How Human Rights Watch protects human rights around the world 4 Articles

by Chris Pearce

Human Rights Watch started in 1978 as the Helsinki Watch to check that the former USSR was abiding by the Helsinki Accords. Section vii of this accord states that there must be "respect for human rights and fundamental fre...read more

by Steve Lussing

The "About HRW" link on the Human Rights Watch internet site's home page states the organization's mandate succinctly, "We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable." Entirely funded by p...read more

by Can Tran

To first know about how the United States-based international human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) protects human rights across the world, one must know of the group's origins. Back in 1978, the group was form...read more

by Calista Stevens

When protesters are killed, children are forced to fight in wars, or prisoners are tortured, Human Rights Watch makes sure the world knows about it. When religious freedoms are denied, the free press is shut down, and HIV...read more