Human Rights Watch Annual Report Highlights Conditions Worldwide
Today, Human Rights Watch released their annual report exploring human rights conditions in more than ninety countries and territories around the world. The 2011 World Report highlights the grave need for increased public pressure on repressive governments. HRW executive director Kenneth Roth notes:
"In last year's World Report, Human Rights Watch highlighted the intensifying attacks by abusive governments on human rights defenders, organizations, and institutions. This year we address the flip side of the problem-the failure of the expected champions of human rights to respond to the problem, defend those people and organizations struggling for human rights, and stand up firmly against abusive governments."
You can download the report in full for free here or browse summaries online for each country or territory profiled. Each summary links to a related chapter in the report as well as additional resources. Most reports are available in multiple languages.
