Somalia: UN concrete human rights action is needed.

GENEVA (Sunatimes) The Human Rights Council (Council) and the UN in general should ensure that increased attention paid to Somalia, notably at the Council, converts into concrete action in the sphere of human rights reporting and accountability on the ground said Mr. Hassan Shire Sheikh of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) today.

In its intervention at the Stand Alone Interactive Panel on Somalia held today, 29th September, EHAHRDP stressed the need for the UN to enhance human rights monitoring and reporting on Somalia. Mr. Hassan Shire underlined how the current absence of systematic documentation and public reporting undermines civilian protection and further isolates Somali human rights defenders. He called on the OHCHR and the Human Rights Unit of UNPOS to ensure that it has the capacity to carry out systematic reporting of violations committed by all warring parties, including the TFG and AMISON. Read More