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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 Measures" - Detention and Torture in the Chinese Communist Party's Shuanggui System

6 December 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Montenegro: Release Journalist Pending Trial

19 September 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Ukraine: New Research Corroborates Secret Detentions

28 August 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Submission to the Human Rights Committee in advance of the fourth periodic review of Rwanda

12 February 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Sessional Reports

"Chained Like Prisoners" - Abuses Against People with Psychosocial Disabilities in Somaliland

25 October 2015 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

UAE: Terrorism Law Threatens Lives, Liberty

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

Unwelcome Guests:Greek Police Abuses of Migrants in Athens

12 June 2013 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Libya: Ensure Abdallah Sanussi Access to Lawyer

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

Thailand: Ending Kalasin's police reign of terror

24 August 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

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