Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa
Somalis held: unknownOPR has not yet documented a figure
Somalis trade and migrate along the road south — Kampala, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg — and are detained along it: for documents, for trading without licences, and in South Africa amid xenophobic violence against Somali shopkeepers. The record is thin.
What is known
OPR has not yet documented sourced developments for this country. The open questions below are where a contribution would start.
Open questions
- How many Somalis are in Lindela and other South African removal centres, and are they deported to Somalia?
- What is the treatment of Somali detainees in Ugandan and Tanzanian prisons, and do embassies visit?
- Have Somalis been detained in Tanzania and Uganda on terrorism suspicion, and with what evidence?
Cases
No cases in the tracker yet for this country.
Answer one of these questions
If you were held in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa, or you know someone who was, or you work in the system: give a testimony, pitch a piece, or WhatsApp OPR at +252 61 977 5580. In Somali or English. Named or not.