Somalia: End Impunity - A Time for Real Change

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today commemorated the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) by bringing together journalists at the national monument of Dhagah-Tur, a symbol of freedom and justice, to demand justice for journalists in unusual way.

This year's commemoration is steeped in the possibility of real change as IDEI holds special resonance in Somalia because of the country's appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate crimes against journalists in September 2020. This historic and strategic decision came about as a result of NUSOJ's tireless campaigning and specifically, the union's filing of legal action at Banadir Regional Court in Mogadishu as part of their work against impunity. In response to this legal action, the courts ordered the Office of the Attorney General to make the appointment.

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