World Report 2016 : : Events of 2015 / / Human Rights Watc.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Human Rights Watc,
• MitwirkendeR: Bochenek, Michael,; Ghoshal, Neela,; Knight, Kyle,; Roth, Kenneth,; Varia, Nisha,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (700 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Twin Threats: How the Politics of Fear and the Crushing of Civil Society Imperil Global Rights -- Rights in Transition: Making Legal Recognition for Transgender People a Global Priority -- Ending Child Marriage: Meeting the Global Development Goals’ Promise to Girls -- Children Behind Bars: The Global Overuse of Detention of Children -- Afghanistan -- Algeria -- Argentina -- Armenia -- Australia -- Azerbaijan -- Bahrain -- Bangladesh -- Belarus -- Bolivia -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Brazil -- Burma -- Burundi -- Cambodia -- Canada -- Central African Republic -- Chile -- China -- Colombia -- Côte d’Ivoire -- Cuba -- Dominican Republic -- Ecuador -- Egypt -- Eritrea -- Ethiopia -- European Union -- Gambia -- Georgia -- Guatemala -- Guinea -- Haiti -- Honduras -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran -- Iraq -- Israel/Palestine -- Jordan -- Kazakhstan -- Kenya -- Kuwait -- Kyrgyzstan -- Lebanon -- Libya -- Malaysia -- Mali -- Mexico -- Morocco and Western Sahara -- Nepal -- Nigeria -- North Korea -- Oman -- Pakistan -- Papua New Guinea -- Peru -- Philippines -- Qatar -- Russia -- Rwanda -- Saudi Arabia -- Serbia -- Kosovo -- Singapore -- Somalia -- South Africa -- South Sudan -- Sri Lanka -- Sudan -- Swaziland -- Syria -- Tajikistan -- Thailand -- Tunisia -- Turkey -- Uganda -- United Arab Emirates -- United States -- Uzbekistan -- Venezuela -- Vietnam -- Yemen -- Zimbabwe