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Human Rights Watch

international human rights advocacy and research non-governmental organization
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Human Rights Watch
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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 (4,275 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: human rights[3], humanitarian aid[4]
  • Award received: United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[5], Theodor Heuss Award[6], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear[7], Nobel Peace Prize[8]
  • Member of: International Freedom of Expression Exchange[9], Campaign to Stop Killer Robots[10], Forum Menschenrechte[11], Conference of NGOs[12]
  • Country: United States[13], Sweden[14]
  • Instance of: nonprofit organization[15], human rights organization[16], Undesirable foreign organization in Russia[17]
  • Official language: English[18]
  • Founder: Robert L. Bernstein[19], Aryeh Neier[20], Jeri Laber[21]
  • Headquarters location: New York City[22]
  • Commons category: Human Rights Watch[23]
  • Industry: international activities[24]
  • Inception: 1978[25], 1988[26]
  • Official website: https://www.hrw.org/[27]
  • Sponsor: Open Society Foundations[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Human Rights Watch[29]
  • Employees: 450[30]
  • Replaces: Helsinki Watch[31]
  • Legal form: non-profit organisation[32], 501(c)(3) organization[33]
  • Short name: HRW[34]
  • Owner of: Campaign to Stop Killer Robots[35]
  • Different from: Human Rights Service[36]
  • Member count: 4[37]
  • Total revenue: 69[38], 70,485,098[39], 85,587,277[40], 77,186,223[41], 96,702,825[42], 94,185,941[43], 139,654,922[44], 73,210,162[45], 59,342,193[46], 74,214,883[47], 65,177,056[48], 55,633,864[49], 93,499,541[50], 77,672,177[51]

Why It Matters

Human Rights Watch has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

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].

Related Entities

human rights New York City United States

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  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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