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Togo Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Letter to H.E. Alpha Konare of the AU on the situation in Kenya Your Excellency, Human Rights Watch very much welcomes your public statement on the Voice of America on January 27 calling for an immediate end to tensions in Kenya and a durable solution to the current political crisis. January 29, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Domestic Workers Abused Worldwide Report Spotlights Violence and Slavelike Conditions in 12 Countries Domestic workers face a wide range of grave abuses and labor exploitation, including physical and sexual abuse, forced confinement, non-payment of wages, denial of food and health care and excessive working hours with no rest days, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. July 26, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Swept Under the Rug Abuses against Domestic Workers Around the World
HRW Index No.: C1807 July 26, 2006 Report Download PDF, 470 KB, 95 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Stop Child Trafficking in West Africa Child trafficking is a global human rights tragedy. Over one million children worldwide, including thousands in West Africa, are recruited from their homes each year by individuals seeking to exploit their labor. Extreme poverty, sometimes combined with the death of one or both parents, makes children highly vulnerable to false promises of education, vocational training or paid work. Human Rights Watch's April 2003 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. July 15, 2003 Campaign Document West Africa: Stop Trafficking in Child Labor Child labor on cocoa farms 'tip of the iceberg' West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today. April 1, 2003 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Borderline Slavery Child Trafficking In Togo West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today. 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. HRW Index No.: A1508 April 1, 2003 Report Download PDF Purchase online Children’s testimony from Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo All names have been changed to protect the identity of the witnesses. Children's testimonies of child trafficking in Togo. April 1, 2003 Testimony Printer friendly version April 1, 2003 Report Photos from Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo Child trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purposes of sexual or labor exploitation, forced labor, or slavery. It is a human rights tragedy estimated to involve thousands of children in West Africa and over a million children worldwide. April 1, 2003 Graphic Togo: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers There are no indications of under-18s in government armed forces. June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report Togo: Government Human Rights Commissions in Africa The Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme [National Human Rights Commission] (CNDH) was the first national commission of its kind in Africa. It illustrates the spectrum of roles that a commission can play: first as a catalyst for fundamental democratic change, despite significant odds, and later as an apologist for government abuses. Despite the CNDH's early farsighted and courageous pro-democracy leadership, its current activities suggest that it is more concerned with defending itself and the national authorities, than protecting and promoting human rights in Togo. The CNDH's credibility remains at an all-time low as Togo continues to crack down on human rights activists and refuses to respond to the claims of local and international NGOs. January 1, 2001 Multi Country Report TOGO: Landmine Monitor Report 2000 Key developments since March 1999: Togo ratified the Mine Ban Treaty on 9 March 2000. Togo has stated that it has a small stockpile of antipersonnel mines for training purposes. August 1, 2000 Multi Country Report HRW - Letter to Leader of the Revolutionary United Front Human Rights Watch would like to commend the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) on its recent efforts, in conjunction with UNICEF and the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), to demobilize children who had been abducted. May 3, 1999 Letter Printer friendly version
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