Synopses & Reviews
"A wonderful report. An attempt to bring rationality where emotion tends to dominate."Simon Jenkins, former editor of The Times (London)
"The reports of the New Yorkbased Human Rights Watch (HRW) have become extremely important. . . . Cogent and eminently practical, these reports have gone far beyond an account of human rights abuses in the country."Ahmed Rashid, The New York Review of Books
Human Rights Watch, under director Kenneth Roth, leads the struggle to focus the world's eye on human rights issues at home and abroad. Its annual World Report, written in straightforward, nontechnical language, conducts a systematic investigation of human rights abuses in every country from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, with a particular focus on the roles played in each country by key domestic and international figures. Thenin incisive essays written by staff, scholars, and activiststhe report describes the way forward to a more humane future.
Highly anticipated and widely publicized by the US and international press every year, World Reportcollecting reports on human rights issues from 2010is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens.
Human Rights Watch is the largest US-based international human rights organization. It investigates, reports on, and seeks to curb human rights abuses in over seventy countries. For more information, visit www.hrw.org.
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The most sought-after report of human rights newsan invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens.
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Human Rights Watch is increasingly recognized as the worlds 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 overviews of the most pressing human rights issues in countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, with particular focus on the role—positive or negative—played in each country by key domestic and international figures.
Highly anticipated and widely publicized by the U.S. and international press every year, the World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and all citizens of the world.
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights, and operates in more than eighty countries. Its annual World Report is the most probing review of human rights developments available anywhere.