Benadiri International Youth Organization
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Dr. Sheikh Osman For Immediate Release
Email: [email protected] Thursday, June 14, 2007
DENOUNCING THE TFG’S DEVIOUS POWER DISTRIBUTIONS DESIGNS
Systematic Repression of Benadiris by way of Rebuffing their Right to Representation
The Benadiris are not only the indigenous people that have the earliest historical connection to these areas but are also the principal and predominant inhabitants thereof. In relation to other national offenses, this latest misdeed adds insult to the raw injury and humiliation directly resulting from the formation of the fabricated and fallacious 4.5 formula. Consequently, the natives of Benadiri are facing unprecedented hardships. Benadiris, while not a numerical minority by any means, continue to be categorized as “Others” and subjected to subhuman treatment. Benadiris are denied access to political power, cope with discrimination and human rights abuses, and have unfair policies imposed on them. The most lethal injustice is being committed against them is in the form of imposing upon them alien local and regional administrations, neither representing or reflecting them nor respecting and recognizing their rights.
The wave of unjust policies and practices towards the Benadiris only serve to undermine true social harmony and stability and further deepen the depths of dissension. We are deeply dismayed by this trend to further disengage Benadiris from the political process. While Somalia needs a new and more just system of representation, BIYO firmly deplores the prevalent system by which those who perpetuate violence are reinforced and rewarded, while exploited and deprived of due rights are those that are peace-loving, unarmed, and non-violent in nature, prompting us to question: “Is there any Reward for Good - other than Good?” (Quran 55:60). Verily, Somalis have to divest themselves of this moronic mentality.
Contrary to the duties and responsibilities of a government, the TFG’s record of actions portrays it functioning as a mechanism of exclusion and recurrent l repression of unarmed groups. We believe that recognition of every party’s right is imperative to establishing and maintaining a just and peaceful
BIYO considers the unrelenting use of treacherous techniques to discount and, in growing cases, disbar the Benadiris from participating as stakeholder on political fronts a direct threat to Benadiri identity and rights. It vows to persist in its pursuit of organizational objectives on local & international scales and dedicate itself to the struggle of Benadiris worldwide. We appeal to all patriotic and principled Somalis and other peace loving, pro-justice people to join and support its cause and unending endeavors for fairness, equality, and justice as a formula for lasting peace. Thank you for your kind attention.