Indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian targets continued. Freedom of expression was suppressed; journalists were threatened, harassed, intimidated, beaten, subjected to arbitrary arrests and killed. Women and girls continued to be subjected to sexual violence. Internally displaced...

We, the undersigned human rights, and press freedom organizations, are writing to express our deep concern regarding the arbitrary arrest, detention and persecution of Mr. Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), and call for all charges against him to be...

This public statement is to urge President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his new administration to address many of the Somalia’s outstanding human rights challenges, with international support. The new government has already presented goals and activities across six pillars, including security,...

Amnesty International shares the key human rights concerns highlighted in the report of the Independent Expert on Somalia. We are concerned by the overall failure of the federal government of Somalia to improve the human rights situation in the country against the seven benchmarks for human rights...

Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council today, Amnesty International welcomed the Independent Expert’s report on the human rights situation in Somalia covering the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. This oral statement highlights the following key human rights issues:- freedom of...

Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council today, Amnesty International welcomed Somalia’s engagement in the UPR process and its acceptance of 246 out of 273 recommendations. This oral statement highlights the following key human rights issues:- freedom of expression and media freedom, COVID-19 and...

Somalia is a heavily indebted country and one of the least developed in the world. Its health system is also one of the weakest. Many of its health indicators, including access to reproductive, maternal and child healthcare, are very poor. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 exposed...

This compilation of recommendations are made to seven of the states under review in the 38th session of the UN Universal Periodic Review (Belgium, Denmark, Mozambique, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Singapore and Somalia) and address key human rights concerns in each country.

This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Somalia in May 2021. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Somalia in its previous UPR, including in relation to taking measures to prevent violations of human rights and...

Through this joint public letter to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Human Rights Watch share concerns and recommendations regarding the amendment to the media law that was signed into law in August 2020. The three organizations...

Health and essential workers have played an extraordinary role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across countries, they have put their health and wellbeing at risk, often in very difficult circumstances and with very little support, to ensure that people are able to access the...

Amnesty International is concerned about the continued detention of journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur (Abuja) and the organization is calling on Somalia authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him. Amnesty International is also worried that the journalist who was arbitrarily arrested...

Amnesty International is calling on the Somaliland authorities to immediately and unconditionally release detained journalist Abdimalik Muse Oldon who was arrested and arbitrarily detained a year ago today for exercising his right to freedom of expression. Amnesty International is concerned that...