Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
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10<br />
SpoTligHT<br />
Holding the US government<br />
accountable to each individual<br />
making every<br />
rape kit coUnt<br />
Us<br />
HUmAN RigHTS WATcH ANNUAl RepoRT 2009<br />
In some parts of the united States, rape kits sit on police<br />
shelves unopened and untested for years. Many may never<br />
be used at all. <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> decided to open an<br />
investigation into this injustice that focused on Los Angeles<br />
County, which has the largest known backlog of untested<br />
rape kits in the country.<br />
RAiSiNg AWAReNeSS<br />
STeppiNg Up THe pReSSURe<br />
SecURiNg A commiTmeNT To cHANge