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Having trouble viewing this email? Click here THE WEEK IN RIGHTS April 4, 2013 Follow us on: New Police Practices Help Fight HIV Epidemic Photo © 2012 Human Rights Watch  Sex workers in San Francisco, Washington, DC, and part of New York State can now carry condoms – protecting themselves and their clients from HIV/AIDS – without fearing that police will use the condoms as evidence of prostitution. In July, Human Rights Watch released a report based on interviews with more than 200 sex workers and transgender women from these cities, which have some of the highest HIV rates in the United States. Police harassment caused many sex workers to stop carrying condoms, their fear of arrest overriding their fear of disease.  But thanks in part to our advocacy in these cities, this practice is changing.  Read more >> share on:   In Côte d’Ivoire, Unrealized Promises for Impartial Justice President Alassane Ouattara has repeatedly declared his commitment to bring all of those responsible for the post-election violence to account, regardless of political affiliation or military rank. But this has not happened.  See the Latest News in Africa >> share on:   In Uruguay, Marriage Equality Approved Uruguayan senators made the right decision by allowing same-sex couples to marry. Final approval will enable gays and lesbians in Uruguay to marry the person they love and will strengthen the fundamental rights of everyone in Uruguay to equality and non-discrimination.  See the Latest News in the Americas >> share on:   In Burma, Mob Violence Destroys Part of City Anti-Muslim violence in central Burma has left an estimated 40 people dead and 61 wounded in the city of Meiktila. Satellite images released by Human Rights Watch showed that about 830 homes were destroyed.  See the Latest News in Asia >> share on:   SATELLITE IMAGES Satellite images show the destruction in Burma caused by mob violence.  View Now >> VOTE! US-based Time Magazine nominatesHuman Rights Watch Egypt researcher, Heba Morayef, as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2013.  Vote for Heba! >> REPORT Turning Rhetoric into Reality:Accountability for Serious International Crimes in Côte d’Ivoire  Download Now >> Thank you for supporting Human Rights Watch. Follow us on: