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Human rights are guaranteed in the Federal Constitution, which was adopted in August 2012. They fall under the Ministry of Human Rights established in August 2013. [1] The central authorities concurrently inaugurated a National Human Rights Day, endorsed an official Human Rights Roadmap, [2] and completed Somalia's first National Gender Policy. [3]
Monitoring and helping to investigate and prevent human rights abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, including those committed against children and women. Originally established for an initial period of twelve months, [ 14 ] the Mission's mandate was renewed by successive Security Council resolutions until 31 October 2024.
The state had previously shifted to use of the United States dollar in 2021, due to severe inflation of the Somali shilling. [67] 24 December – The federal government of Somalia imposes a flight ban on Jubaland, including all flights to and from Jubaland, particularly affecting the cities of Kismayo and Doolow.
The Ministry of Human Rights is a ministry responsible for monitoring human rights, and in particular women's rights in Somalia. The current Minister of Human Rights is Deeqa Yasin . [ 1 ]
Human rights in Somaliland are protected by Chapter one, Part three of the Constitution of Somaliland.Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered [1] [2] to be part of Somalia.
Isha Lanla Dyfan (born 1955) is a Sierra Leonean lawyer who became the United Nation's Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia in 2020. She has previously worked for the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur and Amnesty International.
Despite this, Somalia and neighbouring Ethiopia has one of the lowest HIV infection rates on the continent. While the estimated HIV prevalence rate in Somalia in 1987 (the first case report year) was one percent of adults, [24] a more recent estimate from 2007 now places it at only 0.5 percent of the nation's adult population. [25]
Somalis and Oromos clashed over Oromo lands. Even though there was evidence that Somalis under Abdi Iley abused human rights, [11] the ruling government failed to do anything, even during Oromo protest in 2015-2016. [11] Somali president and head of Somali Liyu police was arrested after the Tigray regime came to a end in 2018.