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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 - 2016) and selected country reports (1992 - 2016).  Website: www.hrw.org
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UAE: Free Jordanian Journalist

28 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Turkey: Journalists, Writers Face Terrorism, Separatism Charges

28 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Iraq: ISIS Executed Civilians in Village Uprising

27 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Egypt: Mass Attack on Prisoners

24 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Libya: Provide Medical Care, Safety for Civilians Fleeing Sirte

24 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Yemen: Brazil-Made Cluster Munitions Harm Civilians

23 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

"I Want to Live With My Head Held High" - Abuses in Bangladesh's Legal Recognition of Hijras

23 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

South Sudan: Arms Embargo, Sanctions Fail At UN Security Council

23 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

UAE: Extend Labor Law to Domestic Workers

22 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Bahrain: Telecom Engineer Held Incommunicado

22 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

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