Al Bawaba News5y
Q&A: Why was Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch Deported from Palestine?
For two and a half years, Omar Shakir has served as Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine director. This week he became the first human rights researcher working in the country to be ...
BBC5y
Israel's deportation of Human Rights Watch activist condemned
Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli authorities ... The interior ministry revoked the work permit of US citizen Omar Shakir last year under a law that bars foreigners who have supported ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency5y
Supreme Court in Israel freezes deportation order against Human Rights Watch director there
Omar Shakir was ordered expelled from the country ... Much of the dossier covers a time period before Shakir assumed his position at Human Rights Watch, including a great deal of his time at ...
Al Bawaba News5y
Will Israel Expel HRW Director Omar Shakir?
Israel is set to expel the Jerusalem-based director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday. On Nov. 5, Israel's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Omar Shakir against a decision to deport him and ...
Al Bawaba News5y
Human Rights Activist Deported by Israel Vows to Continue Efforts to Reverse His Expulsion
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked Israel’s Supreme Court to reconsider the case of Omar Shakir, the watchdog's Jerusalem-based director who was expelled on Nov. 25, he told Anadolu Agency in a ...