Libya: Unsecured Explosive Weapons
Human Rights Watch inspected two unsecured explosive weapon facilities near Sirte, Libya on October 22, 2011. The two unguarded sites contained vast amounts of surface-to-air missiles, tank and mortar rounds, large numbers of munitions, and thousands of guided and unguided aerial weapons.
Rights Groups Urge Rejection of Indefinite Detention Legislation
The US Congress should reject provisions in a defense spending bill that would permit long-term indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.
Rehab Archipelago: Abuses in Vietnam Drug Detention Centers
Human Rights Watch has found that tens of thousands of people in government-run drug detention centers in Vietnam are held without due process for years, forced to work for little or no pay, and suffer torture and physical violence.
India: Sabotaged Schools
Tens of thousands of children are caught up in the conflict between Maoist insurgents and government security forces in India.
Philippines: Extrajudicial Killings, Enforced Disappearances, and Impunity
Philippines President Benigno Aquino III was elected on a human rights platform. He said he'd end extrajudicial killings and hold the military accountable for abuses. But as Human Rights Watch's Jessica Evans reports, that's not what's happened.
50 Milligrams is not Enough
Vlad is suffering from incurable brain cancer. Despite his chronic pain, doctors in Ukraine are only able to prescribe minimal amounts of morphine due to bureaucratic restrictions. He is allowed only 50 mg of pain medicine per day.
His Victims Won't Forget: "Baby Doc" Duvalier
The prosecution of the former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier represents a landmark opportunity for the Haitian justice system to address some of the worst crimes in Haiti’s past. Duvalier returned to Haiti on January 16, 2011, after nearly 25 years in exile, and was charged with financial and human rights crimes.
Living with HIV in Mississippi
Mississippi invests little in HIV programs. The state's policies also promote stigma and criminalize the transmission of the disease. Sandra Stringfellow tells her story. Video by Lisa Biagiotti for Human Rights Watch
Video: Egypt Prison Break
Omar Shaath, a resident of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, told Human Rights Watch that Egyptian authorities detained and held him without charge for more than a year. On the afternoon of January 28, 2011, Shaath said, prisoners in the criminal wing of the Abu Zabaal prison began burning food supplies and attempting to escape.
World Report 2011
The 649-page report, Human Rights Watch's 21st annual review of human rights practices around the globe, summarizes major human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, reflecting the extensive investigative work carried out in 2010 by Human Rights Watch staff.