MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

18.11.2008

with request for inclusion in the agenda for the debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law
pursuant to Rule 115 of the Rules of Procedure
by Giusto Catania
on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group
on Somalia

See also joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0596/2008

B6‑0600/2008

European Parliament resolution on Somalia

The European Parliament,

-   having regard to its previous resolutions on placeplaceSomalia,

-  having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.  whereas on 27 October 2008 a 13 year old girl named Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow was stoned to death in placeplaceSomalia;

B.  whereas she was accused and convicted of adultery in breach of Islamic law but was in fact a victim of rape by three men,

C.  whereas the stoning to death was carried out by a group of 50 men in a stadium in the southern port of Kismayo, in front of hundreds of people,

D.  whereas the al-Shabab militia, who control Kismayo, detained and ordered the execution by lapidation of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow and did not arrest or detain those accused of her rape,

• 1.Strongly condemns the stoning and brutal execution of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow; calls on the Somali authorities to take actions to prevent those brutal acts;
• 2.Calls on the Somali authorities to restore the honour of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow posthumously, through an official statement;
• 3.Supports the Somali authorities' attempt to assert its control over the placeplaceportplace of Kismayo, and calls for those accused of raping Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow to be brought to justice by due process;
• 4.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the AU General Secretary and the government of placeplaceSomalia.