Human Rights Watch has fired its chairman.
Axius News reported the dismissal of the head of the human rights organization by the board of the non-governmental organization for allegedly collaborating with former New York Governor Andrew Como in order to help clear allegations of sexual harassment.
The Human Rights Watch announced late Monday that it had fired Alfonso David, the head of the US-based NGO, for his support of former New York Governor Andrew Como. Who has been fired for sexually harassing women.
David was the first black president of the human rights organization. The New York Times also reported that the Human Rights Board voted to remove him from the role immediately “because of a breach of his contract with Human Rights Watch.”
David’s dismissal came after Human Rights Watch hired an independent law firm to investigate him in response to a report by investigators appointed by the New York Attorney General that he was assisting the head of the Human Rights Watch to clear Como’s charges.
In a statement tweeted at midnight, David said the human rights campaign should “wait for a legal challenge.” He accused the institution of “unjustly” expelling him in order to hinder his struggle for the unity of the country.
In a statement issued Monday, he said that the directors of the board of directors of the Human Rights Organization should publish the findings of their investigation that led to his dismissal.
The ousted head of the human rights organization served as Como’s top adviser before joining the NGO.
In one of the allegations that led to David’s dismissal, according to a report by the New York Attorney General’s Office, the ousted head of the human rights body had sent one of the Komo plaintiffs’ personal confidential files to the then governor.
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Como resigned nearly a month ago after 11 women sued him on sexual charges and substantiated their claims.
