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 <title>Kosovo: Poisoned by Lead</title>
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&lt;h1&gt;Kosovo: Poisoned by Lead&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;A Health and Human Rights Crisis in Mitrovica&#039;s Roma Camps&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;toc toc-1&quot;&gt;I.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/06/23/kosovo-poisoned-lead-0&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:42:29 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Human Rights Watch UPR Submission on Albania</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/15/human-rights-watch-upr-submission-albania&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:58:01 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Evidence of KLA Secret Prisons in Kosovo and Albania</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/09/evidence-kla-secret-prisons-kosovo-and-albania&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:05:23 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Organisation of the Islamic Conference: Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu&lt;br /&gt;
Secretary General&lt;br /&gt;
Organisation of the Islamic Conference&lt;br /&gt;
P.O. Box 178&lt;br /&gt;
Jeddah-21411&lt;br /&gt;
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dear Dr. Ihsanoglu,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Human Rights Watch is a nongovernmental organization that since 1978 has reported on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in more than 70 countries around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/03/10/letter-secretary-general-organisation-islamic-conference&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>A Human Rights Agenda for a New Kosovo</title>
 <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2008/02/14/human-rights-agenda-new-kosovo</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;This memorandum identifies seven of the most pressing human rights concerns in Kosovo today. To help identify the key concerns, Human Rights Watch consulted human rights groups across Kosovo’s different ethnic communities&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:05:59 -0800</pubDate>
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 <title>NGO support letter to the Swedish Migration Board on the Adel Akim case</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;A group of nongovernmental organizations write in support of the application of Adel Abdul Hakim for a residence permit on humanitarian grounds in Sweden. The organizations respectfully request that the Swedish Migration Board evaluate the totality of the circumstances surrounding Mr.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/01/24/ngo-support-letter-swedish-migration-board-adel-akim-case&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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 <title>Kosovo: Criminal Justice System Fails Victims</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;The criminal justice system continues to fail victims in Kosovo, despite almost seven years of international administration, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Kosovo’s future status is currently the subject of intense negotiations mediated by the international community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/05/29/kosovo-criminal-justice-system-fails-victims&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>What Will Become of Kosovo?</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;As Kosovo’s Albanians prepare for victory - full independence - in the  status talks taking place between Belgrade and Pristina, the province’s fearful minorities are holding their breath, unsure who to trust and how all this will pan out after six years of waiting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/03/22/what-will-become-kosovo&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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 <title>Serbia Fails to Curb Violence Against Minorities</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;The Serbian government is failing to tackle a rising tide of violence against the country’s ethnic and religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://hrw.org/reports/2005/serbia1005/&quot;&gt;report&lt;/a&gt; released today as the European Union enlargement commissioner visits Belgrade.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2005/10/09/serbia-fails-curb-violence-against-minorities&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2005 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Q &amp; A: Milosevic Trial (ICTY)</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic’s defense is scheduled to begin at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on August 31.  This series of questions and answers provides background information, explains key concepts, evaluates the progression of the trial thus far, and describes what is yet to come.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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