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Millions of people have been directly affected by the sweeping austerity measures arising from the economic crisis. The country is convulsed by political tensions, with the rise of the far-right Golden Dawn party the most worrying example. And there are severe social problems, linked in part to the huge influx in recent years of irregular migrants from outside the European Union.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 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/20130123023617/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/18/hungary-s-alarming-climate-intolerance">Hungary’s Alarming Climate of Intolerance</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 18, 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">A prominent columnist calls for a “final solution” for Hungary’s Roma population. 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District Court Judge Myron Thompson ruled that segregating HIV-positive prisoners in separate housing with unequal program opportunities, inferior mental health care and fewer work options violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.</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/20130123023617/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/16/gruesome-toll-deadly-cluster-bombs-syria">The gruesome toll of deadly cluster bombs in Syria</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 16, 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>It was cloudy the afternoon of January 3 when residents say the cluster bombs fell on the Syrian town of Latamneh. 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Its impact was devastating.</p></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/20130123023617im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2011_Somalia_childsoldiers.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/20130123023617/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/16/six-things-us-can-do-help-somalia">Six things U.S. can do to help Somalia</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 16, 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">When the new Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, took office in September, the United States encouraged him to “usher in a new era of governance that is responsive, representative, and accountable.” This week, President Hassan Sheikh is in Washington to discuss how to get this done.</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/20130123023617/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/16/rights-group-china-may-not-be-ready-labor-camp-reforms">Rights group: China may not be ready for labor camp reforms</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 16, 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">Did the Chinese government announce earlier this week that it would end its notorious detention system known as Re-Education Through Labor (RTL)?</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/20130123023617/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/15/syria-seeking-justice">Syria: Seeking Justice</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">In the absence of a reliable mechanism that Syrians know will bring them justice, revenge killing on a wide scale will be likely. And unless Syrian and international players move beyond promises for accountability and offer a concrete plan for justice, Syrian soldiers and armed militias would not be deterred by the possibility of standing trial for their atrocities.</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"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123023617im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2011_Guantanamo_detainee.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/20130123023617/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/11/us-zero-dark-torture">US: Zero Dark Torture</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">Viewers and critics have been shocked by Zero Dark Thirty's depiction of enhanced interrogation techniques. 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