This archive report was first published on 22 August 2019.
On August 22, 2019, an appeal court in north-east Somalia upheld the death sentence for three men convicted of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Aisha Ilyaas Aden was abducted, gang raped, and killed near her home in Galkayo, in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, in February 2019.
The case sparked widespread outrage and demonstrations across the country.
Prosecutors relied on DNA evidence to convict the three men, a first for the region.
The Puntland Supreme Court's verdict is final, and the death sentence will be carried out by firing squad once approved by the regional president.
