Omar Shakir
Omar Shakir is the Human Rights Watch director for Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, where he has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights and has frequently reported on the escalating violence and human rights abuses occurring in these regions. Recently, he emphasized that the attack on Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal is emblematic of the broader trend of rising settler violence against Palestinians, a situation that has worsened significantly since the outbreak of the latest Gaza war.
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Omar Shakir is the executive director of Democracy in the Arab World Now (Dawn), which is focused on US foreign policy in the Middle East.
US sanctions against UN official and rights groups violate first amendment, lawsuit claims | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2026-07-15
Omar Shakir is the executive director at Dawn, a non-profit dedicated to investigating US foreign policy impacts.
Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show | International lawUnited Kingdom· 2026-06-27
Omar Shakir, the organization’s Israel and Palestine director and one of those who resigned, accused Bolopion of pulling the finalized report.
Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, says Human Rights Watch
Guyana· 2026-02-05
Omar Shakir, who has headed the Israel and Palestine team at Human Rights Watch, resigned after leadership blocked a report on Palestinian refugees' right of return.
Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked | World newsUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-03
Omar Shakir is the Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch.
US soldiers could be liable for war crimes in Gaza. Will they be prosecuted? | Israel-Gaza warUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-29
Omar Shakir, director for Israel and Palestine at Human Rights Watch, criticized the notion of voluntary migration from Gaza as misleading.
Izrael chce vysídliť Palestínčanov. Pošle ich do Afriky?
Slovakia· 2025-08-24
Omar Shakir is the director for Israel and Palestine at Human Rights Watch who criticized the forced displacement of Gazans.
Izrael chce vysídliť Palestínčanov. Pošle ich do Afriky?Slovakia· 2025-08-23Omar Shakir stated that Human Rights Watch has gathered evidence of genocidal acts committed by Israel.
El recrudecimiento de los ataques israelíes aviva el debate sobre si la masacre en Gaza es un genocidio | Internacional
Spain· 2025-05-17
Shakir stated that settlers routinely terrorise Palestinians, with the Israeli army often taking part.
‘This is no isolated event’: attack on Palestinian director brings rising settler violence into focus | Palestinian territoriesUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-28
