MOGADISHU — The humanitarian community* deeply regrets the arrest and subsequent forced displacements of more than 1,000 women, children and men from Las Anod, Sool Region on 2 and 3 October. We are also very concerned about the reports of additional forced displacements planned in the coming days. These forcibly …
Read More »Somaliland police deports southerners leading to Somalia’s condemnation
LAS ANOD — Reports from Las Anod town in Sool region say that the Somaliland police forces have arrested a number of civilians during a security operation in the district. Somaliland’s Sool regional police commander confirmed to reporters in Las Anod today that security forces had carried out an operation …
Read More »Meeting on violence against women kicks off in Hargeisa
HARGEISA — Somaliland Minister of Employment, Social Affairs and Family Mustafe Mohamud Ali has today officially opened in Hargeisa, a meeting discussing the general challenges of rape and violence against women. The meeting, which opened at the Mansoor Hotel, was attended by government officials, members of civil society organizations, women’s …
Read More »Suicide car bombing kills at least 7 in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — At least seven people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed on Saturday in Somalia’s capital, after a suicide car bombing that targeted a security checkpoint near the presidential palace, police said. “What we know so far is that at least seven people, among them soldiers, were killed, and …
Read More »SJS concludes a 3-day human rights journalism training in Kismayo
KISMAYO — Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) today concluded a three-day human rights journalism training in the city of Kismayo, Jubbaland State of Somalia, benefitting journalists from across local media houses and freelancers. The training, which kicked off on Tuesday, equipped 25 journalists — nine of them female— with skills essential …
Read More »AMISOM launches training on human rights protection for South West State Police
BAIDOA — A Training of Trainers course has commenced in Baidoa to equip South West State Police officers with knowledge of the international human rights law and protecting women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence. The 10-day training conducted by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Police component …
Read More »11 killed as suicide bombing hits Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — At least 11 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a tea shop in Mogadishu’s Wadajir neighborhood on Tuesday evening, said the police. Dadir Hassan, a police officer in the capital Mogadishu, told Anadolu Agency (AA) …
Read More »UN: Attacks on humanitarian workers fall in Somalia in Q2
MOGADISHU — Violent attacks on humanitarian workers operating in Somalia decreased in the first six months to June 30, or second quarter (Q2), compared to a similar period last year, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said no aid …
Read More »UN banks on media to help end FGM in Somalia
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s may have last week struggled with its old political problems after President Mohamed Farmaajo bitterly differed with his Prime Minister Hussein Roble. But the country faces another continual problem: female genital mutilation (FGM). Data from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) confirms long-held fears that Somalia is the …
Read More »AMISOM officers trained on civilian protection
KISMAYO — Kenyan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Kismayo have undergone a refresher training on Civilian Protection during military operations. The training, which covered International Humanitarian Law, specifically the protection of women and children, conflict-related sexual violence and gender-based violence, was to reinforce the …
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