Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Human Rights Watch
The 20 closest human rights advocacy alternatives to Human Rights Watch, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Human Rights Watch? The closest matches are Amnesty International, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and ProPublica. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
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01 · Entity
About Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch hrw.org
Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide
Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice
Wikidata: international human rights advocacy and research non-governmental organization
Summary by Claude
International nonprofit that investigates and publishes reports on human rights abuses in about 100 countries and lobbies governments to change policy and hold perpetrators accountable; funded by donations.
- Who it’s for
- Public, journalists, policymakers, donors
- Business model
- Donations
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Human Rights Watch’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Human Rights Watch
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Human Rights Watch, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Amnesty International
We are a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries who campaign campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.
Very close cos 0.959 - 02
UN department that promotes human rights under international law
Very close cos 0.913 - 03
ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Very close cos 0.907 - 04
UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
Very close cos 0.904 - 05
American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
Very close cos 0.902 - 06
Our World in Data
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
- Google Workspace
Very close cos 0.896 - 07
UNICEF, for every child
UNICEF works in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere.
Close cos 0.893 - 08
Brookings - Quality. Independence. Impact.
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.
Very close cos 0.894 - 09
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan member organization, think tank, and publisher.
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World Health Organization (WHO)
The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable
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Welcome | UN Women – Headquarters
UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.
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Radio Free Asia
US government-funded broadcaster in Asia
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Welcome to the United Nations
global international and intergovernmental organization
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ILO Homepage | International Labour Organization
The official website of the International Labour Organization (ILO), dedicated to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights.
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Department of Justice | Homepage | United States Department of Justice
Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
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Home | United Nations Development Programme
UNDP works to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities through sustainable and inclusive development, in more than 170 countries and territories.
Close cos 0.886 - 17
Greenpeace
Greenpeace
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The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers.
Curated by professional editors, The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. Plus a Plain English guide to the latest developments and discoveries from the university and research sector.
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International organisation founded in 1949
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American research organization
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to hrw.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Human Rights Watch uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Human Rights Watch is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- Drupal header x-generator: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org)
- Fonts
- Adobe Fonts asset https://use.typekit.net/qxm7tej.css
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-
- CDN
- Fastly header x-served-by: cache-chi-klot8100113-CHI, cache-ber1080026-BER, cache-ber1…
- Hosting
- Pantheon header x-pantheon-styx-hostname: styx-us-a-684cbff7d7-9psc8
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by Drupal (header x-generator: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org))
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX hrw-org.mail.protection.outlook.com
- DNS hosting
- Azure DNS NS ns3-01.azure-dns.org
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-sign-verification=f2a1da5c409e584f392104d66fecb7c6
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=DmCqzYVDXHuJi7BD
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=q0w7pa9KBdlQMq2tG4vbbUrG7I10fILpilFDhfj…
- Bing Webmaster Tools meta msvalidate.01: BC4C39DA993B074D0787E60AACB3E5C4
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=TSRsiqG0hu4_xua-70pu-MVB2Elagcpgy9X-MwFGB0o
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_GFnk1iUNTp-5DwRhE5xW9w
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Human Rights Watch adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 18/20
- Microsoft 365 16/20
- Cloudflare · not on hrw.org 12/20
- Google Tag Manager 12/20
- Apple Business 10/20
- PHP 10/20
- Atlassian 9/20
- Google Workspace · not on hrw.org 7/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on hrw.org 7/20
- Adobe 6/20
- DocuSign · not on hrw.org 6/20
- Drupal 6/20
- Google Fonts · not on hrw.org 6/20
- Zoom 5/20
- Canva · not on hrw.org 5/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on hrw.org 4/20