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Human Rights Watch Finally Draws the Line

The Algemeiner 11 Feb 2026
Omar Shakir has served as Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s Israel/Palestine director for the past decade ... While current HRW officials are reticent to comment, former HRW executive director Kenneth Roth ...
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Palestinian BDS National Committee condemns HRW for anti-Palestinian bias

Press TV 09 Feb 2026
It added that HRW's recent conduct demonstrates a fundamental prejudice against Palestinians while downplaying Israel's continued violations in the Gaza Strip ... Israel-Palestine head of HRW resigns over blocked report on Palestinians right of return.
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Niger: Military Drone Strike Kills 17 Civilians

All Africa 09 Feb 2026
Nairobi -- Investigate Indiscriminate Attack in Tillabéri Region; Compensate Victims, Families ....
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Exclusive: How report on Palestinian refugee return rattled HRW

The New Arab 06 Feb 2026
At the heart of the dispute is a report that had already passed HRW's internal review process before being halted days before its scheduled publication ... He said HRW's leadership had proposed reopening ...
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'Global human rights system is in peril,' says HRW

The Philadelphia Inquirer 05 Feb 2026
... human rights suffered as a result, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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HRW pulls report linking Israel’s denial of right of return to crime against humanity

Middle East Monitor 05 Feb 2026
Two senior members of Human Rights Watch (HRW) have resigned following the organisation’s decision to block publication of a major report examining Israel’s denial ...
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HRW annual report says ‘Trump has attacked pillars of democracy’

CyprusMail 05 Feb 2026
President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of his country’s democracy, Human Rights Watch warned in its annual global report, citing the Republican president’s immigration crackdown, threats to voting rights and other policies ... ....
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Israel-Palestine head of HRW resigns over blocked report on Palestinians right of return

Press TV 05 Feb 2026
In separate resignations published on Tuesday, Omar Shakir, who led HRW’s Israel-Palestine team for nearly a decade, and assistant researcher Milena Ansari condemned the leadership’s decision as a break from standard approval procedures.
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HRW: La creciente desigualdad y la erosión de los derechos humanos afectan a las economías ...

Boston Herald 05 Feb 2026
HRW insta a las “democracias que respetan los derechos” a formar alianzas con grupos de la sociedad civil para contrarrestar esa tendencia y ayudar a llenar el vacío que dejó el ...
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INTERVIEW - ‘Worrying precedent’: HRW Israel-Palestine director resigns over blocked report

Anadolu Agency 05 Feb 2026
Shakir, who had been working for HRW for the past 10 years, said the unpublished report had already cleared the New York-based advocacy group's vaunted review procedures ... According to Shakir, the HRW ...
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INTERVIEW - ‘Worrying precedent’: Former HRW Israel-Palestine director resigns over blocked report

Anadolu Agency 05 Feb 2026
Shakir, who had been working for HRW for the past 10 years, said the unpublished report had already cleared the New York-based advocacy group's vaunted review procedures ... According to Shakir, the HRW ...
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