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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > legal and judicial system/human rights/civil rights > Human Rights Watch
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Human Rights Watch  

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  • an international organization dedicated to protecting human rights throughout the world. Human Rights Watch, headquartered in New York City, conducts investigations into alleged human rights violations, periodically publishing statistics on executions, torture, and other violations. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Human Rights Watch]

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