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Africa</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_4 view-taxonomy-news-listings view-dom-id-7"> <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"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/04/how-keep-arab-spring-blossoming">How to Keep the Arab Spring Blossoming</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 4, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">As rioting resumes in Egypt, militias reign ominously in parts of Libya, and relentless slaughter proceeds in Syria, some are beginning to question whether the Arab Spring was such a good idea after all. But would we really want to condemn entire nations to the likes of Mubarak, Gadhafi and al-Assad? As we know from the fall of military dictatorships in Latin America and the demise of the Soviet Union, building a rights-respecting democracy on a legacy of authoritarian rule is not easy. However, there are steps that both the people of the region and the international community can take to make a positive outcome more likely.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/04/new-syria-will-need-human-rights-not-reprisals">The New Syria Will Need Human Rights, Not Reprisals</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 4, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The top priority is bringing an end to the slaughter. But we must ensure that, after Assad, revenge does not lead to abuses.</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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/04/getting-truth-about-uk-gaddafi-ties">Getting to the truth about UK-Gaddafi ties</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 4, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Some say we should put Britain's complicity in torture and human rights abuse in Libya behind us. We cannot do so. Lessons have not been learned, victims still await justice, while the 'secret courts bill' would help ensure future abuses remain hidden.</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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/01/global-hrw-submission-cedaw-committee">Global: HRW Submission to the CEDAW Committee</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 1, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-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"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/31/world-report-2013-challenges-rights-after-arab-spring">World Report 2013: Challenges for Rights After Arab Spring</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 31, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The euphoria of the Arab Spring has given way to the sobering challenge of creating rights-respecting democracies. The willingness of new governments to respect rights will determine whether those uprisings give birth to genuine democracy or simply spawn authoritarianism in new forms.</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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/31/uae-backsliding-human-rights">UAE: Backsliding on Human Rights</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 31, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Human Rights situation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) deteriorated rapidly during 2012, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013.</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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/31/moroccowestern-sahara-repression-belies-reform-pledges">Morocco/Western Sahara: Repression Belies Reform Pledges</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 31, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Moroccans still await tangible improvements in human rights a year after the adoption of a progressive new constitution and the election of an Islamist-led parliament and government, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013.</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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/31/iraq-broken-justice-system">Iraq: A Broken Justice System</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 31, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Iraq’s leadership used draconian measures against opposition politicians, detainees, demonstrators, and journalists, effectively squeezing the space for independent civil society and political freedoms in Iraq, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013.</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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/31/egypt-crisis-highlights-urgent-need-reforms">Egypt: Crisis Highlights Urgent Need for Reforms</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 31, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The latest crisis in Egypt highlights the urgent need for the government to finally begin reforming the security sector and ensuring accountability for past abuses, Human Rights Watch said today while releasing its World Report 2013. Egypt gained its first democratically elected president in 2012, but overall the year was marked by a series of missed opportunities to institute human rights reforms, Human Rights Watch said.</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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/31/iran-consolidating-power-elections-near">Iran: Consolidating Power as Elections Near</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 31, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Authorities arrested, detained, and harassed some of Iran’s most celebrated rights lawyers, and stepped up their assault on critical journalists, bloggers, and their families in 2012, HumanRightsWatchsaidtodayinitsWorld Report 2013.The government also prevented reformists and opposition leaders from participating in parliamentary elections, and is holding the opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard under house arrest as Iran prepares for its presidential election in June 2013.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news-all/11">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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130205023555/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130205023555/https://secure.hrw.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.8370149/k.2592/Donate__Help_Defend_Human_Rights/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=n">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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130205023555/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://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/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130205023555/http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. 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