Somali Reporter, Alleged Rape Survivor Jailed
A court has sentenced a woman who was allegedly raped by security forces, along with the journalist who reported on the matter, for offending the honour of state.
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Somalia:
Ban Deeply Disappointed After Alleged Somali Rape Victim, Reporter Receive Jail Sentences
UN News, 5 February 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his deep disappointment over the one-year sentences handed down today in Mogadishu against a woman who alleged she was raped by members of… Read more »
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Somalia:
Alleged Rape Victim, Journalist Who Interviewed Her Convicted in Somalia
HRW, 5 February 2013
Update: On February 5, 2013, a Mogadishu court convicted journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim and the woman who alleged rape by uniformed men and sentenced them both to one year in… Read more »
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Somalia:
The Trial of the Somali Journalist, Abdiasis Koronto Started in Mogadish
Shabelle, 3 February 2013
Muqdisho ( Sh.M.Network) Somali journalists gathered at the regional court on Saturday morning, February 02, 2013 both to show solidarity and report the trail of the Somali… Read more »
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Somalia:
UN Calls for Fair Trial for Individuals Accused of Fabricating Rape Case in Somalia
UN News, 1 February 2013
The United Nations today expressed concern about the charges filed against five individuals for allegedly fabricating a rape case in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and called on… Read more »
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Somalia:
UK Should Show Leadership on Sexual Violence in Somalia
HRW, 31 January 2013
A Somali woman who said she was raped by state security forces, a journalist who interviewed her, her husband, and two others who tried to assist her, have been charged with… Read more »
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A journalist is facing criminal charges ranging from insulting a government body and inducing false evidence, for interviewing a woman who accused government soldiers of rape. Read more »