World Report 2019
World Report 2019 is Human Rights Watch’s 29th annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing
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“What Do We Get Out of It?”: the human rights impact of bauxite mining in Guinea
Guinea’s fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans, Human Rights Watch said in a report. Mining has destroyed ancestral farmlands, damaged water sources
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They destroyed everything: mining and human rights in Malawi
A Human Rights Watch report on the mining industry in Malawi has revealed that rights of people in communities close to mining sites are being hugely violated. The report titled “They Destroyed Everything
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Nepotism and neglect: the failing response to arsenic in the drinking water of Bangladesh’s rural poor
In the mid-1990’s, researchers discovered naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water drawn from shallow tubewells across large areas of rural Bangladesh. Twenty years later, an estimated 20 million
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There is no time left: climate change, environmental threats, and human rights in Turkana County, Kenya
Climate change and regional development projects are threatening the health and livelihood of indigenous peoples in the Turkana region of northwest Kenya, Human Rights Watch said in a report released.
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At your own risk: reprisals against critics of World Bank Group projects
The World Bank Group has done little to prevent or dissuade governments from intimidating critics of the projects it funds, or monitor for reprisals, Human Rights Watch said in a report. The report, “At
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Mind the Gap: The lack of accountability for killer robots
This report details significant hurdles to assigning personal accountability for the actions of fully autonomous weapons under both criminal and civil law. It also elaborates on the consequences of failing
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Toxic water, tainted justice- Thailand's delays in cleaning up Klity Creek
This 32-page report describes 16 years of failure by Thailand’s Pollution Control Department and public health authorities to prevent further exposure to lead among the village’s ethnic Karen residents.
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Tobacco’s hidden children: hazardous child labor in United States tobacco farming
Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco
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Toxic tanneries: the health repercussions of Bangladesh’s Hazaribagh leather
This report documents an occupational health and safety crisis among tannery workers, both men and women, including skin diseases and respiratory illnesses caused by exposure to tanning chemicals, and