]> 2026-06-15T04:17:42+00:00 Freedom of Association/History/Country sources/Somalia 0 en Part II, Article 12, of the 1960 Constitution of the Somali Republic covers the right to political association. Article 12 Section 2 states, Political parties and associations which are secret, have an organization of a military character or have a tribal denomination shall be prohibited. Article 13 separately covers the right to form trade unions. The Somali Republic was formed July 1, 1960, gaining independence from the United Kingdom(Somalia), and Italy(Somoliland). CIA World Factbook. Somalia. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/#government Constitution of the Somali Republic. http://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Somalia-Constitution-1960.pdf What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2023-12-11T04:18:11Z 2460289.679294 Freedom of Association/History/Country sources/Somalia Page name 102 en Page name