Human Rights Watch

HWR
New York City, NY, United States

Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. They are roughly 450 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. We direct our advocacy towards governments, armed groups and businesses, pushing them to change or enforce their laws, policies and practices. To ensure our independence, we refuse government funding and corporate ties. We partner with organizations large and small across the globe to protect embattled activists and to help hold abusers to account and bring justice to victims.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.hrw.org/

Address:
 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor. New York, NY. 10118-3299 USA |

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
United States
Operating languages
Arabic , Chinese , English , French , Other , Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1978
Age (years)
Human Rights Watch
 47
United States average
 42
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Federico Borello
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Tirana Hassan
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Tirana Hassan
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2025
Human Rights Watch
 189
United States average
 48
Global average
 87
2024
Human Rights Watch
 7
2023
Human Rights Watch
 205
% Female staff
2025
Human Rights Watch
 43%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2024
Human Rights Watch
 71%
2021
Human Rights Watch
 64%
% Female researchers
2025
Human Rights Watch
 45%
United States average
 49%
Global average
 47%
2021
Human Rights Watch
 70%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Human Rights Watch
 62
United States average
 62
Global average
 58
2023
Human Rights Watch
 51
Financials
2020
Human Rights Watch
 $75,995,592
United States average
 $39,663,386
Global average
 $216,603,722
2019
Human Rights Watch
 $84,899,356

Social

Likes (2022)
Human Rights Watch
2,784,127 
United States average
 81,872
Global average
 32,408
Likes (2021)
Human Rights Watch
2,796,139 
Likes (2019)
Human Rights Watch
2,704,181 
Followers (2025)
Human Rights Watch
4,978,175 
United States average
 51,215
Global average
 20,544
Followers (2024)
Human Rights Watch
5,079,127 
Followers (2022)
Human Rights Watch
4,973,058 
Subscribers (2025)
Human Rights Watch
 146,000
United States average
 19,450
Global average
 7,747
Subscribers (2024)
Human Rights Watch
 139,000
Subscribers (2023)
Human Rights Watch
 127,000
Followers (2025)
Human Rights Watch
 1,415,037
United States average
 74,341
Global average
 19,627
Followers (2024)
Human Rights Watch
 1,380,945
Followers (2022)
Human Rights Watch
 1,153,779
Followers (2025)
Human Rights Watch
 666,000
United States average
 24,551
Global average
 16,420
Followers (2024)
Human Rights Watch
 611,000

Data notes

Last updated: 09/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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