May 2, 2012
- May 2, 2012
World Report 2012
World Report 2012, Q & A - Cairo Question and answer session at the press conference of the launch of Human Rights Watch 2012 World Report. Cairo, Egypt, Sunday January 22 2012. - April 9, 2012
Syria: Extrajudicial Executions
- March 13, 2012
Syria: Army Planting Banned Landmines
- February 18, 2012
Somalia: Child Soldiers
- January 19, 2012
UPRISING: THE ARAB SPRING
On December 17, 2010, a 26-year-old Tunisian man set himself on fire after abusive police confiscated his unlicensed vegetable cart, his only source of income. This desperate act of protest inspired a movement that swept the country and ignited calls for reform throughout the region. Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets to denounce their tyrannical government and, within weeks, successfully ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali from power. On January 25, 2011, Egyptians came together by the thousands to launch a massive pro-democratic movement that would, in 18 days, end President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign. Emboldened antigovernment protests quickly erupted in Jordan, Yemen, Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Oman and Libya as well. - December 15, 2011
Syria: Shoot to Kill Orders
- December 13, 2011
Russia: A Voice of Discontent
- December 9, 2011
Child Labor and Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining
- November 16, 2011
Mexico's "War on Drugs"
Through in-depth research in five states, Human Rights Watch documented scores of cases of disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and torture carried out by security forces. Virtually none of these cases is being adequately investigated—not in the military or civilian justice systems. Nor is the government investigating most of the 45,000-plus homicides allegedly tied to organized crime. And the impunity for these crimes has contributed to an environment of lawlessness in many parts of the country, making for a counterproductive public security strategy.