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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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Indonesia: New counterterrorism law imperils rights

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

Letter on Indonesia's new counterterrorism law

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

Saudi Arabia: New Counterterrorism Law Enables Abuse

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

Bahrain: 'Disappeared' Engineer Faces Military Trial

26 October 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Iraq: Suicide Attacks Targeting Crowds in Baghdad Show More Services

30 May 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Saudi Arabia: Counterterrorism Apparatus Targets Rights Activists

26 May 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Sri Lanka: Anti-Terror Bill Revives Concerns of Abuse

18 May 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

China: Disclose Details of Terrorism Convictions

17 March 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Malaysia: New Law Gives Government Sweeping Powers

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

Sri Lanka: Enforce Commission Directives on Terror Detainees

13 June 2016 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

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