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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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Gaza: International inquiry needed to stem bloodshed and advance accountability

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

Spinning in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: continued Human Rights Council scrutiny needed until justice commitments met in full

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

Sri Lanka: Little Action on Promised Justice, Reforms

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

Sri Lanka: Adopt Timeline for Action

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

Pakistan: Election to UN Rights Body Spotlights Failings

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

UN: DR Congo Unfit to Serve on Rights Body

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

Sri Lanka: 2 Years On, Scant Progress on UN Resolution

13 September 2017 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News

Philippines: UN Members Should Denounce Killings, Abuses

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

UN rights body cannot ignore the situations in Turkey, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia

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

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