Three groups mentioned in media reports are the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, a small nonpartisan group tracking human rights abuses in Iran, the non-partisan Freedom House, and the International Republican Institute (IRI).
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Jordan, which shares a border with Syria, is trackingreports of the attack but couldn't confirm whether it involved a chemical weapon, he said.
The department has stepped up efforts to hold perpetrators accountable, establishing a "special victims unit" to handle cases, working to improve tracking of reports and speeding transfers for troops who report a sexual assault by a member of their unit.
The national network will help health authorities spot disease outbreaks by tracking doctors' reports, admissions to hospital casualty depatments and sales of medication.