George Soros Human Rights Watch Donation: $100 Million

George Soros:

George Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, plans to announce on Tuesday that he is giving $100 million to Human Rights Watch to expand the organization's work globally.

It is the largest gift he has made, the largest gift by far that Human Rights Watch has ever received, and only the second gift of $100 million or more made by an individual this year, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. "We're seeing noticeably fewer charitable gifts at the $100 million level from individuals reported than we did just a few years ago," said Patrick Rooney, the center's executive director. "Between 2006 and 2008, an average of about 13 gifts a year of that size by individuals was reported. In 2009, it dropped to six, and this year, we know of only one other."

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Comments

[pipetoe]

11:51 AM on 09/10/2010

Interesting 200 Mill from a Baylor Grad...Conservative, Christian....just what Soros and lib cronies hate most.

[NicoloM]

08:35 PM on 09/09/2010

He has written thought provoking books, as has the originator of this site. But to what avail?
As long as the drumbeat of the media national discussion is about the obsession with persona, what place is there for reasoned discourse of significant issues. Much of the article and the comments on this thread reflect that diversion.
I hope the $100m helps the Watch, but I would rather it create a way for people to engage in constructive discussion, and pursue the potential of a new level of humanity in an open society.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

10:07 PM on 09/08/2010

The "righteous (gag me) indignation about the source of Soros' income is laughable.

Try these on for size since the philter won't let me say any of this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-wealth-inequality-2010-7#the-gap-between-the-top-001-and-everyone-else-hasnt-been-this-bad-since-the-roaring-twenties-1

http://www.bluenc.com/republican-hypocrisy-about-debt

[lonbwoy]

08:24 PM on 09/08/2010

Soros is a Big Time Currency manipulator, this guy has caused more harm to different countries economies than anyone on Wall st, that right libs, I dare anyone of you name a person who has caused more harm to different currencies than Soros, but hey hes alright because at least he donates Huge sums to causes I love, Hypocrites the lot of ya!!.

[Reno Fickler]

05:38 PM on 09/08/2010

That would be 5% of the $2 billion Obama gave Soros' to do the off-shore drilling in Brazil. Where any and all oil found goes to China.

[vulpecula762mm]

03:09 PM on 09/08/2010

Cool,

I have a few friends that work there. they are in the Empire State building I think.

[DoctorWhoDat]

12:33 PM on 09/08/2010

Bill O'Reilly donated $6 million to the Andrea Mackris fund.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

09:55 PM on 09/08/2010

Was that before or after he harrassed her via phonesex?

[PartyPartyParty]

06:23 PM on 09/07/2010

[Faux News]

In response to Soros' challenge, the Koch brothers donate $100 million to BP.

[/Faux News]

[Hitchcockcameo]

05:52 PM on 09/07/2010

Soros makes Cons mad because he goes against their world view that liberals hate rich people. No, we liberals just hate unfettered, unaccounted greed that exploits others. Let me list the wealthy that I personally admire: Gates, Branson, Buffet, Lucas, Spielberg -- likely a few more, but you get the idea....humanitarians by and large -- visionaries all.

[lonbwoy]

08:19 PM on 09/08/2010

Yeh the kinda of GREE.D that has Made Soros a Bilionaire, so do you really think he is Different from anyone on Wall st???. just because he give to causes you support??.

[Hitchcockcameo]

09:33 PM on 09/08/2010

Unlike you, I don't have a blanket hatred of Wall Street. It needs to be regulated, and regulated more than it is now. Wall Street has its purpose.

Oh, and you completely missed my point, but I expect that.

[TruGal]

05:51 PM on 09/07/2010

...and Meg Whitman "donates" $100 million to herself (to get elected Governor of California).
What a gal.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

10:00 PM on 09/08/2010

The networks were only too glad to be there with their hands out!

[hatrickpenry]

04:14 PM on 09/07/2010

He's still plucking anal chads from 2000 and wiping ketchup stains from 2004.

[PartyPartyParty]

06:21 PM on 09/07/2010

Typical.

Let me ask you something, hatrickpenry:

Why are right-wingers so obsessed with dookie and ketchup?

[hatrickpenry]

07:48 PM on 09/07/2010

He's the one who had the problem with the hanging chad recount. Swiftboat-Heinz turned his headache into a migraine.

[vulpecula762mm]

03:11 PM on 09/08/2010

You can get my big 8==BLACK==>

Howz about that?

[FranzLuchan]

04:11 PM on 09/07/2010

Undoubtedly most of this money will find it's way back into Democrat election coffers between now and November 2nd under the heading of 'protecting against human rights violiations in Arizona"

[undsoweiter]

04:24 PM on 09/07/2010

Interesting, by what mechanism will these funds find their way there?

[NormalAmericanMan]

05:51 PM on 09/07/2010

Right... is that what Beck had to say today? What did he say about News Corp donating DIRECTLY to the GOP? I don't watch him at all... but I am betting he said NOTHING.

[andyg]

04:01 PM on 09/07/2010

Does the story cover how Soros pays no taxes in America, he bases all his companines in the grand cayman.

[undsoweiter]

04:47 PM on 09/07/2010

His company is not based in the United States. Individual US investors in his fund do pay taxes in the US on gains in that fund.
Should the Queen of England pay taxes here, too?
You can't support policies that benefit rich people and hate them at the same time.

[NormalAmericanMan]

05:51 PM on 09/07/2010

Sources?

[CenaW]

03:53 PM on 09/07/2010

Oh this will send AM conservative radio and the FAUXNews mob into a frenzy.

I will have to tune in tomorrowand hear how they turn this act of goodness into something ugly.

Limbaugh, Savage, Hannity, Levin Beck and all the local screamers.

[ddemos]

05:10 PM on 09/07/2010

'Screamers'...so right...in every sense of the word...

[texadonkey]

03:52 PM on 09/07/2010

Thank you George for being a Dem and pissing off the Republicans, every time you pull out your checkbook.

[Tails]

07:44 PM on 09/07/2010

I do that in my dorm.