Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism
Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications.
March 11, 2008 Letter
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Letter to H.E. Alpha Konare of the AU on the situation in Kenya
Your Excellency,
Human Rights Watch very much welcomes your public statement on the Voice of America on January 27 calling for an immediate end to tensions in Kenya and a durable solution to the current political crisis.
January 29, 2008 Letter
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Domestic Workers Abused Worldwide
Report Spotlights Violence and Slavelike Conditions in 12 Countries
Domestic workers face a wide range of grave abuses and labor exploitation, including physical and sexual abuse, forced confinement, non-payment of wages, denial of food and health care and excessive working hours with no rest days, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today.
July 26, 2006 Press Release
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Swept Under the Rug
Abuses against Domestic Workers Around the World
 | This 93-page report synthesizes Human Rights Watch research since 2001 on abuses against women and child domestic workers originating from or working in El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Togo, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. |
HRW Index No.: C1807
July 26, 2006 Report
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Stop Child Trafficking in West Africa
Child trafficking is a global human rights tragedy. Over one million children worldwide, including thousands in West Africa, are recruited from their homes each year by individuals seeking to exploit their labor. Extreme poverty, sometimes combined with the death of one or both parents, makes children highly vulnerable to false promises of education, vocational training or paid work. Human Rights Watch's April 2003 report "Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo" highlights Togo as a case study of trafficking in the region. The report documents how children as young as three years old are exploited as domestic and agricultural workers in several countries.
July 15, 2003 Campaign Document
West Africa: Stop Trafficking in Child Labor
Child labor on cocoa farms 'tip of the iceberg'
West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today.
April 1, 2003 Press Release
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Borderline Slavery
Child Trafficking In Togo
West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today. The 79-page report, “Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo,” highlights Togo as a case study of trafficking in the region. The report documents how children as young as three years old are exploited as domestic and agricultural workers in several countries.
HRW Index No.: A1508
April 1, 2003 Report
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Children’s testimony from Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo
All names have been changed to protect the identity of the witnesses.
Children's testimonies of child trafficking in Togo.
April 1, 2003 Testimony
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April 1, 2003 Report
Photos from Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo
Child trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purposes of sexual or labor exploitation, forced labor, or slavery. It is a human rights tragedy estimated to involve thousands of children in West Africa and over a million children worldwide.
April 1, 2003 Graphic
Togo: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001
From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
There are no indications of under-18s in government armed forces.
June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report
Togo: Government Human Rights Commissions in Africa
The Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme [National Human Rights Commission] (CNDH) was the first national commission of its kind in Africa. It illustrates the spectrum of roles that a commission can play: first as a catalyst for fundamental democratic change, despite significant odds, and later as an apologist for government abuses. Despite the CNDH's early farsighted and courageous pro-democracy leadership, its current activities suggest that it is more concerned with defending itself and the national authorities, than protecting and promoting human rights in Togo. The CNDH's credibility remains at an all-time low as Togo continues to crack down on human rights activists and refuses to respond to the claims of local and international NGOs.
January 1, 2001 Multi Country Report
TOGO: Landmine Monitor Report 2000
Key developments since March 1999: Togo ratified the Mine Ban Treaty on 9 March 2000. Togo has stated that it has a small stockpile of
antipersonnel mines for training purposes.
August 1, 2000 Multi Country Report
HRW - Letter to Leader of the Revolutionary United Front
Human Rights Watch would like to commend the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) on its recent efforts, in conjunction with UNICEF and the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), to demobilize children who had been abducted.
May 3, 1999 Letter
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