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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.hrw.org/news-filter/8" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Americas</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news-filter/8</link> <description></description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Venezuela: Halt Censorship, Intimidation of Media</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/12/venezuela-halt-censorship-intimidation-media</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F01%2F12%2Fvenezuela-halt-censorship-intimidation-media&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Venezuela%3A%20Halt%20Censorship%2C%20Intimidation%20of%20Media&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F01%2F12%2Fvenezuela-halt-censorship-intimidation-media" class="twitter-share-button 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class="field-item odd"> Venezuela should end censorship and intimidation of media that challenge the official line regarding President Hugo Chávez’s health and inauguration, Human Rights Watch said today. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Washington, DC) &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hrw.org/americas/venezuela">Venezuela</a> should end censorship and intimidation of media that challenge the official line regarding President Hugo Ch&aacute;vez&rsquo;s health and inauguration, Human Rights Watch said today.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/12/venezuela-halt-censorship-intimidation-media" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech/internet-freedom">Internet Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/venezuela">Venezuela</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech/press-freedom">Press Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">112462 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Mercury Treaty: Last Chance to Address Health Effects</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/10/mercury-treaty-last-chance-address-health-effects</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F01%2F10%2Fmercury-treaty-last-chance-address-health-effects&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Mercury%20Treaty%3A%20Last%20Chance%20to%20Address%20Health%20Effects&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F01%2F10%2Fmercury-treaty-last-chance-address-health-effects" 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class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> A proposed international treaty to address the damaging effects of mercury should include specific provisions to protect the health of children and other vulnerable populations, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments are to meet in Geneva beginning January 13, 2013, for a fifth and final round of talks for the treaty. Mercury is a toxic metal that attacks the central nervous system and is particularly harmful to children. </div> </div> </div> <p>A proposed international treaty to address the damaging effects of mercury should include specific provisions to protect the health of children and other vulnerable populations, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments are to meet in Geneva beginning January 13, 2013, for a fifth and final round of talks for the treaty.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/10/mercury-treaty-last-chance-address-health-effects" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/artisanal-mining">artisanal mining</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/canada">Canada</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights/child-labor">Child Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/cities/geneva-0">Geneva</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/gold">Gold</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/inc5">INC5</category> <category 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<category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/health">Health</category> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">112343 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Brazil: São Paulo Acts to Curb Police Cover-ups</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/09/brazil-sao-paulo-acts-curb-police-cover-ups</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F01%2F09%2Fbrazil-sao-paulo-acts-curb-police-cover-ups&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Brazil%3A%20S%C3%A3o%20Paulo%20Acts%20to%20Curb%20Police%20Cover-ups&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F01%2F09%2Fbrazil-sao-paulo-acts-curb-police-cover-ups" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" 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Paulo government on the handling of shooting victims is an important step to safeguard against unlawful killings by state police, Human Rights Watch said today. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Washington, DC) &ndash;&nbsp;A resolution by the S&atilde;o Paulo government on the handling of shooting victims is an important step to safeguard against unlawful killings by state police, Human Rights Watch said today.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/09/brazil-sao-paulo-acts-curb-police-cover-ups" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/brazil">Brazil</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:10:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">112323 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Canada: Investigate Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/17/canada-investigate-missing-murdered-indigenous-women</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12%2F17%2Fcanada-investigate-missing-murdered-indigenous-women&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Canada%3A%20Investigate%20Missing%2C%20Murdered%20Indigenous%20Women&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12%2F17%2Fcanada-investigate-missing-murdered-indigenous-women" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12%2F17%2Fcanada-investigate-missing-murdered-indigenous-women&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2012/12/17/canada-investigate-missing-murdered-indigenous-women" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Canada’s federal government should establish a national commission of inquiry into the country’s hundreds of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. This recommendation follows today’s release by the British Columbian government of the final report from the provincial Missing Women’s Commission of Inquiry. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Toronto, December 18, 2012) &ndash; <a href="http://www.hrw.org/americas/canada"><u>Canada</u></a>&rsquo;s federal government should establish a national commission of inquiry into the country&rsquo;s hundreds of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/17/canada-investigate-missing-murdered-indigenous-women" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/canada">Canada</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/commission-inquiry">Commission of Inquiry</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/indigenous-women">Indigenous Women</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights/sexual-violence">Sexual Violence</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights/trafficking-women-and-girls">Trafficking of Women and Girls</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights/women-and-security">Women and Security</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights">Women's Rights</category> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">112091 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Brazil: Rousseff Should Condemn Russian Crackdown</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/12/brazil-rousseff-should-condemn-russian-crackdown</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12%2F12%2Fbrazil-rousseff-should-condemn-russian-crackdown&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Brazil%3A%20Rousseff%20Should%20Condemn%20Russian%20Crackdown&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12%2F12%2Fbrazil-rousseff-should-condemn-russian-crackdown" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12%2F12%2Fbrazil-rousseff-should-condemn-russian-crackdown&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2012/12/12/brazil-rousseff-should-condemn-russian-crackdown" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil should express concern about the crackdown on civil society in Russia when she meets with President Vladimir V. Putin. </div> </div> </div> <p>President Dilma Rousseff of <a href="http://www.hrw.org/americas/brazil"><u>Brazil</u></a>&nbsp;should express concern about the crackdown on civil society in Russia when she meets with President Vladimir V. Putin. The two leaders are scheduled to meet in Moscow on December 14, 2012.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/12/brazil-rousseff-should-condemn-russian-crackdown" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/brazil">Brazil</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/russia">Russia</category> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:01:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">112008 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Brazil: States Should Act on Killings by Police</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/29/brazil-states-should-act-killings-police</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F29%2Fbrazil-states-should-act-killings-police&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Brazil%3A%20States%20Should%20Act%20on%20Killings%20by%20Police&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F29%2Fbrazil-states-should-act-killings-police" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F29%2Fbrazil-states-should-act-killings-police&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2012/11/29/brazil-states-should-act-killings-police" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> A resolution by Brazil’s Human Rights Defense Council outlines crucial steps needed to reduce unlawful killings by police, Human Rights Watch said today. The resolution calls on law enforcement officials at the state level to ensure that all killings by their police forces are properly investigated. </div> </div> </div> <p>(S&atilde;o Paulo) &mdash;&nbsp;A resolution by Brazil&rsquo;s Human Rights Defense Council outlines crucial steps needed to reduce unlawful killings by police, Human Rights Watch said today. The resolution calls on law enforcement officials at the state level to ensure that all killings by their police forces are properly investigated.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/29/brazil-states-should-act-killings-police" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/brasil">Brasil</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/brazil">Brazil</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:40:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111768 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Colombia: Obstacles to Care for Abused, Displaced Women </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/14/colombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F14%2Fcolombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Colombia%3A%20Obstacles%20to%20Care%20for%20Abused%2C%20Displaced%20Women%20&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F14%2Fcolombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F14%2Fcolombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2012/11/14/colombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Colombia’s laws on violence against women are not adequately protecting victims displaced by the armed conflict. Approximately two million internally displaced women and girls face high rates of rape and domestic violence. Daunting obstacles impede displaced victims’ access to healthcare, justice, and protection services. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Washington, DC) &ndash; <a href="http://www.hrw.org/americas/colombia"><u>Colombia</u></a>&rsquo;s laws on violence against women are not adequately protecting victims displaced by the armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.&nbsp;Approximately two million internally displaced women and girls face high rates of rape and domestic violence.