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US Funds Armies Using Child Soldiers

June 27, 2011 - Human Rights Watch

Report Lists Repeat Offenders, but Military Aid Continues

(New York) - The United States should suspend military assistance to countries using child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said today.

A Victory for Domestic Workers

June 23, 2011 - Human Rights Watch

Domestic workers -- nannies, housekeepers, and caregivers -- are some of the most exploited workers in the world. But a new international treaty has been adopted to help protect them, thanks in part to 10 years of Human Rights Watch research and advocacy. The treaty is the first of its kind.

Military Commission Trials for 9/11 Suspects a Blow to Justice

April 4, 2011 - Human Rights Watch

(New York) - The Obama administration's decision to prosecute the five men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States before a military commission is a serious setback for justice, Human Rights Watch said today. Reversing his November 2009 announcement that the men would be tried in federal court in New York, Attorney General Eric Holder announced on April 4, 2011 that the suspects will face trials before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay.