Category Archives: somalia

16 Aug
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Somalia military court sentences soldier to death over murder

16 August 2018: Abdirahman Omar Osman was slapped with death sentence after finding him guilty of murdering Hassan Abshir Warsame in February this year. According to the prosecutors, Mr. Osman escaped the crime scene but was arrested last month after ...

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16 Aug
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Somalia, one sentenced to death

16 August 2018: Abdirahman Omar Osman was slapped with death sentence after finding him guilty of murdering Hassan Abshir Warsame in February this year. According to the prosecutors, Mr. Osman escaped the crime scene but was arrested last month after ...

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12 Aug
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Somali military court in Baidoa sentences soldier to death

12 August 2018: Adam Mukhtar Ahmed, the Chairman of Baidoa’s military court, said, Constable Hassan Raghe Hassan proved to have deliberately killed a colleague identified as Ali Mohamed Boray in February in Bardale town. Mr. Hassan killed the victim after ...

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19 Jul
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Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia (A/HRC/39/72)

19 July 2018: The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Bahame Tom Nyanduga, pursuant to its resolution 36/27. In the report, ...

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02 Jul
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Somalia. Al-Shabab executes traditional elder in Middle Shabelle Region

2 July 2018: Al-Shabab has executed an elder who was accused of taking part 2016 elections, residents confirmed Monday. Abshir Nur Hussein publicly executed by a firing squad Monday in the town of Gamboole in Middle Shabelle region. Reports say ...

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22 Jun
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Somalia Military court executes three soldiers over killings

22 June 2018: Somali military court in Jubbaland has executed three government soldiers who were found guilty of killing civilians. The executed soldiers are Abdullahi Asad Ismail, who killed his wife, Muhubo Mohamed Gure in Kismayo, Abdirashid Hassan Ahmed and ...

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21 Jun
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Somalia Military court in Kismayo sentences soldier to death

21 June 2018: a military court in Kismayo town on Thursday sentenced a soldier to death for killing a civilian in May. The court found guilty Constable Abdirishid Hassan Ahmed, 25 years for killing Mohamed Abdullahi Hirsi. The chairperson of ...

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21 Jun
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Somalia Military court sentences soldier to death over murder

21 June 2018: the Somali military court has sentenced a government soldier to death over the murder of a colleague in Mogadishu. In giving his verdict, the chairman of the military court Hassan Ali Noor Shuute said, after thorough investigations ...

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25 Mar
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Somalia. Military court sentences Al-Shabaab bomb expert to life in prison

25 March 2018: One Al-Shabaab militant was sentenced to life in prison on Sunday while two others were condemned to serve ten years jails terms after they were found guilty of being associated with the militant insurgent group. A Somali ...

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18 Mar
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Somalia. Clans secure peace with death sentences and hefty fines

18 March 2018: two rival Somali clans have signed up to a groundbreaking peace deal which aims to end the cycle of revenge killings. Following three weeks of mediation, the rival Sa’ad Yoonis and Ba’iido clans in the disputed Sanaag ...

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