Category: Oxfam

NGO Monitor: Correcting Michael Pinto-Duschinsky’s Mistakes

March 27th, 2008 | Category: Durban Conference, Human Rights, Amnesty International, Christian Aid, Oxfam, CARE, New Israel Fund, NGO Monitor, Ethics
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Prof. Michael Pinto-Duschinsky published an article in the 21 March edition of the Jewish Chronicle (UK) agreeing with NGO Monitor’s analysis on the political biases and false claims of leading “charities”, and “human rights groups”, including Amnesty International, Christian Aid and Oxfam.  As he notes, these groups systematically abuse the rhetoric of human rights, and […]

Response to the Seth Freedman´s “Selective Criticism” article in the Guardian

December 19th, 2007 | Category: Durban Conference, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Boycott / Divestment, NGOs, Government Funding, Oxfam, War on Want
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In his Guardian article on NGO Monitor’s conference, Seth Freedman demonstrated that we are doing our job – “promoting critical debate and accountability on human rights NGOs in the Arab-Israeli conflict”. He is right that “nobody gets a free ride” – the halo effect which has protected political superpowers like Amnesty International and Human […]

Oxfam promotes EU’s bias; ignores terrorism, Hamas and Palestinian responsibility

October 16th, 2007 | Category: Human Rights, Government Funding, Oxfam, EU

On October 11, Oxfam GB’s Jerusalem office distributed a copy of a press release detailing a resolution passed by the European Parliament, which “calls for the lift [sic] of the blockade in Gaza and free movement for people and goods on all [sic] the Occupied Palestinian Territories.” (The document NGO Monitor obtained appears to be […]