Human Rights Watch Officials Resign Over Blocked Report on Palestine
According to a Tuesday report by Jewish Currents, the resignation letters of Shakir and Ansari reveal that Shakir criticized HRW leadership for departing from standard review procedures.
He argued that the decision appeared motivated more by fear of political repercussions than by any legal or factual concerns.
"I have lost my faith in the integrity of how we do our work and our commitment to principled reporting on the facts and application of the law," Shakir stated, as cited in the report.
The 33-page report, which remains unpublished, detailed the experiences of Palestinians displaced from Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and refugee communities in Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. It argued that decades of obstructed return could constitute prosecutable offenses under international law.
HRW’s management explained that the report raised "complex and consequential issues" that required additional scrutiny prior to release.
However, Shakir took to the US social media platform X to assert that "the report was finalized after 7 months in review & signed off on by the MENA division, five different specialists, the Program Office & the Law & Policy Office."
He further emphasized, "It was coded to the website & translated, a press release & Q/A were drafted & vetted & partners briefed. Hardly a rush."
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