What is Human Rights Watch?
[[File:Hrw logo.svg|thumb|Human Rights Watch's official logo]] '''Human Rights Watch''' is an international non-governmental organization. Its activities include research and advocacy on human rights. The headquarters of the organization is in [[New York City]]. == Focus of the organization == * [[Arms trafficking]] * [[Land mine]]s * [[Pro-choice|Abortion rights]] * [[Freedom of religion]] * [[Homosexuality|Gay rights]] and rights of [[transgender]] according to the [[Yogyakarta Principles]] * Rights of [[AIDS]] patients * Safety of civilians in war; opposes use of [[cluster bomb]]s * [[Child labor]] * [[Child soldiers]] * Child [[prostitution]] * [[Street children]] * [[Genocide]], [[war crime]]s and [[crime against humanity|crimes against humanity]] * [[Torture]] * [[Extrajudicial punishment|Extrajudicial killings]] and abductions * [[Legal case]]s against human rights abusers * [[Human trafficking|Trafficking in women]] and girls * Abolition of [[capital punishment]] worldwide == Other websites == * [https://www.hrw.org Official Website] {{International human rights organizations}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Organizations based in New York City]] [[Category:International organizations]] [[Category:Human rights organizations in the United States]]