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Month/Year *</span></div> <div class="input"> <span style="width:47%;display:inline-block"> <select size="1" name="CardType" style="width:120px" tabindex="10"> <option value="Visa">Visa</option> <option value="MasterCard">MasterCard</option> <option value="American Express">American Express</option> <option value="Discover">Discover</option> </select> </span> <span style="width:51%;display:inline-block"> <select id="CardExpmn" size="1" name="CardExpmn" style="width:60px" tabindex="11"> <option value="">--Month--</option> <option value="01">01</option> <option value="02">02</option> <option value="03">03</option> <option value="04">04</option> <option value="05">05</option> <option value="06">06</option> <option value="07">07</option> <option value="08">08</option> <option value="09">09</option> <option value="10">10</option> <option value="11">11</option> <option value="12">12</option> </select>  <select id="CardExpyr" size="1" name="CardExpyr" style="width:60px" tabindex="12"> <option value="">--Year--</option> <option value="2012">2012</option> <option value="2013" selected>2013</option> <option value="2014">2014</option> <option value="2015">2015</option> <option value="2016">2016</option> <option value="2017">2017</option> <option value="2018">2018</option> <option value="2019">2019</option> <option value="2020">2020</option> <option value="2021">2021</option> <option value="2022">2022</option> </select> </span> </div> </div> <div class="left50"> <div class="label">Last Name *</div> <div class="input"><input id="last_name" tabindex="2" name="last_name" maxlength="250"/></div> <div class="label">Card Number *</div> <div class="input"><input id="CardNumber" tabindex="4" name="CardNumber" value="" maxlength="250"/></div> <div class="label">Address 2</div> <div class="input"><input id="address_line_2" tabindex="6" name="address_line_2" value="" maxlength="250"/></div> <div class="label"><span style="width:68%;display:inline-block">State *</span><span style="width:30%;display:inline-block">Zip Code *</span></div> <div class="input"> <span style="width:65%;display:inline-block"> <select size="1" id="state" name="state" style="width:165px" tabindex="8"> <option value="">-- please make a selection --</option> <option value="AL">Alabama</option> <option value="AK">Alaska</option> <option value="AS">American Samoa</option> <option value="AZ">Arizona</option> <option value="AR">Arkansas</option> <option value="AA">Armed Forces Americas</option> <option value="AE">Armed Forces Europe</option> <option value="AP">Armed Forces Pacific</option> <option value="CA">California</option> <option value="CO">Colorado</option> <option value="CT">Connecticut</option> <option value="DE">Delaware</option> <option value="DC">District of Columbia</option> <option value="FM">F.S. Micronesia</option> <option value="FL">Florida</option> <option value="GA">Georgia</option> <option value="GU">Guam </option> <option value="HI">Hawaii</option> <option value="ID">Idaho</option> <option value="IL">Illinois</option> <option value="IN">Indiana</option> <option value="IA">Iowa</option> <option value="KS">Kansas</option> <option value="KY">Kentucky</option> <option value="LA">Louisiana</option> <option value="ME">Maine</option> <option value="MH">Marshall Islands</option> <option value="MD">Maryland</option> <option value="MA">Massachusetts</option> <option value="MI">Michigan</option> <option value="MN">Minnesota</option> <option value="MS">Mississippi</option> <option value="MO">Missouri</option> <option value="MT">Montana</option> <option value="NE">Nebraska</option> <option value="NV">Nevada</option> <option value="NH">New Hampshire</option> <option value="NJ">New Jersey</option> <option value="NM">New Mexico</option> <option value="NY">New York</option> <option value="NC">North Carolina</option> <option value="ND">North Dakota</option> <option value="MP">Northern Mariana Islands</option> <option value="OH">Ohio</option> <option value="OK">Oklahoma</option> <option value="OR">Oregon</option> <option value="PW">Palau</option> <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option> <option value="PR">Puerto Rico</option> <option value="RI">Rhode Island</option> <option value="SC">South Carolina</option> <option value="SD">South Dakota</option> <option value="TN">Tennessee</option> <option value="TX">Texas</option> <option value="UT">Utah</option> <option value="VT">Vermont</option> <option value="VI">Virgin Islands</option> <option value="VA">Virginia</option> <option value="WA">Washington</option> <option value="WV">West Virginia</option> <option value="WI">Wisconsin</option> <option value="WY">Wyoming</option> <option value="XX">Not in USA</option> </select> </span> <span style="width:30%;display:inline-block"><input type="text" onblur="return checkZip(this);" value="" name="zip" maxlength="10" size="10" tabindex="9"></span> </div> <div class="label"></div> <div class="input"> <input type="button" id="SubmitButton" style="float:right;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;" onclick="SubmitForm999497(form);" value="submit" tabindex="14"/> <div class="label">CVV # *</div> <input type="text" id="CardSecNumber" value="" name="CardSecNumber" maxlength="4" size="8" tabindex="13"> </div> </div> <br clear="all"/> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script>  </script> <script language="JavaScript">  </script></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sub-footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20130116042500/http://www.hrw.org/sitemap" class="footer">Site Map</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130116042500/http://www.hrw.org/privacy" class="footer">Privacy Policy</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130116042500/http://www.hrw.org/corrections" class="footer">Corrections</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130116042500/http://www.hrw.org/permissions" class="footer">Permissions</a></div> <div class="footer-message"> © Copyright 2013, Human Rights Watch </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config=Drupal.settings.chartbeat; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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