Friday 1 October 2010

Statement by Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, Secretary General of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NU

Statement by Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, Secretary General of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) on Stand Alone Interactive Dialogue for Somalia.



Mr. President



Honourable Abdirahman Aden Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Somalia



Madame Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights



Excellencies



Distinguished Delegates



Ladies and Gentlemen



It is a great honour for me to speak to you here today for this stand-alone interactive dialogue for Somalia during which I seek to put under the spotlight, the deteriorating human rights situation in Somalia, particularly the right to freedom of expression. This state of affair has been occasioned by the unremitting deadly and deliberate violence that has led to the total collapse of respect for civilians' rights as enshrined in international humanitarian law.



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the relevant conventions call upon member States of the United Nations to protect and promote universal and indivisible human rights. The members of this Council must, therefore, not turn away their eyes from Human Rights situation in Somalia. Read More

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