International Humanitarian Law

MOGADISHU — The government of Somalia has successfully repatriated 24 young people, including an infant under 11 months old, who were stranded on the shores of Tunisia. These individuals were rescued from the notorious Magafa groups operating along the Tunisian coast. Upon their arrival at Mogadishu airport, the repatriated youth …

GAROWE —  Puntland’s Minister of Information, Eng. Mohamud Aydid Dirir, on Wednesday, accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of endorsing the deportation of Somali asylum seekers from Germany. The minister also alleged that President Mohamud is complicit in displacing low-income families in Mogadishu to make land available for private development. …

MOGADISHU — A convergence of extreme climate-induced weather events, rising food prices, conflicts, and inadequate funding for humanitarian aid have pushed Somalia toward a humanitarian disaster, a global charity warned on Monday. CARE International said the crises could erode progress on gender equality for women and girls in Somalia where …

GAROWE — Puntland’s Vice President, Ilyas Ilmi Lugatoor, has announced an official suspension of Alight International’s operations in Las Anod, accusing the organization of violating Puntland’s operational rules. The order includes revoking Alight International’s work permit within Puntland and notifying the organization’s major partners, UNICEF and the World Food Programme …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia has successfully repatriated 164 citizens from Libya, bringing them back to Mogadishu on Thursday. Upon arrival, the returnees were welcomed by government officials, including Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Abdirizak Mohamed and Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Sheikh Fartaag, The operation, led by Foreign Minister Ahmed …

TRIBOLI –– Human rights activist Tariq Lamloum announced the death of at least three Somalis in September and October inside warehouses and homes of “human traffickers.” Lamloum said in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the families of the three victims were contacted by “kidnapper gangs from inside the …

MOGADISHU — A UN relief agency said Thursday that humanitarian access incidents decreased by 18.6 percent to 57 incidents in the third quarter of the year, compared with 70 in the previous quarter. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also said three humanitarians lost their lives …

MOGADISHU — Conflict, insecurity, and climate change have displaced more than 342,000 people within Somalia in the first eight months of 2024, a United Nations refugee agency said Sunday. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-led Protection and Monitoring Returns Network said some 23,000 internal displacements occurred in August alone, …

JOWHAR — Thirty-eight Burundi military officers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have completed a comprehensive training on civilian protection and complying with human rights and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The five-day training conducted in Jowhar, north of Mogadishu, was jointly organised by the ATMIS Protection, …

MOGADISHU — United Nations experts have strongly condemned the execution of four young adults on August 17, 2024, in Galkayo, Puntland, Somalia, for crimes committed during their association with the militant group al-Shabab. Puntland Age Verification Committee confirmed that four young men were under 18 years of age at the …