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'Enduring Freedom' Abuses By U. S. Forces In Afghanistan
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report, based on research conducted in southeast and eastern Afghanistan in 2003 and early 2004, focuses on how U.S. forces arrest and detain persons in Afghanistan.
Copyright Date: 2004
Abusing The User:Police Misconduct, Harm Reduction And HIV/AIDS In Vancouver
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: In a 25-page report released today, "Abusing the User: Police Misconduct, Harm Reduction and HIV/AIDS in Vancouver," Human Rights Watch documents instances of unnecessary force and mistreatment, arbitrary arrest, and other intimidation and harassment of drug users as part of a campaign commonly referred to as Operation Torpedo.
Copyright Date: 2003
Aceh Under Martial Law: Inside The Secret War
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents violations of human rights and humanitarian law since the Indonesian government imposed martial law in Aceh on May 19.
Copyright Date: 2003
Aceh Under Martial Law: Muzzling The Messengers
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents violations of press freedom in Aceh after the Indonesian government on May 19 declared a state of military emergency in the province and renewed its war.
Copyright Date: 2003
Aceh Under Martial Law: Problems Faced By Acehnese Refugees In Malaysia
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents Malaysia's deportations of refugees and asylum seekers from Aceh and the mistreatment of Acehnese refugees while in Malaysia.
Copyright Date: 2004
After The Deluge: India's Reconstruction Following The 2004 Tsunami
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report examines the Indian government's response to the tsunami and documents several systemic and potentially enduring failures.
Copyright Date: 2005
Bad Dreams: Exploitation And Abuse Of Migrant Workers In Saudi Arabia
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report provides the first comprehensive look at the pervasive abuses foreign workers endure in Saudi Arabia.
Copyright Date: 2004
Barred From Treatment: Punishment Of Drug Users In New York State Prisons
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: In this 53-page report, Human Rights Watch found that New York prison officials sentenced inmates to a collective total of 2,516 years in disciplinary segregation from 2005 to 2007 for drug-related charges.
Copyright Date: 2009
Basra: Crime And Insecurity Under British Occupation
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: In this report Human Rights Watch charged that U.S. and British authorities failed to plan for or provide adequate forces to carry out their international legal obligation as the occupying power.
Copyright Date: 2003
Black Hole: The Fate Of Islamists Rendered To Egypt
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report identifies some 60 individuals, mostly alleged Islamist militants of Egyptian origin, whom other states rendered to Egypt since 1994.
Copyright Date: 2005
Blood, Sweat, And Fear
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report covers workers' rights in the U.S. meat and poultry industry.
Copyright Date: 2005
Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking In Togo
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: The 79-page report, "Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo," highlights Togo as a case study of trafficking in the region. The report documents how children as young as three years old are exploited as domestic and agricultural workers in several countries.
Copyright Date: 2003
Bringing Justice: The Special Court For Sierra Leone
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report evaluates developments at the U.N.-backed court for war crimes in Sierra Leone, identifying achievements and making recommendations where operations should be improved.
Copyright Date: 2004
Broken Promises: Impediments To Refugee Return To Croatia
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report describes the plight of displaced Croatian Serbs and urges that progress on return be made a condition of Croatia's application to join the European Union.
Copyright Date: 2003
Chronic Indifference: HIV/AIDS Services For Immigrants Detained By The United States
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This 71-page report documents the experiences of HIV-positive detainees in immigration custody whose HIV treatment was denied, delayed, or interrupted, resulting in serious risk and often damage to their health.
Copyright Date: 2007
Claims In Conflict: Reversing Ethnic Cleansing In Northern Iraq
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents the increasing frustration of thousands of displaced Kurds and other non-Arabs, who are living in desperate conditions as they await a resolution of their property claims.
Copyright Date: 2004
Compounding Injustice: The Government's Failure To Redress Massacres In Gujarat
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report examines the record of state authorities in holding perpetrators accountable and providing humanitarian relief to victims of state-supported massacres of Muslims in Gujarat.
Copyright Date: 2003
Country On A Precipice: The Precarious State Of Human Rights And Civilian Protection In Côte D'Ivoire
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents recent military incidents that demonstrate the precariousness of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire.
Copyright Date: 2005
Darfur Destroyed
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents how Sudanese government forces have overseen and directly participated in massacres, and the forcible depopulation of wide the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups.
Copyright Date: 2004
Deadly Delay: South Africa's Efforts To Prevent HIV In Survivors Of Sexual Violence
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This 73-page report documents how government inaction and misinformation from high-level officials have undermined the effectiveness of South Africa's program to provide rape survivors with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) -- antiretroviral drugs that can reduce the risk of contracting HIV from an HIV-positive attacker.
Copyright Date: 2004
Deadly Denial: Barriers To HIV/AIDS Treatment For People Who Use Drugs In Thailand
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This 57-page report found that routine police harassment and arrest - as well as the lasting effects of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 2003 drug war - keeps drug users from receiving lifesaving HIV information and services that Thailand has pledged to provide.
Copyright Date: 2007
Decisions Denied: Women's Access To Contraceptives And Abortion In Argentina
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents how judges, doctors and health workers prevent women from making independent reproductive decisions in violation of women's internationally recognized human rights.
Copyright Date: 2005
Discrimination, Denial, And Deportation: Human Rights Abuses Affecting Migrants Living With HIV
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This 22-page report describes how discrimination and human rights abuses faced by migrant populations result in increased vulnerability to HIV infection and barriers to care and treatment.
Copyright Date: 2009
Divorced From Justice: Women's Unequal Access To Divorce In Egypt
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: Egyptian women are at a distinct disadvantage in access to divorce for no reason other than that they are women.
Copyright Date: 2004
A Dose Of Reality: Women’s Rights In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This briefing paper focuses on the links between HIV/AIDS and abuses of women's and girls' human rights.
Copyright Date: 2005