Human Rights Watch, Legal & Policy Office

Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.

The Legal & Policy Office at Human Rights Watch provides legal guidance and review for the programmatic work of the organization, especially as it relates to international human rights and humanitarian law and policy.