HRW says Somalis are not being given the protection they are entitled to
Human Rights Watch has said all sides in Somalia's are guilty of serious violations of international law.
The campaign group says civilians are bearing the brunt not just of a terrible famine but also a failure by any side to protect them.
It says Islamist group al-Shabab is guilty of unrelenting brutality, while government troops carry out arbitrary arrests and detentions.
HRW also criticises the West for not exerting pressure to stop the abuses.
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