Terrorism and instability: “critical moment” for Somalia, says rapporteur

The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ben Saul, conducted an official visit to Somalia from 10 to 20 May 2025 to assess the consistency of Somalia’s counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices with international human rights law, humanitarian law and refugee law.

“I recognise the extensive efforts by the Somali authorities to prevent terrorism,…