Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is a non-profit organization based in New York, NY, USA.
They investigate and report on abuses happening in all corners of the world. They are roughly 450 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. They direct their advocacy towards governments, armed groups and businesses, pushing them to change or enforce their laws, policies and practices. To ensure their independence, they refuse government funding and carefully review all donations to ensure that they are consistent with their policies, mission, and values. They partner with organizations large and small across the globe to protect embattled activists and to help hold abusers to account and bring justice to victims.[1]
History
Human Rights Watch was founded in 1978 as “Helsinki Watch,” when they began investigating rights abuses in countries that signed the Helsinki Accords, most notably those behind the Iron Curtain. Since then, their work has expanded to five continents. They investigated massacres and even genocides, along with government take-overs of media and the baseless arrests of activists and political opposition figures. At the same time, they expanded their work to address abuses against those likely to face discrimination, including women, LGBT people, and people with disabilities. When families victimized by war crimes found no justice at home, they championed international justice and international courts. While they rely on in-person interviews, their research methods have also changed with the times, and today they use satellite imagery to track the destruction of villages and city blocks, and they mine big data for patterns in arrest rates or the deportation of immigrants. Everything they do circles back to their commitment to justice, dignity, compassion, and equality.[1]
Circumcision statements
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, Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
External links
- Official website. Retrieved 9 November 2021
- Facebook page. Retrieved 9 November 2021.