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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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Tajikistan: Abuse of Dissidents' Families

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

DR Congo: Kabila Should Commit to Leave Office

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

Silencing Turkey's Media: The Government's Deepening Assault on Critical Journalism

15 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Uzbekistan: Human Rights Agenda for the New President

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

EU/US: Sanction Senior DR Congo Officials

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

Gambia: Free Speech Ban Threatens Rights in Vote Aftermath

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

Jordan: New Government Should Fulfill Rights Agenda

29 November 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Burma: End Prosecutions for Critical Speech

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

Bahrain: Critic of UK Royals' Visit Faces Charges

18 November 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Gambia: Three Journalists Arrested as Campaign Begins

16 November 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

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