Human Rights Watch Charitable Trust

The Human Rights Watch Charitable Trust is a registered UK charity (Charity number: 1100101) dedicated to advancing education and awareness in human rights both locally and internationally. It achieves its mission primarily through teaching, producing educational materials, conducting or commissioning research, and publishing the results to promote human rights knowledge and advocacy.

The Trust operates as the UK arm of Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non-governmental organization focused on investigating, reporting, and campaigning against human rights abuses worldwide. Human Rights Watch is known for its rigorous documentation of violations such as war crimes, torture, human trafficking, discrimination, and violations affecting vulnerable groups including refugees, children, and minorities. The organization works to hold governments, corporations, and individuals accountable for human rights violations by leveraging detailed research and advocacy efforts globally.

As a large charity, the Human Rights Watch Charitable Trust adheres to recognized standards of good fundraising practice in the UK and commits to transparency and ethical engagement with donors. It benefits from public support and government gift aid to further its charitable activities, maintaining independence by refusing funding from governments to ensure impartiality in its work.

The Trust is part of a global network that traces its origins to Helsinki Watch, founded in 1978 to monitor compliance with the Helsinki Accords, and formally consolidated under the Human Rights Watch name in 1988. Over the decades, HRW has gained international recognition, including sharing the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

Through this UK charitable entity, Human Rights Watch extends its educational and advocacy outreach, supporting efforts to defend and promote human rights across the United Kingdom and beyond.

Note: This article is based on publicly available information about the Human Rights Watch Charitable Trust and its connection to the broader Human Rights Watch organization.[1][2][3][4][5]

[1] https://www.hrw.org/about/get-local/london [2] https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/3976089 [3] https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/directory/human-rights-watch-charitable-trust [4] https://donate.hrw.org/page/118008/donate/1?locale=en-GB [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch