Warbixinta Beenta Ah Ee Ururka Solja U Gudbiyay CPJ + Tacadiga Suxufiyiinta Somaliland + Kacdoonka Suxufiyiinta Somaliland Oo Ururka Cusub Ee Secja Ku Dhawaaqay + Warbixin CPJ Ku Soo Baxday Oo Xaasaasiya.

London – 18 apr2015 – Csh – Waxaa bulshada somaliland ogaayeen sida lagu soo xulay gudidda cusub ee ururka Solja iyo doorkii aay ku lahayd madaxtoyadu, haddaba markii aay ku guulaysteen xukuumaddu soo xulista xubnahan cusub ee ururka Solja, ayaa waxaa markiiba olole loo galay sidii loo soo celin lahaa magac xumadda dawlada ugu faaf tay bulshada caalamka.

Ololaha xukuumada ee magac soo celinta waxaa iska kaashaday shaqsiyaad madaxtooyada ah oo aay ka midyihiin wasaaradda warfaafinta iyo Mohamoud Abdi Jama – gudoomiyaha ururka SOLJA, kuwaas oo dedaal adag u galay siddii aay been iyo borobogaando aan jirin uga dhaadhicin lahaayeen ururadda caalamiga ah ee u dhaqdhaqaaqa xuquuqda aadamaha iyo mihnada saxaafadaba ee aay ku guulaysteen inaay keenaan Somaliland kana socday UN iyo ururadda madaxa banaanba ee bulshada caalamka. Haddaba imaatinka weftigaas waxa  si qarsoodiya loola kulan siiyay shaqsiyaad aay dawladdu xushay, lalamana kulansiin dadkii tacadiyada sheganayay iyo dhamaan saxaafadaba balse xitaa gudida ururka Solja baan u wada dhamaayn la kulanka Ururka Solja waxaa keli ku ahaa gudoomiyaha iyo xoghayaha.

Gudidan Socdaalka ku tegay Somaliland waxaa kale oo lala kulansiiyay  Saleebaan xuquuq oo lagu tilmaamay gudoomiyaha ururadda xuquuqda u dooda, Taas oo been ah, waayo shasigaan Saleebaan Xuquuq maaha nin metela oo loo doortay gudoomiyaha ururadda xuquuqu aadamaha, waa ta kale maaha nin xafiif joogta ah leh balse waa nin afku macaash ah oo shaqsiyaadka siyaasada kolba loo diro inuu caayo,  waa nin qoraal badan u qora ururadda caalamka, waana shaqsi maanta ku xidhan laaluushka madaxtooyadu siiso.

Dhinaca kale ee la kulmay xubnahan ka socday bulshada caalamka waxaa ka mid ahaa madaxtooyada iyo wasaaradda warfaafinta. iyo qaar kale oo loogu yeedhay ururadda bulshada oon ah kuwa loo samaystay wax ka dhaadhiciyaasha bulshada caalamka ee sida adag u taageera dawladda Siilanyo.

Haddaba beentaa la fidiyay ee loogu daneeynayo dawladdan caadaaysatay tacadiga saxafiyiinta waxaa ka dhashay ka aamin baxa ururka suxufiyiinta Solja oo hadda ku jira jeebka dawladda kuna guulaaystay inaay been ka dhaadhiciyaan bulshada caalamka. Waxaa bilaabmay kacdoonkii ugu horeeyay ee uu ku burburayay ujrurka Solja, kaas oo shalay lagu dhawaaqay urur cusub oo lagu magacaabo “Secja” waxaan soo dhaweeynaynaa ururkan cusub.

Haddaba ururadda kale ee bulshada, Xisbiyadda Mucaaradka ah iyo dhamaan shaqsiyaadka daneeya arrimahan waa in aay ka hawlgalaan sheekadan khaldan ee aay dawladdu ololaha aay ku af-xidhayso saxaafadda Somaliland. Iyagoo bulshada caalamka ahna loo sameeystay shaqsiyaad u adeega dawladda oo qoraalo been ah u gudbiya ururadda u dooda xuquuqda aadamaha iyo saxafada. Hoos ka akhriso waxa ku soo baxay boga CPJ.

 Mission Journal: Fewer arrests but fear still lingers for Somaliland’s press

Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative

Conditions for the press in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland may, on the surface, appear to be improving. But without a functioning media law to lend protection and pending legislative elections, journalists remain wary of state harassment.

Authorities have, for instance, decreased the rate and duration of arbitrary detentions of journalists, Mohamoud Abdi Jama, chairman of the Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA), told me during a U.N.-led trip in March to meet officials, journalists, and civil society actors in the capital, Hargeisa. The purpose of the visit by U.N. agencies and media-related non-profit organisations was to assess the needs and conditions of the press in Somaliland. In 2012, when CPJ last visited Hargeisa, hardly a week would pass without authorities detaining journalists for unfavourable coverage. According to the association’s chairman, between January and April 1 nine journalists were detained: half of what CPJ recorded over the same period in 2012.

Both Deputy-Minister of Information Shukri Harir Ismail and Mohamoud told me the flurry of arrests reduced due to greater interaction and negotiation with authorities. “This has also led to less long-term detentions,” Mohamoud said, to the point where in “most cases journalists are held for a few hours.”

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Tom Rhodes
East Africa Representative
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