On 14 November, the UN Security Council announced the adoption of Resolution 2385 (2017) to extend the modified arms embargo on Somalia and the authorisation for maritime interdiction of illicit arms imports and charcoal exports until 15 November 2018. The
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Travel Ban Starts Tonight; State Department Issues Guidance
By Ian P. Band
Following the Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow the partial implementation of Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” (“EO”), the State Department issued a cable to all diplomatic and consular posts instructing…
Killing from the Conference Room by David Cole | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books
On March 4, the United States used drones and other aircraft to drop precision bombs on Somalia, a country with which we are not at war, reportedly killing about 150 al-Shabab militants who were said to be preparing for an…
US Adds More Countries to the Visa Waiver Program Restrictions
By Liz LaRocca
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced Thursday, February 18, 2015, that it is expanding the list of countries that will restrict travel with the Visa Waiver Program (“VWP”). The program lets citizens of certain countries travel to the US…
The Year of Warsan Shire
Warsan Shire, 2013 winner of the The Brunel University African Poetry PrizeIt’s the year of Warsan Shire. The Somali-Brittish poet, born in Kenya, seems to be the only one with the words to capture the world’s feelings and…
It’s Official – The U.S. is Alone on Avoiding Children’s Rights
Jonathan TodresOn October 1st, Somalia officially ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Now every country in the world has ratified the CRC … except the United States. The United States had as much influence on…
The Secret History of SEAL Team 6: Quiet Killings and Blurred Lines – NYTimes.com
They have plotted deadly missions from secret bases in the badlands of Somalia. In Afghanistan, they have engaged in combat so intimate that they have emerged soaked in blood that was not their own. On clandestine raids in the dead…
Reimagining Responses to Gender-Based Violence
By mdavis
By Katherine E. Schulte, Supervising Attorney, Domestic Violence Institute, Northeastern University School of LawIt’s nearly impossible to read the news today without seeing headlines about the epidemic of sexual violence. In addition to individual accounts of horrific assaults, media reports…
Immigrant of the Day (and Oscar Nominee): Barkhad Abdi (Somali)
Barkhad Abdi, an actor, made his cinematic debut in the 2013 film Captain Phillips, for which he received various film award nominations, including Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Academy Awards. Abdii was born in…