Somali Federal government should release ABUUJA without condition

Journalist Mohamed abduwab-Abuja is detained in the main central prison of Mogadishu without court proceedings and his four months detention is illegal. We believe that his detention came after Abuja posted a piece criticising security forces in his page.

ABUUJA is coming from minority clan and does not have influential politicians who can advocate for him.

The Government of Somalia is required both under international human rights law and under its domestic laws to respect, protect, promote and fulfill human rights, including the right to freedom of expression and media freedom. Independent journalists like Abuja play a critical role informing the public about government policies and exposing human rights violations and abuses. They need to be protected and not targeted with imprisonment and other forms of harassment and intimidation.