Wall Street Journal exposes pro-Armenian activities of HRW director
By Trend
Executive Director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division Sarah Leah Whitson supports construction of illegal settlements in the territory of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region occupied by Armenia, reads an article posted in the Wall Street Journal, Trend reports Jan. 15.
“The settlements Ms. Whitson supports are in Nagorno-Karabakh, an area that was within the borders of post-Soviet Azerbaijan until 1994, when Armenia occupied the region after a protracted war,” the article said. “Since then, the Armenian leadership in Yerevan has actively encouraged the movement of settlers into the area.”
The UN, international courts and the US all consider Nagorno Karabakh occupied Azerbaijani territory, according to the article.
“Ms. Whitson, who is from an Armenian family, served as master of ceremonies at a 2018 fundraiser for the Armenian National Committee of America, a pro-settler charity that views Karabakh as an “integral part of the Armenian homeland”,” the article said.
“She took to Twitter to promote Armenian wines, including from the occupied territories,” reads the article. “She responded by email: “My personal support for Armenian diaspora organizations pertains to their charitable and educational work in Armenia and their efforts to advocate for recognition of the Armenian Genocide”.”