News stories by Hawa Aden Mohamed

  1. Gang Rape & Murder of 12 Year Old Somali Girl Sparks Fury

    - Inter Press Service

    PUNTLAND, Somalia, Mar 13 (IPS) - Hawa Aden Mohamed is founder of The Galkayo Centre, an organisation based in Galkayo, Puntland, Somalia, which educates and protects girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) and other forms of violence. It is the local partner of international group Donor Direct Action.

    Aisha Elias Adan was abducted on the evening of February 24th at a market in Israc village, Puntland, Somalia.

    Her body was carelessly dumped in front of her family home the following morning. A doctor's report showed that she had been brutally gang-raped.

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