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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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DR Congo: Repression persists as election deadline nears

29 June 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Kyrgyzstan extradites activist to risk of torture

27 June 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Kyrgyzstan: Activist faces extradition, risk of torture

24 June 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Egypt: Activists arrested in dawn raids

31 May 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Cambodia: Quash Baseless Convictions Against Opposition

7 May 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Pardons No Substitute for Reform in Myanmar

18 April 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Burundi: Repression Linked to Presidential-Term Vote

17 April 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Cambodia Descending into Authoritarianism, UN Rights Body Failing to Act

22 March 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Bangladesh: End Crackdown on Opposition Supporters

8 February 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Azerbaijan Courts Convict Two Outspoken Government Critics

25 January 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

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