The Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking an Associate in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices to support the Development and Outreach team. The San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices both serve as important bases for HRW’s development, fundraising, and outreach activities in the Bay Area. This position is full-time, with 3 days in San Francisco and 2 days in Silicon Valley, and reports to the City Directors based in each office.

Education: A bachelor’s degree in human rights, international relations, social science, or a related field is required.
Experience: A minimum of one year of relevant work experience is required.
Salary: Salary range starts at $45,150. Human Rights Watch offers comprehensive employer-paid benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, an outstanding retirement savings plan and twenty (20) days of vacation per year.
Other: Applicants for this position must possess current US work authorization valid for a minimum of two years from start date.

For more information and to apply, please visit the following website: https://careers-hrw.icims.com/jobs/1376/login

At the 2015 Voices for Justice Dinner, Human Rights Watch honored Father Bernard Kinvi from the Central African Republic. Father Kinvi was the recipient of our highest tribute -- the Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism -- in recognition of his unwavering, fearless commitment to human rights. Father Kinvi is a Catholic priest who directs the hospital at the Catholic mission in Bossemptele, northwestern Central African Republic. When brutal sectarian violence erupted in the country in 2013, Father Kinvi saved the lives of hundreds of besieged Muslims, whom he gathered from their homes and sheltered in the Catholic church. Our keynote speaker was HRW Executive Director, Ken Roth. 

We are pleased to share Tirana Hassan's interview today on NPR’s Morning Edition program. Tirana works as a Senior Researcher in Human Rights Watch's Emergencies Division, and specializes in human rights and international humanitarian law violations in conflict and crisis situations. Tirana has reported on crisis situations in a multitude of countries, including Burma, South Sudan, Egypt, and Libya. Most recently, Tirana's work has focused on crimes against civilians in Northern Iraq. This morning, Tirana shared new evidence of Iraqi militias looting the property of Sunni civilians in the town of Amerli, an area formerly controlled by ISIS. 

Human Rights Watch and the San Francisco Film Society will screen 3 1/2 Minutes on April 29th at Sundance Kabuki Cinema. This seamlessly constructed, riveting documentary film tells the story of Jordan Davis, a young teenager who was tragically killed in 2012, and explores the danger and subjectivity of Florida's Stand Your Ground self-defense laws. 3 1/2 Minutes made its international premier at the Sundance Film Festival and won the prestigious Special Jury Award For Social Impact.  

Silicon Valley Dinner Tickets on November 18th at Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club

San Francisco Dinner Tickets on November 20th at Bimbo's 365 Club

The shocked mother was almost in tears. Not because her son is gay, but because he had been hiding his sexual orientation for years.

Obama Urged To Use Executive Action To Overhaul Immigration. Advocates are pushing President Obama to bypass Congress. David Greene talks to Grace Meng, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch.

Twenty-five years ago today, China's Tiananmen Square protests ended in a massacre. The first demonstrators – students and hunger-strikers – were joined by workers and people from all walks of life until they filled the vast square, and the protests spread across hundreds of Chinese cities. In late May, 1989, after the government declared martial law and ordered the military to use deadly force, some protesters in Beijing attacked army convoys and burned vehicles as the military moved through the city. On June 3 and June 4, the Chinese military horrified the world by opening fire on the unarmed civilians. After the massacre, the government arrested thousands of people on “counter-revolution” and other charges.

Human Rights Watch is proud to announce the release of a joint multimedia feature with Time magazine and Platon, the internationally acclaimed photographer. 

We are pleased to share with you an extended interview on NPR’s Fresh Air program today with Letta Tayler, Human Rights Watch’s senior researcher on terrorist acts and counterterrorism tactics. Letta recently returned from Iraq, where she documented widespread human rights abuses by the militant Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) group and by the Iraqi government.