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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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Reuters journalists charged in Myanmar

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

Angolan journalists' acquittal a victory for free speech

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

Tunisia: Lawmaker sentenced for blog

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

Myanmar: Free Reuters journalists, drop case

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

Indonesian reporter dies in police custody

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

Russian journalist facing criminal charges for posting court transcript

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

Q & A: Turkey's elections

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

China: Activist convicted for promoting Tibetan language

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

How journalists may put ISIS suspects at risk of abuse

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

Cambodia: Release ex-Radio Free Asia journalists

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

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