A/HRC/13/65 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1-3 5 II. MEETINGS AND INFORMATION-GATHERING ........................ 4 - 36 5 A. Meetings with the Transitional Federal Government .............. 4 - 10 5 B. Meetings with United Nations officials and others ................. 11 - 30 6 C. Meetings with refugees in Dadaab, Kenya .............................. 31 - 36 10 III. DEVELOPMENTS IN POLITICAL, SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN FIELDS ................................................................ 37 - 44 11 A. Political developments ............................................................. 37 - 39 11 B. Security situation ..................................................................... 40 - 42 11 C. Humanitarian situation ............................................................ 43 - 44 12 IV. HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION ............................................................ 45 - 57 13 V. VI. A. The right to life and physical integrity .................................... 48 - 50 13 B. Freedom of opinion and expression ........................................ 51 - 52 14 C. Violence against women .......................................................... 53 - 55 14 D. Children’s rights ...................................................................... 56 - 57 15 HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN PUNTLAND .......................... 58 - 67 15 A. Meeting with the Puntland Government .................................. 58 - 63 15 B. General comments on the human rights situation in Puntland ................................................................................... 64 - 67 16 HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN SOMALILAND ...................... 68 - 74 17 A. Access to justice and rule of law ............................................. 69 - 71 17 B. Human rights violations committed by the regional security committees .................................................................... 72 - 73 18 C. Need for capacity-building ......................................................... 74 18