The UN is working with Somali communities to harmonize judicial approaches to S ecular, Sharia and Customary Law and make them inclusive of women. It has supported training for serving judges, professors in law, parliamentarians and lawyers. It has also helped to develop legislation and administrative capacity for judicial record keeping and the gathering of statistics.

Women present their side of a complaint to the court in Jowhar.

(UN Photo 2005) Credit must be given with use.