A Profound Way to Help Protect Basic Human Freedoms

Remembering Human Rights Watch in your will, estate plan, or other arrangement proclaims your beliefs in the value of human freedom and dignity. Human Rights Watch honors those who give such profound support as VOICES FOR JUSTICE.

Join Voices for Justice Legacy Society

Voices for Justice—the legacy society of Human Rights Watch—offers you a way to advance the cause of human rights by:

• Making a bequest to Human Rights Watch through a will or living trust
• Naming Human Rights Watch as owner or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or as a beneficiary of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
• Making a gift of cash or a security to Human Rights Watch in your estate plan

Why Make a Planned Gift to Human Rights Watch?

Your Voices for Justice legacy gift benefits you, your children, and the cause of human rights. Legacy gifts may provide you with tax benefits by reducing your estate and income taxes. Your gift provides Human Rights Watch with a long-range financial resource. And your gift can inspire others to join in your commitment to justice and freedom.

As a member of Voices for Justice, you will receive a member gift in acknowledgment of our gratitude. With your consent, your name will be listed as a member of Voices for Justice in the Human Rights Watch Annual Report, or you may choose to remain anonymous.

How Can I Make A Planned Gift?

Consider these effective ways to continue your legacy of support:

Make a bequest to Human Rights Watch through your will.

Depending on your family’s needs, there are several options for naming Human Rights Watch in your will, including:

• a general bequest specifying a sum to Human Rights Watch
• a percentage bequest to Human Rights Watch
• a residuary bequest, which donates everything remaining in your estate after bequests to family and heirs
• a contingent bequest leaving your bequest to Human Rights Watch should your beneficiary have died
• a testamentary trust fund that takes effect only after your death.

Name Human Rights Watch as a beneficiary of your retirement plan, insurance policy, or financial account.

Another way to leave a legacy gift to Human Rights Watch is to include us as a beneficiary of your retirement plan (such as an IRA), insurance policy, or financial account. In return for your gift, you may receive an immediate income tax deduction, reduction in capital gains, or other potential benefit.

Bequest Language

For a bequest of a specific sum:

“I give, devise and bequeath to Human Rights Watch, Inc., currently located at 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, NY 10118, the sum of $_______ for its general purposes.”

For a bequest of a percentage of the estate:

“I give, devise and bequeath to Human Rights Watch, Inc., currently located at 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, NY 10118, _______ percent of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate for its general purposes.”

For a contingent bequest:

“If any of the above-named beneficiaries should predecease me, I hereby bequeath his or her share to Human Rights Watch, Inc., currently located at 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, NY 10118, to be used for its general purposes.”

Gifts through bequests are used by Human Rights Watch where need is greatest in a given year. Donors are also welcome to specify a bequest for a particular program or division of Human Rights Watch or its endowment. Always consult a tax or legal advisor when considering a planned gift.

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