Somaliland, the self-proclaimed republic, has adopted the law: No Rapes For The Rapist

[Deeq A.]

For the first time in its history, the self-proclaimed republic Somaliland has adopted the law against rape. In the past, a victim of a family could make a victim to marry her rapist to avoid shame. Slayers are now facing a sentence of at least 30 years in prison. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but is not an internationally recognized country. In Somalia there is still no law against rape. Parliament Speaker Somaliland, Bashe Mohamed Farah, told the BBC that the number of rapes has increased and he hopes that this new law will help stop this trend. “More recently, group rapes are increasingly happening. The main emphasis in this new law is to stop rapes completely,” Farah said. This law was adopted after many years of lobbying for advocates for the protection of women’s rights and children. Faisa Ali Yusuf from the BBC Women’s Agenda Forum said that they had been waiting for the law for a long time.