Human Rights Watch and the US government

"Or when you see people like Miguel Díaz who have had experience working for the CIA—which is easily the Western hemisphere's largest institutional human rights violator over the past half century—spend eight years on HRW's advisory committee before going into the State Department with the explicit objective of facilitating greater interaction between the U.S. intelligence community and NGOs like HRW. How can HRW associates be expected to not hold back in their criticisms of U.S. abuses around the world when they plan to help manage U.S. foreign policy in the future?"