Somalia worst country in world to be a mother

[QaxootiWaaxid]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 29605.html

Rape victims still blamed for sexual violence in Somalia
Around one third of victims of sexual violence in Somalia are under 18
Neela Debnath @NeelanjonaD Wednesday 6 May 2015

Somalia has been named as the worst country in the world to be a mother this week, according to new figures.

The Save the Children’s annual Mother’s Index Rankings revealed that the country was the worst in terms child mortality, maternal health, women’s income and education.

But the problems facing women’s rights in the African nation don’t end there. Victims of sexual violence in Somalia are continuing to face persecution and social exclusion.

More shocking stories of women being raped and sexually abused, with the blame squarely placed on the victim, are emerging all the time.

Among them is 14-year-old Fatima who was abducted and raped by a tuk-tuk driver after he spotted her selling sweets on the streets.

When the police arrived they arrested both Fatima and her attacker. Although her abuser was quickly released, Fatima was detained by the police for a month and was repeatedly raped by the prison guard.

Fatima was eventually set free by her aunt and the help of women’s charity The Elman Centre.

She is not alone though, it is estimated that around one third of victims of sexual violence in Somalia are children under the age of 18, according to figures from Unicef.

Last year a report from Human Rights Watch revealed that rape was considered “normal” in Somalia with perpetrators rarely brought to justice.

One of the key criticisms by the authors of the report was the failure to put in place laws to safeguard and prosecute those who have committed sexual assaults.

They called on the government to prioritise women’s rights and deploy specially trained police officers, along with providing support for victims.


However, there is hope amid these bleak figures. The Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu is trying to help those who have suffered at the hands of abusers.

The charity was set up in 1991 by social activist Elman Ali Ahmed and the peace centre was founded by his wife Fartuun Adan.

“Attitudes in Somalia now have changed a lot when it comes to sexual violence because there was a time when no one could talk about it,” Ms Adan said.

She went on to explain, “There was a time when we all denied, no one said anything about it, no one was saying ‘we have this problem’ and now attitudes can be changing because people are accepting it – the problem we have.”

While attitudes are slowly changing, the country still has a way to go in implementing legislation and bringing abusers to justice.

[SahanGalbeed]

Yeah , that's what happens in conflict areas , people stop being people . Anyway God bless the social activists , we know Somalia's hit rock bottom but they're climbing back up , insha Allah .

[Hyperactive]

we never used to be like this before. somali women used to be leader of households!

[JSL3000]

Somalia is the most failed state in the world it bound to be the worst in every major mass index

[UKmann]

Kids don't believe everything you read. Believe me when I say this because just ask yourself for example how on earth is it possible to do these researches in a country where there is no peace and no government institutions to get data and statistics from?

It's clear these claims in the article are nonsense and they got their false information from the charity named The Elman Centre who are basically fabricating lies so that they can get funding from the UN and other humanitarian agencies.

Next time you see Somalia mentioned in any index listing know that it's fabricated because Somalia is in anarchy and there is no way data and statistics can be collected from Somalia.

[zulaika]

Kids don't believe everything you read. Believe me when I say this because just ask yourself for example how on earth is it possible to do these researches in a country where there is no peace and no government institutions to get data and statistics from?

It's clear these claims in the article are nonsense and they got their false information from the charity named The Elman Centre who are basically fabricating lies so that they can get funding from the UN and other humanitarian agencies.

Next time you see Somalia mentioned in any index listing know that it's fabricated because Somalia is in anarchy and there is no way data and statistics can be collected from Somalia.

You have a point there, but these types of NGO's may concoct studies catering to notions, via logic, ie absence of infrastructure to support the stated grievances, will result(in the minds a of the intended reader) validity for statistics in the study; however grossly exaggerated the numbers maybe.

So in other words, yes I wouldn't put much stock in such stats, however...if a broken state is allaged to support and perpetuate the worst conditions for a mother, it's believable.. No study required, and that's what these NGO's are banking on, sadly.

[Prlnce]

we never used to be like this before. somali women used to be leader of households!

What do you mean it never used to be like this?

[Prlnce]

Kids don't believe everything you read. Believe me when I say this because just ask yourself for example how on earth is it possible to do these researches in a country where there is no peace and no government institutions to get data and statistics from?

It's clear these claims in the article are nonsense and they got their false information from the charity named The Elman Centre who are basically fabricating lies so that they can get funding from the UN and other humanitarian agencies.

Next time you see Somalia mentioned in any index listing know that it's fabricated because Somalia is in anarchy and there is no way data and statistics can be collected from Somalia.

I agree, that was the first question i asked myself. How did they come up with these stats? Somalia is the only country you can say anything about and nobody questions it.

[UKmann]

Zulaika- you have nailed it. These lies are sold by so called Somali charities to the rest of the world to get loads of money- and sadly they do get rediciously amount of money for fabricating so many lies about Somalia.

Prince- exactly, but the most worrying thing is somali youngster buy these nonsense and then start spewing these lies like cadaanka gaalada.

[Khadra2016]

That's definitely not true. Probably some ignorant white researcher decided this. The worst countries to be a mother is Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Somali women have freedom, Arab women don't.

[Vivacious]

The Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre makes money by fabricating lies like these.
ukmann, I couldn't agree with you more.