Ken Roth
NGO Monitor: HRWs Founder Condemns Moral Failure
Robert Bernstein, the founder of Human Rights Watch, has published a very important criticism of the organization in the NY Times. In declaring his decision to publicly join the groups critics, Bernstein endorses the conclusion that HRW has lost all credibility over the Middle East. Bernsteins oped follows publication of NGO Monitors systematic report demonstrating HRWs blatant bias and lack of credibility on the Middle East. These findings have been amplified by the recent call for HRWs board members to institute a full independent review and reform in the organization.
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Human Rights Watch: Selling Goldstone's Indictment
HRW is leading the campaign to promote the widely criticized Goldstone report on the Gaza War, with close to thirty statements to date. Repeatedly equates Israel to Hamas, immorally compare its response to attacks on civilians to the genocide in Sudan, and falsely accuse Israel of willfully killing civilians and deliberate infliction of suffering on civilians. The close links between Goldstone and HRW continue to constitute a clear conflict of interest. HRWs extensive media campaign diverts attention from the criticism and scandals that plague the organization.
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