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class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/31/eritrea-letter-regarding-renewal-mandate-special-rapporteur-human-rights-eritrea">Eritrea: Letter Regarding the Renewal of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Eritrea</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 31, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">We are writing to call on members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to take action during the current 23rdsession of the HRC to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, in response to the continued appalling situation of widespread and systematic human rights violations in Eritrea and the lack of cooperation demonstrated by the Eritrean government towards international and regional human rights mechanisms.</div> </div> </li> <li 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Human Rights Watch has long reported on US counterterrorism policy, and has recently made a number of recommendations that address issues on the president’s agenda.</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/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/16/syria-visit-reveals-torture-chambers">Syria: Visit Reveals Torture Chambers</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 17, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Government security branches in Raqqa city hold documents and potential physical evidence indicating that detainees were arbitrarily detained and tortured there while the city was under government control. Human Rights Watch researchers visited the State Security and Military Intelligence facilities in Raqqa, now under the de facto control of local armed opposition groups, in late April 2013.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 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/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/14/bahrain-detained-activists-allege-torture">Bahrain: Detained Activists Allege Torture</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 14, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Bahraini authorities should immediately investigate allegations that officials are torturing activists in detention, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should ensure that no evidence secured by torture is used against detainees.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 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/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/06/joint-letter-president-obama-ssci-study-cia-interrogation-and-detention-program">Joint letter to President Obama on SSCI Study of CIA Interrogation and Detention Program</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 6, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">In order to ensure the Executive Branch response is as objective and comprehensive as possible, we strongly urge you to designate a senior White House official to coordinate a single Executive Branch response, incorporating the views of all the relevant agencies.</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/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/29/obama-address-human-rights-failures-joint-counternarcotics-strategy">Obama: Address Human Rights Failures of Joint Counternarcotics Strategy</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 29, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p> </p> <p>I am writing to you to express our concern regarding the negative impact that the public security approach pursued in recent years in Mexico has had upon human rights. When you meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto this week in Mexico, public security will be one of the main issues on the agenda. The visit offers a critically important opportunity to evaluate the public security crisis that continues to afflict Mexico, with extremely powerful cartels, endemic corruption of police forces, and virtually zero accountability for those who commit crimes. </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"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/29/why-jordan-cant-be-trusted-torture">This is why Jordan can't be trusted on torture</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 29, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></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/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/18/universal-periodic-review-hrw-submission-bangladesh">Universal Periodic Review: HRW Submission on Bangladesh</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 18, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Bangladesh’s human rights situation has seen little improvement since its first UPR review in 2009. A key undertaking in the 2009 UPRwas to take a “zero tolerance” stand against abuses by security forces, and bring an end to impunity. Yet extrajudicial killings by the country’s security forces continue with impunity.</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/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/17/bahrain-f1-ignores-rights-abuses-ahead-race">Bahrain: F1 Ignores Rights Abuses Ahead of Race</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 17, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">International racing bodies responsible for scheduling the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix from April 19 to 21, 2013, have taken no steps to address human rights abuses that appear to be directly linked to the event.</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"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/16/us-bipartisan-study-shows-need-investigate-torture">US: Bipartisan Study Shows Need to Investigate Torture</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 16, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">A bipartisan study finding “indisputable” evidence of torture for which the highest United States officials bear responsibility should spur the US government to thoroughly investigate detainee abuse since September 11, 2001, and provide redress to victims.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news-all/679">more documents on this topic »</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130602094317/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130602094317/https://secure.hrw.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.8671517/k.3F9E/Donate_to_Defend_Human_RIghts/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-views-hrw_footer-block_1" class="clear-block block block-views"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-hrw-footer view-id-hrw_footer view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-9"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content">Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130602094317/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs">Employment</a></strong></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-5" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="col-left clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130602094317/https://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. 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