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      3.2

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (180 total reviews)
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      Kenneth Roth

      57% approve of CEO

      33% positive business outlook

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      Human Rights Watch has an employee rating of 3.2 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
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      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
      Jul 21, 2025

      Great People & Policies

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Excellent health insurance - Ethical, values-based leadership, even during a painful bout of layoffs - Rewarding work - Incredible co-workers

      Cons

      - The usual shenanigans that come with an international non-profit: shady board members, employee burnout, financial mismanagement, contract term positions that are frequently renewed until they suddenly aren’t. -Past CEO and leadership left a financial mess to clean up

      1.0
      Jun 18, 2025

      should be better

      Researcher
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Offers a rare opportunity and powerful platform to do human rights work, and there are lots of great experts working there.

      Cons

      Often feels more like a corporation than an NGO, complete with fat cat salaries at the top. Lots of performative concern and fake consultation by leadership. Nasty internal culture, and a level of bureaucracy that makes it hard to get anything done. Staff feel mistreated by management and very demoralized.

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