After the Storm
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Reports
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December 13, 2011
“No One Left to Witness”
Torture, the Failure of Habeas Corpus, and the Silencing of Lawyers in UzbekistanThis report provides rare first-hand evidence of wide-scale human rights abuses in the isolated country, from which United Nations human rights experts have been banned for almost a decade. In Uzbekistan, human rights activists are languishing in prison and independent civil society is ruthlessly suppressed.
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December 9, 2011
“Turning Pebbles”
Evading Accountability for Post-Election Violence in KenyaThis report examines the police and judicial response to the violence following the 2007 elections, which pitted ruling party supporters and the police against opposition-linked armed groups and civilians. Human Rights Watch found that of the 1,133 or more killings committed during the violence, only two have resulted in murder convictions.
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December 7, 2011
"How Come You Allow Little Girls to Get Married?"
Child Marriage in YemenThis 54-page report documents the lifelong damage to girls who are forced to marry young. Yemeni girls and women told Human Rights Watch about being forced into child marriages by their families, and then having no control over whether and when to bear children and other important aspects of their lives.
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December 6, 2011
A Poisonous Mix
Child Labor, Mercury, and Artisanal Gold Mining in MaliThis 108-page report reveals that children as young as six dig mining shafts, work underground, pull up heavy weights of ore, and carry, crush, and pan ore. Many children also work with mercury, a toxic substance, to separate the gold from the ore. Mercury attacks the central nervous system and is particularly harmful to children.
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December 5, 2011
"We'll Show You You're a Woman"
Violence and Discrimination against Black Lesbians and Transgender Men in South AfricaThis 93-page report is based on more than 120 interviews conducted in six provinces. Human Rights Watch found that lesbians and transgender men face extensive discrimination and violence in their daily lives, both from private individuals and government officials.
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December 1, 2011
Adding Insult to Injury
Continued Impunity for Wartime Abuses in NepalThis 59-page report calls for the government to stand by its public commitments and international treaty obligations to conduct credible investigations and prosecute those responsible for abuses.
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November 11, 2011
“We Live as in War”
Crackdown on Protesters in the Governorate of Homs, SyriaThis report is based on more than 110 interviews with victims and witnesses from Homs, both the city and the surrounding governorate of the same name. The area has emerged as a center of opposition to the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
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November 9, 2011
Neither Rights Nor Security
Killings, Torture, and Disappearances in Mexico’s “War on Drugs”This report examines the human rights consequences of President Felipe Calderón’s approach to confronting Mexico’s powerful drug cartels.
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November 4, 2011
“You’ll Be Fired if You Refuse”
Labor Abuses in Zambia's Chinese State-owned Copper MinesThis 122-page report details the persistent abuses in Chinese-run mines, including poor health and safety conditions, regular 12-hour and even 18-hour shifts involving arduous labor, and anti-union activities, all in violation of Zambia’s national laws or international labor standards.
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October 31, 2011
“They Deceived Us at Every Step”
Abuse of Cambodian Domestic Workers Migrating to MalaysiaThis report documents Cambodian domestic workers’ experiences during recruitment, work abroad, and upon their return home. It is based on 80 interviews with migrant domestic workers, their families, government officials, nongovernmental organizations, and recruitment agents.
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October 27, 2011
“Hold Your Heart”
Waiting for Justice in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon RegionThis 48-page report examines the attempts of families of those forcibly disappeared by the Kenyan army and the SLDF militia to seek truth and justice. In the last three years, the Kenyan government has done little to assist victims in their search, Human Rights Watch said, and has not ensured an independent, impartial inquiry into the abuses by either side.
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October 11, 2011
Somsanga’s Secrets
Arbitrary Detention, Physical Abuse, and Suicide inside a Lao Drug Detention CenterThis report examines conditions in the Somsanga Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, which has received a decade of international support from the United States, the United Nations, and other donors. Detainees are held without due process, and many are locked in cells inside barbed wire compounds.
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October 5, 2011
“They Killed Them Like It Was Nothing”
The Need for Justice for Côte d’Ivoire’s Post-Election CrimesThis 130-page report details the war crimes and likely crimes against humanity committed by forces under both Gbagbo and Ouattara. It documents the horrific human rights abuses that took place from November 2010, when Gbagbo lost an election and refused to yield power, through June 2011. Ouattara took power in April 2011.
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September 27, 2011
Domestic Plight
How Jordanian Laws, Officials, Employers, and Recruiters Fail Abused Migrant Domestic WorkersThis 111-page report documents abuses against domestic workers and the failure of Jordanian officials to hold employers and the agents who recruited the workers accountable.