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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: Judges Disregard Torture Allegations

31 July 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Algeria: Inhumane treatment of migrants

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

Addressing torture in Uganda

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

Indonesia Won't End Floggings, but Rather Hide Them

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

US: Don't Transfer Detainee to Possible Torture

19 April 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Kenya: Court Finds Forced Anal Exams Unconstitutional

22 March 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Russia: Threats, Alleged Torture in Bombing Case

5 December 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Bangladesh: Mass Death Sentences Confirmed

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

China: Release Gravely Ill Critics

17 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

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