The Children's Legal Defense Center is a non-profit organization putting human rights into action to get imprisoned children home in Somaliland.
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By Caitlin Lambert | Executive Director
Amin is a 12-year-old Ethiopian boy living on the streets in Somaliland. He was accused of simple hurt and detained, even though children his age should be protected by Somaliland’s child... Read the full report ›By Caitlin Lambert | Executive Director
Recently, CLDC represented Hayaad, a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl who had traveled alone to Somaliland in search of work. Instead of finding opportunity, she was arrested while traveling by bus and... Read the full report ›By Caitlin Lambert | Executive Director
In 2025, you helped defend 93 children aged 14 and under—all below the age of criminal responsibility and unlawfully caught in the justice system. Because of this support: 71 children were... Read the full report ›
