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Exposing #HumanRights abuses around the world Join us to help end them! Staff: https://t.co/2JflyBfwxg HRW social accounts https://t.co/AIpbUxDYGC hrw.org Joined May 2008-
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Haiti is in crisis, and it's critical for Haitian, regional, and international leaders to act to prevent the situation from spiraling further. Six urgent steps can be taken now: hrw.org/news/2024/03/2… Learn more about the impact of the ongoing crisis:
Weekly Quiz! It’s time once again for our 5- question quiz on the #HumanRights news of the week! Let us know how you do: trib.al/LtLN9NS
French popstar Aya Nakamura has been facing racist abuse following reports she might perform a song by singer Edith Piaf at the Paris Olympics. Hateful remarks directed toward her once again highlight the prevalence of systematic racism in France.
🧵🇭🇹Haiti is on the brink. Violence by criminal groups continues, bringing essential services and the delivery of humanitarian aid to a near standstill.@hrw urges intl, regional, and Haitian leaders to implement 6 essential measures to overcome the crisis: hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
Weekly Quiz! It’s time once again for our 5- question quiz on the #HumanRights news of the week! Let us know how you do: trib.al/rx89nuY
Turkiye is increasingly deporting Syrians to the remote, isolated Turkish-occupied border town of Tel Abyad, which suffers from lawlessness, insecurity and dire humanitarian conditions and to which most deportees have no meaningful ties whatsoever. hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
Readers’ Recommendations in today's Daily Brief: 🔹Gaza 🔹Türkiye 🔹India 🔹Indonesia 🔹Syria/Germany Send us your suggestions: trib.al/4fiq8ZY
Quick Takes of the Daily Brief today: 🔵Thailand’s trailblazing on LGBT rights in South East Asia 🔵Mali & Wagner Group bombing weddings and funerals 🔵Türkiye forcing Syrian refugees into unsafe returns Read them here: trib.al/qz5Vb88
#Ireland will intervene in the #ICJ #SouthAfrica v #Israel case on #genocide @MichealMartinTD's statement includes arguably the clearest condemnation so far from an EU govt of war crimes committed by ALL (not one, all) parties on and since October 7: gov.ie/en/press-relea… 👇🏽
The Escazú Agreement would help Brazil protect the environment and its defenders — but approval by Congress is still pending. Approving the treaty should not be a partisan issue. Learn more: hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
Israel has reportedly used facial recognition surveillance technology in Gaza, per @nytimes. This would amount to mass surveillance and be incompatible with international human rights law. Learn more from HRW on potential harms of facial recognition tech: hrw.org/news/2023/09/2…
Good news in Thailand! The country's lower house of parliament has approved a bill to legalize marriage equality. If the law passes, Thailand will be the first country in Southeast Asia to achieve marriage equality.
In January, a Houthi court sentenced 32 men to prison, death by stoning/crucifixion, and/or to flogging. The Houthis should end their use of the death penalty and other forms of cruel punishment and provide fair trials for those charged. #Yemen trib.al/zmgFKPq
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Turkiye is increasingly deporting Syrians to the remote, isolated Turkish-occupied border town of Tel Abyad, which suffers from lawlessness, insecurity and dire humanitarian conditions and to which most deportees have no meaningful ties whatsoever. hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
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🚨 #SaudiArabia was just elected as chair of UN Commission on the Status of Women @UN_CSW, the UN's main forum for women's rights. A short thread 🧵with @hrw's reaction: HRW: “#SaudiArabia’s election as chair of @UN_CSW shows shocking disregard for women’s rights everywhere."
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The #EscazúAgreement would help Brazil protect the Amazon & environmental defenders, but approval has been pending in Congress for almost a year. @hrw and +150 other organizations call on the Lula administration to seek swift ratification of the treaty. hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
Is it the "same tea in a different cup"? Tanzanian human rights lawyer @TitoMagoti and I spoke recently about his views on how far his country has come in the three years since @SuluhuSamia came into power. Read here: hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
I wrote about the terrifying loss of freedom in #HongKong, drawing parallels to Xinjiang & asks the world not to look away. Read on @nytimes: nytimes.com/2024/03/26/opi…
I’ve worked on human rights in #Kosovo for nearly 30 years, testified in 5 war crimes trials, and today – 25 years since NATO’s air campaign in Yugoslavia began – justice efforts are fragmented, stalled and woefully incomplete. An impunity thread 🧵
All 10 #Canada's provinces have now committed to ending their immigration detention deals with #CBSA, a major victory for refugee rights. It's time PM @JustinTrudeau takes meaningful steps to end immigration detention across the country. #WelcomeToCanada hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
Rare, incredible good news from Cairo, authorities finally decided to close Case 173 & end the decade-and-half-long charges against human rights defenders. Authorities must implement the decision immediately & end its crackdown on NGOs detailed here👇. hrw.org/news/2021/07/1…
Rare, incredible good news from Cairo, authorities finally decided to close Case 173 & end the decade-and-half-long charges against human rights defenders. Authorities must implement the decision immediately & end its crackdown on NGOs detailed here👇. hrw.org/news/2021/07/1…
As G7 states meet today in Rome to discuss events in #Africa, at a time of widespread abuses afflicting many countries across the continent & massive man-made humanitarian disasters, the meeting cannot be mere talk shop. @hrw oped hrw.org/news/2024/03/2… unita.it/2024/03/20/g7-…
Hong Kong's new security law "punishes peaceful speech & activism w heavy prison sentences, expands police powers & weakens due process rights," @hrw says. As it applies to HongKongers anywhere in the world, the law can silence dissent in HK + globally. hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…
Not a headline from @TheOnion! #SaudiArabia is set to be elected chair of the top UN women's rights forum @UN_CSW. 😵💫 It's supposed to happen this week, unanimously & without a vote. @hrw urges UN member states to call a vote & reject the Saudi bid. 👉 hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…
Various armed groups have kidnapped hundreds of people, including 287 schoolchildren, across northern #Nigeria in a series of alarming attacks since late February which highlight the country's spiraling security crisis hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…
Journalist friends, here's @hrw's statement on the passage of Article 23 security law in Hong Kong. Full statement forthcoming:
On heels of dismaying news Gambia might revoke ban on female genital cutting, here’s @hrw QA on global #FGM practices. Upshot: FGM is a medically unnecessary and irreversible procedure that damages the health of millions of girls worldwide. hrw.org/news/2010/06/1…
Two crucial questions about carbon offsetting projects: (1) do they reliably reduce or avoid emissions? (2) do they benefit locals? Faced with existential questions on (1), the industry has turned to (2), claiming projects help end poverty - I argue evidence is lacking 👇
Two crucial questions about carbon offsetting projects: (1) do they reliably reduce or avoid emissions? (2) do they benefit locals? Faced with existential questions on (1), the industry has turned to (2), claiming projects help end poverty - I argue evidence is lacking 👇