Human Rights Watch records : Record Group 4: Africa Watch, 1977-2019, bulk 1989-2019

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Series 5: Rakiya Omaar Files, 1989-1995

This series represents Ms. Omaar's work as Executive Director of Africa Watch from 1989-1994. The series is divided into two subseries: general and subject files.


Subseries V.1: General Files, 1991-1993

The general files are arranged alphabetically and contain primarily articles and correspondence.



Box 284 Folder 1 Companies--African Operations, 1993

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 2 Correspondence--General, 1991 June

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 3 Correspondence--General, 1991 July

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 4 Correspondence--General, 1991 August

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 5 Correspondence--General, 1991 September

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 6 Correspondence--General, 1991 October

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 7 Correspondence--General, 1991 November

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 8 Correspondence--General, 1991 December

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 9 Correspondence--General, 1992 January

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 10 Correspondence--General, 1992 February

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 11 Correspondence--General, 1992 March

[Vetted, open]


Box 284 Folder 11A Correspondence--General, 1992 March

[Restricted until 2067]


Box 284 Folder 12 Correspondence--General, 1992 April

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 13 Correspondence--General, 1992 May

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 14 Correspondence--General, 1992 August

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 15 Correspondence--McGovern, Mary, 1992

[Unvetted]


Box 284 Folder 16 Omaar, Rakiya -- Articles, 1990-1992

[Vetted, open]


Box 284 Folder 17 Omaar, Rakiya --Termination, 1993

[Vetted, open]


Subseries V.2: Subject File, 1989-1995

Subject files are also arranged alphabetically and include correspondence, memos and monitoring reports.



Box 285 Folder 1 Africa Watch Cables, General, 1989-1990

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 2 Africa Watch Correspondence--General, 1990-1995

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 3 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 4 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 4A Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Restricted until 2069]


Box 285 Folder 5 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 6 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 7 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 8 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 9 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 10 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 11 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 12 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 13 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 14 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994


Box 285 Folder 15 Africa Watch Memos, 1989-1994

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 16 African Commission on Human Rights, 1992-1993

[Vetted, open]


Box 285 Folder 17 Applications for Visas, 1992-1993

[Removed from collection]


Box 285 Folder 18 Monitors, 1995

[Unvetted]


Box 285 Folder 19 Monthly, 1989

[Vetted, open]