Over 1,500 People Flee Sudan’s Al-Fasher as Fierce Fighting Intensifies in Darfur
KHARTOUM, (HAN) — At least 1,510 civilians have fled the city of Al-Fasher in western Sudan within the past five days, according...
Speaker of Somali Parliament Meets Newly Elected EAC Parliament Representatives
MOGADISHU, (HAN) – The Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia, Hon. Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madoobe), held a meeting...
Rights Groups Accuse Somalia of Accepting Forced Return
MOGADISHU, (HAN) — Somalia’s federal government is facing growing criticism from members of the Somali diaspora and human rights advocates who allege...
Somali Human Rights Minister Visits Qatar’s Family Court
DOHA, (HAN) — The Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Amb. Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi,...
Former Somali President Condemns Arrest of Himilo TV Executives
MOGADISHU, (HAN) — Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Sunday condemned the arrest of Himilo TV Director Ahmed Mohamed Aden and Deputy...
Somali Minister of Family Affairs Holds High-Level Meeting with Qatari Counterpart in Doha
DOHA, (HAN) – The Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hon. Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, held...
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...
