Somali Parliament Approves National Human Rights Commission
MOGADISHU, (HAN) — Somalia’s House of the People on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the establishment of the country’s Independent National Human Rights Commission,...
U.S. Deploys Special Forces to Israel to Monitor Gaza Ceasefire Implementation
GAZA, (HAN) — The United States has begun deploying special forces to Israel to help oversee and ensure compliance with the recently...
UN Human Rights Council Grants Somalia Full Control Over Its Human Rights Affairs
GENEVA, (HAN) — The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a landmark resolution allowing Somalia to assume full and independent...
Somalia’s Minister of Family Affairs Holds Bilateral Meetings with Ambassadors in Geneva
GENEVA, (HAN) — The Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ambassador Khadiija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, held...
Qatar Pledges Sustained Support for Somalia’s Human Rights and Aid Development
DOHA, (HAN) — The Government of Qatar has reaffirmed the importance of providing sustained technical and institutional support to Somalia in order...
WFP Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Hunger Crisis in Somalia Amid Funding Shortfall
NAIROBI, (HAN) — Millions of Somalis are facing a deepening hunger crisis as major cuts to international aid leave the World Food...
Somali Aid Worker Among Those Seized by Israeli Forces
GAZA, (HAN) – A Somali woman holding Finnish citizenship, Shifa Abdi, has been confirmed among those seized by Israeli forces after the...
Somali Police Arrest Woman Over Alleged Defamation of National Leaders
MOGADISHU, (HAN) – The Somali Police Force, particularly officers from the Garasbaaleey District Police Station, have arrested a woman identified as Malyuun...
SOLJA Condemns the Arrest of Journalist Abdiasis Cawl in Burao
HARGEISA, (HAN) – The Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) has strongly condemned the arrest of journalist Abdiasis Cawl by police in Burao, the...
Somalia: Husband Kills Wife in Goldogob Town
GOLDOGOB, (HAN) — A tragic domestic violence incident has shaken the central Somali town of Galdogob, following the killing of a well-known...
