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Somalia: Constitutional Proposals Put Children At Risk
HRW, 29 March 2024
Amendments Could Weaken Restrictions on Child Marriage, FGM Read more »
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Somalia: Puntland Expresses Worry About Amends to the Federal Constitution of Somalia
Shabelle, 26 March 2024
Reiterating the region's historical commitment to a federated, consensus-driven political structure, Puntland has issued a strong caution against recent proposed modifications to… Read more »
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Somalia: UN Calls for Greater Effort in Ensuring Women's Inclusion in Somali Politics
Shabelle, 8 March 2024
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the United Nations today called on the Somali authorities to invest greater effort in ensuring women's inclusion in politics and… Read more »
'Somalia's Constitutional Reform Will Put Children At Risk'
Both houses of Parliament are expected to vote on proposed amendments to the counrtry's Constitution which would reduce the age of maturity, thus increasing the risk of child marriage and lowering juvenile justice standards, Human Rights Watch has warned. Under the current law, a child is defined as a person below the age of 18. The proposed amendment states that the term child "refers to a person under the age of 15... while the age of responsibility is 18 years".
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At least 13 members of Somalia's security forces were killed on Sunday (February 7, 2021) in a roadside bombing attack, shortly after emergency talks failed to end a ... Read more »
