by HRWF | Aug 5, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Somalia appoints former al-Shabab militant as minister Somalia has appointed former al-Shabab spokesman Muktar Robow as its new religious affairs minister. The group has been waging an insurgency against Mogadishu for 15 years. DW.com (02.08.2022) –...
by HRWF | Feb 6, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Daughters of Somalia campaign to end female genital mutilation UN (04.02.2022) – https://bit.ly/3HyfvbZ – In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite the practice having...
by HRWF | Aug 24, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
By Abdi Sheikh Reuters (20.08.2020) – https://reut.rs/34sZ9ko – Hafsa was married off at 13 by her father to a man who paid $100. She and her mother say she was beaten and raped for two years before they convinced him to divorce her. “The man...
by HRWF | Jun 25, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
HRWF (25.06.2020) – On 2 March 2020, Professor Mahmoud Jama Ahmed-Hamdi informed HRWF about alarming death threats targeting him in Somalia. HRWF and Humanists International helped him relocate to a neighbouring country. As he was also a human rights defender,...
by HRWF | Mar 13, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Somali professor formerly jailed for blasphemy facing increasing danger. Professor Mahmoud Jama Ahmed-Hamdi HRWF (13.03.2020) – On 2 March 2020, Professor Mahmoud Jama Ahmed-Hamdi informed HRWF about an alarming new death threat from a local preacher during a...
