“So Much to Fear” - War Crimes and the Devastation of Somalia

Author:
Human Rights Watch
Publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Publication Date:
8 December 2008
Tags:
Conflict, Peace and Security, Somalia, NGOs and Civil Society, Human Rights, Ethiopia

Somalia is a nation in ruins, mired in one of the world’s most brutal armed conflicts of recent years. Two long years of escalating bloodshed and destruction have devastated the country’s people and laid waste to its capital Mogadishu. Ethiopian, Somali transitional government, and insurgent forces have all violated the laws of war with impunity, forcing ordinary Somalis to bear the brunt of their armed struggle.

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