Somalia rights commission raises concern over detained activist held without trial

Somalia’s National Independent Human Rights Commission has expressed concern over the continued detention of Sadio Moallim Ali, who has been held at Mogadishu Central Prison for more than a month without trial.

Somalia rights commission raises concern over detained activist held without trial. Somalia’s National Independent Human Rights Commission has expressed concern over the continued detention of Sadio Moallim Ali, who has been held at Mogadishu Central Prison for more than a month without trial. In a statement issued May 13, the commission said it visited the prison on April 29 to assess Ali’s detention conditions and review her legal and humanitarian situation. The commission said its delegation met with officials from the Correctional Service, prison administrators, Ali and her lawyer during the visit. According to a May 6 statement from the National Prosecutor’s Office, Ali is being held on accusations of defamation and incitement to social unrest. But the rights commission said she has not been brought before a court or scheduled for a...