Sunday 18 January 2026
human rights
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This week, a high‑profile rape case has captured public attention in Burao and across Somaliland. Local media have identified the perpetrator as Mohamed Jama Hassan, a madrasa Quran teacher, who has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two children.
According to a statement from the Office of…
This week, a high‑profile rape case has captured public attention in Burao and across Somaliland. Local media have identified the perpetrator as Mohamed Jama Hassan, a madrasa Quran teacher, who has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two children.
According to a statement from the Office of…
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Somalia’s military court has issued extensive verdicts, including death sentences, prison terms, and acquittals, following a series of deadly clan-related attacks in Wanlaweyn and Yaqbariweyne in the Lower Shabelle region. The violence, rooted in long-standing clan vengeance, between two rival…
Somalia’s military court has issued extensive verdicts, including death sentences, prison terms, and acquittals, following a series of deadly clan-related attacks in Wanlaweyn and Yaqbariweyne in the Lower Shabelle region. The violence, rooted in long-standing clan vengeance, between two rival…
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The atrocities in El-Fasher reveal a long pattern of weaponized sexual violence in Darfur. These crimes are strategic, intentional, and central to the genocidal project.…
The atrocities in El-Fasher reveal a long pattern of weaponized sexual violence in Darfur. These crimes are strategic, intentional, and central to the genocidal project.…
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A video circulating widely on social media since Saturday has triggered national outrage in Kenya after it showed a Chinese national harassing and physically assaulting a Kenyan employee at TCM Mabati Factory in Eldoret. In the clip, the Chinese worker is seen repeatedly striking the Kenyan…
A video circulating widely on social media since Saturday has triggered national outrage in Kenya after it showed a Chinese national harassing and physically assaulting a Kenyan employee at TCM Mabati Factory in Eldoret. In the clip, the Chinese worker is seen repeatedly striking the Kenyan…
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The UN Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an investigation into alleged atrocities committed in and around El Fasher. The resolution, passed without a vote, instructs the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan to examine recent violations of…
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an investigation into alleged atrocities committed in and around El Fasher. The resolution, passed without a vote, instructs the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan to examine recent violations of…
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A devastating four-year drought across southern Somalia between 2020 and 2023 nearly collapsed food and water systems and caused widespread human rights violations — including the rights to food, water, and life, Amnesty International said in a new report
The report, based on 177 interviews with…
A devastating four-year drought across southern Somalia between 2020 and 2023 nearly collapsed food and water systems and caused widespread human rights violations — including the rights to food, water, and life, Amnesty International said in a new report
The report, based on 177 interviews with…
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African-origin domestic workers continue to endure horrors under Lebanon’s kafala system. It is high time their governments stepped up to protect them from such abuse. …
African-origin domestic workers continue to endure horrors under Lebanon’s kafala system. It is high time their governments stepped up to protect them from such abuse. …
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Kenya’s labor export model treats citizens as commodities, exploiting workers for remittances while neglecting domestic job creation.…
Kenya’s labor export model treats citizens as commodities, exploiting workers for remittances while neglecting domestic job creation.…
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How does a refugee camp, a transient place between A and B, become a home? Kakuma shows us how.
The movement of people from their homes is not a modern phenomenon. Historically, individuals were forced to leave due to wars, persecution, environmental disasters, ethnic conflicts,…
How does a refugee camp, a transient place between A and B, become a home? Kakuma shows us how.
The movement of people from their homes is not a modern phenomenon. Historically, individuals were forced to leave due to wars, persecution, environmental disasters, ethnic conflicts,…
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More needs to be done to end violence and discrimination against women across Somali contexts, and empowering us is crucial to creating a more just society
The issues surrounding women’s rights, protection, advocacy, and gender inequality in the Somali context are sensitive and taboo. As a…
More needs to be done to end violence and discrimination against women across Somali contexts, and empowering us is crucial to creating a more just society
The issues surrounding women’s rights, protection, advocacy, and gender inequality in the Somali context are sensitive and taboo. As a…
