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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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Ethiopia: Torture in Somali region prison

4 July 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

US suit risks cloaking immigrant detention abuse

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

Ukraine: Justice Needed for Former Secret Prison Detainees

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

Italy Shuts Down 'Worrying' Migrant Hotspot

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

Iran: Stop Persecuting Families of People Who Died in Jail

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

In the Freezer: Abusive Conditions for Women and Children in US Immigration Holding Cells

28 February 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

In the Freezer: Abusive Conditions for Women and Children in US Immigration Holding Cells

28 February 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

In the Freezer: Abusive Conditions for Women and Children in US Immigration Holding Cells

28 February 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

In the Freezer: Abusive Conditions for Women and Children in US Immigration Holding Cells

28 February 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

In the Freezer: Abusive Conditions for Women and Children in US Immigration Holding Cells

28 February 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

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