Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. We are roughly 500 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. We direct our advocacy towards governments, armed groups and businesses, pushing them to change or enforce their laws, policies and practices. To ensure our independence, we refuse government funding and carefully review all donations to ensure that they are consistent with our policies, mission, and values. We partner with organizations large and small across the globe to protect embattled activists and to help hold abusers to account and bring justice to victims.

In 2013, Human Rights Watch opened an office in Australia working on areas of domestic and foreign policy. For our work on Australia, see here.

Daniela Gavshon is the Australia Director at Human Rights Watch. She leads the organization’s engagement with the Australian government on foreign and domestic policy. Find out more about Daniela here.

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