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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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"Special Mission" - Recruitment of M23 Rebels to Suppress Protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo

4 December 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Thailand: Trafficking Convictions Important Step Forward

24 July 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

"Good Cops Are Afraid" - The Toll of Unchecked Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro

7 July 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Closed Doors: Mexico's Failure to Protect Central American Refugee and Migrant Children

31 March 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Mexico: Damning Report on Disappearances

6 September 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Côte d'Ivoire: Nowhere to Turn for Protection

15 December 2014 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

The Gangs of Iraq

4 November 2014 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Colombia: FARC Battering Afro-Colombian Areas

30 July 2014 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Punished for Protesting: Rights Violations in Venezuela's Streets, Detention Centers, and Justice System

May 2014 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

"We Were Sent to Kill You": Gang Attacks in Western Kenya and the Government's Failed Response

24 April 2014 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Thematic Reports

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