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Somali PM says govt working hard to improve after rape criticism
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister on Sunday said the authorities will do more to protect rape victims after foreign donors and human rights groups criticised the arrests of a woman allegedly gang-raped by soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her. The trial of an unidentified 27-year-old woman, her husband, and the freelance journalist has sparked international concerns over ...
Somali PM says government working hard to improve after rape criticism
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister on Sunday said the authorities will do more to protect rape victims after foreign donors and human rights groups criticised the arrests of a woman allegedly gang-raped by soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her. The trial of an unidentified 27-year-old woman, her husband, and the freelance journalist has sparked international concerns over ...
Somalia: Syria, Somalia Were Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists in 2012
[HRInfo]On-going armed conflicts and insurgency make Syria and Somalia the world's most dangerous places for journalists, according to the annual figures on journalist deaths compiled by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
Somalia: UN Relief Official Cautions Against Complacency On Food Security
[UN News]The top United Nations relief official in Somalia today announced that the number of people in crisis in the Horn of Africa country was halved in the past six months, but cautioned that the situation remains fragile and that the gains could reverse without continued support to meet people's basic needs.
Somalia: UK Should Show Leadership on Sexual Violence in Somalia
[HRW]A Somali woman who said she was raped by state security forces, a journalist who interviewed her, her husband, and two others who tried to assist her, have been charged with multiple crimes, including insulting a government body. They face a court hearing on February 2. The journalist is sitting in a Mogadishu prison right now. All of them - including the woman herself - could face years of ...
Woman's trial raises concerns over rape victims in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A woman who said she was raped by Somali soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her went on trial on Saturday in a case that has sparked international concerns over sexual violence and press freedom in the country. The woman, her husband and journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur face charges including insulting a government body, making false accusations, and seeking to profit ...
Somalia: Top UN Political Official Visits Mogadishu
[Shabelle]New York -The United Nations' top political official, Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, visited Mogadishu and expressed the UN's strong commitment to support Somali efforts to build peace
UN chief suggests review of 21-year-old Somalia arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council should consider lifting an arms embargo on Somalia to help rebuild the country's security forces and consolidate military gains against al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon suggested in a report Friday. The council imposed the embargo in 1992 to cut the flow of arms to feuding warlords, who a year earlier ousted dictator Mohamed ...
Somalia: UN cautions against complacency on food security
New York, Feb 2 : The top United Nations relief official in Somalia Friday announced that the number of people in crisis in the Horn of Africa country was halved in the past six months, but cautioned that the situation remains fragile and that the gains could reverse without the continued support to meet people’s basic needs.
Somalia: UN concerned over individuals accused of fabricating rape
New York, Feb 2 : The United Nations Friday expressed concern about the charges filed against five individuals for allegedly fabricating a rape case in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and called on authorities to ensure they receive a fair trial.
Landmine danger persists in Somalia
Thousands of landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) scattered in parts of Somalia over past decades of conflict are emerging as a threat to the relative security now being enjoyed there, with inadequate demining expertise posing a challenge, say officials
U.N. chief suggests review of 21-year-old Somalia arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Security Council should consider lifting an arms embargo on Somalia to help rebuild the country's security forces and consolidate military gains against al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon suggested in a report Friday. The council imposed the embargo in 1992 to cut the flow of arms to feuding warlords, who a year earlier ousted dictator Mohamed Siad ...
UN chief suggests review of 21-year-old Somalia arms embargo
* African Union peacekeepers battling militants in Somalia * Arms embargo imposed on Somalia by United Nations in 1992 * Somalia held first elections last year since 1991 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Councilshould consider lifting an arms embargo on Somalia to helprebuild the country's security forces and consolidate militarygains against al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, U.N ...
Somalia Charges Against Alleged Rape Victim Draw Protest
A court hearing will be held Saturday in the case of a Somalian woman accused of falsely reporting she was raped by government forces. Somalia's attorney general filed charges against the 27-year-old woman who claims she was attacked while living in a displaced person's camp in Mogadishu. A journalist also stands accused of publishing false reports about the rape. Three others have been charged ...
Alleged gang rape and suppression of press freedom in Somalia
Somalia’s recently elected president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today continues his diplomatic tour of Western capitals with his arrival in London, which is expected to include a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday. His visit could however be a bumpy one.