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Helsinki Watch

U.S. non-governmental organization, predecessor of Human Rights Watch
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Helsinki Watch

Summary

Helsinki Watch is a non-governmental organization[1]. It draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (non_governmental_organization category, ranking #63 of 417).[2]

Key Facts

  • Helsinki Watch's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[3].
  • January 1, 1978 marks the founding of Helsinki Watch[4].
  • Helsinki Watch's described at URL is recorded as https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/organ/horgan.htm[5].
  • Helsinki Watch's replaced by is recorded as Human Rights Watch[6].
  • Helsinki Watch's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[7].

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Founding

January 1, 1978 marks the founding of Helsinki Watch[4].

Why It Matters

Helsinki Watch draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (non_governmental_organization category, ranking #63 of 417).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'ha']
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Human rights
    Gnd id → 5006865-9
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
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