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Women Peace Builders in Somalia: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Resilience

Somalia has long been plagued by conflict, instability, and suffering. Years of civil war, extremist violence, and political unrest have taken a toll on the nation, resulting in displacement, poverty, and unimaginable hardships. In the midst of these crises, women and girls bear the brunt of the burden, facing increased violence, discrimination, and exploitation. …

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Joint Civil Society Statement: SGBV increasing while lawmakers let the SOB and SOA gather dust on the shelves

News, Press Release, Somalia / SIHA

In Somalia, the Sexual Offenses Bill (SOB), a law aimed to reduce rape and gender-based violence, was passed by the Council of Ministers and sent to the Federal Parliament in 2018, but after two years, it was repealed. The House debated a new bill in 2020 that attempted to replace the original Sexual Offenses Bill. The newly drafted Bill (Sexual Intercourse and Related Crimes Bill) allows for child and forced marriage, among other violations of women’s rights.

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#JUSTICEFORHAMDI – Decision Reached by the Court

Horn of Africa Region, Press Release, Somalia, Statement / siha

The late Hamdi Mohamed Farah was a student who was murdered in September 2020. She was invited to the site of the crime by a man who, according to local

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SIHA WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS – 2021

Ethiopia, News, Press Release, Somalia / siha

INTRODUCTION Despite challenging socio-political environments across the Horn of Africa, women human rights defenders continue to engage in significant change and transformation in the field of women’s rights, gender equality

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MOURNING HAMDI: THIS IS NOT NORMAL, THIS IS A TRAGEDY

Horn of Africa Region, News, Press Release, Somalia / siha

MOGADISHU: We, as the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network), condemn with the strongest terms the horrendous murder of Hamdi Mohamed Farah, a young woman from

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CONFLICT, FOOD INSECURITY, FLOODS, COVID-19, AND THE RISING THREAT OF GENDERED VIOLENCE – ANOTHER BURDEN ON HER SHOULDERS

News, Somalia / siha

Women in Mogadishu – Photo Credit: SIHA Archives In Somalia, cases of SGBV and domestic violence have increased significantly since the country began its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender

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GENDER ALERT: THE PROTRACTED NATURE OF GENDERED KILLINGS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SOMALIA

News, Press Release, Somalia / siha

Just over a week ago, it came to SIHA’s attention through one of its members that particularly heinous acts of sexual violence against a woman and two girl children. On

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CORONAVIRUS DOS AND DON’TS ARE BLIND TO URBAN POOR WOMEN’S REALITIES IN SOMALIA

News, Somalia, Statement / siha

Photography Credit: AMISOM Public Information, 2016 SIHA Network is a regional network that works with urban poor women in shanty, peripheral settlements in addition to internally displaced, migrant women and

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THE RECURRENCE OF GENDERED KILLINGS IN SOMALIA

SIHA Gender Alert, Somalia / siha

In a horrifying attack in Galkayo – Central Somalia (Puntland), Aisha Ilyas Adan aged 12 years old went missing on Sunday 24th February, 2019 – for less than 24 hours

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16 days of Activism 2018: Taking it Further – #HearMeToo

Her Voice, News, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda / siha

#HearMeToo This year, SIHA Network leveraged on the 16 days of activism as an opportune period to bring the #MeToo conversation to the light – attempting to understand how the

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Somalia

Women Peace Builders in Somalia: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Resilience

Joint Civil Society Statement: SGBV increasing while lawmakers let the SOB and SOA gather dust on the shelves

#JUSTICEFORHAMDI – Decision Reached by the Court

SIHA WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARDS – 2021

MOURNING HAMDI: THIS IS NOT NORMAL, THIS IS A TRAGEDY

CONFLICT, FOOD INSECURITY, FLOODS, COVID-19, AND THE RISING THREAT OF GENDERED VIOLENCE – ANOTHER BURDEN ON HER SHOULDERS

GENDER ALERT: THE PROTRACTED NATURE OF GENDERED KILLINGS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SOMALIA

CORONAVIRUS DOS AND DON’TS ARE BLIND TO URBAN POOR WOMEN’S REALITIES IN SOMALIA

THE RECURRENCE OF GENDERED KILLINGS IN SOMALIA

16 days of Activism 2018: Taking it Further – #HearMeToo

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