Omar Shakir resigned from post after organisation refused to say denial of Palestinian right of return is 'crime against humanity'
Omar Shakir resigned from post after organisation refused to say denial of Palestinian right of return is 'crime against humanity'
A child pulls a cart loaded with water containers past tents at a make-shift camp for internally displaced people, in a school run by the United Nations relief and works agency for Palestine refugees, in Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip, on 30 September 2025 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)
Published date: 4 February 2026 01:00 GMT
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Omar Shakir, who has worked for the rights group for more than 10 years, says he has lost faith in the organisation.
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