Human Rights Watch World Report 2011: Events of 2011
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.
With increasing frequency, govements that might exert pressure for human rights
improvement are accepting the rationalizations and subterfuges of repressive
govements, 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 govement in question lacks the political will
to respect rights. Human Rights Watch calls on govemental supporters of human
rights to ensure that the quest for cooperation does not become an excuse for inaction.
CONTENTS
A Facade of Action - The Misuse of Dialogue and Cooperation with Rights Abusers by Kenneth Roth
Whose News? - The Changing Media Landscape and NGOs by Carroll Bogert
Schools as Battlegrounds - Protecting Students, Teachers, and Schools from Attack by Zama
Coursen Neff and Bede Sheppard -
Photo Essays - Burma, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, and The Lord’s Resistance Army
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
Human Rights Watch Publications
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.
With increasing frequency, govements that might exert pressure for human rights
improvement are accepting the rationalizations and subterfuges of repressive
govements, 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 govement in question lacks the political will
to respect rights. Human Rights Watch calls on govemental supporters of human
rights to ensure that the quest for cooperation does not become an excuse for inaction.
CONTENTS
A Facade of Action - The Misuse of Dialogue and Cooperation with Rights Abusers by Kenneth Roth
Whose News? - The Changing Media Landscape and NGOs by Carroll Bogert
Schools as Battlegrounds - Protecting Students, Teachers, and Schools from Attack by Zama
Coursen Neff and Bede Sheppard -
Photo Essays - Burma, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, and The Lord’s Resistance Army
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
Human Rights Watch Publications