Omar Shakir
Director of Human Rights Watch's Israel and Palestine program (resigned) quoted in the episode discussing the halted HRW report and reasons for his resignation.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 54min
Iran and Gaza: Was Human Rights Always a Lie? | Omar Shakir
Omar Shakir, human rights advocate and former HRW Israel-Palestine director now leading DAWN, reflects on selective application of international law. He discusses blocked reports, double standards between conflicts, Western protection of allies, and how law, advocacy, and ethics might be rebuilt. Short, direct conversation about power, accountability, and practical paths for change.
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Feb 8, 2026 • 6min
Brief: Rafah traffic a trickle, HRW employees quit over suppressed report
Omar Shakir, former director of HRW's Israel and Palestine program who resigned over a halted report. Ibrahim al-Khalili, Al Jazeera correspondent reporting on returned Palestinian bodies and family identifications. Hind Khoudary, Al Jazeera reporter on-the-ground at Rafah covering restricted crossings and evacuations. They discuss limited Rafah access, delays and confusion at departure points, medical evacuations, returned bodies and resignations tied to a suppressed report.
Feb 4, 2026 • 14min
Did Human Rights Watch Censor Its Top Researcher on Palestine?
Omar Shakir, a human rights researcher who led HRW’s Israel and Palestine team for nearly a decade, discusses why his report on Palestinian refugees' right of return was blocked and why he resigned. He talks about legal arguments framing denial of return as a crime, internal pushback over Israeli identity concerns, leadership priorities at the organization, and the personal stories behind the issue.
