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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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Protecting Schools from Military Use: Law, Policy, and Military Doctrine

March 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

Extreme Measures: Abuses against Children Detained as National Security Threats

28 July 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

Dignity Debased: Forced Anal Examinations in Homosexuality Prosecutions

12 July 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

The Education Deficit: Failures to Protect and Fulfill the Right to Education in Global Development Agendas

9 June 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

Human Rights In Supply Chains: A Call for a Binding Global Standard on Due Diligence

30 May 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

No Protection, No Respect: Health Workers and Health Facilities Under Attack 2015 and Early 2016

23 May 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

"Complicit in Exclusion": South Africa's Failure to Guarantee an Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities

August 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

Stateless at Sea: The Moken of Burma and Thailand

25 June 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

On Their Watch - Evidence of Senior Army Officers' Responsibility for False Positive Killings in Colombia

24 June 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

Making a Commitment: paths to Curbing the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

June 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

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