SOMHUB
The Somalia Security & Justice Hub (SOMHUB) seeks to contribute to collective learning and knowledge management by actors working on security and justice in Somalia, and to inform policy and legislative reform on security, police accountability and justice sector development based on lessons learned from community-based interventions.
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Homeland Security Today: ‘Soft-Power’ Counterterrorism: Turkey’s Military Presence in Somalia and Tactical and Operational Implications for Al-Shabaab
The Turkey-Somalia partnership grew amid Somalia’s devastating humanitarian crisis in 2011. The then formed Turke...
Human Rights Watch: High-Profile Jailbreak Undermines Somalia’s Fight for Justice
On 31 August 2019, dramatic news emerged that the notorious security minister of Somalia’s Jubaland region had ...
New York Times: Al Qaeda Branch in Somalia Threatens Americans in East Africa — and Even the U.S.
Al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia, the terrorist group’s largest and most active global affiliate, has issued specif...
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Xaqdoon Law Firm (Somaliland): Legal Pluralism, Death Penalty in the Somali Penal Code
The judiciary and justice institutions are concentrated in urban areas with little or no presence in rural and noma...
New Access International: Puntland Situation Report- Somali Law & Policy Program
During February, Puntland State remained relatively stable, although irregular VEO attacks continued, particularly ...
DDG: Baidoa Xeer (Somali)
This is the documented customary law of Baidoa district, ratified in 2017 through a DDG-faciliated process. Read mo...
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Saferworld: Sustainable community approaches to peacebuilding in securitised environments: case study of Somalia
Community-based groups – such as community action forums and district peace committees – can play a critical ro...
CDI: Hidden Figures: Supporting Somali Women for Peace
Thank you, Global Giving donors. Your contributions have helped Conflict Dynamics International staff like Rukiya...
Saferworld: Building a peaceful, just and inclusive Somaliland: SDG16+ priorities for action
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16+ unites efforts to create more peaceful, just and inclusive societies around ...
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SOMHUB Presents: The Somalia Customary Justice Resource Centre
Featured: DDG Lessons Learnt Study on Engaging Somali Customary Institutions Engagement of Somali Customary Institu...
The SOMHUB Summary: November 2019’s Top Security and Justice Stories
Somaliland’s Democratic Setbacks During November 2019 the Republic of Somaliland, which declared independence fro...
The SOMHUB Summary: October 2019’s Top Security and Justice Stories
US and Danaab forces repel Shabaab attack on Baledogle airbase On 30 September 2019, Al Shabaab launched an attack ...
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Civilian oversight mechanisms for Somali security forces
Organizations such has Saferworld and Legal Action Worldwide have been working for the last several years to introd...
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3 March 2020
KTN News: "The Big Story" Kenya, Somalia Tiff on the backdrop of Jubaland, FGS forces clash, Part 1
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Best of DDG Somali portraits
News Photos of AMISOM
DDG: Gedo Peace Caravan, 2014
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Joint Police Programme Info Sheet
AFSC 2019 Somalia Brochure
