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Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an independent non-governmental organization based in the United States that conducts fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world. The site has a dedicated Women's Rights section through which HRW's thematic issues can be accessed. The "Women and Armed Conflict; International Justice" section of the site provides background information on women's experiences during armed conflict as well as country-specific information on sexual and other physical violence, rape and harassment suffered by women during armed conflict in various regions of the world. The site also provides a link to current HRW work on the topic of Women and armed conflict and international justice.