Top Rights Prize Nominee Supports Killing Israelis

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Human Rights Watch must cancel nomination of terror supporter Mona Seif

GENEVA, April 30, 2013 – A jury comprised of Human Rights Watch and nine other NGOs has nominated an Egyptian activist for the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, even though she tweeets for terror, reports the Geneva-based UN Watch. (See below UNW's open letter to Ken Roth, head of Human Rights Watch, a key member of the jury.)

Several Egyptian human rights activists expressed shock at the nomination. Amr Bakly, who heads the Cairo Liberal Forum, tweeted: "The Martin Ennals Award is not for terrorist supporters. . . Mona Saif is a terrorist supporter!" Maikel Nabil, a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, jailed by Egypt in 2011 for his human rights activism, also expressed alarm: "The Martin Ennals Award can be awarded to Mona Seif if its committee is able to explain to the victims of terrorism why they deserve to be killed by those whom Mona supports."

Letter Urging HRW to Cancel Nomination of Terror Supporter

The following letter was sent today to Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth.

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http://www.unwatch.org/cms.asp?id=4004568&campaign_id=63111

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1. Ah, dueling NGOs, how cool.

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2. Every decent NGO should be dueling HRW for rewarding this warmonger. n/t

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3. Yes! bring it! Loin cloths in the sand with funny looking edged weapons.

And with a handkerchief between their teeth like in the movies too, so we know it's personal.

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4. So what do you think of HRW's choice for hero WRT this award? n/t

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5. I don't think much of HRW, I would have thought you would have noticed.

(So, just to be clear: I don't think much about what they have to say either, or who they like or dislike, etc ...)

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6. Don't forget the soundtrack

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7. "Amok". Now there is a word you don't see every day.

I don't do sound on this machine and that group doesn't seem to do visuals. But I was thinking more Berserk, I suppose that's my viking ancestors.

But anyway, let's go crazy, yeah, NGO duel to the death, up close and personal. Did I leave any cliches out. No doubt, there are so many.

I am seeing NGO vs NGO arguments in other forums too, the cats out of the bag. Pretty soon guys like Zuckerman will have their own stable of NGOs to push all the things they want done.