Human Rights Watch consistently conducts some of the best investigative reporting and editorial work that profiles human rights issues around the globe. Hundreds of people at their non-profit are not only involved with producing content and shining a light on injustice, but also defending human rights.
Each year they publish a World Report that covers the past year’s events and summarizes the conditions of human rights. The report contains a few in-depth essays, and then provides information on a number of topics in several different countries. This year, the 659-page report contained 4 essays and covered several issues across 90 countries and territories.
Below are the United States topics (which start on page 609):
- Harsh Sentencing
- Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice
- Drug Reform
- Police Reform
- Prison and Jail Conditions
- Poverty and Criminal Justice
- Youth in the Criminal Justice System
- Rights of Non-Citizens
- Labor Rights
- Right to Health
- Rights of People with Disabilities
- Women’s and Girls’ Rights
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- National Security
- Foreign Policy
To read, download, and/or purchase the entire report, visit https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016