Americas Watch
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Americas Watch was a regional division of Human Rights Watch focused on monitoring and reporting human rights abuses in the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Americas Watch canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights organization
ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
human rights monitoring
ⓘ
humanitarian issues ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
documenting human rights violations
ⓘ
issuing country reports ⓘ lobbying governments ⓘ testifying before international bodies ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfConcern |
extrajudicial killings
ⓘ
forced disappearances ⓘ impunity for human rights violations ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
civil liberties
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
advocacy
ⓘ
field investigations ⓘ monitoring human rights abuses ⓘ publishing reports ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
expose human rights abuses
ⓘ
influence U.S. and international policy toward the Americas ⓘ promote respect for human rights in the Americas ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Human Rights Watch Americas division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDivisionOf | Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| monitors |
abuses by armed groups
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ state-sponsored violence ⓘ violations of international human rights law ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to international awareness of abuses in the Americas
ⓘ
documenting human rights abuses in Latin America ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedWithin | Cold War context ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
human rights reports
ⓘ
policy briefs ⓘ press releases ⓘ testimony before legislatures ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.