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Georgians look at the remnants of an RBK-250 cluster bomb dropped by Russian aircraft on the village of Ruisi, near South Ossetia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Human Rights Watch has identified the weapon as a RBK-250 cluster bomb.

Georgia: Civilians Killed by Russian Cluster Bomb ‘Duds’

Georgian and Russian authorities should take urgent measures to protect the civilian population in Georgian villages from unexploded ordnance left by Russian attacks.

More on Georgia:

Georgia: Russian Cluster Bombs Kill Civilians
International Groups Should Send Missions
Q&A: What’s going on in South Ossetia?

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Conflict in Georgia

US: End Beating of Children in Public Schools
More than 200,000 US public school students were punished by beatings during the 2006-2007 school year, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union said in a joint report.

Bird Nest © 2007 Kadir van Lohuizen /NOOR

China: Hosting Olympics a Catalyst for Human Rights Abuses
Over the past year Human Rights Watch has monitored and documented extensive human rights violations directly linked to the preparation and the hosting of the Games.

India: Repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act
"Getting Away With Murder" describes how the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, or AFSPA, has become a tool of state abuse, oppression, and discrimination.

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Turkey: Support Justice in Darfur
The Turkish government should reject efforts by Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir to secure a suspension of the International Criminal Court’s investigation against him, Human Rights Watch said in a letter.

Before any resolution, Zimbabwe first needs justice
SADC: Press Zimbabwe to End Abuses
Angola: Doubts Over Free and Fair Elections

China: End Abuses of Media Freedom
India: Order Kashmir Forces to Use Restraint
Bangladesh: End Wave of Killings by Elite Forces

Israel: Don’t Destroy Homes
Syria: Economist Freed as Crackdown Goes on
Israel: Stop Plans for New West Bank Settlement

Mexico: Sex Workers Group Wins HIV and Rights Award
Colombia: Proposal Threatens 'Parapolitics' Investigations
Mexico: Rights Abuses Fueling Global HIV Epidemic

Russia/Georgia: Militias Attack Civilians in Gori Region
Georgian Villages in South Ossetia Burnt, Looted
Karadzic Faces Judges over Genocide in Bosnia

US: Ending Lapse into Lawlessness
US: A failed 'experiment'
US: Guilty in Guantánamo

HRW In The Media

Human Rights Watch’s investigations and reports generate extensive media coverage around the world. Human Rights Watch appears in the news thousands of times each month, and here are a few examples.

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What Can Be Done to Bolster Democracy and the Rule of Law in Pakistan?

China's Olympian Human Rights Challenges

Mongolia: Protect Rights of North Korean Migrant Workers

China: Olympic Sponsors Ignore Human Rights Abuses

Commentary: American credibility on trial

Commentary: The Kashmir tinderbox

Commentary: The costs of marital rape in Southern Africa

Commentary: "The show trial in Guantánamo"

Colombia: Bomb at Party Kills Many Civilians

Syria: Wives of Islamist Suspects Detained, Whereabouts Unknown

SADC: Adopt Gender and Development Protocol

Guinea: New Leader Should Address Rights Abuses

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