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  • Film Festival Benefit 2012
    Please join us June 14th for the 2012 Human Rights Watch Film Festival Benefit at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center. The night will feature an exclusive screening of "War Witch" followed by a cocktail reception.
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In the News

  • US: Order a criminal investigation into torture allegations
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    United States: Investigate Bush, Other Top Officials for Torture
    There is no shortage of evidence that senior Bush officials, including the former president, ordered torture. The US government's failure to investigate US officials for the torture and ill-treatment of detainees undermines US efforts to press for accountability for human rights violations abroad.
    July 11, 2011
  • Stay on top of events in the Middle East and North Africa
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    Human Rights Watch's New York Committee has taken a special interest in events unfolding in the Middle East, especially following our trip to Washington DC to discuss issues of US foreign policy in the Middle East with members of Congress and the State Department in April. Photo: Protesters wave a Kingdom of Libya flag during an anti-Gaddafi protest in Benghazi March 6, 2011. © 2011 Reuters
    May 11, 2011
  • US: Pressure Allies to End Child Soldier Use
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    The Obama administration should make good on its pledge to work with recipients of US military assistance to end their use of child soldiers, four leading human rights and humanitarian organizations said in a letter to President Barack Obama.
    May 11, 2011