Act Locally

Attend a Human Rights Watch Event
In San Francisco, Human Rights Watch hosts an annual “Voices for Justice” dinner, an annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival, and regular briefings by Human Rights Watch researchers on current human rights crises.

Learn about the Bay Area Network
The Bay Area is also home to a chapter of the Network - a volunteer group of emerging professionals and students dedicated to supporting the work of Human Rights Watch. Their purpose is to engage people interested in human rights and social justice issues and to educate and motivate others to awareness and action. Their activities includes hosting a variety of speaker events with human rights researchers and others working in the forefront of the field, roundtable discussion sessions, film screenings, outreach to youth and educators, and a range of advocacy and research activities. Find out more by emailing hrw.ba.network@gmail.com.

Intern with Human Rights Watch
Interns are generally responsible for supporting and guiding special projects in the areas of education, outreach, and development for the San Francisco office of Human Rights Watch. Read more...

Join a regional or thematic listserve
Human Rights Watch offers a number of regional and thematic e-mail newsletters. Information is up-to-date, guaranteed accurate and absolutely free. Become an informed participant in the global human rights movement.

Take action on a Human Rights Watch campaign
Learn more about Human Rights Watch advocacy campaign on issues ranging from abolishing the use of child soldiers and protecting women and girls from trafficking, to promoting Human Rights in business.

Become a member of HRW
Become a member of HRW and demonstrate your ongoing support for human rights. As a member your will receive a subscription to HRW's newsletter update From the Field, a complimentary gift of HRW logo personalized mailing labels and the satisfaction of knowing that you are directly assisting victims of human rights abuse and strengthening respect for human rights laws and standards worldwide.
 
Host the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival
Human Rights Watch purchases the rights to a number of critically acclaimed human rights themed documentaries for use in public outreach events. Find out how to have your educational institution or organization sponsor a human rights film festival.

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Contact Us
For more information on the sanfrancisco Office, please email us at hrwsf@hrw.org.