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Source: https://quillette.com/2023/12/06/bias-and-betrayal/
Bias and Betrayal: Human Rights Watch
(Quillette-Australia) Gerald M. Steinberg - Human Rights Watch (HRW) is routinely described as one of the world's most powerful non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with an annual budget of close to $100 million, but it is tainted by a biased political agenda and troubling questions about the ethics of its fundraising. A leaked document appeared to show that HRW received $3.75 million from Qatar in 2018, a conflict of interest. Following the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, HRW officials rushed to condemn Israel's military response in Gaza, triggering an unprecedented reaction. Danielle Haas, a HRW senior editor since 2010, sent a public email to all 600 staff members on her last day on the job condemning the organization's hypocrisy and immorality. Haas confirmed - and provided examples of - the "years of politicization" that has stained HRW's activities, particularly in relation to Israel. The organization's conduct, she noted, violates "basic editorial standards related to rigor, balance, and collegiality." She added that HRW's response to Oct. 7 invoked "the 'context' of 'apartheid' and 'occupation' before blood was even dry on bedroom walls" and "could easily be construed as blaming the victim." The writer is founder and president of NGO Monitor.