International Non-Governmental Organizations and their role in human rights"Case Study Human Rights Watch"

Today, international non-governmental organizations, due to their non-profit and voluntary nature have been considered by the main actors of international law and have been able to play an important role in the formation and implementation of international rules. One of these organizations that has made great efforts to help eliminate some types of human rights violations and has taken effective steps to achieve the goals of human rights as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is Human Rights Watch. In this descriptive-analytical study, in addition to describing the function of international non-governmental organizations in general, among the types of these organizations, the role of Human Rights Watch has been specifically studied and its purpose is to respond to this question, what is the role of international non-governmental organizations, especially Human Rights Watch, in the human rights system? Therefore, by recognizing the relationship between international non-governmental organizations and human rights, which requires understanding the basic concepts of both issues, it is possible to examine the role of one of the most important organizations by examining the advisory status and legal personality of these organizations, Human Rights Watch and its role in human rights.