One Person of African Descent Makes History While Another Gets Stoned to Death.....Somali Girl, 13 Gets Killed For Her Rape Claims

This looks like President Obama's (kind of weird to say it out loud) first order of business:

UNICEF reacts to death by stoning of raped Somali girl

Nairobi, Kenya - The stoning to death of a 13-year old Somali girl, Aisha Duhulow, has highlighted the extreme vulnerability of young Somali women in conflict, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday. Duhulow was stoned to death in a stadium with spectators in Kismayo, southern Somalia, on 27 October, after she was found guilty of adultery, UNICEF said.

Reports indicate that she had been raped by three men while travelling on foot to visit her grandmother in the war-wracked capital, Mogadishu.

Following the assault, she sought protection from the authorities, who then accused her of adultery and sentenced her to death under the Islamic Sharia law.

"This is a tragic and deplorable incident," said UNICEF Representative for Somalia, Christian Balslev-Olesen.

A child was victimised twice, first by the perpetrators of the rape and then by those responsible for administering justice

The UNICEF official said the incident highlights the extreme vulnerability of girls and women in Somalia, for whom violence and discrimination are intensified by the effects of chronic conflict and displacement.

Sexual and gender-based violence is commonplace in Somalia and the vulnerability of girls and women is further exacerbated through gender inequalities in access to essential social services.

"Authorities and institutions of civil society have a role to play in supporting and protecting the rights of every child," said Balslev-Olesen.

"However, this incident demonstrates how much work remains to be done to advocate for and protect the rights of girls and women in Somalia," he added.

UNICEF said it was committed to promoting the status of females and would continue to work with local authorities and partners to reduce the risks faced by the Somali women through the promotion of girls education, HIV prevention and support to services for survivors of all forms of sexual and gender-based violence.