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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

WORLD REPORT

1993

EVENTS OF 1992

Africa Watch

Americas Watch

Asia Watch

Helsinki Watch

Middle East Watch

The Fund for Free Expression

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

WORLD REPORT 1993

Events of 1992

Human Rights Watch

Copyright © December 1992 by Human Rights Watch

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch monitors and promotes observance of interntionally recognized human rights worldwide. It is composed of Africa Watch, Americas Watch, Asia Watch, Helsinki Watch, Middle East Watch and the Fund for Free Expression.

The executive committee comprises Robert L. Bernstein, chair; Adrian W. DeWind, vice chair; Roland Algrant, Lisa Anderson, Peter D. Bell, Alice L. Brown, William Carmichael, Dorothy Cullman, Irene Diamond, Jonathan Fanton, Jack Greenberg, Alice H. Henkin, Stephen L. Kass, Marina Pinto Kaufman, Jeri Laber, Aryeh Neier, Bruce Rabb, Harriet Rabb, Kenneth Roth, Orville Schell, Gary G. Sick, Robert Wedgeworth.

The staff includes Aryeh Neier, executive director; KennethRoth, deputy director; Holly J. Burkhalter, Washington director; Gara LaMarche, associate director, Ellen Lutz, California director; Susan Osnos, press pirector; Jemera Rone, counsel; Joanna Weschler, Prison Project firector; Dorothy Q. Thomas, Women's Rights Project Director; and Kenneth Anderson, Arms Project director.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS i

INTRODUCTION 1

AFRICA WATCH

OVERVIEW

ETHIOPIA

KENYA

LIBERIA

MALAWI

MAURITANIA

MOZAMBIQUE

NIGERIA

SOMALIA

SOUTH AFRICA

SUDAN

ZAIRE

AMERICAS WATCH

OVERVIEW

BRAZIL

COLOMBIA

CUBA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

EL SALVADOR

GUATEMALA

HAITI

MEXICO

PERU

ASIA WATCH

AFGHANISTAN

BURMA

CAMBODIA

CHINA AND TIBET

INDIA

INDONESIA

JAPAN

PHILIPPINES

SRI LANKA

THAILAND

VIETNAM

HELSINKI WATCH

ALBANIA

BALTIC STATES

BULGARIA

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

GERMANY

ROMANIA

THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

TURKEY

UNITED KINGDOM

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLICS

MIDDLE EAST WATCH

ALGERIA

EGYPT

IRAN

IRAQ

ISRAELI-OCCUPIED WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP

KUWAIT

LEBANON

SAUDI ARABIA

SYRIA

TUNISIA

YEMEN

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

UNITED STATES

THEMATIC REPORTS

THE FUND FOR FREE EXPRESSION

THE PRISON PROJECT

THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS PROJECT

THE ARMS PROJECT

THE CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE AND THE LOS ANGELES OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL CASEWORK

MISSIONS

PUBLICATIONS

COMMITTEES AND STAFF

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A compilation of this magnitude requires contributions from a large number of people, including the entire Human Rights Watch research staff. The contributors were: Aziz Abu-Hamad, Kenneth Anderson, Cynthia Arnson, Sarvenaz Bahar, Holly Burkhalter, Mary Jane Camejo, Therese Caouette, Holly Cartner, Jim Cavallaro, Allyson Collins, Lucy Conger, Pamela Cox, Erika Dailey, Rachel Denber, Christina Derry, Alex DeWaal, Janet Fleischman, Eric Goldstein, Patricia Gossman, Jeannine Guthire, David Holiday, Mike Jendrzejczyk, Sidney Jones, Robin Kirk, Jeri Laber, Gara LaMarche, George Lerner, Robin Levi, Lydia Lobenthal, Ellen Lutz, Bronwen Manby, Anne Manuel, Mary McGovern, Juan Méndez, Ivana Nizich, Grace Oboma-Layat, Rakiya Omaar, Ben Penglase, Alexandr Petrov, Dinah PoKempner, James Ron, Kenneth Roth, Vicki Shu, Kirsten Schulze, Virginia N. Sherry, Karen Sorenson, Mickey Spiegel, Sabrina Swamy, Dorothy Thomas, Julie Triedman, Mary Lynne Werlwas, Joanna Weschler, Andrew Whitley, and Lois Whitman.

Kenneth Roth edited the report. Virginia Sherry provided substantial editorial assistance. Scott Turner was responsible for the massive task of physically producing the volume.

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