"The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and ..."
Hatred in the Hallways Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students in U.S.Schools by HumanRightsWatch, A. Widney Brown, Michael Bochenek Paperback, 203 Pages, Published 2001 by HumanRightsWatch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-259-3, ISBN: 1-56432-259-9
"Vetter reports that the student was then challenged about whether he had ever
been touched by Vetter. Vetter expressed concern, saying, "My students were
scrutinized by other students and were treated as suspect just because of their
association with me. It felt wrong that I couldn't protect them and yet they were put
in the position of defending me." Vetter eventually left teaching. Although he was
not fired, he felt immense press ..."
"Mickey Spiegel of Human Rights Watch/Asia wrote the last three sections of Part
2 and Appendix II, and did extensive cross-checking of prisoner lists. The report
was edited by Sidney Jones, Mickey Spiegel and Cynthia Brown, and produced
with the assistance of Paul Lall, all of Human Rights Watch. The research for this
report would not have been possible without the generous financial support of
Dialoog, Harrison Ford, Wilde Ganzen, ..."
World Report 2016 Events of 2015: Events of 2015 (World Report 2015) by HumanRightsWatch Paperback, 700 Pages, Published 2016 by Policy Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4473-2550-5, ISBN: 1-4473-2550-8
"The human rights records of more than 90 countries and territories is put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. This volume highlights the armed conflict in Syria, international drug reform, drones and electronic mass surveillance, and also features photo essays of child marriage in South Sudan, the cost of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, and religious fighting in Central African Republic. Reflecting ext ..."
World Report 2015 Events of 2014 (Paperback) by HumanRightsWatch Paperback, 700 Pages, Published 2015 by Policy Press, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-4473-2548-2, ISBN: 1-4473-2548-6
"They ordered the closure of Aseman in February and the arrest of its managing
editor for an article that described the Islamic ... Rouhani's interim minister of
science, Reza Faraji Dana, responsible for most of Iran's universities, led efforts
to ..."
"Tila Municipality — Community of Nuevo Limar On August 21, 1996, some fifty
supporters of the PRD made their way on foot from the community of Nuevo
Limar, in the Tila lowlands, to the municipal capital of Salto de Agua, where they
asked the parish priest, Alan Jenkins, for refuge. Members of the six refugee
families told Human Rights Watch/Americas that their initial departure from
Nuevo Limar was blocked by some sixty civilian gu ..."
No Escape Male Rape in U.S.Prisons by HumanRightsWatch, Joanne Mariner Paperback, 378 Pages, Published 2001 by HumanRightsWatch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-258-6, ISBN: 1-56432-258-0
"If, however, more formal means of persuasion are needed, it should be
considered that a study by Burgess and Groth demonstrates that at least one-
third of all convicted rapists were married and living with their wives at the time
they committed the offense. Many others had live-in girl friends." There is an
abundance ... conducted by Dr. A. Nicholas Groth, director of the Correctional
Institute at Sommers, offers particularly convi ..."
Slaughter Among Neighbors The Political Origins of Communal Violence (Yale Fastback) by HumanRightsWatch Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1995 by Yale Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-300-06544-2, ISBN: 0-300-06544-2
"Slaughter among Neighbors aims to foster an understanding of contemporary causes of conflict and build the foundation on which to construct sound strategies to prevent or contain the violence."
Landmine Monitor Report 1999 Toward a Mine-free World - International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (Paperback) by HumanRightsWatch Paperback, 1,085 Pages, Published 1999 by HumanRightsWatch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-231-9, ISBN: 1-56432-231-9
"... a national mine awareness campaign and to create a national database."
Since the departure of Libyan forces from the north in 1994, there have been a
number of mine clearance efforts. A joint Chadian-Libyan initiative to clear
landmines in the north in 1995 claims officially to have destroyed 529 antitank
mines and 263 others. But, a U.N. official told Human Rights Watch that the
Libyans gave the Chadian official responsible fo ..."
"This issue has not been directly addressed by U.S. courts. But here too, what little
case law there is provides support for the view that detained children who cannot
afford a lawyer have a constitutional right to government-appointed counsel. The
Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution prohibit the
federal and state governments from denying liberty to any person without due
process of law.43 Based on thes ..."
"178 Chen Zhong (179), Sun Zhu (183); Guo Qing (186); Zeng Yuan (191), Xing
Qian (193), Yu Lei (196), Ba Jun (202) ... 260 Yue Yi (261), Hong Na (262), Liang
Jie (263), Wu Lanyin (264), Lu Yi (265) Rape and Sexual Abuse by Staff . ... 267
Huo Zhen (269), Gan Rui (269), Wei Zhi (270), Zhang Yansong (270) Use of
Forced Child Labor . ... 272 Ai Ming (272), Zhu Yan (273) Three Case Studies . ...
