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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch. NGO Started in 1978 as Helsinki Watch All the “Watch” committees were united in 1988 to form HRW Up-to-the-minute information More than 230 paid staff A budget of over US$30 million a year. Publication. Conduct fact-finding investigations They publish annual report

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Human Rights Watch

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  1. Human Rights Watch • NGO • Started in 1978 as Helsinki Watch • All the “Watch” committees were united in 1988 to form HRW • Up-to-the-minute information • More than 230 paid staff • A budget of over US$30 million a year

  2. Publication • Conduct fact-finding investigations • They publish annual report • “World Report” • Rwandan genocide & Conflicts in the DRC

  3. Issues and Campaigns • Traffic small arms, women, girls • Child labor, soldier • Genocide, war crime, torture • Gay right • Rights of AIDS patients • Land mine, oppose of use cluster bombs • Abortion right

  4. Comparison with AI • They are only two international human rights organizations operating world wide • Groups’ structure, method for prompting change. • Mass membership VS Mass letter-writing

  5. Criticism • Anti-Western, India, China, Israel bias • Pro-Western • Importing a Western agenda • Pro-homosexual bias

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