Human Rights Watch and its role

1.

Ministry of Education and Science of the republic of Kazakhstan
Ablai khan Kazakh University of International
Relations and World Languages
Done by:
Zhaksylykova
Dilyara,
Kiyakova
Zhuldyz
Groups: 305,
3th course
Faculty:
International
Relations
Project work
Theme: “ Human Rights Watch and its role”
Almaty-2016

2. Plan

I. Introduction
Concept of Human Rights Watch;
Role of Human Rights Watch;
History of Human Rights Watch;
What is Human Rights Watch overseeing?
Advisory Committees
II. Conclusion
III. List of References

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Introduction
Human rights are the inalienable rights of every person,
regardless of their nationality, residence, gender, ethnicity, color,
religion, language or any other signs. All people equally have
human rights, excluding any kind of discrimination. These
rights are interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.
Universal human rights are often enshrined and guaranteed by
law in the form of treaties, customary international law, general
principles of law and other sources of international law.
International human rights law imposes obligations on States to
carry out activities with the aim of promoting and protecting
human rights and fundamental freedoms.

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Concept of Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit,
nongovernmental human rights
organization made up of roughly 400
staff members
around the globe. Its staff consists of
human rights professionals
including country experts, lawyers,
journalists,
and academics of diverse
backgrounds
and nationalities.
Established in 1978, Human Rights Watch
is known for its accurate fact-finding,
impartial reporting, effective use of media,
and targeted advocacy, often in partnership
with local human rights groups.

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Role of Human Rights Watch
We help
victims and
activists
prevent
discriminatio
n, defend
political
freedom,
protect people
from the
atrocities of
war and
bring to
justice those
responsible
for violations.
We
investigate
and publicize
human rights
violations
and call those
responsible to
account.
We demand
from
governments
and authorities
to end
violations and
respect
international
human rights
norms.
We mobilize
the public and
the
international
community in
support of the
struggle for
human rights
for all.

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Each year, Human Rights Watch
publishes more than 100 reports and
briefings on human rights conditions in
some 90 countries, generating
extensive coverage in local and
international media.
With the leverage this brings, Human
Rights Watch meets with governments,
the United Nations, regional groups like
the African Union and the European
Union, financial institutions, and
corporations to press for changes in
policy and practice that promote human
rights and justice around the world.

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• Founded 1978 when Helsinki Watch was created
•“Helsinki Watch” was created to monitor Soviet Bloc government
Compliance with the 1975 Helsinki Accords
•“Americas Watch” founded 1981 because civil wars became common in
Central
& South America
•Then “Asia Watch” (1985), “Africa Watch” (1988), and “Middle East
Watch” (1989) were created and all the watch organizations formed
“The Watch Committees”
•In 1988, “The Watch Committee” joined together as Human Rights Watch.

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What is Human Rights Watch
overseeing?
Human Rights Watch seeks to end a wide range of
human rights violations, including summary executions,
torture, arbitrary detentions, restrictions on freedom of
speech, communication, assembly and religion,
violations of procedural norms and discrimination based
on race, gender, ethnic and religious grounds. The
standards we apply are universal civil and political
rights that reflect international law and treaties.
They try to stop the violations, regardless of
whether the victims are well-known politicians,
factory workers, peasants, illegal immigrants,
women involved in prostitution, street children
or domestic workers. They also draw attention to
such violations of human rights in wartime, such
as unintended shelling or famine, which are
among the methods of warfare, regardless of
which belligerent is responsible for the conflict.

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Advisory Committees

10. List of references

1.
Human Rights Watch. "Five Activists Win Human Rights Watch
Awards". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 23 February 2013
2.
Human Rights Watch. Retrieved from http://www.hrw.org/
3.
"Who We Are". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2009-07-23
4.
Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian
Organizations; Edited by Thomas E. Doyle, Robert F. Gorman,
Edward S. Mihalkanin; Rowman & Littlefield, 2016; Pg. 137138