The renown investigative broadcaster and the incumbent Radio Mogadishu director (Abdiaziz M. aka Africa) is killed by a suicide bomber who targeted his car last night (20/11/2021) during evening time in Biindheeree District, Mogadishu, near the tomb of the unknown soldier; best known as (Dal Jirka Daahsoon) according to eyewitnesses on spot who spoke to …
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 …
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 …
21 APRIL 2021 Botswana doubles the number of yearly executionsChina pursued the death penalty to crack down on offences related to Covid-19 prevention effortsFormer US administration executed staggering 10 people in less than six months in 2020Lowest number of executions recorded in a decade for third consecutive yearThe unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Media InfrastructureIn SomaliaPrepared by: I. Adam & Sh. Abdirahman Horn Afrik News Agency for Human Rights HANAHR www.hanahr.net23.01.2021 I. Introduction and Brief History Internet usage in Somalia grew 39.9% iin the last five years, registering the highest in Africa.Source: Internet Usage Statistics for Africa Communication in the Somali society has been transmitted orally for a …
2011 witnessed the begining of the popualr Arab spring which led to the death of Libya`s president Muammer Alghadafi, and the total destruction of Libya`s governmental institutions. Simulteniously Syria`s civil war commenced as a result of a continued demonstraions, and civil unrest. This led to the displacement of millions of refugees internally, and externally, which …
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