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13 July, 2021 – Somalia: The Ministry of Women & Human Rights Development launches the national disability agency in an official ceremony attended by different signatories, politicians, diplomats, and invited Human Rights Defenders HRDs from the coalition of Somali Human Rights Defenders CSHRDs. The minister of women & human rights development (Hanifa) was also there …

Somalia: Launching Ceremony of the National Disability Agency. Read More »

Jubaland, Somalia is formed from the lower juba region, middle juba region and Gedo region in most south of Somalia and borders with Ethiopia, NFD kenya, and indian ocean. Jubaland is run by the former spritual leader of alshabab (Sheikh Ahmed Madobe aka Ahmed Islam) who is the last standing Somali warlord. The Sheikh runs …

Somalia: (27 April, 2021) – Jubaland Police Brutality v. HRDs/WHRDs Read More »

Since 2020 many WHRDs were evacuated or relocated from kismayo and Fartun & her daughter were relocated from kismayo by the coalition of somali human rights defenders CSHRDS with the full support of urgent Action Fund Africa in April 11, 2021, due to the fact that insecurity and threats against WHRDs increased as a result …

Somalia: – (April 11, 2021)- Kismayo Becomes the Worst City to be Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD). Read More »

Rarely women human rights defenders get attention for their advocacy for women human rights in Somalia which is considered to be one of the most hostile environments to a human rights defender and women. The country is emerging from three decades long of armed conflicts and now is facing extremist insurgency challenge who believe should …

Somalia: Leadership Award for WHRD. Read More »

Somalia: HRDs in Somalia face multiple challenges including serious threats, targeted killing, arbitrary arrests, as the war on freedom of expression rages and HRDs in the Somalia are reporting about how they are targeted with arbitrary arrests, torture and targeted killing by alshabab and the central authorities and security forces.  HRDs have reported several accounts of arbitrary …

Somalia: HRDs Face Tough Challenges. Read More »

  AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPRESS RELEASE​​​Sub-Saharan Africa: The devastating impact of conflicts compounded by COVID-19 Sub-Saharan Africa: The devastating impact of conflicts compounded by COVID-19  Pandemic hits those shackled by oppression hardest thanks to decades of inequalities, neglect and abuseIt lays bare massive systemic inequality with marginalized communities, unemployed people, health workers, and women among the most …

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE ​​​Sub-Saharan Africa: The devastating impact of conflicts compounded by COVID-19. Read More »

Somalia – Witnesses & survivors of alshabab’s merciless terrorists’ rampant attack on the following districts of Leego, Yaaqbiri Wayne, Goobaanle, & Beledul Amiin narrate harrowing accounts of people being killed, women being raped, children being kidnapped, houses, stores & cars being burnt down to ashes, camels and other livestock being robbed and drink wells being …

Somalia – 23.02.2021-: Alshabab terrorists Set Ablaze On Entire Civilian Residential Areas in Several Districts. Read More »

Horn Afrik News Agency for Human Rights HANAHR online editor (I. Adam) has interviewed Mary Lawlor via zoom directly in Geneva. Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs situation, has said in the interview with HANAHR, ” I am recently appointed as the UN special rapporteur on HRDs situation in the world. I am firstly …

Geneva – (05.02.2021): Interview with Mary Lawlor, the current UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs. Read More »