Bassam Khawaja
@khawaja.bsky.social
Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa, @HRW.org
Senior Fellow, Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School
Counsel to Human Rights & Privatization Project, NYU Law
Senior Fellow, Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School
Counsel to Human Rights & Privatization Project, NYU Law
Reposted by Bassam Khawaja
Among many politically-driven trials in #Tunisia is the one faced by 5 staff of Tunisian Council for Refugees, a key partner of the UN Refugee Agency .
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should stop ignoring the reality that its silence is complicity into deeper repression.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should stop ignoring the reality that its silence is complicity into deeper repression.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Tunisia: Abusive Prosecutions of Refugee Group
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial on November 24, 2025, amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia.
www.hrw.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Among many politically-driven trials in #Tunisia is the one faced by 5 staff of Tunisian Council for Refugees, a key partner of the UN Refugee Agency .
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should stop ignoring the reality that its silence is complicity into deeper repression.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should stop ignoring the reality that its silence is complicity into deeper repression.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial today amid a broader crackdown on civil society in Tunisia. Authorities should drop the charges, release two detained employees, and stop criminalizing the work of independent groups www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Tunisia: Abusive Prosecutions of Refugee Group
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial on November 24, 2025, amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia.
www.hrw.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial today amid a broader crackdown on civil society in Tunisia. Authorities should drop the charges, release two detained employees, and stop criminalizing the work of independent groups www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
22 organizations, including HRW, call on the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights to act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights
The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country.
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
22 organizations, including HRW, call on the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights to act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
HRW has found that the Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 32,000 people removed have not been permitted to return to their homes www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity
The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said ...
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
HRW has found that the Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 32,000 people removed have not been permitted to return to their homes www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Bahraini authorities have detained Ebrahim Sharif, a prominent political activist, for peaceful comments he made in Beirut: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Bahrain: Immediately Release Prominent Activist
Bahraini authorities have detained Ebrahim Sharif, a prominent political activist, for peaceful comments he made in Beirut.
www.hrw.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Bahraini authorities have detained Ebrahim Sharif, a prominent political activist, for peaceful comments he made in Beirut: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
There is strong evidence that Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman approved the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. This assessment no longer ceases to be true simply because it has become politically and economically inconvenient for President Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Trump Lauds Saudi Prince in Lavish Visit, Brushing Off Journalist’s Killing
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
There is strong evidence that Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman approved the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. This assessment no longer ceases to be true simply because it has become politically and economically inconvenient for President Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Powerful op-ed from Btselem on accountability in Gaza: "Accountability is essential – not for revenge, but because there’s no reckoning without responsibility. Genocide must not be normalized. And a system that carries it out must not go unchallenged." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli Novak
The international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move on
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Powerful op-ed from Btselem on accountability in Gaza: "Accountability is essential – not for revenge, but because there’s no reckoning without responsibility. Genocide must not be normalized. And a system that carries it out must not go unchallenged." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
HRW has issued recommendations on next steps for comprehensive justice for Syria:
-Prioritize inclusive justice
-Promote close cooperation
-Ensure domestic legislative reforms and ICC jurisdiction
-Build political will and partnerships for justice
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
-Prioritize inclusive justice
-Promote close cooperation
-Ensure domestic legislative reforms and ICC jurisdiction
-Build political will and partnerships for justice
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Recommendations on Next Steps for Comprehensive Justice for Syria
Following the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad, ending over 60 years of Baath party rule in Syria, the country’s authorities have an unprecedented opportunity to break with decades of im...
www.hrw.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
HRW has issued recommendations on next steps for comprehensive justice for Syria:
-Prioritize inclusive justice
-Promote close cooperation
-Ensure domestic legislative reforms and ICC jurisdiction
-Build political will and partnerships for justice
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
-Prioritize inclusive justice
-Promote close cooperation
-Ensure domestic legislative reforms and ICC jurisdiction
-Build political will and partnerships for justice
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Come work with us!
Human Rights Watch is hiring a research assistant on Tunisia and Libya, based in Tunis: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Human Rights Watch is hiring a research assistant on Tunisia and Libya, based in Tunis: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Come work with us!
