Gaala Aden Abdi Stories

Body of 17-year-old Gaala Abdi killed for rejecting forced marriage to be exhumed today
Body of 17-year-old Gaala Abdi killed for rejecting forced marriage to be exhumed today
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

Commission demands exhumation of Gaala Abdi to aid murder probe
Commission demands exhumation of Gaala Abdi to aid murder probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 05, 2025

Gaala was killed a week ago after resisting a forced marriage to a 55-year-old man. Her body was then set ablaze to disguise the murder as a case of s...

KNCHR demands swift justice for murdered refugee teen girl in Wajir
KNCHR demands swift justice for murdered refugee teen girl in Wajir
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 28, 2025

In a voice recording to her mother, Gaala described the abuse she was enduring for rejecting a forced marriage to a 55-year-old man.

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