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Kenneth Roth introduces the 2009 World Report at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

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This annual review of human rights practices around the globe summarizes major human rights issues in more than 90 countries, reflecting the extensive investigative work carried out in 2008 by the Human Rights staff.

Human Rights Watch calls for the incoming Obama administration, the European Union and other rights-supporting governments to push a human rights-friendly agenda, warning that the most energetic diplomacy on human rights today comes from governments determined to head off scrutiny of abuses.

December 10th, 2008

60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 

Briefing with Louise Arbour, Human Rights Watch Board Member and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 

Moderated by Iain Levine, Human Rights Watch Program Director

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The Human Rights Watch Council

 

CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour speaks to Human Rights Watch Council members and supporters in London. © 2007 Nick Harvey

 

Human Rights Watch panel discussion at the Munich Film Festival © 2006 Patrick Merothy

 
George Soros and Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth address Board and Council members. © 2008 Lee-Sean Huang

 

 

 

 

 Founded in 1998, the Human Rights Watch Council is a network of committees across 13 cities in Europe, Canada and the United States. Composed of more than 450 opinion leaders from a variety of backgrounds, the committees are an informed and engaged constituency that play a key role in our global defense of human rights. The Council seeks to increase awareness of local and global human rights issues and enlist the public and government to support basic freedoms for all. Committee members meet regularly to learn about human rights abuses, sponsor policy debates, and generate support for Human Rights Watch and its mission through fundraising, outreach, and advocacy.