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Human Rights Watch

The largest human rights organization based in the United States, Human Rights Watch started in 1978 as Helsinki Watch, monitoring the compliance of Soviet bloc countries with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Accords. In the 1980s Americas Watch was established to monitor abuses by both sides in the war in Central America, and thereafter other committees were set up to cover other regions of the world such as Asia and Africa. In 1988 all the "Watch" committees were united to form Human Rights Watch. The organization's researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world, and their findings are then published in dozens of books and reports every year.

This database contains annual reports (1996 - 2013) and selected country reports (1992 - 2013).  Website: www.hrw.org
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Cambodia: Revise Union Law to Protect Worker Rights

17 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Pakistan: Halt Executions

16 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

DR Congo: Kidnappings Skyrocket in East

16 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Slovenia: Marriage Equality Under Threat

16 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Tunisia: 3-Year Sentence for Homosexuality

16 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Jordan: Deporting Sudanese Asylum Seekers

16 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Thailand: Jailed Activist Needs Urgent Medical Care

15 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Bahrain: Travel Ban on Rights Activist

15 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Uganda: Reject Vague Crimes in Proposed Law

13 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Counterterrorism Bill Endangers Basic Rights

13 December 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

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