Commission
To the African Union Peace Support Operations Division
To AMISOM Donors including the UN, EU, UK, and US
Methodology
I. Background
Vulnerability of Displaced Women and Girls in Mogadishu
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
II. Sexual Abuse and Exploitation by AMISOM
Rape and Sexual Assault by AMISOM Soldiers
Sexual Exploitation by AMISOM Soldiers
Fear of Reporting
III. Jurisdiction over Abuses by AMISOM Forces
IV. Troop-Contributing Countries and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Ensuring Accountability for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Investigations and Prosecutions
Criminal Investigations into Rape of Girl in Baidoa
Other Disciplinary Mechanisms
Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
V. AU, AMISOM Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Allegations
Ensuring Accountability for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
VI. UN Standards and International Law
UN Standards
International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law
Recommendations
To AMISOM Troop-Contributing Countries (Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, and Sierra Leone) and Police Contingents
To the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
To the African Union Peace and Security Council
To the African Union Commission
To the African Union Peace Support Operations Division
To AMISOM Donors including the UN, EU, UK, and US
To the Government of Somalia
To the UN Country Team (UNCT) and United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)
To the UNSOM Human Rights Section
Acknowledgments
Annex 1: Human Rights Watch Letter to the then Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia (SRCC), Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif
Annex 2:Response of the Chief of Staff of the Burundian National Defense Forces, Général Prime Niyongabo, to Human Rights Watch’s Letter
Annex 3: Response from Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif’s to Human Rights Watch’s Letter
