New York, United States · Established 1978
HRW
Human Rights Watch
Defending human rights worldwide.
(About)
One of the world's leading independent organisations defending human rights.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in New York, United States. Today it is an established organisation, working on human rights, investigations and advocacy and known within the sector for its tagline "Defending human rights worldwide.".
The organisation currently operates in 10 countries, with major presence in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. One of the world's leading independent organisations defending human rights. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at hrw.org.
(Verified profile)
What the record actually says.
Sourced from official reports & independent registers
Structure & mandate
HRW is headquartered in New York, United States, established in 1978. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Human rights — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Investigations — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Advocacy — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
1978
HQ
New York
United States
Countries of work
10+
Independent registers
Curated primary-source list not yet compiled for this organization — please refer to their official website and the registers above.
(Public perception & reviews)
What people actually say.
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The Reach Out Score is generated by our AI based on public-domain signals (watchdog ratings, transparency, program-vs-overhead, controversies). It's a starting point — always verify against the primary sources above.
(Work in the field)
Photos of their work.
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(Where we operate)
Active in 10 countries.
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- France
- Belgium
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Brazil
- Russia
- Japan
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HRW
Defending human rights worldwide.
Investigates and reports on abuses in every corner of the world.