see details of the march at Facebook see also The hypocrisy of Human Rights Watch and this video debate on DemNow - June 11, 2014"Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s largest and most influential human rights organizations, is facing an unusual amount of public criticism. Two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Adolfo PĂ©rez Esquivel and Mairead Maguire, and a group of over 100 scholars have written an open letter criticizing what they describe as a revolving door with the U.S. government that impacts HRW’s work in certain countries, including Venezuela. The letter urges HRW to bar those who have crafted or executed U.S. foreign policy from serving as staff, advisers or board members. Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth has defended his organization’s independence.We host a debate between HRW counsel Reed Brody [at left below] and Keane Bhatt, a writer and activist who organized the open letter." |
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
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