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pane-multimedia-panel-pane-1"> <h2 class="pane-title">Recent Features</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-multimedia view-id-multimedia view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-dom-id-2"> <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-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123023740im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2012_US_youthsolitary_thumb_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/20130123023740/https://www.hrw.org/video/2012/11/28/us-teens-solitary-confinement">US: Teens in Solitary Confinement</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">November 28, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-type"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-video"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-type-value"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Young people are held in solitary confinement in jails and prisons across the United States, often for weeks or months at a time. The isolation of solitary confinement causes anguish, provokes serious mental and physical health problems, and works against rehabilitation for teenagers.</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-audio-subtitle-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></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/20130123023740im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2012_Syria_Clusters2.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/20130123023740/https://www.hrw.org/video/2012/11/28/cluster-bombs-dropped-syria">Cluster Bombs Dropped in Syria</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">November 28, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-type"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-video"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-type-value"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">New evidence has emerged that the Syrian air force has used cluster munitions in recent days. Many of the strikes were near the main highway that runs through Ma`arat al-Nu`man, the site of a major confrontation between government and rebel forces this week.</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-audio-subtitle-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></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/20130123023740im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2012_Syria_clustermunitions.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/20130123023740/https://www.hrw.org/video/2012/11/28/syria-more-cluster-bomb-attacks">Syria: More Cluster Bomb Attacks</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">November 28, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-type"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-video"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-type-value"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Mounting evidence shows that Syria's air force is continuing to drop cluster bombs on towns across five governorates despite the Syrian army's denial that it is using them, Human Rights Watch said today. Data compiled by Human Rights Watch show an important increase in the use of cluster bombs in the past two weeks. The cluster bomb strikes are part of an intensifying air campaign by government forces on rebel-held areas that has included dropping high explosive, fragmentation, and even improvised "barrel" bombs into populated areas.</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-audio-subtitle-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></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/20130123023740im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2009_Gaza_WhitePhosphorus.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/20130123023740/https://www.hrw.org/video/2012/11/28/case-ban-incendiary-weapons">The Case to Ban Incendiary Weapons</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">November 28, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-type"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-video"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-type-value"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Incendiary weapons cause particularly cruel injuries to both civilians and combatants. They are also prone to being indiscriminate by starting fires and causing casualties over a large area without distinction. A complete ban on the use of incendiary weapons would have the most humanitarian benefits and provide the strongest protection under international law.</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-audio-subtitle-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></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/20130123023740im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2010_Egypt_Map.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/20130123023740/https://www.hrw.org/video/2012/11/28/egypt-impunity-after-deadly-protests">Egypt: Impunity After Deadly Protests</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">November 28, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-type"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-video"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-type-value"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Families of the 45 protesters killed and the hundreds injured when police responded to protests over military rule with excessive force and brutality from November 19 through 24, 2011, are still waiting for justice a year later.</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-audio-subtitle-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130123023740im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2012_Arms_taranis.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/20130123023740/https://www.hrw.org/video/2012/11/26/pull-plug-killer-robots">Pull the Plug on Killer Robots</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">November 26, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-type"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-video"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-type-value"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Machines are starting to take the place of human soldiers on the battlefield. Some military and robotics experts predict that "killer robots" -- fully autonomous weapons that could select and engage targets --- could be developed within 20-30 years.</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-audio-subtitle-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></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/20130123023740im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-100w/media/images/photographs/2011_Libya_Gaddafi.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/20130123023740/https://www.hrw.org/video/2012/10/18/libya-new-proof-mass-killings-gaddafi-death-site">Libya: New Proof of Mass Killings at Gaddafi Death Site</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">October 18, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-type"> <span class="field-content"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-video"></div></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-type-value"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-collection-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">New evidence collected by Human Rights Watch implicates Misrata-based militias in the apparent execution of dozens of detainees following the capture and death of Muammar Gaddafi one year ago. 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