{"id":17997,"date":"2025-09-25T22:08:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=17997"},"modified":"2025-10-06T19:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:10:13","slug":"somalia-approves-end-of-un-human-rights-expert-mandate-transitions-to-national-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2025\/09\/25\/somalia-approves-end-of-un-human-rights-expert-mandate-transitions-to-national-oversight\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia approves end of UN human rights expert mandate, transitions to national oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MOGADISHU &#8212;<\/strong> The Cabinet of Ministers of the Federal Republic of Somalia today unanimously approved a resolution to terminate the mandate of the Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Somalia, setting the official conclusion for the end of October 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This decision is a cornerstone of the country\u2019s Human Rights Transition Plan (2025-2026), signifying the government\u2019s move toward greater national ownership and direct responsibility for human rights oversight in line with its constitution and international standards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The move demonstrates the government\u2019s readiness and commitment to strengthening human rights protection by relying on its own institutions, thereby moving beyond temporary international mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hamza Abdi Barre, Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, emphasized that a particular focus is now being placed on the completion and full operationalization of the National Independent Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The successful establishment of this national body is a key priority, marking a major step in the country\u2019s self-governance and its ability to address human rights issues from within.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government\u2019s action represents a confident step forward in Somalia\u2019s state-building process by fostering a sustainable and homegrown mechanism for rights protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOGADISHU &#8212; The Cabinet of Ministers of the Federal Republic of Somalia today unanimously approved a resolution to terminate the mandate of the Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Somalia, setting the official conclusion for the end of October 2025. This decision is a cornerstone of the country\u2019s Human Rights Transition Plan (2025-2026), &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-protection-cluster"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17997"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18001,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17997\/revisions\/18001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}