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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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Dark Side: Secret Origins of Evidence in US Criminal Cases

9 January 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Saudi Arabia: Huge Obstacles for First Woman Lawyer

12 April 2013 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Egypt: Investigate Brotherhood's Abuse of Protesters

12 December 2012 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Tunisia: Fix Serious Flaws in Draft Constitution

13 September 2012 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Thailand: Press Burmese President on Rights

20 July 2012 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

"No Safe Places" Yemen's Crackdown on Protests in Taizz

6 February 2012 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

The Road Ahead: A Human Rights Agenda for Egypt's New Parliament

16 January 2012 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

"I Am Not Dead, But I Am Not Living," Barriers to Fistula Prevention and Treatment in Kenya

17 July 2010 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Malawi: "Marriage Trial" Threatens Rights

2 April 2010 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Albania: Anti-Bias Law a Victory

16 February 2010 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

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