The World Child Rights Day and the current situation of Somali Children
The date 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. Today, 193 states have ratified the CRC. In fact, only two countries in the world — Somalia and the United States — have not yet given the CRC…
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The World Child Rights Day and the current situation of Somali Children
The date 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. Today, 193 states have ratified the CRC. In fact, only two countries in the world — Somalia and the United States — have not yet given the CRC…
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World’s largest humanitarian network adopts ambitious blueprint for coming decade
The 17th General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ended with the unanimous adoption of Strategy 2020 – a plan that lays out the collective commitments of its 186 members.
Strategy 2020 aims to better fulfil…
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World’s largest humanitarian network adopts ambitious blueprint for coming decade
The 17th General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ended with the unanimous adoption of Strategy 2020 – a plan that lays out the collective commitments of its 186 members.
Strategy 2020 aims to better fulfil…
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Somaliland regime is the press freedom Antagonist in this era compared to the rest of Somali regions
The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) is to day happy with to know the political viewpoint of Somaliland administration in terms of freedom of expression and press. While SOJRA…
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SOJRA worries the Martial Law imposed in Somalia
The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) feels fear and possible attacks against the independent media from the policy, government militias and Amisom even though similar cases as happened today has done before by the former transitional government in 2007.
The Somali parliament voted for the imposition of the martial law in 19 th August after the request from the current president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. For more details go to;
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Why Said Tahliil Ahmed was killed?
The late victim Mr. Said was the director of Hornafric radio in Mogadishu for close to two years and assassinated in Bakara Market on February o4 2009 while he was on his way for press conference of Al-shabaab group and he was a member of more than 7 media directors at that particular day. There is also some Al-shabaab militia men who accompanied with them.
What is the Reason behind his killing?
Soon after the election of president Sharif on 31st January 20…
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Somali Media and the challenges facing them
In Somalia, there are more than 40 media houses, and about 400 journalists, but unfortunately most of them work on the basis of their clan political agendas and lack the required professionalism in the today’s media world.
The media owners play vital role for poorness of the Somali media as they don’t pay their staffs. Some female reporters became sexual victim for their bosses as there is no good payment and heavy unprofessional duties or even fear…
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The release of ACF workers will be a hope for the two journalists who are still under abduction.
On Tuesday 11th August were released six people hostages who had been held for nine months and taken into captivity while working in Somalia for Action Contre La Faim. The group was taken captive from an airstrip in the central town of DhusMareb last November.
SOJRA would like to say this is good news in good time and SOJRA believe that the two journalists Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan could be…
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
MEDIA BRIEFING
11 August 2009
Somalia: Amnesty International calls for accountability and safeguards on arms transfers to Somalia?s Transitional Federal Government
Amnesty International today called for urgent safeguards to be applied to any arms transfers to Somalia, in the wake of a reported US government decision to double its arms transfers to Somalia?s Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
On 6 August, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed US military su…
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“Working press freedom and protecting journalists is not a game and competition”
Mogadishu 07 August,2009 :: The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) would like to give a lesson for protecting journalists and keeping press freedom to Reporters without Borders and any organization aiming to harm the value of the press and their interests for ever.
In the world there is more than a thousand organizations and foundations working to protect press freedom and journalists rights. Any organizati…
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For Immediate Release
PRESS RELEASE 024/2009
Nairobi, 6 August 2009 – The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has welcomed the meeting between the US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Somalia’s President, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
“Today’s meeting in Nairobi is most important. It is in line with, and strengthens the positions of, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union, the League of Arab States, the Organ…
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Freedom House blamed journalist Hassan Bulhan that he is related to warlords and militias following when he requested medical fees support.
Hassan Bulhan who is the director of Radio Abudwak and poetry man was injured on 7th February, 2009 by a militia man as he was making live coverage peace conference and has requested defenders to help his medical fees in Nairobi Hospital, but unfortunately after consecutive contacts with them, finally defenders wrote an email to him accusing him of being re…
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Ref: No: SOCHRO/00A50/09 Date: 01/08/2009
War victim’s child care Report
SOCHRO, Somali Child Rights Organization, is Somali child rights advocacy and protection, education, health, nutrition, and development in Southern and Central Somalia region.
SOCHRO responding the rights of the children launched campaign to support the innocent children sustaining wounds and death in the wars going in Mogadishu.
The last seven months SOCHRO recorded one hundred savant four children victims of the last…
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Statement by the UN Special Representative for Somalia
Mr Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah
UN Security Council meeting on Somalia
29 July 2009
Mr President,
Permanent Representatives,
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am grateful for this opportunity to brief the Security Council.
While the situation remains fragile, there are positive developments in Somalia. As I told the Council previously, a new paradigm is being implemented. Despite multiple constraints, the Government is resisting and repelling multiple att…
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UN human rights chief highlights plight of civilians caught up in conflicts
GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday that the condition of civilians in armed conflicts was a matter of “grave alarm,” and urged the Human Rights Council to do its utmost to protect civilians caught up in fighting around the world.
Pillay, who was delivering a keynote address to the Geneva-based Council, cited nine countries where ongoing conflicts were continuing to impact seriousl…
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SOJRA is warmly welcome the three day conference for the Somali journalist held in Nairobi by IFJ through NUSOJ. It is also welcoming Aidan white the secretary general of IFJ to meet with some Somali journalist in Nairobi specially NUSOJ members and other supporters.
Mogadishu 25 July,2009 :: SOJRA is encouraging IFJ to give the Somali journalist the support they pledged early and in this conference. Aidan met here in Nairobi some Somali journalist from NUSOJ and others from other media organiz…
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The both family of the hostages must be avoid to break down our efforts to their release
The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) calls for the family of the two hostage journalists in Somalia to be calm and wait the outcome of our efforts for their unconditional release.
“It’s clear that the two journalists are still a live and in a good condition. It is also true that the talks are not going on fast but there is on going talks for their release” said Daud Abdi Daud. SOJRA, Executive di…
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Human rights workshop organized by SOJRA
On 15th July 2009 Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) organized one day workshop on human rights violation cases in Somalia, about 21 civil society organization and traditional leaders participated.
The theme was general discussion about the current human rights in Somalia.
“How those responsible about the grave human rights violation cases in Somalia can be brought to the justice and possible solution for the country”
The following are the note…
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Russia: Should protect the Human Rights defenders and investigate the killing of Natalia Estemirova.
The Federation of Somali Human Rights Activists (FAHRA) calls on the Russian government to protect the human rights defenders and do trustable investigation towards the assassination of Mrs. Natalia Estemirova.
Natalia Estemirova, a leading human rights defender in Chechnya, was found shot dead in Ingushetia on July 15, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today.
“We send our deep-seated condolence t…
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