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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

Gambia: Fully probe anti-mining protesters' deaths

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

Vietnam: Investigate police response to mass protests

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

Medical workers shot in Gaza demonstrations

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

Morocco: Another crackdown on protests

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

China: Answer Tiananmen massacre calls for justice

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

From kids to leaders, Russia cracks down on protesters

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

India: Police fatally shoot copper plant protesters

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

Gaza: International inquiry needed to stem bloodshed and advance accountability

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

Israeli open-fire orders predictably result in bloodbath

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

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