Human Rights Watch launched the 22nd annual edition of its World Report in Cairo on Sunday – Human Rights Watch Org

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This 22nd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year, often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.

The introductory essay examines the Arab Spring, which has created an extraordinary opportunity for change. The global community has a responsibility to help the longsuppressed people of the region seize control of their destiny from often-brutal authoritarian rulers. Standing firmly with people as they demand their legitimate rights is the best way to stop the bloodshed, while principled insistence on respect for rights is the best way to help these popular movements avoid intolerance, lawlessness, and summary revenge once in power.

 

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	Thematic Essays
	Before the Arab Spring, the Unseen Thaw		Time to Abandon the Autocrats and Embrace Rights The International Response to the Arab Spring		Hopes and Lessons 20 Years after the Collapse of the Soviet Union
	By Eric Goldstein		By Kenneth Roth		By Rachel Denber
	Europe’s Own Human Rights Crisis		A Landmark Victory for Domestic Workers		From Paternalsim to Dignity
	By Benjamin Ward		By Nisha Varia and Jo Becker		Shantha Rau Barriga

Read more and download the report:  HRW Org

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