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Somalia

Regional group:

African Group (AG)

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Council Bureau membership:	Vice-president (2021)
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2023) :

Other HRC positions:	–
OHCHR presence:	– Human Rights Component of a Peace Mission
NHRI accreditation status:	–

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Situation of human rights in Eritrea; International Albinism Awareness Day; Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights.

Voting record

During its first membership term, with regard to country-specific resolutions tabled under agenda item 2 (report of the High Commissioner), when a vote was called in 2019, Somalia voted against the resolutions on Eritrea, the Philippines and Yemen; abstained during voting on the resolutions on Nicaragua and Venezuela; and in favour of resolutions on the situations in Myanmar and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Concerning resolutions tabled under item 4 (human rights situations that require the Council’s attention), in the absence of consensus, Somalia tended to abstain or vote against - the only exception was a vote in favour on the 2019 September text on Syria. Regarding item 7 resolutions, Somalia tended to vote in favour – the only exception was an abstention during voting on the Syrian Golan 2019 resolution. Somalia abstained during voting on the only item 10 resolution on which a vote was called during the time Somalia was a member, namely, on cooperation with Ukraine. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, or civil and political rights, Eritrea either joined consensus on, or voted in favour of, nearly all adopted texts. The only exceptions were the text on the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and the resolution on the death penalty (voted against both texts).

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

262

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 78

241

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 50

139

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

105

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 96

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Country has not previously held a seat on the Council

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on internally displaced persons, 2018

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

CERD
39 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2011, 2016, 2021)

Mid-term report

2 cycle

Level of delegation

Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 5 / 192

2^nd cycle: 14 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2023)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges:

Somalia’s pledges and commitments in support of its candidacy for membership for the period 2019-2021 are not available.

Somalia

African Group (AG)

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 5 / 192

2nd cycle: 14 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges:

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 5 / 192

2^nd cycle: 14 / 192