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 <title>Submission to the Committee against Torture Regarding Cameroon’s Fourth Periodic Report</title>
 <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/08/26/submission-committee-against-torture-regarding-cameroon-s-fourth-periodic-report</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This memorandum provides an overview of Human Rights Watch&#039;s concerns and recommendations regarding the poor availability of adequate treatment for people who suffer from severe pain due to cancer, HIV/AIDS or other health conditions in Cameroon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/08/26/submission-committee-against-torture-regarding-cameroon-s-fourth-periodic-report&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:19:28 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Submission to the Human Rights Committee regarding  Cameroon’s Fourth Periodic Report</title>
 <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/08/26/submission-human-rights-committee-regarding-cameroon-s-fourth-periodic-report</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This memorandum provides an overview of Human Rights Watch&#039;s concerns and recommendations regarding the poor availability of adequate treatment for people who suffer from severe pain due to cancer, HIV/AIDS or other health conditions in Cameroon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/08/26/submission-human-rights-committee-regarding-cameroon-s-fourth-periodic-report&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:46:57 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>African Civil Society Urges African States Parties to the Rome Statute to Reaffirm Their Commitment to the ICC </title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;On 3 July 2009 the African Union (AU) agreed that its members should withhold cooperation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest and surrender of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The court issued its arrest warrant for President al-Bashir on 4 March 2009 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/07/30/african-civil-society-urges-african-states-parties-rome-statute-reaffirm-their-commi&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:40:56 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Policy Paralysis</title>
 <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/02/11/policy-paralysis</link>
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&lt;h1&gt;POLICY PARALYSIS:&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;MsoPageNumber&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;A CALL FOR ACTION ON HIV/AIDS-RELATED
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFRICA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;toc toc-1&quot;&gt;     SUMMARY&lt;/&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/02/11/policy-paralysis&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:20:28 -0800</pubDate>
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 <title>Organisation of the Islamic Conference: Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism</title>
 <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/03/10/letter-secretary-general-organisation-islamic-conference</link>
 <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>Letter to the Minister of Justice of Cameroon Regarding 11 Men Detained on Suspicion of Homosexual Activity</title>
 <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2005/11/30/letter-minister-justice-cameroon-regarding-11-men-detained-suspicion-homosexual-acti</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;S.E. Monsieur Amadou ALI&lt;br /&gt;
Minister of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
Cameroon&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Honorable Minister:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2005/11/30/letter-minister-justice-cameroon-regarding-11-men-detained-suspicion-homosexual-acti&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/cameroon">Cameroon</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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 <title>Policy Paralysis</title>
 <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2003/12/01/policy-paralysis</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Violence and discrimination against women and girls is fueling Africa&#039;s AIDS crisis. African governments must make gender equality a central part of national AIDS programs if they are to succeed in fighting the epidemic.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2003/12/01/policy-paralysis&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/angola">Angola</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/children%E2%80%99s-rights">Children&amp;#039;s Rights</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/comoros">Comoros</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/gambia">Gambia</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/gender-based-violence">Gender-based violence</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/ghana">Ghana</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/guinea">Guinea</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/guinea-bissau">Guinea-Bissau</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/health">Health</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/hiv/aids">HIV/AIDS</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/children039s-rights/hiv/aids">HIV/AIDS</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/hiv/tb">HIV/TB</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/niger">Niger</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/nigeria">Nigeria</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/report">Report</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/rwanda">Rwanda</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/senegal">Senegal</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/seychelles">Seychelles</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/sierra-leone">Sierra Leone</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/somalia">Somalia</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/tanzania-and-zanzibar">Tanzania and Zanzibar</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/togo">Togo</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/uganda">Uganda</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&amp;#039;s Rights</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2003 12:47:46 -0800</pubDate>
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 <title>President Bush&#039;s Trip to Africa</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;U.S. President George W. Bush will be traveling to Africa from July 7-12, visiting Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, and Nigeria. This packet from Human Rights Watch includes material for each stop along the way. