STORY: Somali National Army soldiers receive human

rights training
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DATELINE: 26 /NOVEMBER/2019, KISMAYO, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot, an awareness training for Somalia National Army (SNA) personnel in
Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubbaland State to educate soldiers on human
rights as well as mainstreaming gender into their operations
2. Close up shot, a participant listening
3. Wide shot, Hamouda Mohammed Kanu, the Head of AMISOM Security Sector
Reforms conducting a training
4. Close up shot, a soldier taking notes
5. Med shot, participants listening
6. Wide shot, Hamouda Mohammed Kanu speaking
7. Close up shot, a soldier taking notes
8. Med shot, Hamouda Mohammed Kanu talking to participant
9. Close up shot, a soldier listening
10. Close up shot, a participant listening
11. Wide shot, participants attending the training
12. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Colonel Mohamed Bedel Hassan, Commander of the 11 th
Division of the 43rd battalion of SNA in Jubbaland
“Today at our 43 battalion headquarters a training was held on the dangers of
recruiting children into the forces, deforestation, environmental protection and
taking care of our neighbourhoods. The training went well and we hope such
trainings to continue in future. The training is important because helps us clean and
protect the environment. It calls upon protecting women saving animals and
everything else,”

13. Wide shot, participants listening to Hamouda Mohammed Kanu

14. Med shot, senior AMISOM and Somali Police officers listening
15. Wide shot, participants taking notes
16. Close up shot, participant listening
17. Med shot, participants taking notes
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamouda Mohammed Kanu, the Head of AMISOM
Security Sector Reforms
“It was to sensitize them on issues of security sector reform, issues of conduct and
discipline, issues of gender mainstreaming, issues of international humanitarian law
and issues of environment protection and child protection and the participants were
vibrant and active,”

19. Wide shot, a senior AMISOM officer conducting a session

20. Med shot, participants listening
21. Close shot, a senior AMISOM officer speaking
22. Med shot, participants listening
23. Wide shot, participants listening
24. Wide shot, a senior AMISOM officer conducting a session
25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brigadier Juma Mwinyikai, AMISOM Sector 6
Commander
“You should be aware of the civil-military cooperation, how to relate in uniform with
our brothers and sisters who are not in uniform, how to relate ourselves in uniform
with the population and the civilians there in the villages, there in the towns, wher
we interact with them and also the issue of security sector reforms, the issue related
to international humanitarian law, the issue related to human rights, gender, child
protection and conflict related sexual violence,”

26. Close up shot, a soldier listening

27. Close up shot, a participant listening
28. Med shot, soldiers listening
29. Close up shot, a soldier listening
30. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Mohamed Hussein Hassan, a Somali SNA soldier in
Jubbaland
“I thank the organizers of this important training which includes how not to violate
human rights and how we need to protect the environment, protect people and all
those we swore to protect,”

31. Wide shot, group photo

Somali National Army soldiers receive human rights training

Mogadishu 28 November--The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on

Tuesday conducted an awareness training for Somalia National Army (SNA)
personnel in Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubbaland State, to educate
soldiers on human rights as well as mainstreaming gender into their operations.
The training was attended by over 60 SNA soldiers and officers operating in
Jubbaland State. They were taken through important lesson such as security sector
reforms, gender mainstreaming, and prevention of conflict-related sexual violence,
sexual exploitation and abuse.

Colonel Mohamed Bedel Hassan, commander of the 11 Division of the 43rd

th

battalion of SNA in Jubbaland, who spoke after the training, said the soldiers had
learned valuable skills that would enable them to execute their duties diligently.

“Today, at our 43 battalion headquarters, the training was held on the dangers of
recruiting children into the forces, deforestation, environmental protection and taking
care of our neighbourhoods. The training went well and we hope such trainings to
continue in future. The training is important because helps us clean and protect the
environment,” the Col. Added.

Hamouda Mohammed Kanu, the Head of AMISOM Security Sector Reforms stated
that the workshop was aimed at increasing the awareness and understanding of the
soldiers about human rights issues.

CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE

“It was to sensitize them on issues of security sector reform, issues of conduct and
discipline, issues of gender mainstreaming, issues of international humanitarian law
and issues of environment protection and child protection,” Hamouda said.

Brigadier Juma Mwinyikai, AMISOM Sector 6 Commander reminded the soldiers to

relate with the civilian population and during their operations and protect the most
vulnerable members of the community, especially women and children.

“You should be aware of civil-military cooperations, how to relate in uniform with

our brothers and sisters who are not in uniform, how men and women in uniform
relate with the population and the civilians in villages and towns, also the issue of
security sector reforms. We tackled international humanitarian law, human rights,
gender, child protection and conflict related sexual violence,” Brig. Mwinyikai said.

Mohamed Hussein Hassan, a Somali SNA soldier, said the training had given him
important lessons on human rights and the protection of vulnerable people.

“I thank the organizers of this important training which includes how not to violate
human rights and how we need to protect the environment, protect vulnerable people
and all those we swore to protect,” Hassan said.