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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Trump se aprovecha de las protestas contra ICE en California

El presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, se hizo del control de 2000 agentes de la Guardia Nacional de California que dependen del gobernador del estado, Gavin Newsom, y el día sábado, desplegó a estas...

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Jun 5

This past weekend marked the 104th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The two remaining survivors are still waiting for reparations. www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

Remembering Tulsa: Justice, Reparations, and the Fight for Healing

Last weekend marked the anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 when the thriving Black community in the Greenwood neighborhood was violently attacked by a white mob, killing more than 300 Blac...

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · May 28

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Alison Leal Parker @lealparker.bsky.social · May 8

NEW from #HRW: Without accountability mechanisms, "those with power may become tyrants and no one under their rule is free or safe." www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

Authored by: @treywalk.bsky.social + John Raphling

President Trump’s Efforts to Defy Accountability

During the first three months of his administration, President Donald Trump has destroyed, captured, or marginalized institutions intended to check abuses of executive power.

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · May 7

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Civil Rights Watchdog under Assault by Trump Administration

One of the most effective and enduring institutions won by the Civil Rights Movement – the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice – is under assault.

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Apr 24

100 days of the Trump administration's assaults on human rights www.hrw.org/feature/2025...

100 Human Rights Harms in 100 Days

To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s executive policies, orders, and actions that pose significant risks to the hum...

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Apr 24

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FIFA Has No Child Safeguarding Policy for 2026 World Cup

In two months, the FIFA Club World Cup, an international football tournament for club teams, will kick off in the United States, serving as a testing ground for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup next year...

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Apr 22

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One Man’s Ordeal Triggers Test of US Constitution

This week, US federal court judges pushed back on the Trump administration’s abusive deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who, along with over 200 others accused of gang membership, was unlawfully tra...

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Apr 22

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This Earth Day, Let’s Talk Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

Earth Day, which in 2016 marked the opening for signature of the Paris Agreement on climate change, now takes place amid record-breaking global heat and rising fossil fuel production.

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Apr 10

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The Trump Administration’s Assaults on Black History

This week, it was reported that the United States National Park Service had begun scrubbing information from its exhibits about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad; one of the most significant...

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Mar 21

Reparations are integral to healing, equity and justice. That's why Human Rights Watch answered the UN CERD's call to provide an historical contextual analysis on reparations.

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Mar 21

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

For anti-racism to be genuine and have a lasting impact, governments should meaningfully redress the ongoing impacts of racism’s historic legacies.

Ending Racism Means Addressing Its Historic Legacies

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · Mar 6

#Israel gov't blocked all aid to #Gaza, deliberately depriving civilians of food water fuel & in flagrant violation of int'l humanitarian law.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should wake up: muffled words, instead of much-needed action, also put civilians at further risk.

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Israel Again Blocks Gaza Aid, Further Risking Lives

Since March 2, 2025, the Israeli government has again blocked all aid entering Gaza, including fuel, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Mar 5

Today the US Congress introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Congress should pass this important bill and strengthen the right to vote in the US. More from HRW's Trey Walk ⤵️

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Mar 1

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US Registration Directive Further Criminalizes Undocumented Immigrants

This week, the Trump administration announced that it will ramp up enforcement of a relatively obscure legal provision that requires undocumented immigrants in the United States to register with the g...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Feb 28

Israeli authorities have denied numerous medical professionals entry into Gaza without an explanation.

Israel’s allies should urge the country to comply with its duties as the occupying power and allow health care workers into Gaza.

Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza

Israeli authorities denied an orthopedic surgeon entry into Gaza last week, preventing her from providing crucial treatment to children with disabilities. One of her patients, Minah, a 3-year-old girl...

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Claudio Francavilla @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social · Feb 24

As @kajakallas.bsky.social chairs #EU-#Israel foreign ministers meeting today, one thing must be clear: this can be no ‘business as usual’

The only use of this Association Council is calling out Israel’s atrocity crimes, and finally announcing measures to address them ⤵️
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EU: No ‘Business as Usual’ at Association Council with Israel

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and EU foreign ministers should unequivocally condemn Israel’s atrocity crimes and other serious violations of international law during the EU-Israel Association Cou...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Feb 21

On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.

Openly Gay Imam Gunned Down in South Africa

On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Feb 24

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved measures that will transfer children to the country’s adult prison system.

Placing children in adult prisons will only worsen their exposure to abuse and undermine their chances of rehabilitation.

El Salvador: Children to Be Moved to Adult Prisons

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved measures that will transfer children to the country’s adult prison system, exposing them to a heightened risk of abuse and violating international juven...

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Alison Leal Parker @lealparker.bsky.social · Feb 13

📣 NEW from @HRW: Car chases by TX troopers and local sheriffs/police killed at least 106 people (incl. bystanders and children) + injured 301 in Texas’ dangerous Operation Lone Star. Trump policies to increase this type of enforcement will entrench the chaos and harm. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

US: Texas Vehicle Pursuits Kill At Least 106, Injure 301

Vehicle pursuits by Texas state troopers and local law enforcement have killed at least 106 people and injured 301 people in counties participating in Texas’ Operation Lone Star (OLS) since the progra...

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Bob Libal @blibal.bsky.social · Feb 13

NEW today from me & @hrw.org:

Vehicle pursuits by TX troopers and local law enforcement have killed at least 106 people and injured 301 in counties participating in Texas’ Operation Lone Star.

Reckless and high speed pursuits often occur in sensitive areas, in neighborhoods, & near schools.

US: Texas Vehicle Pursuits Kill At Least 106, Injure 301

Vehicle pursuits by Texas state troopers and local law enforcement have killed at least 106 people and injured 301 people in counties participating in Texas’ Operation Lone Star (OLS) since the progra...

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Kartik Raj @kartikraj.bsky.social · Feb 12

Child poverty is the visible tip of an iceberg of rights failures in the UK. The UK government is falling short on a wide range of social and economic rights.

My letter with @justfairuk.bsky.social’s director Jess McQuail in today’s @theguardian.com

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Feb 7

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US Information Erasure Hurts Everyone

Content and datasets essential for research, policy making, transparency, and accountability began to disappear from US government websites beginning late Friday, January 31, with little information a...

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Feb 6

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“The Land of Our People, Forever”

The 133-page report, “‘The Land of Our People, Forever’: United States Human Rights Violations against the Numu/Nuwu and Newe in the Rush for Lithium,” found that the US Bureau of Land Management perm...

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Kartik Raj @kartikraj.bsky.social · Feb 6

The proposal for a universal child benefit in Spain, by @pbustinduy.bsky.social @msocialgob.bsky.social, with support from @sirarego.bsky.social and @yolandadiaz.bsky.social, has the potential to transform lives and reduce child poverty.

Social rights are human rights.

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cbeckerhrw.bsky.social @cbeckerhrw.bsky.social · Feb 3