Djibouti
19.04.00
Urgent Interventions
Djibouti: detention and sexual abuse of 27 children
Djibouti:detention and abuse of 29 Oromos boys
Case DJI 190400.CC
CHILD CONCERN
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Djibouti.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of 29 Oromos (Ethiopian citizens) boys, aged 6 to 13, allegedly detained in ‘Prison de Gabode’ in Djibouti for the last 6 months.
It is reported that these children were arrested in the street following their arrival in Djibouti from Ethiopia as refugees from the regional conflict.
According to the information received, these boys are detained with adults who subject them to sexual abuse. They are also the subject of sexual abuse by the policemen in charge of them.
The International Secretariat has received the names of 18 of these children:
Ahmed Nour Abdi, 15 years
Ahmed Mohamed Kalif, 15 years
Salahadin Djamal Ali, 12 years
Mohamed Ibrahim Abi, 15 years
Mohamed Siraj Ahmed, 10 years
Sagae Gama Tahmarad, 13 years
Bayan Houssein Haji, 13 years
Adisu Abayne Hagase, 15 years
Nassir Houssein Abdi, 10 years
Mohamed Daeb Aden, 15 years
Ahmed Abdallah Badare, 13 years
Abdi Ahmed Djibril, 15 years
Abdoulfatah Ziad Abdi, 12 years
Abdi Djamal Abowrajale, 12 years
Faysal Ibrahim Aden, 15 years
Hassan Badal Youssouf, 13 years
Chamsadin Houssein Saaf, 15 years
Mohamed Ahmed Maalin, 15 years
The International Secretariat of OMCT recalls that Djibouti is a state party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and has obligations to the provisions of this Convention, particularly Articles 3, 37 and 40.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Djibouti urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of these children;
ii. order their immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges;
iii. guarantee an immediate investigation into the alleged sexual abuse and ill-treatment, identify those responsible, bring them before a civil competent and impartial tribunal and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions provided by law;
iv. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards, particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Djibouti.
Addresses
Gabode Prison Monsieur le directeur, prison civile de Djibouti BP 12
Son Excellence Monsieur - Ismail Omar Guelle, Président de la République, La Présidence, BP 6, Djibouti, République de Djibouti. Fax (+ 253) 35 50 49 // 350174
Monsieur - Ibrahim Idriss Djibril, Ministre de la Justice, Ministère de la Justice, B.P. 12, Djibouti, République de Djibouti. Fax (+ 253) 35 40 12 // 35 54 20
Monsieur Ali Abdi Farah, Ministre des affaires étrangères, Ministère des affaires étrangères, BP 1863, Djibouti, République de Djibouti. Fax: (+ 253) 353840
Monsieur Ali Dini, Batonnier de l'Ordre des Avocats de Djibouti, Barreau de Djibouti, B.P. 2461, Djibouti, République de Djibouti.
Geneva, April 19, 2000
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
Case DJI 190400.CC
CHILD CONCERN
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Djibouti.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of 29 Oromos (Ethiopian citizens) boys, aged 6 to 13, allegedly detained in ‘Prison de Gabode’ in Djibouti for the last 6 months.
It is reported that these children were arrested in the street following their arrival in Djibouti from Ethiopia as refugees from the regional conflict.
According to the information received, these boys are detained with adults who subject them to sexual abuse. They are also the subject of sexual abuse by the policemen in charge of them.
The International Secretariat has received the names of 18 of these children:
Ahmed Nour Abdi, 15 years
Ahmed Mohamed Kalif, 15 years
Salahadin Djamal Ali, 12 years
Mohamed Ibrahim Abi, 15 years
Mohamed Siraj Ahmed, 10 years
Sagae Gama Tahmarad, 13 years
Bayan Houssein Haji, 13 years
Adisu Abayne Hagase, 15 years
Nassir Houssein Abdi, 10 years
Mohamed Daeb Aden, 15 years
Ahmed Abdallah Badare, 13 years
Abdi Ahmed Djibril, 15 years
Abdoulfatah Ziad Abdi, 12 years
Abdi Djamal Abowrajale, 12 years
Faysal Ibrahim Aden, 15 years
Hassan Badal Youssouf, 13 years
Chamsadin Houssein Saaf, 15 years
Mohamed Ahmed Maalin, 15 years
The International Secretariat of OMCT recalls that Djibouti is a state party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and has obligations to the provisions of this Convention, particularly Articles 3, 37 and 40.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Djibouti urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of these children;
ii. order their immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges;
iii. guarantee an immediate investigation into the alleged sexual abuse and ill-treatment, identify those responsible, bring them before a civil competent and impartial tribunal and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions provided by law;
iv. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards, particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Djibouti.
Addresses
Gabode Prison Monsieur le directeur, prison civile de Djibouti BP 12
Son Excellence Monsieur - Ismail Omar Guelle, Président de la République, La Présidence, BP 6, Djibouti, République de Djibouti. Fax (+ 253) 35 50 49 // 350174
Monsieur - Ibrahim Idriss Djibril, Ministre de la Justice, Ministère de la Justice, B.P. 12, Djibouti, République de Djibouti. Fax (+ 253) 35 40 12 // 35 54 20
Monsieur Ali Abdi Farah, Ministre des affaires étrangères, Ministère des affaires étrangères, BP 1863, Djibouti, République de Djibouti. Fax: (+ 253) 353840
Monsieur Ali Dini, Batonnier de l'Ordre des Avocats de Djibouti, Barreau de Djibouti, B.P. 2461, Djibouti, République de Djibouti.
Geneva, April 19, 2000
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.