Ujuni Ahmed

Ujuni Ahmed (born 1987, in Mogadishu) is a Finnish-Somali human rights activist advocating for women and girls rights and leading campaign against female genital mutilation and honor-related violence and restrictions in Somalia. She is the executive director of Fenix Helsinki. She was awarded the Finnish PEN Freedom of Speech Award.[1][2]

Ujuni Ahmed

Background and activism

Ujuni Ahmed was born in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Her family moved to Finland as refugees when she was three years old following the outbreak of the Somali Civil War.[3] She is the executive director of Fenix Helsinki and co-authored the organization’s report on female genital mutilation in Finland in 2017. She criticizes Finish government for taking no signification action against female circumcision and advocates for law to criminalize female genital mutilation.[4][5]

She was awarded the Finish PEN freedom of speech award in 2020 for using freedom of speech to defend the rights of vulnerable women and girls against honor-related violence and restriction and female genital mutilation in Finland. In 2022, she was honored with the Finland Award by the Ministry of Education and Culture in recognition of her human rights activism.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Tiedotus, P. E. N. (2020-02-12). "Suomen PENin sananvapauspalkinto 2020 ihmisoikeusasiantuntija Ujuni Ahmedille". Suomen PEN (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. "Yksikään tyttö ei saa lähteä Suomesta silvottavaksi, painottaa asiantuntija – "Riskiarvio pitää perustaa vain lapsen hyvinvointiin"". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. Sharp, Annika (16 May 2022). "Esikoiskirjailija Ujuni Ahmed on vähemmistötyttöjen puolella – "Meidän on opittava sietämään toisiamme, erilaisuuttamme ja tapojamme paremmin"". Gloria (in Finnish). Sanoma Media. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. "Rikosepäilyt | Ujuni Ahmedia syytetään petoksesta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. "Ihmisoikeusaktivisti Ujuni Ahmedille Suomi-palkinto". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. "Sananvapauspalkittu Ujuni Ahmed: sukuelinten silpominen pitää kieltää Suomessa lailla". Voima (in Finnish). 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  7. "Ympärileikkausraportin kirjoittaja Ujuni Ahmed pahastui Husu Husseinin kommentista: "kuulosti silpomisen kokeneiden vähättelyltä"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  8. STT (2023-06-27). "Ujuni Ahmedia solvattiin rasistisesti, mutta poliisi ja syyttäjä pitivät tekoa liian vähäisenä tutkittavaksi – sitten apulaisvaltakunnansyyttäjä puuttui asiaan". SSS.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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