Close Menu
    What's Hot

    Somaliland to prioritize agricultural production, emphasizes President Abdirahman Irro

    Irro meets officials of national academy for peace and development

    Somaliland MPs submit motion to suspend future talks with Somalia

    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Buy SmartMag Now
    • Demos
    • Politics
    • Politics
    • Buy Now
    • Buy Now
    • Demos
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Somaliland Reporter
    • Home
    • Features
    • Category
    • Politics
    Subscribe
    Somaliland Reporter
    Home » UK based Somaliland pressure group files case to Amnesty International over human rights abuses
    News

    UK based Somaliland pressure group files case to Amnesty International over human rights abuses

    jnyanjomBy jnyanjomAugust 24, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
    Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Telegram LinkedIn Tumblr Email Copy Link
    Follow Us
    Google News Flipboard
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Copy Link

    A pressure group based in the United Kingdom has entered the fray in the fight for democratic space in Somaliland by filing a complaint to the Amnesty International over the continued human rights abuses in the Horn of Africa nation.

    Somaliland AID has flagged Somaliland Government’s torturing and imprisoning the leaders and supporters of the opposition.

    The compliant focused on the arrest of Yusuf Nuh Yusuf (Tadhase), the Sports Secretary of the Waddani Party, Mawlid Kayse Mohamed (Mawliid Qaro) Regional Chairman of the Marodijeh Party and other members of the Central Committee imprisoned in Baki.

    In a letter dated August 20, 2022 and addressed to The Human Rights Centre, New Inn Yard in London, the Somaliland Aid said it is deeply concerned over the continued arbitrary detention of opposition leaders in Somaliland.

    “Based on the information available to us, the individuals who are in custody without trial are Yussuf Nuux Yussuf- the Shadow Secretary for Sport and Youth, Mowlid Kayse Muhammud, the party chairman for Hargeisa, Hassan Abdi Mohamed and Yusuf Ali Osman who are prominent politicians for the Waddani party,” the letter signed by Somaliland Aid chairmen Abdi Adan and Hassan Finnin stated.

    The letter stated further that these opposition officials were arrested almost a month ago but are yet to be taken to court.

    The four were among the arrested on August 11 during demonstrations called by the opposition parties Waddani and UCID to pressure the government of president Musa Bihi to hold presidential elections on November 13 as per the country’s constitution.

    “Sadly, this hasty incarceration of opposition politicians is intended to silence the government critics who are calling for the presidential elections to be held on November 13 as planned. The government is also taking a hard line approach on people who are exposing the human rights violations in Somaliland.”

    The pressure group in their letter further stated that the government is determined to crash opposition supporters who are taking their frustrations to the streets and calling for the elections.

    “So far these officials have not been charged of any crime and they have not been taken to court to face trial. No information has been given to their families on their whereabouts or on the crimes they are accused to have committed. Furthermore, there is information that they have been subjected to physical abuses in prison,” the Somaliland Aid alleged.

    “It is apparent that the current judicial system in Somaliland is almost non-existent when it comes to opposition party officials.”

    “The judicial system has a reputation of hastily sending innocent politicians to detention without due process as the entire legal system of the country was appointed by the president himself and they cannot go against the government’s wishes, thus they often imprison innocent opposition politicians.”

    They said they are alarmed, distressed and profoundly concerned about the welfare of those in prison accusing the president of abusing his constitutional right by silencing his critics.

    Somaliland Aid now wants the Amnesty International to expose the abuses in Somaliland and pressure the government to release the incarcerated opposition politicians.

    Amnesty International Somaliland Aid
    Follow on Google News Follow on Flipboard
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email Copy Link
    Previous ArticleSomalia to send boxers to the Africa Boxing Championships in Maputo
    Next Article Zaynab Mohamed a step closer to becoming first black woman in Minnesota Senate
    jnyanjom
    • Website

    Related Posts

    Somaliland to prioritize agricultural production, emphasizes President Abdirahman Irro

    May 13, 2025

    Irro meets officials of national academy for peace and development

    May 12, 2025

    Somaliland MPs submit motion to suspend future talks with Somalia

    May 12, 2025
    Add A Comment

    Comments are closed.

    Advertisement
    Demo
    Latest Posts

    Somaliland to prioritize agricultural production, emphasizes President Abdirahman Irro

    Irro meets officials of national academy for peace and development

    Somaliland MPs submit motion to suspend future talks with Somalia

    Somaliland’s three decade quest for recognition: could US interests make the difference?

    Trending Posts

    Subscribe to News

    Get the latest sports news from NewsSite about world, sports and politics.

    Facebook X (Twitter) Pinterest Vimeo WhatsApp TikTok Instagram

    News

    • World
    • US Politics
    • EU Politics
    • Business
    • Opinions
    • Connections
    • Science

    Company

    • Information
    • Advertising
    • Classified Ads
    • Contact Info
    • Do Not Sell Data
    • GDPR Policy
    • Media Kits

    Services

    • Subscriptions
    • Customer Support
    • Bulk Packages
    • Newsletters
    • Sponsored News
    • Work With Us

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

    © 2025 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms
    • Accessibility

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.