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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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Awaiting Being Freed by Hamas in Gaza

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

Syria: Need to Address Disappearances, Wrongful Detentions, Disregard for Civilian Lives

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

A Stark Reminder of Mexico's Disappearances Crisis

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

Russian Activists Forcibly Disappeared, Allegations of Torture in Custody

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

South Sudan: A Year On, Two Men's Whereabouts Unknown

23 January 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Ukraine: Failing Its Human Rights Commitments

18 January 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Iraq: Yezidi Fighters Allegedly Execute Civilians

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

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: 350 Prisoners 'Disappeared'

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

Burma: Journalists Feared 'Disappeared'

20 December 2017 | 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

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