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1. “As Long as We Live on the Streets, They Will Beat Us”: Rwanda’s abusive detention of children

   

   International law states that children only should be deprived of liberty as a measure of last resort, and the UNCRC places an obligation on governments to protect children from all forms of physical or psychological violence. If children do commit crimes

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch

2. "You Pray for Death": Trafficking of women and girls in Nigeria

   

   This report discusses the human rights abuses suffered by Nigerian women and girls who are trafficked for sexual and labor exploitation within and outside Nigeria. It also records the experiences of foreign women who are trafficked into Nigeria, mostly fo

   Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch Author(s): Odhiambo, Agnes

3. "We Can't Help You Here": US returns of Asylum Seekers to Mexico

   

   The present report by Human Rights Watch provides findings from in-depth interviews with asylum-seekers, government officials, local activists, and attorneys on the "Migrant Protection Protocols" Program in the United States and Mexico. Of the 15 079 asyl

   Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch Author(s): Long, Clara | Sawyer, Ariana

4. Subject to Whim: The treatment of unaccompanied migrant children in the French Hautes-Alps

   

   This report tells the tale of unaccompanied migrant children who venture into the French Hautes-Alps in search of refuge. It talks about the challenges these children face during their journey, including the legal and technical barriers they encounter onc

   Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch Author(s): Bochenek, Michael G.

5. "They Didn't Know if I Was Alive or Dead": Military detention of children for suspected Boko Haram involvement in northeast Nigeria

   

   The Nigerian military has been found to arbitrarily detain thousands of children for suspected involvement with the armed Islamist group Boko Haram. Many children are held without charge for months or years and often with little or no evidence of involvem

   Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch

6. Marry Before Your House is Swept Away: Child marriage in Bangladesh

   

   Bangladesh has the world’s fourth-highest rate of child marriage. According to UNICEF, 29% of girls during the period of 2005-2013 married before the age of 15 and 65 percent married before the age of 18. This report by Human Rights Watch attempts to prov

   Publication year: 2015 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch

7. Abandoned by the State: Violence, neglect, and isolation for children with disabilities in Russian orphanages

   

   This study, by Human Rights Watch, finds that children with disabilities may be overrepresented in institutional care centers in Russia. In addition, these children report instances of abuse, maltreatment, poor nutrition, poor medical care, and other coun

   Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch

8. "Where Do You Want Us to Go?": Abuses against street children in Uganda

   

   Uganda has one of the largest populations of young people in the world: over 56% of its population of 37 million people are under the age of 18, over 52% are under the age of 15. The number of children living on the streets but the total number of street

   Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch Author(s): Vernaelde, Jamie

9. Tobacco's Hidden Children: Hazardous child labor in United States tobacco farming

   

   This publication by Human Rights Watch explores the plight of hazardous child labour conditions in United States tobacco farming, in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Human Rights Watch interviewed 141 child tobacco workers, aged 7 to 17,

   Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch

10. Turned away: Summary returns of unaccompanied migrant children and adult asylum seekers from Italy to Greece

    

    This report released by Human Rights Watch documents the failure of the Italian border police at the Adriatic ports of Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, and Venice to screen adequately for people in need of protection, in violation of Italy’s legal obligations. It

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch

11. "Maybe We Live and Maybe We Die" Recruitment and use of children by armed groups in Syria

    

    This report covers the use of children in armed conflict in Syria. Human Rights Watch first documented the practice of recruiting and using children under 18 in combat in November 2012. Human Rights Watch raises concern about different armed factions and

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch Author(s): Motaparthy, Priyanka

12. Two Years With No Moon: Immigration detention of children in Thailand

    

    In this report, Human Rights Watch examines the conditions and lives of migrant and refugee children detained for extended periods of time in squalid detention facilities in Thailand. These conditions and the arbitrary treatment of these children are foun

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Human Rights Watch

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