Human Rights Watch

Summary

Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Human Rights Watch's field of work was human rights^[3].
• Human Rights Watch's field of work was humanitarian aid^[4].
• Human Rights Watch received the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights^[5].
• Human Rights Watch received the Theodor Heuss Award^[6].
• Human Rights Watch received the Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear^[7].
• Human Rights Watch received the Nobel Peace Prize^[8].
• Human Rights Watch was a member of International Freedom of Expression Exchange^[9].
• Human Rights Watch was a member of Campaign to Stop Killer Robots^[10].
• Human Rights Watch was a member of Forum Menschenrechte^[11].
• Human Rights Watch was a member of Conference of NGOs^[12].
• Human Rights Watch is in the country of United States^[13].
• Human Rights Watch's instance of is recorded as international non-governmental organization^[14].
• Human Rights Watch's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[15].
• Human Rights Watch's instance of is recorded as human rights organization^[16].
• Human Rights Watch's instance of is recorded as Undesirable foreign organization in Russia^[17].
• Human Rights Watch's official language is recorded as English^[18].
• Human Rights Watch's founder is recorded as Robert L. Bernstein^[19].
• Human Rights Watch's founder is recorded as Aryeh Neier^[20].
• Human Rights Watch's founder is recorded as Jeri Laber^[21].
• Human Rights Watch's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[22].
• Human Rights Watch's Commons category is recorded as Human Rights Watch^[23].
• Human Rights Watch's industry is recorded as international activities^[24].
• 1978 marks the founding of Human Rights Watch^[25].
• 1988 marks the founding of Human Rights Watch^[26].
• Human Rights Watch's official website is recorded as https://www.hrw.org/^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Robert L. Bernstein^[19], Aryeh Neier^[20], and Jeri Laber^[21]. Recorded inception include 1978^[25] and 1988^[26].

Identity

Human Rights Watch's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HRW'}^[28].

Operations

Human Rights Watch's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[22].

Industry

Human Rights Watch's industry is recorded as international activities^[24]. Fields of work include human rights^[3], a convention^[29] and humanitarian aid^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights^[5], a human rights award^[30], founded in 1966^[31]; Theodor Heuss Award^[6], a prize^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1965^[34]; Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear^[7]; and Nobel Peace Prize^[8], a peace award^[35].

Why It Matters

Human Rights Watch has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

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].