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Human Rights Watch
U.S.-based progressive / international left-leaning advocacy
Human Rights Watch is an independent nonprofit NGO funded by private foundations and individual donors, with no government money accepted. Its reporting and advocacy consistently focus on civil liberties, immigrants' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and accountability for government overreach, placing it broadly in a progressive, left-leaning lane. Since the start of Donald Trump's second term in January 2025, HRW has been sharply and consistently critical, publishing reports describing 'pervasive attacks on rights' and what it calls a dangerous slide toward authoritarianism.
Owned byNo single owner; governed by a private Board of Directors as an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in New York, NY
LeaningU.S.-based progressive / international left-leaning advocacy
On the administrationbroadly critical
7average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun