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Human Rights Watch Ranked Among Least Transparent Think Tanks

teleSUR | June 29, 2016 A handful of U.S. think tanks are ranked among the least transparent in terms of financial disclosure. Human Rights Watch is ranked among one of the least transparent research groups in the United States, according to Transparify’s 2016 think tank transparency report, which details the levels of financial disclosure of […]

NGOs, the Pentagon, and the Human Rights – Industrial Complex

Corbett Report | May 2, 2016 Patrick Henningsen of 21st Century Wire joins us today to discuss his recent article on “Smart Power & The Human Rights Industrial Complex.” Topics discussed include the NGO/State Dept/Pentagon/NATO nexus, the use of human rights as a perception management tool to demonise NATO enemies, and the complicity of the […]

The Caesar Photos and Impunity in Syria

Western media are reporting headline claims that “new evidence supports claims about Syrian state detention deaths”, saying that “a leading rights group has released new evidence that up to 7,000 Syrians who died in state detention centres were tortured, mistreated, or executed”, noting that this information is a moral wake-up call and demanding that officials being held to account should be “central to peace efforts.”

Ecuador Rejects HRW Report as “Manipulative”

teleSUR – November 12, 2015 In a statement released Wednesday, Ecuador’s governing party, Alianza PAIS, rejected the “latest political intervention against the government of Ecuador by the U.S.-based organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its report released on 10 November 2015.” The report made unsubstantiated claims that “the administration of President Rafael Correa has expanded […]