Human Rights

Allegations of aid theft come to light as the Somali Disaster Management Agency evades scrutiny

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – While pilfering of aid food has unfortunately been a recurrent issue in Somalia, a new twist unfolds as allegations point fingers at the Somali Disaster Management Agency, also known as SODMA, the very agency entrusted with aid delivery.

Prominent civil society icons assassinated in central Somalia thanks to influx of weapons

GALKAYO (HORN OBSERVER) – In a tragic turn of events on the globally celebrated Human Rights Day, central Somalia was marred by violence as armed clan militias claimed the lives of two prominent figures in the region.

Breaking Barriers: Somali women journalists triumph through empowerment training

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Raa'ido Ali Isse, an energetic young radio journalist at Radio Dhambaal in Adado, Galmudug State of Somalia, has emerged victorious after facing significant hurdles in her seven-year media career.

Somalia-Russia partnership sparks immigration crisis in Europe, Finland suffers most

MOGADISHU – In recent months, Somalia and Russia have intensified their collaboration, enabling Somalis – mainly those on service passports – to travel to Russia on government-related business visas.

Intel officer exposed in shocking assassination killing in central Somalia region

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – For years, whispers of Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) involvement in targeted assassinations lingered, shrouded in secrecy.

Over 10,000 Young Somali Women Graduate from USAID and UK-Funded Education Program

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – In a milestone ceremony in Mogadishu on Wednesday, 10,616 Somali adolescent girls and young women celebrated their graduation from an 11-month non-formal education course.

Somali prime minister expresses support for Hamas, sparks controversy on Ukraine

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – In a startling and controversial statement delivered on Thursday, Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre expressed support for the Palestinian armed group Hamas, categorically stating that they are "not terrorists."

UN officials in Somalia on spot for skipping justice and accountability for human rights violations

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Just a day following the United Nations Day, Catriona Laing, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), conducted a press conference in Mogadishu, alongside her deputies, which included Anita…

Victory for Journalism: Somalia court frees detained journalist, says journalism not a crime

MOGADISHU – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes the decision of the Banadir Regional Court judge to release journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Bulbul, SJS Secretary of Information and Human Rights, who endured 56 days of incommunicado detention.

Free journalist jailed for investigative report: Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul

NAIROBI - On 17 August, plain-clothed security officers arrested Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul, a journalist with Kaab TV and staff member of a local media advocacy organization, Somali Journalists Syndicate. The arrest took place a day after he released a story about alleged misappropriation of European…