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href="/web/20121203222025/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/22/central-asia-ashton-should-urge-release-activists">Central Asia: Ashton Should Urge Release of Activists</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 22, 2012</span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121203222025/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/21/too-little-celebrate-dayton-continues-fail-bosnia-s-minorities">Too little to celebrate - Dayton Continues to Fail Bosnia’s Minorities</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 21, 2012</span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="row clear-block last"><div class="cell"><strong class="term"><a href="/web/20121203222025/http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. 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href="/web/20121203222025/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/29/syria-opposition-using-children-conflict">Syria: Opposition Using Children in Conflict</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 29, 2012</span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="cell"><strong class="term"><a href="/web/20121203222025/http://www.hrw.org/united-states/us-program">United States</a> »</strong><div class="view view-other-news-by-term view-id-other_news_by_term view-display-id-default view-dom-id-8"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121203222025/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/30/us-prison-officials-thwart-compassionate-release">US: Prison Officials Thwart Compassionate Release</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 30, 2012</span> </div> </li> 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href="/web/20121203222025/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/27/us-obama-should-veto-ndaa-if-it-restricts-guantanamo-detainee-transfers">US: Obama Should Veto NDAA if it Restricts Guantanamo Detainee Transfers</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 27, 2012</span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121203222025/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/23/usnew-york-few-arrested-pot-become-violent-criminals">US/New York: Few Arrested for Pot Become Violent Criminals</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 23, 2012</span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div></div><div class="fragment" id="fragment-tabby-tabs-1"> <div class="fragment-content"><div id="block-tic-news_topic" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="row clear-block 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