Sybil Fawlty

To HRW
Hello, I read a news item about one of your top officials, Anna Neistat, who has been black listed by the Sri Lanka Govt. due to violation of its immigration laws and for forging travel documents. 

If this allegation is true, then it tells a lot about the operations of your organization. If you have to resort to this level of behavior then what you put out as ‘independent reports’ must consist of questionable information and views. I am sure you will agree that such type of actions has a huge impact on HRW’s integrity. 

As supporters of HRW, we would like to know the truth about Ms. Neistat’s ‘illegal and dubious operations’ in Sri Lanka. I think it is high time that HRW come clean with its dealings in other countries because this is not the first occasion when HRW has been accused of improper conduct and resorting to questionable ways of conducting its business. 

The other day I came across a web site called HRW-Watch who claim that they keep a watch on HRW’s activities – and all I can say is that these web sites would not have come into existence if HRW was honest and played by its rules. It is a sad state of affairs when the so-called guardians of the truth cannot be trusted anymore. I only hope, HRW has not stooped to this low level of operations. 

Best regards,

Sybil