Somalia: Forced evictions in Mogadishu put thousands of displaced at even greater risk

Headline Title: Somalia: Forced evictions in Mogadishu put thousands of displaced at even greater risk 13 September 2013 Thousands of people are being forcibly evicted from makeshift camps in Mogadishu as the government presses ahead with plans to clean up the capital, Amnesty said in a briefing released today. Forced evictions have continued and gathered pace in recent months despite the authorities’ failure to find an alternative safe location.“It is completely unacceptable for people who have fled to the capital for protection to be forcibly evicted. It has resulted in large scale…

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