 
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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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