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The Small Hands of Slavery
Bonded Child Labor in India
by Human Rights Watch, Lee Tucker, Ms. Lee Tucker, Arvind Ganesan
Paperback, 179 Pages, Published 1996 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-172-5, ISBN: 1-56432-172-X

"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."






Landmines(1st Edition)
A Deadly Legacy
by Arms Project
Paperback, 510 Pages, Published 1993 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-113-8, ISBN: 1-56432-113-4

"It was reviewed by Holly Burkhalter, Washington Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Aryeh Neier, formerly executive director of HRW and currently president of the Open Society Fund. Mr. Anderson wrote the introduction ( Chapter 1 ) and the chapter on Transparency (Chapter 4). Mr. Goose wrote the Country Studies (Chapter 6), drawing on reports written by various divisions of HRW and PHR; he also wrote the chapters on Mine Clear ..."






Human Rights Watch World Report 2006
(Human Rights Watch World Report (Paperback))
by Human Rights Watch, Seven Stories Press
Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 2006 by Seven Stories Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-58322-715-2, ISBN: 1-58322-715-6

"Human Rights Watch is increasingly recognized as the world’s leader in building a stronger human rights culture, and their annual World Report—the most probing annual review of human rights developments available anywhere—will now be published by Seven Stories Press and available in the trade for the first time. The backbone of the report consists of a series of concise overviews of the most pressing human rights issues in countries ..."






Punishment Before Trial(1st Edition)
Prison Conditions in Venezuela
by Joanne Mariner, Michael Bochenek, Human Rights Watch
Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 1997 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-201-2, ISBN: 1-56432-201-7

"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."






China
State Control of Religion
by Mickey Spiegel, Human Rights Watch, Jeri Laber, Sidney Jones
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1997 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-224-1, ISBN: 1-56432-224-6

"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 ..."






Guatemala's Forgotten Children
Police Violence and Abuses in Detention
by Human Rights Watch, Lee Tucker
Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 1997 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-213-5, ISBN: 1-56432-213-0

"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 ..."






Juvenile Injustice
Police Abuse and Detention of Street Children in Kenya
by Yodon Thonden, Binaifer Nowrojee, Lois Whitman, Human Rights Watch, Corporate-Africa
Paperback, 155 Pages, Published 1997 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-214-2, ISBN: 1-56432-214-9

"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 ..."






Human Rights Watch World Report 2008(Updated)
(Human Rights Watch World Report (Paperback))
by Human Rights Watch, Seven Stories Press
Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2008 by Seven Stories Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-58322-774-9, ISBN: 1-58322-774-1

"Human Rights Watch is increasingly recognized as the world’s leader in building a stronger awareness for human rights. Their annual World Report is the most probing review of human rights developments available anywhere. Written in straightforward, non-technical language, Human Rights Watch World Report prioritizes events in the most affected countries during the previous year. The backbone of the report consists of a series of concise ..."






Repression of Montagnards
Conflicts over Land and Religion in Vietnam's Central Highlands
by Human Rights Watch, Sidney Jones, Joseph Saunders, Malcolm Smart
Paperback, 193 Pages, Published 2002 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-272-2, ISBN: 1-56432-272-6

"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 ..."






Abandoned to the State
Cruelty and Neglect in Russian Orphanages
by Human Rights Watch, Kathleen T. Hunt
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1999 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-191-6, ISBN: 1-56432-191-6

"The most startling transformation in a group of children has been documented in the work with Irina who was tended to full-time by two ... 346 Human Rights Watch interview, Iliana Danilova, Alla Sergeyeva, Lyuba Fokina, February 15, 1998."






Shielded from Justice
Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States
by Allyson Collins, Human Rights Watch
Paperback, 440 Pages, Published 1998 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-183-1, ISBN: 1-56432-183-5

"If the CRB is intended to ease public anxieties following cases like the Jackson shooting, it can have little effect in practice, since, according to its own mandate, it would not be permitted to review the Jackson case until the federal criminal civil rights investigation, now underway, is completed and any civil actions are concluded. Indeed, CRB staff told Human Rights Watch that the board was pulled off the Jackson case after J ..."






