employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Human Rights Watch

Is this your company?

Thinly-veiled excellence - Senior Researcher Human Rights Watch Employee Review

3.0
14 Apr 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

One of the only places in the world you can do this kind of work, and it can be thrilling and impactful. Excellent, well-resourced platform if you know how to pull internal levers of power and make people care about projecting your work to the world. Smart colleagues -- though the lack of diversity, especially in core departments (hello, 95%-white communications team!) means anything outside of the Anglo/Western norm gets dismissed, overlooked, or edited aggressively.

Cons

Senior leadership is overwhelmingly myopic and self-serving. New leaders try to make changes, but it happens inconsistently and largely based on the loudest voices in the room/last complaint they received. People stay in "acting"/"interim" roles for extended periods of time with minimal support or oversight. Staff who play by the rules, by and large, lose the race, while staff who promote themselves and cut corners get promoted and recognized.

Explore other reviews about Human Rights Watch

5.0
13 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very laid back work environment; very supportive senior staff

Cons

Gaining actionable skills can be difficult

4.0
25 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Important work, good people, values

Cons

Too many layers of overhead

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All