Category: Human Rights
World Report 2020: Rights Trends in Somalia and Somaliland
Kenneth Roth- Executive Director -Human Rights Watch “Abuses by Government and Allied Forces, Al-Shabab Abuses, Abuses against Children, Sexual Violence, Freedom of Expression and Association, Displacement and Access to Humanitarian Assistance, Key International Actorsm, Somalia and Somaliland” Full Report. New
Going to the Bank for Food, Not Money: The Growing Reality of Hunger in “Rich” Countries
Kenneth Roth- Executive Director -Human Rights Watch In 2020 you should be watching for… more people going hungry and relying on aid to feed their families in the world’s wealthiest countries. New York(ANN)-The United Kingdom offers a stark example, as Human
World Report 2020: Rights Trends in Saudi Arabia
Kenneth Roth- Executive Director -Human Rights Watch New York (ANN)-Saudi Arabia faced unprecedented international criticism in 2019 for its human rights record, including the failure to provide full accountability for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents
Saudi King orders release of sheikh of Otaibah tribe
Riyadh(ANN)-Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has issued an order to release the sheikh of the Otaibah tribe, Faisal Bin Sultan Bin Humaid, who has been detained for months. Mohammad Bin Sultan, brother of Sheikh Faisal, announced on Twitter that Saudi
Somaliland: Sentenced 1-year in jail Horn Cable TV Editor
Hargeisa(ANN)-Somaliland has sentenced A Court in Hargeisa, Horn Cable TV editor, Abdikadir Saleban Asayr (aka Abduqadir Oda’ay) to 1 year in jail and a fine of 3 million Somaliland Shilling (US$300) for propaganda against the administration. The Journalist who was
South Sudan First Vice President Taban Deng Gai regrets U.S. Treasury Allegations of Human Rights Violation and reiterates Determination to Peace
PRESS RELEASE Upon the establishment of the Republic of South Sudan, I have worked tirelessly to forge the necessary alliances to create a path to peace and prosperity JUBA, South Sudan, (ANN) — By Taban Deng Gai, First Vice President
Disabled Yemenis suffering most in Saudi-led war: Amnesty
New York(ANN)-Amnesty International has raised the alarm about the dire situation of millions of people with disabilities in Yemen, saying they are hit the hardest by a years-long Saudi-led military campaign against the impoverished state. In a report, entitled “Excluded:
Somaliland: Komishanka Qaranka Ee Xuquuqda Aadama Oo Warbixin Kasoo Saaray Xadhigii Saraakiisha Xisbiga WADDANI
Hargeysa(ANN)-Komishanka Xuquuqda Aadamaha ee Qaranka Somaliland, ayaa warbixin ka soo saaray dariiqii loo maray xadhiga Masuuliyiinta Xisbiga Mucaaradka ah ee WADDANI, waxayna baaq u direen Xukuumadda Somaliland. Xubno ka tirsan guddiga Xuquuqal Iinsaanka Qaranka ee Somaliland, ayaa Xabsiga Mandheera ku
Saudi Arabia introduces new domestic worker rights
Riyadh(ANN)-Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) has introduced new regulations for domestic workers, local media reported yesterday. “HRC has introduced new related contractual, financial and health rights for the domestic workers in Saudi Arabia,” the commission said on Twitter. The
Trafficking in Persons Report – Somalia
women act as recruiters and intermediaries who transport victims to Puntland, Djibouti, and Ethiopia for the purposes of domestic servitude or sex trafficking to the Middle East, SPECIAL CASE: SOMALIA Published by United States Department of State Somalia remains a