Human Rights Watch is hiring a research assistant on Tunisia and Libya, based in Tunis: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Human Rights Watch is hiring a research assistant on Tunisia and Libya, based in Tunis: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Physicians for Human Rights finds a staggering 94 documented cases of Palestinian deaths in Israeli detention between October 7, 2023 and August 2025. It alleges "a deliberate Israeli policy of killing Palestinians in custody" www.phr.org.il/en/palestini...
Death Sentence for Palestinians in Custody | New Report and Testimonies | רופאים לזכויות אדם
Our latest report reveals that over the past two years, up to August 2025, at […] Read more >
www.phr.org.il
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Physicians for Human Rights finds a staggering 94 documented cases of Palestinian deaths in Israeli detention between October 7, 2023 and August 2025. It alleges "a deliberate Israeli policy of killing Palestinians in custody" www.phr.org.il/en/palestini...
Reposted by Bassam Khawaja
Read more on Tunisia’s ever-worsening abuses in this month’s @hrw.org & @amnesty.org updates, which I screenshot above in this 🧵.
Thanks to their teams including @khawaja.bsky.social. And to you all for reading & sharing this.
1) www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
2) www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
Thanks to their teams including @khawaja.bsky.social. And to you all for reading & sharing this.
1) www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
2) www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
Tunisia: Overturn Unjust ‘Conspiracy’ Trial Convictions
A Tunisian Court on November 17, 2025, is scheduled to hear the appeal of 37 people unjustly sentenced to heavy prison terms in a politically motivated “Conspiracy Case” from April.
www.hrw.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Read more on Tunisia’s ever-worsening abuses in this month’s @hrw.org & @amnesty.org updates, which I screenshot above in this 🧵.
Thanks to their teams including @khawaja.bsky.social. And to you all for reading & sharing this.
1) www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
2) www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
Thanks to their teams including @khawaja.bsky.social. And to you all for reading & sharing this.
1) www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
2) www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
Egyptian passport control prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from flying to the UK. The British-Egyptian writer and human rights campaigner was pardoned after 10 years in prison, but authorities aren't letting him leave the country. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family
Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Egyptian passport control prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from flying to the UK. The British-Egyptian writer and human rights campaigner was pardoned after 10 years in prison, but authorities aren't letting him leave the country. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Governments negotiating a new global treaty on gig work should strengthen the draft text to ensure fair wages and social security for these workers and protect them from exploitative management: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
ILO: Strengthen Global Rules to Protect Gig Workers
Governments negotiating a new global treaty on gig work should strengthen the draft text to ensure fair wages and social security for these workers and protect them from exploitative management.
www.hrw.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Governments negotiating a new global treaty on gig work should strengthen the draft text to ensure fair wages and social security for these workers and protect them from exploitative management: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
A Tunisian Court will on Monday hear the appeal of 37 people unjustly sentenced to heavy prison terms in the politically motivated “Conspiracy Case.” Four of those detained are on hunger strike, including one who was subjected to physical violence www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Tunisia: Overturn Unjust ‘Conspiracy’ Trial Convictions
A Tunisian Court on November 17, 2025, is scheduled to hear the appeal of 37 people unjustly sentenced to heavy prison terms in a politically motivated “Conspiracy Case” from April.
www.hrw.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A Tunisian Court will on Monday hear the appeal of 37 people unjustly sentenced to heavy prison terms in the politically motivated “Conspiracy Case.” Four of those detained are on hunger strike, including one who was subjected to physical violence www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Lebanese authorities released Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, on November 10, 2025, ending nearly 10 years of arbitrary detention without trial. They should also formally drop all baseless charges against him www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Lebanon: Hannibal Gaddafi Free After Long Unlawful Detention
Lebanese authorities released Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, on November 10, ending nearly ten years of arbitrary detention without trial.
www.hrw.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Lebanese authorities released Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, on November 10, 2025, ending nearly 10 years of arbitrary detention without trial. They should also formally drop all baseless charges against him www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Algeria has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal after a request from Germany. He us set to be transferred for medical treatment after a year in detention www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Algeria pardons writer Boualem Sansal
Algeria has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal after a request from Germany, to where he will be transferred for medical treatment after a year in detention, it was announced Wednesday.
www.france24.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Algeria has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal after a request from Germany. He us set to be transferred for medical treatment after a year in detention www.france24.com/en/live-news...
