Santosh Helekar writes: "I have no obligation to accept what U. G. Barad claims to be the official estimate. There are many "official" estimates, each one different from the other and from Barad's "official" estimate. I FOR ONE IS USING THE ESTIMATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH given in the following quote from 2012."
As I was trying to get the data verified I was stunned to read that Human Rights Watch (HRW) has been criticized very heavily by: 1) National governments, 2) Other NGOs, 3) Its founder and former Chairman Robert L. Bernstein, and 4) The media. HRW is also accused of following accusations: 1) Allegations of poor research and inaccuracy; 2) Allegations of selection bias; 3) Allegations of ideological bias; 4) Criticism of fund-raising policies; 5) Accusations of bias for or against particular nations; 6) Allegations of bias concerning Latin America; 6) Allegations of bias concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict; 7) Criticism of fund raising in Saudi Arabia; 8) Allegations of anti-Israel bias; 9) Allegations of bias concerning Africa; and above all is 10) Criticism from founder and former chairman, Robert Bernstein. Members of Goanet can read more on HRW at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Human_Rights_Watch Under such criticisms and heavy accusations how can anyone ever believe the authenticity of facts and figures reported by HRW? Having written what I have written above, I do not wish to thrust my opinion about authenticity of HRW on any one. Simultaneously, I presume that Santosh and likeminded does not wish to thrust the opinions and authenticity of facts and figures reported by Human Rights Watch on anyone. Best regards, U. G. Barad
