Amnesty International and HRW face loss of ethics and credibility

Like Human Rights Watch’s latest controversial report on Morocco, Amnesty International’s report on the war in Ukraine is the target of strong international criticism, casting doubt on the credibility of the two NGOs, accused of pernicious actions that resemble attempts at destabilization.

Amnesty International’s latest report accusing Ukrainian forces of endangering the lives of civilians has in fact prompted the resignation of the head of the NGO, Oksana Pokaltchouk, and the indignation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has accused the NGO to “attempt to amnesty the terrorist state” by putting “the victim and the aggressor in a certain way on an equal footing”.

Morocco had also denounced the tendentious allegations contained in the latest HRW report and which are based on untruths distilled by the local NGO, AMDH. For the Moroccan government, these slanders will not deter Morocco from continuing to build the rule of law and institutions and defend rights and freedoms, according to its spokesperson, Mustapha Baitas.