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Alison Liebhafsky Des Forges

Genocide in Rwanda

"Leave None to Tell the Story"

Heba Morayef

"Truth and Justice Can't Wait examines recent human rights developments in Libya, focusing on areas of limited progress, and the institutional barriers that attempts to improve human rights protection run up against. New newspapers have expanded the space for free expression, but penal code provisions continue to criminalize free speech; journalists face harassment and litigation for expressing critical views. There is virtually no freedom of association for Libyan citizens, including those wanting to establish their own human rights groups. The Justice Ministry has proposed revisions to the penal code, and has challenged many cases of arbitrary detention by the Internal Security Agency. But the Agency remains unaccountable, despite being responsible for systematic violations of Libyan rights, including the detention of political prisoners, enforced disappearances and deaths in custody. The government has finally begun moves to compensate families of the victims of the 1996 massacre of 1200 men at Abu Salim prison, but has failed to provide a public account of what happened, or to punish those responsible. The families of the victims have shown unprecedented activism and demonstrated publicly in Benghazi over the past year despite intimidation and occasional arrest."--P. [4] of cover.

Human Rights Developments in Libya Amid Institutional Obstacles

Truth and Justice Can't Wait

Rights Abuses of Ethnic Khmer in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

On the Margins

Background -- Abuses against civilians by police, military forces, and former fighters -- Attacks on political actors and political activities -- Attacks on media -- Restrictions on social activities -- Denial of basic freedoms to women and girls -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix.

"killing You is a Very Easy Thing for Us" : Human Rights Abuses in Southeast Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Lance A. Compa

Freedom of association under international law -- Freedom of association under US law -- A note on methodology -- Violations of international freedom of association standards by European companies in the United States -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgments.

Violations of Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States by European Multinational Corporations

A Strange Case

Methodology -- Background -- Legal standards governing UPDF operations in Karamoja -- Government response to alleged Human Rights Violations -- Detailed recommendations.

Human Rights Violations by Uganda's National Army in Law Enforcement Operations in Karamoja Region

"Get the Gun"

Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Violations

The Enron Corporation

A Return to the New Order? : Political Prisoners in Megawati's Indonesia

Indonesia

Forced Evictions and the Tenants' Rights Movement in China

Demolished

Samer Muscati

" ... calls on the government to protect the rights of vulnerable groups and to amend its penal code and all other laws that discriminate against women and violate freedom of speech. The report also urges Baghdad to open independent and impartial investigations into all allegations of abuse against detainees, minorities, and journalists."--HRW website.

Human Rights in Iraq Eight Years After the US-led Invasion

At a Crossroads

Joanna Weschler

Describes five theories of substance abuse treatment and details how to translate each theory into actual practice. Material on 12-step, psychodynamic, behavioral, marital/family, and motivational approaches incorporates case examples, discussion of advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and treatment techniques. Includes a chapter on emerging pharmacological approaches. For advanced students in psychology, social work, and medicine, and for substance abuse counselors in training. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Prison Conditions in Japan

Alexander De Waal

For the past thirty years-under both Emperor Haile Selassie and President Mengistu Haile Mariam-Ethiopia suffered continuous war and intermittent famine until every single province has been affected by war to some degree. Evil Days, documents the wide range of violations of basic human rights committed by all sides in the conflict, especially the Mengistu government's direct responsibility for the deaths of at least half a million Ethiopian civilians.

Thirty Years of War and Famine in Ethiopia

Evil Days

Scott Long

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The Assault on Justice in Egypt's Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct

In a Time of Torture

Peter Rosenblum

Prison Conditions in Zaire

Joseph Saunders

Dismantling Soeharto-era Barriers

Academic Freedom in Indonesia

The Consequences of Insurgent Attacks in Afghanistan

The Human Cost

Jonathan Cohen

Tony Tate

Recommendations: To the government of Uganda -- To the government of the United States: To the U.S. Congress -- To the Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) country team in Uganda -- To all other donors to Ugandan AIDS programs, including the Global Fund and U.N. agencies. -- Methods. -- Background: Young people and HIV/AIDS in Uganda -- The human right to HIV/AIDS information -- Uganda and the U.S. Global AIDS initiative. -- Findings on Abstinence education in Uganda: Uganda's official "AB" policy -- Presidential Initiative on AIDS Strategy for Communication to Youth (PIASCY) -- PIASCY in primary schools -- PIASCY in secondary schools -- Abstinence programs out of school (including after-school programs) -- Faith-based organizations promoting abstinence : Uganda Youth Forum -- Makerere Community Church -- Family Life Network. -- Especially vulnerable persons : sexually active young people -- Orphans and children affected by AIDS -- Refugees, internally displaced persons, and children affected by conflict -- Discrimination based on sexual orientation. -- Restrictions on condoms. -- Arguments for and against Abstinence-Only Programs : distortion of Uganda's HIV prevention efforts -- Studies discrediting abstinence-only approaches in the U.S. -- Government response. -- Conclusion. -- Acknowledgments.

Abstinence-only HIV/AIDS Programs in Uganda

The Less They Know, the Better

Human Rights Watch's twenty-third annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than ninety countries and territories worldwide.

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