Aqil: Collective economic sanctions must be imposed on Turkey in order to stop supporting terrorism in Africa

Pasha: Pressure must be put on international human rights mechanisms and reported Turkish violations on the continent

Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights issued an analytical study entitled: “The human rights implications of the Turkish intervention in Africa… Libya and Somalia as a model”. The study dealt with tracking the human rights impact of the Turkish intervention, especially on the level of the right to security and the right to development.

The study tracked what Turkey is doing in Libya in terms of arming supplies, supporting armed militias inside Libya, and sending Syrian mercenaries to Libya. It also dealt with the Turkish economic control of the construction sector, energy and oil, and intervention through the trap of humanitarian aid, which led to insecurity, threatening the security of Libya's neighboring countries, and seizing the state's economic wealth.

The study also examined the impact of the Turkish intervention in Somalia, starting with the military agreements between the two countries, passing through military support with arms and support for armed groups within the country, to Turkish investments in Somalia, as a means of controlling capabilities under the pretext of mutual cooperation.

Ayman Aqil, President of the Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights stated that there is a need to put an end to Turkish interference in the affairs of Libya and Somalia, on the African level, given that this interference impedes the achievement of the African Union slogan for this year related to Silencing the Guns.

The human rights expert recommended international and regional bodies to impose collective economic sanctions on Turkey in order to stop supporting terrorism on the continent.

Abdel-Rahman Pasha, Director of the Research Team at the African Affairs and Sustainable Development Unit, said: Because of the need to pressure the Turkish government to stop sending mercenaries to the Libyan lands from Syria and Somalia. "Pasha" recommended the various stakeholders to press the international human rights mechanisms, especially the Human Rights Council and the Special Procedures, to report the human rights violations committed by Turkey, for which the citizen pays the price, whether in Libya or Somalia.

It is worth noting that Africa comes within the interest of the Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights, as it is a member of the General Assembly in the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union, as well as the North Africa region coordinator in the group of major NGOs in Africa affiliated to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

The human rights implications of the Turkish intervention in Africa