15 year old girl raped in muqdisho

[mahoka]

http://garsoornews.com/?p=10664

15-year old girl was gang-raped in the war-torn Somalia last week by two unidentified armed attackers, according civil society organizations in Somalia.

Iqra Osman Mohamed was raped after the attackers forced her off a mini-bus taxi as she was returning to her residence after visiting her sick sister at a hospital in Mogadishu.

The rapists who are said to be the taxi driver and his assistant threatened her with a knife not to scream shortly after the car started moving.

“If you try to scream, we will stab you – come with us” the assistant warned her and was then taken to a nearby abandoned building where she was raped by both men, according to Somali Women Development Centre (SWDC) where Iqra is currently receiving psychosocial support..

After the incident, SWDC which is a member agency of Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) took the case to a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) via its paralegal however the police officer in charge of the police station undermined the case and has allegedly refused to file the complaint.

According to SWDC the police officer accused the civil society organizations (SWDC and SIHA) of making money out of fabricated allegations.

“After an argument between the police officer and the paralegal, who was accompanied by Iqra and her mother, the police ordered the arrest of both SWDC staff as well as the mother of the victim”

Iqra was studying in the teacher training program at Mogadishu University after she was granted a scholarship in January this year.

SWDC and SIHA have strongly condemn the practice in Somalia where victims of rape and those supporting them including parents and relatives are criminalized, harassed, and humiliated, often at the hands of police and authorities.

The two organizations appealed for justice over Iqra’s case who despite surviving her rape, is facing stigma and discrimination from her community as well as her class-mates.

“The perpetrators need to be brought to justice for Iqra to feel safe again and to continue her studies in a country plagued by trends of non-education of women and lack of educational opportunity”.

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a regional network comprising over 80 women’s civil society organizations from across the Horn countries inclusive of Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland, Eritrea and Uganda.

The organization undertakes advocacy on women’s human rights protects women’s human rights and access to justice. It also tackles gender-based violence and works on activating women’s political participation, capacity-building, and supporting economic empowerment.

[EvolSyawla]

In comes those stating our community doesn't shame rape victims. Better yet, this is an article from an organization with ulterior motives.

May Allah help all those who suffer at the hands of these savages.

[BlueBlood]

in before this changes into qabil topic.

ps feel sorry for all rape victims ilahay baa cadil ah

[AGENT447]

This place is overrun by sick demented kids walahi who take great pleasure in such stories. Gadamn it we all know u are posting this NOT because you are concerned but you actually are using it as a scoring point against the bloody mooriyaans. You and the guy who raped that kid, the ones in here who will come roaming like wild beasts and post something about another part of the country just to level with you and the ones who fucked up what was once the pearl of Africa and turned it into a bloody grave yard , Are no different. Sick, just sick wicked pple. The whole lot of you. Inan gumeednimo caadiya

[mahoka]

This place is overrun by sick demented kids walahi who take great pleasure in such stories. Gadamn it we all know u are posting this not because you are concerned but you actually fuking using as a scoring point against the bloody mooriyaans. You and the guy who raped that kid, the ones in here who will come roaming like wild beasts and post something about another part of the country just to level with you and the ones who fucked up what was once the pearl of Africa and turned it into a bloody grave yard , Are no different. Sick, just sick wicked pple. The whole lot of you. Inan gumeednimo caadiya

U sick scumbag , why are u bringing qabiil and politics into this, I posted this cuz the girl was aged 15 and goes to university , I found that strange. To compare me to a rapist because I don't share ur point of view is low but not surprised since u are qudhun

[PrinceDaadi]

Rape should attract capital punishment.

[FarhanYare]

Rape should attract capital punishment.

Agreed! Must be rejects and the qac who commit these acts. Bal mey iska guursadaan eehelkood would be the first to help them out




Waraabe,
Nice try @ deflecting ur sickness

[Advo]

Shoot those bastards in the head, if I was her dad, I would have put large bounty on their heads. $10,000 to who ever lays them out, $20,000 to who ever brings them to me alive.


Btw OP posted this article for qabyaalad reason smh

[mahoka]

Shoot those bastards in the head, if I was her dad, I would have put large bounty on their heads. $10,000 to who ever lays them out, $20,000 to who ever brings them to me alive.


Btw OP posted this article for qabyaalad reason smh

U peeps are sick

So I post about a news event of a person who isn't of my tribe and is somali and u say qabyaalad. Smh

[Idman702]

Dumb ass waraabe!

[SomaliWarSavage]

they shouldn't leave their homes without a mahram

[TheCadaanGuy]

they shouldn't leave their homes without a mahram

So we're blaming the victim then?

One girl/woman making a mistake doesn't give you a free pass to rape them.

Even then it's not a mistake because according to Islamic law, she doesn't need a mahram for travelling short distance.

[SomaliWarSavage]

they shouldn't leave their homes without a mahram

So we're blaming the victim then?

One girl/woman making a mistake doesn't give you a free pass to rape them.

Even then it's not a mistake because according to Islamic law, she doesn't need a mahram for travelling short distance.

not blaming her but for their own safety they should be accompanied by a mahram. especially in a place so unpredictable like mogadishu

[Prlnce]

SWDC and SIHA have strongly condemn the practice in Somalia where victims of rape and those supporting them including parents and relatives are criminalized, harassed, and humiliated, often at the hands of police and authorities.

The two organizations appealed for justice over Iqra’s case who despite surviving her rape, is facing stigma and discrimination from her community as well as her class-mates.

Knowing that the victim of rape are criminalized, harassed, and humiliated they still name her in the article. You don't see that in North America or Europe they protect the victim especially if they are underage.

[TheCadaanGuy]

Knowing that the victim of rape are criminalized, harassed, and humiliated they still name her in the article. You don't see that in North America or Europe they protect the victim especially if they are underage.

Is it really? I knew that Somalis had more liberal cultural attitudes on treating woman (We've got famous businesswoman, woman politicians, etc) compared to Arab and South Asian culture. I guess I thought wrong.

they shouldn't leave their homes without a mahram

So we're blaming the victim then?

One girl/woman making a mistake doesn't give you a free pass to rape them.

Even then it's not a mistake because according to Islamic law, she doesn't need a mahram for travelling short distance.

not blaming her but for their own safety they should be accompanied by a mahram. especially in a place so unpredictable like mogadishu

Yet there are many girls/women who walk without any issues everyday. This is an odd occurrence. We should start discussing this once raping becomes common. Thankfully, it isn't.