World Report 2017: Events of 2016 [Paperback]

The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken in 2016 by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHis one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights, and operates in more than eighty countries. Its annualWorld Reportis the most probing review of human rights developments available anywhere.KENNETH ROTHis the executive director of Human Rights Watch. He has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world.US