Civilian Devastation
Abuses by All Parties in the War in Southern Sudan
by Jemera Rone, John Prendergast, Karen Sorensen, Human Rights Watch
Paperback, 294 Pages, Published 1994 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-129-9, ISBN: 1-56432-129-0

"Robert L. Bernstein is the chair of the executive committee and Adrian W. DeWind is vice chair. Its Africa division was established in 1988 to monitor and promote the observance of internationally recognized human rights in Africa. Abdullahi An-Na'im is the executive director; Janet Fleischman is the Washington representative; Bronwen Manby, Karen Sorensen, Alex Vines and Berhane Woldegabriel are research associates; Kimberly Mazyc ..."






Civil and Political Rights In Croatia
by Ivana Nizich, Jeri Laber, Željka Markić, Human Rights Watch, Helsinki Watch
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1995 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-148-0, ISBN: 1-56432-148-7

"In a letter to an organizer of the conference, Presidential Adviser Mario Nobilo stated that the conference could not be held because such a meeting could be used "as an excuse for the repression of the island's Croatian inhabitants by Serbian forces." Mr. Nobilo also stated that "any discussion [regarding] the future military status of this strategically important island can be organized only when the Republic of Croatia regains i ..."






Routine Abuse, Routine Denial
Civil Rights and the Political Crisis in Bahrain (Paperback)
by Human Rights Watch, Joe Stork
Paperback, 109 Pages, Published 1997 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-218-0, ISBN: 1-56432-218-1

"Abd al-Wahab Hussain, Ali Qassim Rabi'a, Hisham al- Shihabi, Abd al-Aziz Hasan Ubol. Ibrahim Sayyid Ali Kamal al-Din. Sa'id al-Asboul, Abdallah al- Abbasi. and Abdallah Rashid. 49 Often translated in English as "funeral homes." these are spaces of Shi'a congregation for worship as well as for funerals, weddings, and preparation for the annual procession for 'ashura. commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Ali in the first Islamic centur ..."






World Report 2020
Events of 2019
by Human Rights Watch
640 Pages, Published 2020 by Seven Stories Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-64421-006-2, ISBN: 1-64421-006-1

"Rights defender Yiğit Aksakoğlu, detained since November 2018, was released at the June hearing. The trial was continuing at time of writing. The trial of nine prominent rights defenders from Turkey and two foreign nationals continued."






A License to Kill
Israeli Operations Against "Wanted" and Masked Palestinians (MIDDLE EAST WATCH REPORT)
by Human Rights Watch
Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 1993 by Human Rights Watch
ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-109-1, ISBN: 1-56432-109-6

"These units frequently carry out shoot-to-kill ambushes against guerrillas in Israel's self-declared "security zone" in ... While continuing to grant undercover units license to kill, the Rabin government has initiated ; From the beginning of the ..."






World Report 2019
Events of 2018
by Human Rights Watch
688 Pages, Published 2019 by Seven Stories Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-60980-885-3, ISBN: 1-60980-885-1

"series of arbitrary arrests in an escalating crackdown against al-Sisi's peaceful political opponents ahead of the ... Wael Abbas; Shady al-Ghazaly Harb, a surgeon; Haitham Mohamadeen, a lawyer; Amal Fathy, an activist; and Shady Abu Zaid, ..."






World Report 2018
Events of 2017
by Human Rights Watch
704 Pages, Published 2018 by Seven Stories Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-60980-815-0, ISBN: 1-60980-815-0

"It ruled that Luis Muiña, convicted of torture and kidnappings committed in 1977, could benefit from a 1994 law—known as the ... In January 2016, police detained Milagro Sala, a prominent social leader in Jujuy province, in connection with her  ..."






World Report 2017
Events of 2016
by Human Rights Watch
Paperback, 700 Pages, Published 2017 by Policy Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4473-2552-9, ISBN: 1-4473-2552-4






World Report 2017
Events of 2016
by Human Rights Watch
672 Pages, Published 2017 by Seven Stories Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-60980-735-1, ISBN: 1-60980-735-9

"... targeted the independent online news site Balkan Investigate Reporting Network (BIRN) for criticism, and the progovernment media outlets TV Pink and Informer accused it of being an enemy of the state. The work of a commission established to investigate the murders of three prominent journalists—Dada Vujasinovic in 1994, Slavko Curuvija in 1999, and Milan Pantic in 2001— progressed slowly. The ongoing prosecution of four state se ..."



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