The Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MoWHRD) of the Federal Government of Somalia is deeply shocked and saddened by the horrific and unprecedented terrorist attack on innocent civilians on the 14th of October 2017.
The 14th of October will go down in Somalia’s history as one of her darkest days. A day when hundreds of innocent and law abiding Somali citizens going about their businesses were needlessly massacred and maimed. A day when hundreds of ordinary men, women and children were mercilessly taken away from their families forever.
This was a blatant attack on their fundamental right to life.
As we condole with the bereaved families and friends of the loved ones lost to the massacre, we take this opportunity to commend our President, His Excellency Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, for his leadership during these trying times and for declaring three days of national mourning.
The Somali provisional constitution guarantees protection for every child, woman and man in the country. This is time and again violated by terrorists who are opposed to peace and respect for human rights in Somalia. MoWHRD is committed to continue to promote protection of human rights in Somalia. We will neither be deterred nor distracted by acts of terror. We shall not be cowed by perpetrators of violence.