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September 2, 1991 News

The Coward's War: Landmines in Cambodia

The impact of landmines in Cambodia and call for a ban

Published as Cambodia emerged from decades of conflict, The Coward's War documents how antipersonnel landmines were used by all warring factions. As internally displaced persons were preparing to return from the Thai border, the report describes the…
September 1, 1991 Report

Prison Conditions in Czechoslovakia

The Helsinki Watch report summarized Czechoslovak prison conditions in 1988 as follows: Inmates are often packed into overcrowded, stuffy, smelly, filthy, dark cells that are too hot or too cold; guards brutally abuse them, physically and verbally;…
September 1, 1991 Report

A Victory Turned Sour

Following the liberation of Kuwait, the thirst to avenge the horrors of the Iraqi occupation spawned a new round of human rights victims this time at Kuwaiti hands. Despite calls to defend human rights in rallying support for the war against Iraq, the…
September 1, 1991 News

Israel's Truth-Telling Without Accountability

Inquest Faults Police in Killings at Jerusalem Holy Site but Judge Orders no Charges

Middle East Watch commends the extensive investigation published by Israeli Magistrate Ezra Kama on July 18 into the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif killings.  However, Middle East Watch is disturbed that, in light of evidence establishing criminal conduct…
August 1, 1991 Report

Punjab in Crisis

Violence between separatist Sikh militants and government forces in Punjab has escalated to unprecedented levels, claiming thousands of civilian lives. Since 1984, the security forces have adopted increasingly brutal methods to stem the militant movement…
July 1, 1991 Report

Kenya: Taking Liberties

This comprehensive assessment of the current human rights situation in Kenya goes well beyond those aspects that are ordinarily the focus of international attention: the efforts of Nairobi-based journalists, lawyers, clergy and political figures to…
June 19, 1991 Report

Indonesia: Continuing Human Rights Violations In Aceh

Aceh, the "special region" of Indonesia on the northern tip of Sumatra, continues to be the target of an intensive counterinsurgency campaign waged by the Indonesian army against guerrillas of the Aceh Merdeka or Free Aceh movement.

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