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Civil Administration Reform – 2001

According to a 2001 report, “the Government continued to discriminate against citizens on the basis of ethnicity in employment and job advancement. Somali Issas were the majority ethnic group and controlled the ruling party, the civil and security services, and the military forces. Discrimination based on ethnicity and clan affiliation limited the role of members of minority groups and clans, particularly the Afar minority ethnic group, in government and politics.”¹

1. “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- Djibouti,” U.S. State Department, 2002, February 20, 2015, http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18180.htm.