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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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Jordan: End Free Speech Prosecution

4 May 2013 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Bangladesh: Stop Harassment of Defense at War Tribunal

2 November 2011 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Russia: Quash Prosecution Against Rights Lawyer

1 August 2011 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Zimbabwe: Drop Charges Against Rights Defenders

30 May 2010 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Sudan: Abuses Undermine Impending Elections

24 January 2010 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Iran: End Persecution of Peaceful Activists

9 January 2010 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Uzbekistan: Abducted Refugee on Trial

5 February 2009 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Turkey: Conspiracy Trial Should Probe Military's Role

17 October 2008 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Libya: Drop Convictions of Peaceful Protestors

12 June 2008 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Cambodia: Release Jailed Editor

11 June 2008 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

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