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Recently
on a cold morning walking in university of Pretoria’s campus to attend a
public interest lecture about human rights violation with reference to
Charles Taylor who is currently facing charges of genocide and several
other charges, I found myself shedding tears at many lives lost in
Africa an elsewhere in the world. I unconsciously shed tears because of
my deep affection for law and social order that develops and advances
the quality of human lives in Somaliland.
The methodical jailings and spurious charges against journalist in
Somaliland convey to the world our unpreparedness to begin contemplative
debates about national consciousness and diplomacy. It clearly sends a
message that we are narrow-minded society whereas we are not, the
current Somaliland system is unintelligent and dull.
If we are to be liberated from ourselves and chain of bad governance
like the current one, we must allow our society to have journalists who
can write and publish discourse which is both critical and affirming of
our current structures of governance.
Law Reform Commission was recently founded and members thereof recently
visited South Africa on a discourse and comparative mission which I can
attest was successful. It was successful because we need a law reform
commission which will to a great extent assist in advancement of
civilized society. We need laws to regulate social order and trade,
locally and international. Law reform is a great project of national
importance but we must continue to negotiate our way forward in the
forays of international involvement and not beggars.
Long Live Somaliland
Sincerely
Saeed Furaa
Freelance Journalist
South Africa
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