The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
US/El Salvador: Torture of Venezuelan Deportees
The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
www.hrw.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Amnesty: Tunisian authorities have over the past three years increasingly dismantled protections for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, particularly Black people, with a dangerous shift towards racist policing and widespread human rights violations www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Tunisia: Rampant violations against refugees and migrants expose EU’s complicity risk
The Tunisian authorities have over the past three years increasingly dismantled protections for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, particularly Black people, with a dangerous shift towards racist ...
www.amnesty.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Amnesty: Tunisian authorities have over the past three years increasingly dismantled protections for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, particularly Black people, with a dangerous shift towards racist policing and widespread human rights violations www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Israeli settlers carried out at least 264 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during October, the biggest monthly total since the UN began tracking these attacks in 2006: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians reach record number in October, U.N. says
Israeli settlers carried out at least 264 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during October, marking the biggest monthly total since United Nations officials began tracking such incidents in 2006, the U.N. said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Israeli settlers carried out at least 264 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during October, the biggest monthly total since the UN began tracking these attacks in 2006: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
The US government should address Saudi human rights abuses during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s expected visit to Washington, DC, on November 18—the first since he approved the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in March 2018 www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
US: Prioritize Rights During Saudi Leader’s Visit
The United States government, including Congress, should address Saudi human rights abuses during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s expected visit to Washington on November 18, 2025.
www.hrw.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The US government should address Saudi human rights abuses during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s expected visit to Washington, DC, on November 18—the first since he approved the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in March 2018 www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
HRW: At least 600 migrant workers employed by Saudi Arabian Baytur Construction Company have not received their salaries for at least eight months. The actual figure of unpaid workers could be significantly higher. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers in Mecca Arrested for Demanding Unpaid Wages
At least 600 migrant workers employed by Saudi Arabian Baytur Construction Company have not received their salaries for at least eight months.
www.hrw.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
HRW: At least 600 migrant workers employed by Saudi Arabian Baytur Construction Company have not received their salaries for at least eight months. The actual figure of unpaid workers could be significantly higher. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance threatens the right to health and financial security of millions. With open enrollment beginning Nov. 1, millions of households will no longer be able to afford insurance. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
US: Millions Face Soaring Health Costs as Subsidies Expire
The US Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance threatens the right to health and financial security of millions of people.
www.hrw.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance threatens the right to health and financial security of millions. With open enrollment beginning Nov. 1, millions of households will no longer be able to afford insurance. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
HRW: The US government’s violent campaign of raids and detentions this summer in LA set the stage for abuses in cities around the country, with ICE officials stalking and seizing people, separating families, and terrorizing communities. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
US: ICE Abuses in Los Angeles Set Stage for Other Cities
The US federal government’s violent campaign of raids and detentions during the summer of 2025 in Los Angeles set the stage for similar and subsequent abuses in cities around the country.
www.hrw.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
HRW: The US government’s violent campaign of raids and detentions this summer in LA set the stage for abuses in cities around the country, with ICE officials stalking and seizing people, separating families, and terrorizing communities. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to Oxfam. They found that Trump's policies risk driving US inequality to new heights. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Human Rights Watch on X: "An anti-drug police operation in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro has resulted in more than 100 killings. Rio authorities’ decisions leading to such a disastrous operation should be investigated. Families of victims deserve truth and justice. https://t.co/oTWzqSkkfN" / X
An anti-drug police operation in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro has resulted in more than 100 killings. Rio authorities’ decisions leading to such a disastrous operation should be investigated. Families of victims deserve truth and justice. https://t.co/oTWzqSkkfN
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November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to Oxfam. They found that Trump's policies risk driving US inequality to new heights. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Intersection has a new report out "Behind the Walls" documenting evidence of torture and medical neglect in the Tunisian prison system between 2015 and 2025: intersection.uno/en/behind-th...
Behind the Walls: Report on Torture and Medical Neglect in the Tunisian Prison System - جمعية تقاطع
To access the report: Behind the Walls Report on Torture, Ill-Treatment, and Medical Neglect at the Heart of Tunisia’s Prison System Tunis, 28 October 2025 — The Intersection Association for […]
intersection.uno
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Intersection has a new report out "Behind the Walls" documenting evidence of torture and medical neglect in the Tunisian prison system between 2015 and 2025: intersection.uno/en/behind-th...