UN : Somalia urged to take more steps to promote human rights, accountabilit y (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The government of Somalia must bolster its efforts to address the country's ongoing serious security challenges and st rengthen its capacity to investigate and prosecute cases of sexual and gender-based violence, according to a United Nations human rights expert.

UN : Women & girls bearing brunt of crisis ravaging Haiti, say experts (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
A group of United Nations human rights experts has warned that widespread violations of women and girls' rights ar e continuing with impunity in Haiti.

Opinion : The bleak deja vu in Darfur (PRIV)
(IPS, Darfur)
As dawn breaks over Darfur, my return after two decades feels heavy. Many millions are suffering once agai n.