Human Rights Watch records : Record Group 6: Asia Watch, 1978-1997, bulk 1987-1997

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Series 1: Robin Munro, China Files, 1979-1993

This series contains files relating to Robin Munro's work as HRW/Asia Watch chief China researcher from 1989 to 1998. The alphabetically arranged files focus predominantly on the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and their aftermath. Files include materials on dissident intellectuals, drafts of articles and press reports.



Box 369 Folder 1 The Anthems of Defeat: Crackdown in Hunan Province, , 1989-1992

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 2 Arrests Report, 1993

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 3 Beijing Uprising and Massacre, 1989 June 3-4, 1989

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 4 Bibliographies--Law, 1979-1987

[Unvetted]


Book Proposal, 1991


Box 369 Folder 5 The Black Hands of Beijing , 1991

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 6 George Black, 1991

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 7A Calculation of Prisoner Nos. by Category, undated

[Unvetted]

(for "Cumulative Data" Report)


Box 369 Folder 7B "The Case of Wang Jungtao" UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal, 1991

[Vetted, open]


Box 369 Folder 8 "China's Democracy Movement: A Midwinter Spring" Survey, 1984

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 9 Chinese Ethnic Minorities, 1982-1987

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 10 Communication, 1990-1991

[Vetted, open]


Box 369 Folder 10a Communication, 1990-1991

[Restricted until 2065]


Box 369 Folder 11 Contacts, 1990

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 12-13 Criminal Investigations: Case Studies , 1981 undated, (2 folders)

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 14 Dissent--Press Clippings, 1988-1989

[Vetted, open]


Box 369 Folder 15-16 Ethnic Minorities--Reports, 1987-1988, (2 folders)

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 17 Expenditure Accounting, undated

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 18 Faxes, 1991-1992

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 19 Flyers and Handbills--Democracy Movement, 1989

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 20 Human Rights Watch--Special Issue: The Crackdown in China, 1989

[Vetted, open]


Box 369 Folder 21 Interference with Mail, 1989

[Restricted until 2064]


Box 369 Folder 22 Law Materials, undated

[Unvetted]


Box 369 Folder 23 Lawyers--Legal Defense, 1987-1988

[Unvetted]

(Chinese)



Box 370 Folder 1 Miscellaneous, 1989-1990

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 2 Newsletters, 1989

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 3 Outline for The Nation: "The Beijing Massacre",, undated

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 4 "Political Persecution and the Legal System since, June, 1990

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 5 Press Coverage, 1990

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 6-8 Press Reports, 1989-1990, (3 folders)

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 9 "The Real Story of the Slaughter in Beijing", The Nation, 1990 June 11, 1990

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 10 Salary Memo, 1991 March 6

[restricted until 2067]


Box 370 Folder 11 Sensitive Items, 1990

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 12 Sources for Quotes, 1989-1990

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 13 Talks, 1989-1990

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 14 Torture Reports, 1989-1990

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 15-18 Unidentified Materials, 1987-1991, (4 folders)

[Unvetted]


Box 370 Folder 19 United States--Policy, 1989-1990

[Vetted, open]


Box 370 Folder 20 "Who Died in Beijing, and Why", The Nation, 1990 June 11, 1990

[Unvetted]