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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116130000im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2013_mali_townsmap.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-100w imagecache-default imagecache-scale-100w_default"/></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/15/mali-islamists-should-free-child-soldiers">Mali: Islamists Should Free Child Soldiers</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 15, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Islamist armed groups occupying northern Mali should immediately release all child soldiers within their ranks and end the military conscription and use of those under 18. With France carrying out aerial bombardment since January 11, 2013, to block the Islamists from advancing farther south, rebel groups should remove children immediately from training bases in or near Islamist military installations.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116130000im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2013_eritrea_bishamap_0.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-100w imagecache-default imagecache-scale-100w_default"/></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/15/eritrea-mining-investors-risk-use-forced-labor">Eritrea: Mining Investors Risk Use of Forced Labor</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 15, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">International mining firms rushing to invest in Eritrea’s burgeoning minerals sector risk involvement in serious abuses unless they take strong preventive measures. The failure of the Vancouver-based company Nevsun Resources to ensure that forced labor would not be used during construction of its Eritrea mine, and its limited ability to deal with forced labor allegations when they arose, highlight the risk.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116130000im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2011_Libya_securitycouncilvote.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-100w imagecache-default imagecache-scale-100w_default"/></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/14/un-security-council-heed-call-justice-syria">UN Security Council: Heed Call for Justice in Syria</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 14, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>A letter sent to the United Nations Security Council on behalf of 57 states calling for a referral of the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) gives momentum to international efforts to stop grave abuses committed there. More countries should join the call and impress on reluctant Council members the urgency of taking up the issue of accountability.<br/> <br/>  </p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116130000im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2012_Syria_clusters_nicoletung.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-100w imagecache-default imagecache-scale-100w_default"/></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/14/syria-army-using-new-type-cluster-munition">Syria: Army Using New Type of Cluster Munition</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 14, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Syrian forces are using notoriously indiscriminate rockets that contain explosive submunitions. Evidence indicates that Syrian forces used BM-21 Grad multi-barrel rocket launchers to deliver cluster munitions in attacks near the city of Idlib in December 2012 and in Latamneh, a town northwest of Hama, on January 3, 2013.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116130000im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2012_Burma_protests_Kachin.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-100w imagecache-default imagecache-scale-100w_default"/></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/13/burma-drop-charges-against-peaceful-protesters">Burma: Drop Charges Against Peaceful Protesters</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 13, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Authorities in Burma should drop charges against activists who participated in peaceful protests against government policiesAuthorities in Burma should drop charges against activists who participated in peaceful protests against government policies.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/13/sudan-end-crackdown-civil-society">Sudan: End Crackdown on Civil Society</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 13, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Sudan should immediately rescind its decision to shut down four civil society organizations in Khartoum in December 2012. The government should allow independent groups to operate freely and conduct peaceful protests.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116130000im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/shmidt.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-100w imagecache-default imagecache-scale-100w_default"/></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/12/human-rights-watch-mourns-loss-yuri-shmidt">Human Rights Watch Mourns the Loss of Yuri Shmidt</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 12, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/12/somalia-free-journalist-others-linked-rape-allegation">Somalia: Free Journalist, Others Linked to Rape Allegation</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 12, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Somali authorities should release a journalist and two other people linked to a woman who alleged being raped by state security forces. Police in Mogadishu have detained freelance journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim without charge for prolonged interrogations since January 10, 2013.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/12/venezuela-halt-censorship-intimidation-media">Venezuela: Halt Censorship, Intimidation of Media</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 12, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Venezuela should end censorship and intimidation of media that challenge the official line regarding President Hugo Chávez’s health and inauguration, Human Rights Watch said today.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130116130000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/11/uaefrance-hollande-should-convey-rights-concerns">UAE/France: Hollande Should Convey Rights Concerns</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 11, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-audio-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-related-videos-nid"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">President François Hollande of France should publicly and privately convey concerns about deteriorating human rights conditions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on his visit there. 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