Michelle Shephard of Toronto Star visited Dadab refugee camp to interview Aisha Duhulow's father

Seventeen years ago a refugee shelter was built in the northern Kenyan desert. Today it's the world's largest and oldest and it's growing.

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Washington DC. - I should warn you as this is too graphic with details for what had happened to Aisha I. Duhulow. Some of you may not have the stomach to listen, nonetheless, I would share this with you. I hope you can see how urgent it is for us to unite against such brutality.

We are hearing news that Ms. Aisha Duhulow's family are in danger and threatened by the same group that killed the teenage girl. Several individuals are working on moving the family to safe place. We would need to help those volunteers in anyways we can. If you are interested to be part of this movement, please send an email to vteengirl@gmail.com.

Click here to listen the BBC's report: Somali girl was stoned to death

Senator Clinton Calls for Stronger Protections for Women and Girls in Conflict Areas After Brutal Stoning Death of Somalian Rape Victim

New York - Senator Hillary Clinton reacted to the news of the 13 years old Somali girl raped and killed. She called the need to protect women and girls around the world.

Now that Senator Clinton is appointed to be the top US Foreign diplomat (The Secretary of State) we would expect her to be more vocal about this horrific act. We hope Madam Clinton would help us bring those who ordered and killed Ms. Duhulow. Together we can fight against tyrants. Let us find justice for this innocent girl.

Click here to read Ms. Clinton's statement upon hearing the news.

UN condemns stoning to death of teenage girl in Somalia

New York, Nov 8 (DPA) The United Nations Friday condemned the killing of a 13-year-old girl under an order by local Somali leaders, who accused her of adultery after she was raped and sought their protection.Unicef, the UN Children’s Fund, said Aisha Duhulow was stoned to death in a stadium in Kismayo Oct 27 while thousands of people watched.

Duhulow was raped by three men while travelling on foot to visit her grandmother in the capital Mogadishu. She asked local Islamic leaders for protection. But they turned against her, accused her of adultery and sentenced her to death, Unicef and news reports said.

The incident shocked the world - but the UN reaction was slow to come. Somalia is considered a lawless country and among the world’s poorest.

“The incident highlights the extreme nature of violence against children and women in Somalia, which has been heightened by the increasing lawlessness,” said Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN special representative for children and armed conflict.

She condemned the death sentence against the girl and called for better protection of children in Somalia. She said children in conflict zones have been used by all warring parties and are often maimed and killed.

“It is the duty of the international community and the local authorities to stop these violations and to ensure better protection for children,” she said.

Dedicated to Aïsha, 13, stoned to death

Budists: Dedicated to Aisha Ibrahim Duhulo, a 13 yr old Somalia girl

Somali teen executed for adultery had been raped-UN

NAIROBI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday that a Somali stoned to death by Islamists on accusations of adultery was a 13-year-old girl who had apparently been raped while visiting her grandmother.

In the first such public killing by the militants for about two years, she was placed in a hole and stoned to death on Oct. 28 in rebel-held Kismayu port in front of hundreds of spectators after local leaders said she was guilty under sharia law. Witnesses said at the time that the victim was a 23-year-old woman.

"However, reports indicate that she had been raped by three men while travelling on foot to visit her grandmother in the war-torn capital Mogadishu," U.N. children's agency UNICEF said. "Following the assault, she sought protection from the authorities, who then accused her of adultery and sentenced her to death," it added in a statement.

"A child was victimized twice -- first by the perpetrators of the rape and then by those responsible for administering justice."
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