CAMPAIGN: #Justice For Noura #SaveNoura On Thursday 10th May 2018, the 19-year-old Noura Hussein Hamad was sentenced to death by hanging at the “Omdurman Wasat” Criminal Court, for defending herself against the […]
Honorable Chairperson, Commissioners, the Secretary of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and distinguished participants, The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), a regional
Hundreds of women and girls from the greater Horn of Africa mainly from Ethiopia and parts of Somalia and Kenya migrate as domestic laborers to the Arab Gulf countries and the
GENDER ALERT: WHO CARES, AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT GOING TO EUROPE? Read More »
Recently in Somaliland, coinciding with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, a fatwa (religious ban) was issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs stating as follows:
For the longest time, stories of rape are prolific in Somaliland’s urban areas with the semi-independent state’s image of an “island of relative peace” away from the turmoil in Somalia.
PRESS STATEMENT: Somaliland passes its first Anti-rape Law Read More »
The report, ‘Criminalisation of Women in Sudan: A Need for Fundamental Reform’, shows how public order laws, designed to protect morality, continue to disproportionately target women, who can face long
Somalia’s long-running political unrest has continued to take a heavy toll on civilians, as warring partied and insurgent Islamic continue to hurt, kill and later, displace them in the country.
The SIHA Community Activism Guide for Women Rights provides a critical analysis of women movements and organisations in the Horn of Africa A review by Lyn Ossome Community activism is
We are Launching! Community Activism Guide for Women Rights Read More »
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa is pleased to announce and welcome its new board members. The members were elected at the just concluded General Assembly
SIHA welcomes its new Board of Directors for the year 2013/2014 Read More »
