Human Rights Watch

"HRW" redirects here. For other uses, see HRW (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society or Human Rights Campaign.
Human Rights Watch
Founded1978 (1978) (as Helsinki Watch)
TypeNon-profit, NGO
FocusHuman rights, activism
HeadquartersNew York City, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Executive Director
Philippe Bolopion
Revenue$77.7 million (2024)
Websitewww.hrw.org

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is a nonprofit watchdog group headquartered in New York City.

The organization was founded in 1978 as Helsinki Watch, whose purpose was to monitor the Soviet Union's compliance with the 1975 Helsinki Accords. Its separate global divisions merged into Human Rights Watch in 1988.

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