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A brief overview of the Bush administration&#039;s policy toward Africa:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2003/07/02/bush-trip-africa&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/angola">Angola</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/benin">Benin</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/botswana">Botswana</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/burkina-faso">Burkina Faso</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/cape-verde">Cape Verde</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/chad">Chad</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/comoros">Comoros</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/congo-brazzaville">Congo (Brazzaville)</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/cote-divoire">Cote d&amp;#039;Ivoire</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/democratic-republic-congo">Democratic Republic of Congo</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/djibouti">Djibouti</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/equatorial-guinea">Equatorial Guinea</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/eritrea">Eritrea</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/ethiopia">Ethiopia</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/gabon">Gabon</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/gambia">Gambia</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/ghana">Ghana</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/guinea">Guinea</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/guinea-bissau">Guinea-Bissau</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/health">Health</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/hiv/tb">HIV/TB</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/international-justice/international-criminal-court">International Criminal Court</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/international-justice">International Justice</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/kenya">Kenya</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/lesotho">Lesotho</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/liberia">Liberia</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/malawi">Malawi</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/mali">Mali</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/mauritania">Mauritania</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/memorandum">Memorandum</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/mozambique">Mozambique</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/namibia">Namibia</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/niger">Niger</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/nigeria">Nigeria</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/rwanda">Rwanda</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/senegal">Senegal</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/seychelles">Seychelles</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/sierra-leone">Sierra Leone</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/somalia">Somalia</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/south-africa">South Africa</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/sudan">Sudan</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/swaziland">Swaziland</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/tanzania-and-zanzibar">Tanzania and Zanzibar</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/togo">Togo</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/uganda">Uganda</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-foreign-policy">US Foreign Policy</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/zambia">Zambia</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:36:21 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Borderline Slavery</title>
 <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2003/04/01/borderline-slavery</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today. The 79-page report, “Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo,” highlights Togo as a case study of trafficking in the region.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2003/04/01/borderline-slavery&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/benin">Benin</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/burkina-faso">Burkina Faso</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/cameroon">Cameroon</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/children%E2%80%99s-rights/labor">Child Labor</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/children">Children</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/children%E2%80%99s-rights">Children&amp;#039;s Rights</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/cote-divoire">Cote d&amp;#039;Ivoire</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/gabon">Gabon</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/ghana">Ghana</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/health">Health</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/children039s-rights/hiv/aids">HIV/AIDS</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/hiv/aids">HIV/AIDS</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/hiv/tb">HIV/TB</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/mali">Mali</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Migrants</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/niger">Niger</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/nigeria">Nigeria</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/children%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Refugees and Migrants</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/report">Report</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/sexual-and-reproductive-health">Sexual and Reproductive Health</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/togo">Togo</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/trafficking">Trafficking</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/trafficking-women-and-girls">Trafficking of Women and Girls</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/women-girls">Women &amp;amp; Girls</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&amp;#039;s Rights</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/workers-forced-labor-trafficking">Workers, Forced Labor &amp;amp; Trafficking</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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 <title>West Africa: Stop Trafficking in Child Labor</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;
(New York, April 1, 2003) - West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2003/04/01/west-africa-stop-trafficking-child-labor&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/benin">Benin</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/burkina-faso">Burkina Faso</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/cameroon">Cameroon</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/children%E2%80%99s-rights/labor">Child Labor</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/child-labor">Child Labor</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/child-labour">Child Labour</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/children">Children</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/children%E2%80%99s-rights">Children&amp;#039;s Rights</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/cote-divoire">Cote d&amp;#039;Ivoire</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/gabon">Gabon</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/health">Health</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/hiv/aids">HIV/AIDS</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/children039s-rights/hiv/aids">HIV/AIDS</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/hiv/tb">HIV/TB</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/mali">Mali</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/migrant-domestic-workers">Migrant Domestic Workers</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Migrants</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/niger">Niger</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/nigeria">Nigeria</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/children%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Refugees and Migrants</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/sexual-and-reproductive-health">Sexual and Reproductive Health</category>
 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/togo">Togo</category>
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 <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/workers-forced-labor-trafficking">Workers, Forced Labor &amp;amp; Trafficking</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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