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Combating Sexual Violence
Our work supports and promotes the effective prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence by Somaliland's criminal justice system.
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Strengthening Institutions
We specialise in working with government institutions to enhance and develop the services they provide to citizens.
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Improving Juvenile Justice
Our child justice initiatives range from training prosecutors and judges, to recommending amendments to Somaliland's Juvenile Justice Law.
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Horizon Institute welcomes the global focus on violence against women as part of the UN’s “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.” “With painful regularity”, said Horizon’s Director, Rakiya Omaar, “frightened women, and the distraught parents of young girls, reach out to Horizon’s paralegals and GBV Victims’ Advocates.” The trauma of rape and unimaginable violence has forced them to look for legal protection, medical care and practical support.
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Juvenile Violence and Delinquency in Somaliland: Why Incarceration is the Wrong Response
In the June 2018 report entitled Juvenile Violence and Delinquency in Somaliland: Why Incarceration is the Wrong Response, Horizon Institute details the justice sector’s current response to youth crime. This Discussion Paper is based on interviews carried out between 2014 and 2018 with police officers, prosecutors, judges, family members of juvenile detainees, and former and current child detainees in Somaliland.
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Seeking Justice for Rape: The Role and Limitations of the Criminal Justice System
In the March 2018 report entitled Seeking Justice for Rape in Somaliland: The Role and Limitations of the Criminal Justice System, Horizon Institute documents multiple barriers to prosecuting rape. The 51-page report is based on over 100 interviews with judges, prosecutors, investigators, lawyers, village committee members, elders and health professionals from the urban and rural areas of all six regions of Somaliland between 2015 and 2018.
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Rethinking Customary Law in Somaliland: Specific Jurisdiction for Rape to Promote Post-Conflict Development
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Baseline Study for Informed Investment in Somaliland's Justice Sector
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Women In The Judiciary
Horizon Institute carried out research and training in Somaliland as part of its Somaliland Justice Sector Project (SJSP). Over the duration of the project, Horizon conducted training with members of the judiciary, as well as prosecutors and Deputy Attorney Generals (DAGs) that revealed the several challenges facing the judiciary in Somaliland. One of the challenges is the lack of gender equality within the justice system, particularly with regard to the judiciary.
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Providing Legal Empowerment
The Somaliland Paralegal Project equips Somalilanders who cannot afford a lawyer with basic knowledge of criminal law and procedure so they can better navigate the criminal justice system and advocate for their rights.
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Driving Development in Somaliland
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Strengthening Adherence to Human Rights
