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human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity (L.9/Rev.1).</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706163734/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/02/south-africa-open-new-johannesburg-refugee-center">South Africa: Open New Johannesburg Refugee Center</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 2, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The South African government should quickly open a new refugee reception center in Johannesburg, Human Rights Watch said today. The closing of the existing center on June 1, 2011, will make it even harder for asylum seekers to lodge claims in the country’s chronically overburdened asylum system, which increases asylum seekers’ risk of being caught without the required permit to stay in the country and deported, Human Rights Watch said.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706163734/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/02/south-africa-no-arrests-lesbian-murder-case">South Africa: No Arrests in Lesbian Murder Case </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">May 2, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The murder of a 24-year-old lesbian activist from Kwa-Thema township in Gauteng appears to be the latest in an epidemic of brutal homophobic attacks, Human Rights Watch said today.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706163734/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/29/melkes-story-protecting-pregnant-mothers">Melke's Story: Protecting Pregnant Mothers </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Apr 29, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>It is every pregnant woman's greatest fear - getting sick during your pregnancy and harming your baby. 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