Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’
In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the government
A woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has described how she was tortured by her guards.
Sadia Moalim Ali, 27, told the Guardian she was stripped naked by two male guards in a room monitored by CCTV, kicked, beaten with a baton and left for two days in a small cell without food.
Sadia being stripped and beaten by male guards in a CCTV-monitored room is horrifying. How can the international community ignore this?
She’s just a 27-year-old rickshaw driver who wanted to protest peacefully. No one deserves to be left without food for two days.
I wonder if the government will ever be held accountable for this. The CCTV footage should be evidence of torture.
Peaceful protest is a basic right. This treatment of Sadia shows how far Somalia still has to go on human rights.