The Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit international organization that researches and advocates for human rights. Its 400 staff members come from various backgrounds and nationalities. The organization meets with governments and other groups to push for policy changes that promote human rights. It publishes over 100 reports annually on human rights issues in around 90 countries. Amnesty International is another nonprofit that works to promote human rights globally through research, advocacy, campaigns, and action. It researches rights violations to support lobbying governments and influencing decisions. Both organizations help raise awareness of human rights issues.

1. Human Rights Watch

2. Human Rights Watch
The Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, international organization that researches
and works to advocate human rights. Its 400 member staff is made up of human
rights professionals including lawyers, journalists, and country experts who come
from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities. The Human Rights Watch is a
nongovernmental organization, but it does meet with governments, the United
Nations, regional groups, financial institutions, and corporations to push for
changes in policy and practice that promote human rights.

3. Research of the Human Rights Watch
The main goal of any research conducted by the Human Rights Watch is to
analyze incidents in which human rights have been violated, and thoroughly
understand the local political, social, and cultural context of the violation case.
Researchers must also frame the violation (or their subject of research) for it
relates to international human rights and humanitarian law. By analyzing the
contexts of any violation of human rights, researchers will be able to identify the
possible victims and witnesses to collect testimonies from, target all people
involved with the act of violation, and finally begin to find advocacy targets.

4. More about the Human Rights Watch
Every year, the Human Rights watch publishes over 100 reports and briefings on
human rights in about 90 countries. Many news sources rely on the reports given
by the Human Rights Watch for news and information on the violations of human
rights. When the news sources publish their stories on human rights through the
newspaper, radio, television, and internet, many people are made aware of the
current sufferings of others around the globe. Some people may even donate to
nonprofit organizations such as the Human Rights Watch in order to assist them in
their research.

5. Amnesty International

6. Amnesty International
Amnesty International is another non governmental organization that works to
promote human rights across the globe. The organization looks into cases of
abusement, and exposes facts about them. Amnesty international also helps
people claim their rights be providing them with education and training.

7. Amnesty International Action
Amnesty International uses 3 main steps when fighting for human rights: research,
advocacy and lobbying, and campaigns and action. By researching into violations
of human rights by governments and others, the Amnesty International gains
information that will help support their goal of human rights for all. The next step in
advocacy and lobbying, in which the organization uses their research and analysis
of information in order to influence governments, companies, and other big
decision makers to make decisions that support the human rights movement. The
final step used by Amnesty International is the sending out of petitions, letters, and
protests to spread the word and support for human rights.

8. More about Amnesty International
Amnesty International has done research on human trafficking, and has pages on
its official website devoted to help the victims of such terrible events. The
organization has sent a testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing on “VAWA Next Steps: Protecting Women from Gun Violence.” The
document, which is also posted on the Amnesty International webpage, provides
statistics about the occurrences of violence against women and ends with a
message strongly urging the government to take action by preventing gun
violence and protect the rights of the people.