Tag Archive: Omar Shakir
NIF Grantees Protest Deportation of Human Rights Defender
The Supreme Court approved the deportation of Human Rights Watch’s Omar Shakir. Israeli human rights organizations are speaking out.
NIF CEO: “Only a government with something to hide would work this hard to keep out those with whom it disagrees”
Today, responding to news that the Israel and Palestine Director of Human Rights Watch Omar Shakir will be deported, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
Progressive Jewish Letter of Support for Omar Shakir
We write on behalf of five American Jewish organizations in support of Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director of Human Rights Watch. We call on the Israeli government to cease its efforts to deport Shakir and on the Israeli Supreme Court to reverse the lower court ruling that upheld the deportation.
Israeli Human Rights Lawyers Defend Activist from Deportation
Human Rights Watch country director Omar Shakir is facing deportation. Democratic values and the right to dissent are at stake.