Aryeh Neier | |
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.jpg) Neier in 2013 | |
| Born | April 22, 1937 |
| Nationality | naturalized U.S. citizen |
| Alma mater | Cornell University, B.S., 1958. |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Known for | Co-founder Human Rights Watch, President of George Soros’s Open Society Institute (1993 to 2012) |
| Spouse | Yvette Celton (a merchandiser) |
| Children | David |
Aryeh Neier (born April 22, 1937)[1] is an American human rights activist who co-founded Human Rights Watch,[2] served as the president of George Soros's Open Society Institute philanthropy network from 1993 to 2012,[3] had been National Director of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1970 to 1978, and he was also involved with the creation of the group SDS[4][5] by being directly involved in the group SLID's renaming.[6]
- ^ Neier, Aryeh 1937- encyclopedia.com
- ^ "A Talk by Aryeh Neier, Co-Founder of Human Rights Watch, President of the Open Society Foundations". Harvard University. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Aryeh Neier:President Emeritus". Open Society Foundations. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ "The Rise and Fall of the Nation's Largest Student Movement: the Students for Democratic Society". The Huffington Post. May 19, 2014.
- ^ "The Charity Guy". The New Yorker. November 24, 2010.
- ^ Neier, Aryeh (2003). Taking Liberties: Four Decades in the Struggle for Rights. Cambridge, MA: Public Affairs/Perseus Books. pp. Introduction:xx. ISBN 1586482912.
As director of LID, I decided to try to invigorate its student division. One step in that direction was to rename it.