Human Rights Watch

Summary

Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of international_non_governmental_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Human Rights Watch's field of work was human rights^[3].
• Human Rights Watch's field of work was humanitarian aid^[4].
• Human Rights Watch received the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights^[5].
• Human Rights Watch received the Theodor Heuss Award^[6].
• Human Rights Watch received the Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear^[7].
• Human Rights Watch received the Nobel Peace Prize^[8].
• Human Rights Watch was a member of International Freedom of Expression Exchange^[9].
• Human Rights Watch was a member of Campaign to Stop Killer Robots^[10].
• Human Rights Watch was a member of Forum Menschenrechte^[11].
• Human Rights Watch was a member of Conference of NGOs^[12].
• Human Rights Watch is in the country of United States^[13].
• Human Rights Watch's image is recorded as Hrw logo.svg^[14].
• Human Rights Watch's instance of is recorded as international non-governmental organization^[15].
• Human Rights Watch's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[16].
• Human Rights Watch's instance of is recorded as human rights organization^[17].
• Human Rights Watch's instance of is recorded as Undesirable foreign organization in Russia^[18].
• Human Rights Watch's official language is recorded as English^[19].
• Human Rights Watch's founder is recorded as Robert L. Bernstein^[20].
• Human Rights Watch's founder is recorded as Aryeh Neier^[21].
• Human Rights Watch's founder is recorded as Jeri Laber^[22].
• Human Rights Watch's logo image is recorded as Hrw logo.svg^[23].
• Human Rights Watch's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[24].
• Human Rights Watch's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114267863^[25].
• Human Rights Watch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 309563566^[26].
• Human Rights Watch's GND ID is recorded as 1220965-X^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Robert L. Bernstein^[20], Aryeh Neier^[21], and Jeri Laber^[22]. Recorded inception include +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z^[29].

Identity

Human Rights Watch's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HRW'}^[30].

Operations

Human Rights Watch's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[24].

Industry

Human Rights Watch's industry is recorded as international activities^[31]. Fields of work include human rights^[3], a convention^[32] and humanitarian aid^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights^[5], a human rights award^[33], founded in 1966^[34]; Theodor Heuss Award^[6], a prize^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1965^[37]; Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear^[7]; and Nobel Peace Prize^[8], a peace award^[38].

Why It Matters

Human Rights Watch ranks in the top 8% of international_non_governmental_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

What awards did Human Rights Watch receive?

Honors received include United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights^[5], Theodor Heuss Award^[6], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear^[7], and Nobel Peace Prize^[8].