Human Rights

AI Technologies: The Double-Edged Sword of Innovation and Media Capture

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Amnesty International: Ousman Sonko must face justice for crimes against humanity

GENEVA, Switzerland (HORN OBSERVER) – Amnesty International has called for accountability ahead of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of Gambia, before the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Gender disparity persists as 66 newly sworn-in Puntland lawmakers include just one woman

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2023: Misuse of Facebook Community Standards and cyberattacks is how Somalia suppressed critical voices

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – The manipulation of Facebook Community Standards and the use of DDoS attacks have emerged as a concerning tool employed by Somalia's National Communication Authority (NCA) in collaboration with the national intelligence (NISA) to suppress critical voices among journalists…

Puntland's Electoral Odyssey: From Hopes of Democracy to Clan-Based Selection

GAROWE (KAAB TV) – Inaugurated in 1998 as a beacon of stability amid the ruins of Somalia's military dictatorship, Puntland has emerged as a bastion of relative peace within the tumultuous Somali republic. In stark contrast, neighboring Somaliland had declared its independence from the rest of…

Somali media boycotts president's 'gibberish' talk over deteriorating relations and media freedom

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Local media stations in Mogadishu collectively boycotted a public talk delivered by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at Jazeera Hotel on Wednesday night, where a select group of loyalists and civil servants had gathered.

Somaliland bans local TV debate, citing immorality and anti-culture

HARGEISA (HORN OBSERVER) – The ministry of information in Somaliland has issued a prohibition on a television debate hosted by Universal TV in Hargeisa, citing reasons of "immorality and anti-cultural," according to a statement released on Wednesday and signed by Ali Hassan Mohamed, the Minister…

Silent Suffering: The ordeal of an FGM survivor in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – In a dusty corner of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, 36-year-old Khadro Abdi (not her real name), bears the weight of an unspeakable ordeal endured for over three decades.

Questions surrounding the demise of Somalia's Minister of Women and Human Rights, Khadijo Diriye

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – On Wednesday, the news of the untimely demise of Somalia's Minister of Women and Human Rights, Khadijo Mohamed Diriye, surfaced on social media.