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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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Locked Up Without Evidence: Abuses under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act

29 January 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

"We Live in Constant Fear" - Lack of Accountability for Police Abuse in Sri Lanka

23 October 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Legal Limbo: The Uncertain Fate of Detained LTTE Suspects in Sri Lanka

2 February 2010 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Besieged, Displaced, and Detained. The Plight of Civilians in Sri Lanka's Vanni Region

23 December 2008 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

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