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flag UK and Somalia highlight human rights progress and challenges at UN event, urging global support.

flag The UK and Somalia co-hosted a UN Human Rights Council side event highlighting Somalia’s human rights progress and challenges, focusing on media freedom, legal reforms, and institutional development. flag While welcoming advancements like the Juvenile Justice Bill and efforts to establish a National Human Rights Commission, speakers including Somali civil society leaders and UK officials expressed concern over ongoing threats to journalists, restrictive laws, and limited accountability. flag The UK and Qatar urged continued international support for Somalia’s human rights transition, rule of law, and inclusive governance, emphasizing the need for legal reforms, humanitarian coordination, and sustained technical assistance to ensure lasting progress.

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