Protests erupt in Somalia over ‘husbands killing wives’

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Women take part in a demonstration in Mogadishu, Somalia on December 15, 2020. PHOTO | AFP

Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes. The country’s parliament called for urgent investigations and the arrest of the perpetrators as citizens expressed outrage.

The killings occurred in Mogadishu, the Lower Shabelle region and the Qoryooley District. One woman was stabbed, a second shot and a third set on fire — all allegedly at the hands of their husbands.