Human Rights Watch
Organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to bring offenders to justice, to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom and to
protect people from inhumane conduct.
Primary web addresses
http://www.hrw.org
Email
hrwnyc@hrw.org
Main Address
350 Fifth Avenue
34th Floor
New York NY 10118-3299
34th Floor
New York NY 10118-3299
Country
United States
Main Telephone
1-212-290-4700
Joined OneWorld
07/09/1998
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08/13/2004
Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Zimbabwe government to release information on grain availability in the country as part of its obligations to ensure its citizens' right to food. It called on the government to make the information public immediately saying that by withholding vital information on grain availability, the government was "gambling with its citizens' access to food".
Human Rights WatchRelated: [Africa] [Southern Africa] [Zimbabwe] [Food]
Image: Grain © Consumers International
08/11/2004
Armed militias are continuing to commit atrocities against civilians in Sudan's troubled western region of Darfur despite claims by Khartoum that the situation has improved, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. HRW said that instead of disarming the Janjaweed militias, Khartoum has begun incorporating them into the police force.
Read moreRelated: [Africa] [Sudan] [Arms & Military] [Conflict]
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