World Report 2016
Events of 2015
1st Edition
Published on 29. February 2016
700 pages
978-1-4473-2551-2 (ISBN)
Description
The human rights records of more than 90 countries and territories is put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. This volume highlights the armed conflict in Syria, international drug reform, drones and electronic mass surveillance, and also features photo essays of child marriage in South Sudan, the cost of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, and religious fighting in Central African Republic.
Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken in 2015 by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report 2016 is an invaluable resource for journalists, researchers, students, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken in 2015 by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report 2016 is an invaluable resource for journalists, researchers, students, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
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Contents;
Foreword;
Twin Threats;
How the Politics of Fear and the Crushing of Civil Society Imperil Global Rights ~ Kenneth Roth;
Rights in Transition;
Making Legal Recognition for Transgender People a Global Priority ~ Neela Ghoshal and Kyle Knight;
Ending Child Marriage;
Meeting the Global Development Goals' Promise to Girls ~ Nisha Varia;
Children Behind Bars;
The Global Overuse of Detention of Children ~ Michael Bochenek;
COUNTRIES.
Foreword;
Twin Threats;
How the Politics of Fear and the Crushing of Civil Society Imperil Global Rights ~ Kenneth Roth;
Rights in Transition;
Making Legal Recognition for Transgender People a Global Priority ~ Neela Ghoshal and Kyle Knight;
Ending Child Marriage;
Meeting the Global Development Goals' Promise to Girls ~ Nisha Varia;
Children Behind Bars;
The Global Overuse of Detention of Children ~ Michael Bochenek;
COUNTRIES.
