North Western State of Somalia Rights Body Raises Concern Over Detention of Poet and Journalists – Axadle

North Western State of Somalia Rights Body Raises Concern Over Detention of Poet and Journalists – Axadle

Hargeisa (AX) – North Western State of Somalia’s National Human Rights Commission (SLNHRC) has questioned the legality of the arrests of a poet and two journalists, saying authorities detained them without warrants and failed to follow required legal procedures. In a statement released Saturday, the commission said it had reviewed the cases of poet Ismael […]

Somaliland Human Rights Commission Raises Concern Over Arrests of Journalists and Poet – Somali Dispatch

HARGEISA (SD) — The Somaliland Human Rights Commission has expressed concern about the recent arrests of poet Ismail Yusuf (Jiheye) and journalists Abdiqani Hussein Abokor (Baylod) and Hasan Saleban Harun (Galaydh), saying some detentions were carried out without the legal procedures required for arrest. In a statement issued this week, the Commission said it had been monitoring the cases of Jiheye and Baylod, who were arrested on August 29 and …

Somaliland Human Rights Commission expresses concern over the arrest of journalists and a poet in Hargeisa.

The Somaliland Human Rights Commission has expressed concern regarding the detention of poet Ismaaciil Yuusuf (Jiheeye), journalist Cabdiqani Xuseen Abokor (Baylood), and journalist Xasan Saleebaan Haaruun (Galaydh), stating that some of them were detained without adherence to legal procedures.  In a press release issued today, the Commission stated that it had monitored the cases of […]