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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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Turkey: Free Peaceful Rights Defenders

13 July 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Briefing Folders

Israel/Palestine: Woman Dies after Checkpoint Delay

21 October 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Briefing Folders

Tunisia: One-Year Sentence for Homosexuality

28 September 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Briefing Folders

Iran: Ruling on Official Linked to Protester Deaths

19 November 2014 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Briefing Folders

Russia: Drop Suits Against Independent Groups

6 November 2013 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Briefing Folders

Thailand: No Amnesty for Rights Abusers

5 August 2013 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Briefing Folders

Azerbaijan: Wrongfully Imprisoned Journalist Freed

27 May 2011 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Briefing Folders

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