Article 15.2 - Liberty and Security of the Person

Every person has the right to personal security, this includes: the prohibition of illegal detention, all forms of violence, including any form of violence against women, torture, or inhumane treatment.

Article 20 - Duties of the Director

The Director shall take measures to ensure the protection of women refugees, refugee children elderly refugees and other persons with specific needs requiring special protection.

Principle 3.2 - Protection during displacement

Refugee-returnees and IDPs shall be protected from discriminatory and arbitrary arrests and detentions because of their displacement status

Article 22: Special Protection for Vulnerable Persons

1. The Agency shall take the necessary measures to protect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees in accordance with this law, national laws, and international human rights regulations that the Federal Republic of Somalia adheres to. 2. While carrying out its obligations under this law, the Federal Government shall make special efforts to protect the interests of vulnerable persons, including women, unaccompanied children, separated children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable individuals who have specific needs requiring special protection.

Article 17: Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

1. All persons are equal before the law and have the right to equal protection without discrimination. 2. Without prejudice to Paragraph (1), asylum seekers and refugees must not be subjected to direct or indirect discrimination on any grounds, including age, race, color, gender, disability, region, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

Article 11 - Protection and Assistance

1. The National Commission for Refugees and IDPs shall: a) Provide protection and assistance, including providing sustainable solutions, to all internally displaced persons and communities affected by displacement, regardless of the cause and location of displacement. b) Provide protection and assistance, including providing sustainable solutions, to all internally displaced persons without discrimination as to any type of displacement as stipulated in Article 11 of the Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia, such as gender (male, female), political or any other affiliation, country of origin, legal, social status, age, disability, nationality, or due to displacement, or any other similar condition , as per Principle 4(1) of the Guiding Principles and Article 9(1)(a) of the Kampala Convention. c) Ensure special protection for internally displaced persons who have special needs, including children, especially unaccompanied children, pregnant mothers, mothers with young children, women responsible for families, people with disabilities, and the elderly, in accordance with Principle 4 (2) of the Guiding Principles. d) Work with relevant government institutions to ensure that anyone found guilty of an offense under this Act does not escape justice

Article 12 - Protective Measures

1. The National Commission for Refugees and IDPs shall take measures to protect internally displaced persons during displacement, in accordance with Principles 10 to 23 of the Guiding Principles and Article 9 of the Kampala Convention. The National Commission for Refugees and IDPs shall take specific measures to protect the right of the internally displaced persons: a) To seek safety elsewhere in the Federal Republic of Somalia. b) To not be forcibly returned or resettled to a place where their safety, liberty, or health may be at risk, in accordance with Principle 15 (a) (d) of the Guiding Principles and Article 9 (2) (e) of the Kampala Convention. c) To protect Internally Displaced Persons from rape and other related abuses, maiming, child recruitment in conflict areas, forced labor, and human trafficking and smuggling