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SIHA, Together with 96 Other Civil Society Organizations Urgently Appeal for a 2 Year Extension on the Mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan

News, Press Release, Sudan, Sudan / SIHA

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
Your Excellencies,
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session (8 Sep¬tem¬ber-8 October 2025), we, the un¬der¬si¬gned civil society orga¬ni¬sa¬tions, write to urge your delegation to support a mandate extension for the Inde¬pen¬dent International Fact-Fin¬ding Mission (FFM) for the Sudan.

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The struggles and resilience of a Sudanese woman, in the conflict: Laila’s story

News, Press Release, Sudan, Woman War Stories / SIHA

“After the war broke out, I was in a difficult psychological state due to fear and anxiety caused by the constant sounds of shelling and gunfire. The children at home were in a state of shock,’’ Laila says, with sadness filling her voice.

Originally from Khartoum, Laila was forced to flee her home after the war broke out on April 15, 2023.

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Together with SIHA, GRC is Calling for a Gendered Approach to Enforced Disappearances

News, Press Release, Statement / SIHA

The enforced disappearance of women and girls is one of the most grievous forms of gender-based violence, particularly in conflict-affected areas, and it must be recognised as such in order to ensure access to justice and adequate redress, currently unavailable to thousands of survivors and their families around the

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Joint Statement: It’s Not Too Late－Women Call for a Seat in SSC-Khatumo’s Future

News, Press Release, Statement / SIHA

The long-awaited SSC-Khatumo Governance Conference officially commenced on July 6, 2025, in Las’ Anod, marking a significant moment for the future of governance in this region and its border areas. Spearheaded by clan elders and political leaders, with strong backing from the Federal Government of Somalia, the Conference aims to establish a functioning and representative administration for the SSC-Khatumo State.

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As violence against women rises in Sudan, frontline groups need urgent support

News, Press Release / SIHA

The woman’s screams for help drew neighbours together, and the perpetrators quickly fled. But attacks continued in the hours that followed – with two more women from the same area gang-raped inside their homes

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🚨 Gender Alert -The Case of Fahima and Farah Mohamoud: Perverse Sexual Violence in Somalia as a Crisis of Impunity and Silence

News, Press Release, Somalia, Somalia, Statement / SIHA

On June 13, 2025, in the town of Lascanood located near the contested border between Somalia and Somaliland, two young sisters, Fahima Yasiin Mohamoud (16 years old) and Farah Yasiin Mohamoud (17 years old) , were brutally beaten and gang-raped by twenty-five (25) men aged between 17 and 20 years old.

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PRESS STATEMENT: Women’s Rights Organizations (WROs) Call for Equitable and Inclusive Representation in the Formation of Somalia’s Human Rights Commission

News, Press Release, Somalia, Somalia, Statement / SIHA

We acknowledge and commend the government for initiating the long-overdue process of establishing a Human Rights Commission, an essential constitutional obligation and a key demand of civil society actors across the country for over a decade.
While this step is welcome and reflects the

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COMMUNIQUÉ: Women’s Rights Activists from the East and Horn of Africa Call for Just and Equitable Family Laws

Horn of Africa Region, News, Press Release / SIHA

We, the women’s and human rights activists, government actors, legal scholars, and religious leaders from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, gathered in Kampala for a Regional Convening on Family Law Reform hereby:
Express deep concern over the enduring gender bias embedded in family laws, structures,

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PRESS STATEMENT: Current Update on Atrocities at Zamzam Displacement Camp, North Darfur

News, Press Release, Statement, Sudan, Sudan / SIHA

Since April 12, 2025, the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network has closely followed the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) brutal attack on Zamzam Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, North Darfur. SIHA has issued two statements on the situation, highlighting

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Press Statement: Update on Atrocities at Zamzam Displacement Camp, North Darfur

News, Press Release, Statement, Sudan / SIHA

In the aftermath of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) brutal attack on Zamzam Camp — one of Darfur’s largest and oldest displacement camps —on April 12, 2025, new and horrifying details continue to emerge. Zamzam, home to between 350,000 and 500,000 displaced civilians, has become the latest epicentre of mass atrocity crimes perpetrated by the RSF.

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Press Release

SIHA, Together with 96 Other Civil Society Organizations Urgently Appeal for a 2 Year Extension on the Mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan

The struggles and resilience of a Sudanese woman, in the conflict: Laila’s story

Together with SIHA, GRC is Calling for a Gendered Approach to Enforced Disappearances

Joint Statement: It’s Not Too Late－Women Call for a Seat in SSC-Khatumo’s Future

As violence against women rises in Sudan, frontline groups need urgent support

🚨 Gender Alert -The Case of Fahima and Farah Mohamoud: Perverse Sexual Violence in Somalia as a Crisis of Impunity and Silence

PRESS STATEMENT: Women’s Rights Organizations (WROs) Call for Equitable and Inclusive Representation in the Formation of Somalia’s Human Rights Commission

COMMUNIQUÉ: Women’s Rights Activists from the East and Horn of Africa Call for Just and Equitable Family Laws

PRESS STATEMENT: Current Update on Atrocities at Zamzam Displacement Camp, North Darfur

Press Statement: Update on Atrocities at Zamzam Displacement Camp, North Darfur

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