Month: September 2018

PRESS STATEMENT: FGM- HOW MANY MORE LIVES SHALL WE LOSE

  The reality for girls in Somalia has been particularly grim over the past few months as there has been a frightening chain of confirmed deaths of young girls resulting from FGM/C, and numerous others still fighting for their lives in hospitals- robbing them of their right to a healthy and dignified childhood. On 17th …

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GENDER ALERT: A historic passage of the Sexual Offences Bill in Somaliland

In an ululating victory for Somaliland, the sexual offences bill that was awaiting President Muse Bihi Abdi’s signature, was finally ratified – in a significant legislative move to deter rape and all gender-based violations against women in the state. This move must also be regarded as a notable advancement of the rights of women and …

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