UN EXPERT URGES SOMALIA TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE SYSTEM FOLLOWING ATTACKS

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UN EXPERT URGES SOMALIA TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE SYSTEM FOLLOWING
ATTACKSNew York, Apr 17 2013 11:00AMThe Somali Government and
international community must continue their efforts to strengthen the
East African country's justice sector in spite of a series attacks on
Sunday which killed dozens of civilians including judges and lawyers
and injured many more, an independent United Nations human rights
expert said today.

"In my various visits to Mogadishu, I have been always encouraged by
the commitment of the justice personnel and legal aid providers who
conduct their duties in a challenging security context,"
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13238&LangID=E">said
the expert on the situation of human rights in
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/AfricaRegion/Pages/SOIndex.aspx">Somalia,
Shamsul Bari.

On Sunday, armed men targeted an aid convoy close to the airport and
stormed the Banadir Regional Court in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The militant group Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the
attacks.

"In order to ensure the rule of law and the fight against impunity,
the judicial personnel have to be protected and allowed to do their
job in a war-torn country like Somalia," Mr. Bari said.

While the list of dead and injured is still being completed, local
non-governmental organizations have confirmed the deaths of Mohamed
Mohamud Afrah, head of the Somali Lawyers Association and his
associate Abdikarin Hassan Gorod. Both were working with the Somali
Women's Development Centre.

The two lawyers also provided legal assistance to countless Somalis
over the past years, including legal advice to the journalist Abdiasis
Abdinur Ibrahim and an alleged rape survivor he interviewed. The two
were convicted earlier this year of one year in prison, but the
sentence was later overturned.

"I offer my heartfelt condolences and prayers to the families and
loved ones of those killed and injured during the attacks," said Mr.
Bari. "Last Sunday was another terribly sad day for a country that
has already suffered so much for so long."

After decades of factional fighting and lawlessness, Somalia recently
took a series of landmark steps to end the country's eight-year
political transition period, including the adoption of a Provisional
Constitution, the establishment of a new Parliament and the
appointment of a new President and a new Prime Minister.Apr 17 2013
11:00AM
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