Essential Tools for Anti-Deportation Campaigners in 2011
Human Rights Watch - World Report 2011 - Events of 2010
There are 90 reports on countries with ongoing human rights abuses, each country can be downloaded as a separate report.
This is the first report on Human Rights abuses in 2010 by a major NGO, there will be more to follow in the coming months. 'Freemovement' will post them as they come out.
Use the information in these reports to compile your campaign material.
Human Rights Watch - World Report 2011
With increasing frequency, governments that might exert pressure for human rights improvement are accepting the rationalizations and subterfuges of repressive governments, favoring private "dialogue" and "cooperation" over more hard-nosed approaches. In principle there is nothing wrong with dialogue, but it should not be a substitute for public pressure when the government in question lacks the political will to respect rights. Human Rights Watch calls on governmental supporters of human rights to ensure that the quest for cooperation does not become an excuse for inaction.
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.
There is often a degree of rationality in a government's decision to violate human rights. The government might fear that permitting greater freedom would encourage people to join together in voicing discontent and thus jeopardize its grip on power. Or abusive leaders might worry that devoting resources to the impoverished would compromise their ability to enrich themselves and their cronies.
This 21st annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2010 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.
Full report can be downloaded from here as can the individual country chapters
http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011 |