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Human Rights Watch reviews

3.3

62% would recommend to a friend

(180 total reviews)
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Kenneth Roth

57% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Human Rights Watch has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 180 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 et associations à but non lucratif industry (3.7 stars).

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180 reviews
3.0
Jul 22, 2025

Awful culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The work you are doing is meaningful and impactful.

Cons

Recent layoffs and shakeups at the top have left the org with a culture crisis.

4.0
Apr 21, 2025

Excellent employer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent remuneration Engaging meaningful work

Cons

The workload can at time be quite heavy.

3.0
Apr 10, 2025

HRW

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning space. They publish well researched and written products.

Cons

There is no job security and has high turnover of employees at the top level.

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