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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · 7d

In @nytimes, @AgnesCallamard and I ask "What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?" @hrw and @amnesty have worked closely with Palestinian human rights groups for decades and can attest that their work is indispensable to the human rights community. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · Aug 1

New from @hrw. Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes. Suspend this flawed “humanitarian” operation and allow the UN and NGOs to rese providing aid. Current system will not stop famine.
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Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes

Israeli forces at the sites of a new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza have routinely opened fire on starving Palestinian civilians in acts that amount to serious violations of international l...

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · May 15

We @hrw.org don't invoke lightly the Genocide Convention. But allies to the Israeli government have at this point a legal obligation to act to prevent extermination of the Gaza population. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

Gaza: Latest Israeli Plan Inches Closer to Extermination

The Israeli government’s plan to demolish what remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and concentrate the Palestinian population into a tiny area would amount to an abhorrent escalation of its ongo...

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · May 9

The erosion of freedom of expression is of grave concern to us @hrw.org Today we are sounding the alarm on both Greece and Türkiye. Here is the one on Türkiye www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

Social Media Companies Should Resist Turkish State Censorship

As of Thursday morning, internet users in Türkiye can no longer access the Turkish-language X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. This comes after a Turkish court arbitrarily ordered X to...

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · May 9

The EU must act to defend democracy and uphold the rule of law in #Greece. @HRW's new report details a serious media freedom & rule of law crisis that requires urgent attention and action from the @EU_Commission. Read the full report here: www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis

Greece faces a media freedom crisis as a result of actions and failures by the Greek government, threatening democracy and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · May 7

Great thread by my colleague @zamahrw.bsky.social on.children and the ongoing negotiations for a crimes against humanity treaty.

Zama Neff @zamahrw.bsky.social · May 5

The world is moving towards an international treaty on crimes against humanity. A huge opportunity to enhance justice for children - governments should consider kids now. We have some ideas in a new paper released today: cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-... @hrw.org @veroaubert.bsky.social

Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · May 2

The Alien Enemies Act is incompatible with human rights law and has been weaponized by US Administration. Congress must repeal it. New from @hrw.org www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

United States: Repeal the Alien Enemies Act

The 59-page report, “United States: Repeal the Alien Enemies Act, A Human Rights Argument,” describes how the Trump administration has utilized the act as a vehicle for its attempted end run around ba...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Apr 30

The April 22 attack by gunmen that killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir has heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · Apr 28

We need red lines in the use of technology. We cannot delegate the decision to use force, potentially lethal, to machines. A new treaty is urgently needed. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

‘Killer Robots’ Threaten Human Rights During War, Peace

In "A Hazard to Human Rights," Human Rights Watch details how autonomous weapons systems pose a grave risk to human rights during both war and peacetime. Governments should tackle the concerns raised ...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Apr 25

At least 12 civilians are reported killed and 90 injured following Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv.

These were among the deadliest strikes on the Ukrainian capital since July 2024.

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · Apr 19

With all eyes on Trump, another autocrat is restricting human rights in an increasingly fragile democracy. Europe can ignore at its peril.

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Apr 18

Hundreds of people in Türkiye, mainly students, are going on trial for protesting the detention of Istanbul’s mayor.

The rushed trials show Türkiye’s restrictions on the right to assembly are arbitrary and incompatible with a democratic society based on the rule of law.

Türkiye: Students, Journalists on Trial for Protest

Türkiye is set to prosecute hundreds of people, mainly students, who protested the detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoglu in hasty, mass trials, scheduled to begin on April 18, 2015, Human Rights ...

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · Apr 17

In #Tunisia, critics are being silenced, intimidated, and punished through arbitrary detention and politically motivated prosecutions. A new @hrw report documents how the govt has turned arbitrary detention into a cornerstone of its repressive policy 👉 www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Tunisia: Arbitrary Detention Crushes Dissent

The Tunisian government has turned arbitrary detention into a cornerstone of its repressive policy, aimed at depriving people of their civil and political rights.

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · Apr 13

More attacks on civilians in #Sudan. Time for UNSC to take action

Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · Apr 12

“The UN Security Council should meet and respond to the crisis, including by imposing sanctions on abusive commanders and condemning countries providing support to parties in violation of the ongoing UN arms embargo.” #Sudan
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Civilians Around Sudan’s El Fasher Face New Attacks

Global leaders need to respond to reports of fresh attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Zamzam displaced camp near North Darfur’s capital of El Fasher.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Apr 10

Four people who participated in a pro-Palestine protest at a university in Berlin last year are fighting a court case against their deportation.

Governments should not use immigration law to silence views that they disagree with. Learn more ⤵️

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · Apr 11

Given the lack of information over who was deported, why, where they are and the fact they are held incommunicado, we @hrw.org qualify these as enforced disappearances. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

US/El Salvador: Venezuelan Deportees Forcibly Disappeared

The governments of the United States and El Salvador have subjected more than 200 Venezuelan nationals to enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Federico Borello @fborello.bsky.social · Apr 10

This is my first post on Bluesky. A big NO to the use of incendiary weapons in populated areas. South Sudan: Incendiary Bombs Kill, Burn Civilians www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

South Sudan: Incendiary Bombs Kill, Burn Civilians

South Sudan’s use of improvised air-dropped incendiary weapons has killed and horrifically burned dozens of people, including children, and destroyed civilian infrastructure in Upper Nile state.

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