MOGADISHU (Baraarug) – Somalia’s justice system remains weak and plagued by abuse of power. Young people who are detained often face a lack of due process and fair trials.
Torture and other forms of mistreatment are widespread.
Abdirahman Osman, a young man from Jowhar, shares his ordeal after being kidnapped by NISA in April 2024 and held at the notorious Godka Jilaow prison in Mogadishu.
He was working at his restaurant after completing his secondary school studies, dreaming of going to university and building a better future.
However, that dream has now been shattered.
Watch his story.