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Five-Hour Electricity Blackout Starting On August 1st — Somaliland Electricity Association

Staff - June 24, 2022

In a series of escalating steps by the government and electricity providers following the massive hike in electricity prices, the Somaliland Electricity Association, an...

Press Release

The Rape Allegations Against Police Commissioner in Caynabo

Staff - June 23, 2022

Press Release Human Rights Center chairperson and staff met with a 16-year-old rape victim, in Caynabo this week. According to her statements, the person responsible...

Elections

Somaliland Parliament Approves Four Out of Seven Proposed Election Commissioners

Staff - June 20, 2022

Somaliland Parliament voted today to approve four out of seven new commissioners slated to replace the recently dissolved Election Commissioners. Three proposed Election Commissioners...

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Breaking — UK Government Suspends Support for Somaliland Police Pending an Investigation of June 9th Protests

Staff - June 17, 2022

According to diplomatic and government sources, the UK government has suspended its support for Somaliland Police and has asked the Somaliland government to investigate...

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Petty Theft, Forgery and Assault: How President Bihi Appointed a Common Criminal as a Human Rights Commissioner

Staff - June 13, 2022

The Somaliland National Human Rights Commission has distanced itself from a statement made by one of its commissioners on Facebook that called for a...

Opinion

Nabadgelyo Siciid: A leading scholar and true enlightenment thinker passed away – Said Jama Hussein (1942 – 2022)

Staff - June 12, 2022

Jama Musse Jama | @JamaMusse There is no right way to grieve and each of us reacts in our own way to the loss of...

Elections

President Bihi Submits New List of Election Commissioners to Parliament for Approval

Staff - June 11, 2022

Following the resignation and effective disbandment of the last National Election Commissioners, the President of the Republic of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi has submitted...

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