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| Founded | 1978 (as Helsinki Watch) |
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| Type | Non-profit, NGO |
| Focus | Human rights, activism |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Product | Nonprofit human rights advocacy |
Key people | Tirana Hassan (Executive Director) |
Revenue | $85.6 million (2019)[1] |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Helsinki Watch |
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.[2] The group pressures governments, policymakers, companies, and individual human rights abusers to denounce abuse and respect human rights, and often works on behalf of refugees, children, migrants, and political prisoners.
In 1997, Human Rights Watch shared the Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.[3] It played a leading role in the 2008 treaty banning cluster munitions.[4]
HRW's annual expenses totaled $50.6 million in 2011,[5] $69.2 million in 2014,[6] and $75.5 million in 2017.[7][needs update]
- ^ "Form 990" Archived 2023-09-12 at the Wayback Machine (2019), www.hrw.org.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "HRW Statement on Nobel Prize". www.hrw.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "History". www.hrw.org. April 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Financial Statements, Year Ended June 30, 2011" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "Financial Statements, Year Ended June 30, 2014" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.