273 Chou Hui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..."
US Mother of Exiles: Refugees Imprisioned in America by HumanRightsWatch, Helsinki Watch Staff Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 1986 by HumanRights First ISBN-13: 978-0-938579-85-4, ISBN: 0-938579-85-1
Together, Apart Organizing Around Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Worldwide by HumanRightsWatch 44 Pages, Published 2009 by HumanRightsWatch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-484-9, ISBN: 1-56432-484-2
"This 44-page report demonstrates that many groups defending LGBT rights, especially throughout the global South, still have limited access to funding, and courageously face sometimes-murderous attacks without adequate support from a broader ..."
"Child Combatants in Colombia Human Rights Watch (Organization), Sebastian
Brett ... Human Rights Watch, War without Quarter, p. ... the FARC-EP's use of gas
cylinder bombs, see Human Rights Watch, "Beyond Negotiation: International
Humanitarian Law and its Application to the Conduct of the FARC-EP," Vol. 13,
No."
"Conflicts Over Land and Religion in Vietnam's Central Highlands Human Rights
Watch (Organization) Sidney Jones, Joseph Saunders, Malcolm Smart. Most
ethnic minority ... Montagnard preachers often use Biblical stories of the lost
tribes of Israel and the promised land to illustrate the political struggle for
independence, and prayer meetings are often followed by political discussions.
While many ..."
Turkey Violations of Free Expression in Turkey by HumanRightsWatch, Christopher Panico Paperback, 122 Pages, Published 1999 by HumanRightsWatch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-226-5, ISBN: 1-56432-226-2
"On June 26, 1996, Ali Bayramoglu, columnist at the Istanbul daily Yeni Ytizyil,
and his responsible editor, Ismet Berkan, were acquitted on charges filed under
Article 312 of the penal code for a column by Mr. Bayramoglu, "Why Was Ahmet
Altan Sent Away?" ("Ahmet Altan Ni?in Gonderildi").187 Mr. Bayramoglu
questioned the firing of the columnist Ahmet Altan by the daily Milliyet after Mr.
Altan was charged under Article 3 12 for a co ..."
Hostile to Democracy The Movement System and Political Repression in Uganda by HumanRightsWatch, Peter Bouckaert Paperback, 163 Pages, Published 1999 by HumanRightsWatch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-239-5, ISBN: 1-56432-239-4
"In March 1994, two UPC leaders were arrested and charged with sedition for
publishing a revised party manifesto which claimed that Uganda was ruled by
Tutsis.151 Joseph Lusse, a prominent Kampala business man and staunch DP
supporter, has been repeatedly charged with treason, first in 1988 and again in
1995. On October 30, 1998, Lusse and his six co-defendants were acquitted by
High Court Justice Patrick Tabaro, who stated that the ..."
Broken People(1st Edition) Caste Violence Against India's "Untouchables" by Smita Narula, HumanRightsWatch, Yes Illustrated Paperback, 291 Pages, Published 1999 by HumanRightsWatch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-228-9, ISBN: 1-56432-228-9
"Among its demands: the repeal of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (
Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.375 Dalits and journalists throughout the
affected areas have blamed the police and district administration for their failure
to effectively respond to increasing tensions in the district arising from publicity for
the conference. According to Frontline, a bi-monthly news ... S. Viswanathan, "
Extreme measures," Frontline, ..."
"In 1996, University of Indonesia political scientist Arbi Sanit published an article
critical of the government's role in the removal of Megawati Sukarnoputri as head
of the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party. Shortly after the article appeared,
..."
"within three days, to review the declaration.493 In practice, it seems that
individuals are treated as prohibited persons without a "declaration" taking place.
No cases are known in ... 15630/1995 (CPD) (August 14, 1996) (Chetty, J.). "
94Communication from A. Liebenberg, Home Affairs, to Jonathan Klaaren,
January 26, 1997."
"Nowhere are politics and religion more intertwined than in Tibet where Tibetan
Buddhism is an integral part of Tibetan national identity, the Dalai Lama is both a
spiritual and political leader, and many Tibetans see political independence as
the only way of ending the Dalai Lama's exile and ensuring his return. Because
monasteries and nunneries are so frequently centers of support for the Dalai
Lama, Chinese authorities see the co ..."
"Police Abuse and Detention of Street Children in Kenya Yodon Thonden, Human
Rights Watch Children's Rights ... International and Kenyan Standards The
conduct of police regarding the use of force is prescribed under international law
by ..."
"Moises Orozco. minister of defense. Caracas. March 19. 1996. 1"Alberto de la
Cruz. "Voto de censura contra ministro Meier." El Universal. February 5. 1997. 14
"Human Rights Watch/Americas interview, Ivan Dario Badell. Caracas. March 16."
"As they finished stealing the hubcaps from a parked car, a red Mercedes Benz
that was driving by stopped; three armed men exited and began to shoot at the
children. Edgar was struck by three bullets, and Estuardo and Miguelina by two.
To date, the assailants have not been identified. • Carlos Antonio Mejia Chavez
and Juan Pablo Mendez, twenty and fifteen years old, were shot by an assailant
in civilian clothes —later identified as ..."
"At least 15 million children work as bonded labourers in India. Whether chained to carpet looms, sweating in silver smithies, or working in the field from dawn till dusk, these children endure miserable lives. They earn little and are beaten often."