In this 62-page report, Human Rights Watch interviewed people on both sides of the lines who witnessed family members being torn to pieces in such attacks, which violate the laws of war. The organization also documented pervasive abuses by al-Shabaab in the vast swaths of southern and central Somalia that are under its control. Based on over 70 interviews with victims and witnesses,
Human Rights Watch found that the cost to the local population – especially to women – of the increased stability in many of the areas al-Shabaab has taken over since 2008 has been very high.
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