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Human Rights Watch reviews

3.2

62% would recommend to a friend

(179 total reviews)
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Kenneth Roth

57% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Human Rights Watch has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Human Rights Watch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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179 reviews
3.0
Apr 14, 2022
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Pros

One of the only places in the world you can do this kind of work, and it can be thrilling and impactful. Excellent, well-resourced platform if you know how to pull internal levers of power and make people care about projecting your work to the world. Smart colleagues -- though the lack of diversity, especially in core departments (hello, 95%-white communications team!) means anything outside of the Anglo/Western norm gets dismissed, overlooked, or edited aggressively.

Cons

Senior leadership is overwhelmingly myopic and self-serving. New leaders try to make changes, but it happens inconsistently and largely based on the loudest voices in the room/last complaint they received. People stay in "acting"/"interim" roles for extended periods of time with minimal support or oversight. Staff who play by the rules, by and large, lose the race, while staff who promote themselves and cut corners get promoted and recognized.

3.0
Sep 18, 2019

Many divisions need new leadership

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Pros

Well structured organization with a lot of potential.

Cons

Many managers have been around for over 15 years and are stuck in their old ways of doing things. Not willing to change fast enough or let new people in.

5.0
Jul 29, 2019

Like a second family

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Pros

It may not be everyone's experience, but for me it has been like a warm, super-functional and competent family. I had the chance to grow immensely during my tenure, the benefits are very generous, and both management and my colleagues have been nothing but supportive and inspiring.

Cons

There are some growth pain as the organization grows in budget and personnel. However, HRW is not shying away from difficulties. It is devoting time, talent and other resources to deal with issues and to make everyone not only feel heard, but also respected.

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