Women Imprisoned for Being raped in somalia
In Somalia, women who fled a famine two years ago are now falling prey to rape by militias and even government troops. Click here for full story.
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Somalia
Statement on the Deaths of Professor Mohamed Mahmoud Afrah and Abdikarin Hussein Gorod
15th April 2013 It is with great sadness that Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) has learnt of the brutal deaths of Professor Mohamed Mahmoud Afrah,
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Celebration of IWD in Somalia
On 8th March 2013, Somalia Women Development Center (SWDC) also SIHA member together with Ministry of Human Development and Public Services organised events to commemorate the IWD. This year in
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Justice & Sexual Violence in Somalia
On the 5th February 2013, Lul Ali Isman, who was allegedly raped by the government security forces and journalist, Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim who conducted an interview with the rape survivor
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SIHA welcomes the release and the dropping of charges against Lul Ali Isman, but more to be done
Somali court of appeal overturned the sentence against Lul Ali Isman who had alleged that she had been raped by Somali government security forces in one of the IDP camps in Mogadishu. However, the sentence against Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, the journalist who interviewed Isman and tried to reveal the story, was only reduced to six months.
