Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch is a non-profit and non-governmental human rights organization. It is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy. Human Rights Watch publishes more than 100 reports and briefings about human rights conditions in more than 90 countries every year generating extensive coverage in local and international media. The organization meets with governments; the [United Nations]( http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/united-nations); regional groups such as the African Union and [European Union]( http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/european-union); financial institutions; and corporations to press for changes in policy and practice that promote human rights and justice around the world. Human Rights Watch’s staff consists of human rights professionals, including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. Human Rights Watch was established in 1978 and is based in New York, United States.

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