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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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Iraq: Change approach to foreign women, children in ISIS-linked trials

21 June 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Afghan government ignoring violence against women

30 May 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Misery for Women and Girls in Greece's Island Paradise

14 February 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Massacre by the River - Burmese Army Crimes against Humanity in Tula Toli

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

Massacre by the River - Burmese Army Crimes against Humanity in Tula Toli

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

Indonesia: No End to Abusive 'Virginity Tests'

22 November 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

"All of My Body Was Pain" - Sexual Violence against Rohingya Women and Girls in Burma

16 November 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

India: Rape Victims Face Barriers to Justice

8 November 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

UN: Expose Abuses of Women in Detention in North Korea

6 November 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

"They Said We Are Their Slaves" - Sexual Violence by Armed Groups in the Central African Republic

5 October 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

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