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/14/colombia-obstacles-care-abused-displaced-women" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/access-health-information">access to health information</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/colombia">Colombia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/displaced-people">Displaced People</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/domestic-abuse">domestic abuse</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights/domestic-violence">Domestic Violence</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/gender-based-violence">gender-based violence</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/health/health-care-access">Health care access</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights/refugee-and-internally-displaced-women">Refugee and Internally Displaced Women</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/gender-based-violence">Gender-based violence</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights/sexual-violence">Sexual Violence</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights">Children's Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights/violence-against-children">Violence Against Children</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/health">Health</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights">Women's Rights</category> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111387 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Uruguay: New Abortion Law Breaks Ground for Women’s Rights</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/26/uruguay-new-abortion-law-breaks-ground-women-s-rights</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F26%2Furuguay-new-abortion-law-breaks-ground-women-s-rights&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Uruguay%3A%20New%20Abortion%20Law%20Breaks%20Ground%20for%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Rights&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F26%2Furuguay-new-abortion-law-breaks-ground-women-s-rights" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F26%2Furuguay-new-abortion-law-breaks-ground-women-s-rights&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2012/10/26/uruguay-new-abortion-law-breaks-ground-women-s-rights" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> In a historic move this week, Uruguayan President José Mujica has signed into law a bill that waives criminal penalties for abortion in the first 12 weeks of gestation, with certain procedural requirements, and in the first 14 weeks of gestation in the cases of rape. </div> </div> </div> <p>In a historic move this week, Uruguayan President Jos&eacute; Mujica has signed into law a bill that waives criminal penalties for abortion in the first 12 weeks of gestation, with certain procedural requirements, and in the first 14 weeks of gestation in the cases of rape.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/26/uruguay-new-abortion-law-breaks-ground-women-s-rights" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/uruguay">Uruguay</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights/reproductive-choices-and-sexual-autonomy">Reproductive Choices and Sexual Autonomy</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights">Women's Rights</category> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111083 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Colombia: Make Victims’ Rights Central to Peace Talks</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/16/colombia-make-victims-rights-central-peace-talks</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F16%2Fcolombia-make-victims-rights-central-peace-talks&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Colombia%3A%20Make%20Victims%E2%80%99%20Rights%20Central%20to%20Peace%20Talks&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F16%2Fcolombia-make-victims-rights-central-peace-talks" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F16%2Fcolombia-make-victims-rights-central-peace-talks&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2012/10/16/colombia-make-victims-rights-central-peace-talks" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Colombia will only achieve sustainable peace by protecting victims&rsquo; right to justice, Human Rights Watch said today in advance of peace talks between the Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas. The talks will begin in Oslo on October 17, 2012.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Colombia will only achieve sustainable peace by protecting victims&rsquo; right to justice, Human Rights Watch said today in advance of peace talks between the Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas. The talks will begin in Oslo on October 17, 2012.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/16/colombia-make-victims-rights-central-peace-talks" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/colombia">Colombia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/cuba">Cuba</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/health/disasters-and-displaced-populations">Disasters and displaced populations</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/international-justice/international-criminal-court">International Criminal Court</category> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">110846 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Guatemala: Swift Charges Against Soldiers for Killing Protesters </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/11/guatemala-swift-charges-against-soldiers-killing-protesters</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F11%2Fguatemala-swift-charges-against-soldiers-killing-protesters&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Guatemala%3A%20Swift%20Charges%20Against%20Soldiers%20for%20Killing%20Protesters%20&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F11%2Fguatemala-swift-charges-against-soldiers-killing-protesters" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F11%2Fguatemala-swift-charges-against-soldiers-killing-protesters&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2012/10/11/guatemala-swift-charges-against-soldiers-killing-protesters" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The prompt and comprehensive investigation by the prosecutor’s office into killings at a recent protest in Totonicapán is an important step toward accountability in Guatemala, Human Rights Watch said today. </div> </div> </div> <p>The prompt and comprehensive investigation by the prosecutor&rsquo;s office into killings at a recent protest in Totonicap&aacute;n is an important step toward accountability in Guatemala, Human Rights Watch said today.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/11/guatemala-swift-charges-against-soldiers-killing-protesters" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/americas/guatemala">Guatemala</category> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:45:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">110773 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>