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Human Rights Watch World Report 2007

Human Rights Watch (Editor)
Edition: pb
ISBN: 9781583227404
Publisher: Seven Stories
Release Date: 2007-02-15
ITEM OVERVIEW
Human Rights Watch is increasingly recognized as the world's leader in building a stronger human rights culture. Their annual World Report, the most probing review of human rights developments available anywhere, is now available to the public for the first time. The backbone of the report consists of a series of concise overviews of the most pressing human rights issues in countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, with particular focus on the role—positive or negative—played in each country by key domestic and international actors. It summarizes human rights conditions in 68 countries across the glob, reflecting the extensive investigative work undertaken by both the Human Rights Watch staff. and human rights activists in the respective countries. Clocking in at over 500 pages it is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and, now, all world citizens. This new 17th annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in moire than 70 countries worldwide, surveying the events of 2006.