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Direct Link to Full 690-Page Human
Rights Watch Report:
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REPORT
This
22nd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90
countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive
investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the
year, often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.
The introductory essay examines the Arab Spring, which has created an extraordinary opportunity for change. The global community has a responsibility to help the longsuppressed people of the region seize control of their destiny from often-brutal authoritarian rulers. Standing firmly with people as they demand their legitimate rights is the best way to stop the bloodshed, while principled insistence on respect for rights is the best way to help these popular movements avoid intolerance, lawlessness, and summary revenge once in power.