SOMALIA ESTABLISHES ITS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. (PHOTO).
Somalia establishes its first-ever national human rights commission Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday signed into law the establishment of the country's first ever National Human Rights Commission, TRT Afrika reported. The presidential assent marks the final step in a long reform process that has involved extensive legislative and governmental approval. The commission, aimed at advancing justice, accountability, and legal transparency, was endorsed by both Houses of the Federal Parliament and approved by the cabinet. The process reached a milestone on July 3, 2025, when Somalia nominated the commission’s first officials. Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights, Khadija Makhzoumi, hailed that moment as “a historic breakthrough 65 years after Somalia’s statehood,” saying the country was finally joining the ranks of nations with dedicated, independent national human rights bodies. President hails milestone President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called the commission “a...
According to sources who were present when the building collapsed today,they said many people died and others trapped and injured after a building collapsed at the headquarters of the Synagogue church of All Nations in Lagos.Some members of the church and workers doing construction work in the church premises are feared dead.Four ambulance buses have been loaded with victims while some were taken to the hospital.Others were reported to have been taken to the mortuary.The church is located at Ikotun,Lagos.
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