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Jean-Baptiste Gallopin @jbgallopin.bsky.social · 11h
@hrw.org: A new investigation by France 24, a French broadcaster, provides the first public elements to corroborate the US allegations indicating that Sudan’s military may have used chlorine in two incidents in September 2024.

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Disturbing Reports of Sudan’s Military Using Chlorine Gas
The United States government sanctioned General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan’s de facto head of state, in January 2025, alleging that the SAF had used ...
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Michelle Randhawa @michellerandhawa.bsky.social · 2d
Despite promising statements from PM Nawaf Salam and MEHE Rima Karami on education for all, #Lebanon gov decision to uphold residency requirement for public school registration risks barring 10s of thousands of refugee students from school @hrw.org
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 7d
Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.

Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
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Almaz Teffera @almazteffera.bsky.social · 7d
The UN rights chief presented his office's report on #reparations for legacies of #colonialism and #enslavement in Geneva yesterday.

@hrw.org welcomes his call for a transformative, context-specific & rights-based approach to reparations led by affected communities.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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lamafakih.bsky.social @lamafakih.bsky.social · 6d
Military forces are trained for combat, not law enforcement; coupled w/Hegseth's plan to pursue “maximum lethality,” lower standards for misconduct, & weaken so called “politically correct” rules of engagement, there is an inherent risk of serious domestic & int'l law violations
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 6d
This week, President Trump claimed that the US military should be used domestically to confront a “war from within.”

There is no reason and no legal justification for any disastrous use of military forces on US soil.
United States: Trump Call to Militarize Cities Risks Abuse
Remarks by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump at a joint address to top military leaders on September 30, 2025 raise grave concerns that the administration will seek to de...
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lamafakih.bsky.social @lamafakih.bsky.social · 6d
Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro have approved bonuses for police who kill suspects during raids. Rio police killed almost 2 people a day in 2024—86% of them Black. The bonus will spur officers to shoot instead of seeking arrests. The governor should veto this outrageous bill
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Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Bill Will Encourage Police Shootings
The governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro should veto provisions in a new bill that would give civil police an economic incentive to kill suspects and would weaken forensic analysis, Human...
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Ilaria Allegrozzi @isiki79.bsky.social · 8d
#Mali Puts Free Speech on Trial
The prosecution of former PM Moussa Mara embodies heightened repression.
Authorities should drop all charges against Mara +release him, as well as all those arbitrarily detained +respect the right to freedom of expression, @hrw.org

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Mali Puts Free Speech on Trial
On Tuesday, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood calmly before a court in Mali’s capital, Bamako, while the judges rejected his lawyers’ application for his release on bail.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 8d
What if it took you more than 40 years to receive a work permit in a foreign country?

About 100,000 refugees from Myanmar are living in camps along Thailand’s border, many since the 1980s.

Starting October 1, they can finally work legally in Thailand. Learn more ⤵️
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Carlos Ríos-Espinosa @rioscarlos.bsky.social · 14d
In the 1950s, the false “refrigerator mother” theory fueled stigma & denied children with autism support. Today, Trump & Kennedy repeat unfounded claims linking vaccines or Tylenol to autism—risking more fear, blame & discrimination. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Protecting Disability Rights Means Rebuking Harmful Autism Myths
In the 1950s, a so-called “refrigerator mother” theory falsely blamed autism on emotionally cold mothers, fueling decades of parental guilt and discrimination. That stigmatizing theory denied children...
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Lou Charbonneau @loucharb.bsky.social · 16d
🚨🧵 @hrw.org on Trump's #UNGA80 speech: -- He made too many false claims about world affairs to seriously address them. What is serious is Trump’s obvious lack of respect for international organizations that promote human rights, like the UN, which the US played a central role in creating. 1/x
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Juliane Kippenberg @jkippenberg.bsky.social · 17d
Illicit gold trade funds abusive armed groups in Venezuela & other conflicts.

A new gold industry requirement by the London Bullion Market Assiciation for global gold refiners could help shed light on these illicit trade routes, a first step towards ending them.

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New Industry Requirements Could Disrupt Abusive Armed Groups’ Trade in Gold
Deep in the forest in Venezuela’s Bolivar state, residents live in fear of horrific violence at the hands of armed groups involved in the illicit gold trade.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 18d
"About 52% of the patients that I’m operating on are [gunshot wounds], and the other half are explosive injuries."
“Single Shots to the Head”: U.S. Veteran, Volunteer Surgeon Sees “Extermination of a People” in Gaza
As Israel continues its full-fledged military ground invasion of Gaza City, Democracy Now! speaks with Kathleen Gallagher, a U.S. military veteran and general surgeon currently volunteering in Gaza, who describes the scene on the ground from Nasser Hosp...
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Ben Ward @bpward.bsky.social · 21d
When politicians undermine the European Court of Human Rights, we all lose. With Europe facing some of the gravest threats since the end of WW2, European governments should be bolstering regional institutions, not undermining them.
Read my new analysis for @HRW
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When Politicians Undermine Europe’s Rights Court, We All Lose
The European Court of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights are under attack again.
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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · 21d
The US maritime attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels violate international human rights law and amount to extrajudicial killings www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
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Ilaria Allegrozzi @isiki79.bsky.social · 24d
#BurkinaFaso
Islamist armed groups have been responsible for repeated atrocities against civilians since 2016. Authorities should provide better protection for all civilians at risk, investigate abuses, fairly prosecute those responsible.
New @hrw.org report👇

www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Burkina Faso: Islamist Armed Groups Massacre Civilians
Two Islamist armed groups have killed several dozen civilians in three separate attacks in northern Burkina Faso since May 2025.
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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 29d
Egypt: Mass Crackdown Targets Online Content Creators www.hrw.org/news/2025/09... “This is part of the government’s relentless attempt to criminalize all forms of expression that do not conform with its political or social views.”
Egypt: Mass Crackdown Targets Online Content Creators
Egyptian authorities have since July 2025 carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators.
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HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 29d
"القيم الأسرية" - #مصر تلاحق صانعي المحتوى على "تيك توك" بتهم تنتهك الحق في التعبير
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مصر: حملة قمع واسعة تستهدف صانعي المحتوى على الإنترنت
قالت "هيومن رايتس ووتش اليوم" إن السلطات المصرية تشن منذ يوليو/تموز 2025 حملة تعسفية من الاعتقالات والملاحقات القضائية الجماعية تستهدف صانعي المحتوى على الإنترنت.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Sep 9
For the past four years, the Taliban have intensified attacks on women and girls' rights in Afghanistan, amounting to what UN experts have labeled “gender apartheid.”

The UN Human Rights Council should urgently establish an accountability mechanism to address impunity and advance justice.
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Ilaria Allegrozzi @isiki79.bsky.social · Aug 6
#Cameroon Doubles Down on Excluding Opposition Candidate from Elections
Excluding M. Kamto undermines the rights of Cameroonians to participate in free and fair elections. He should be allowed to run, and people should be able to choose freely, @hrw.org

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Cameroon Doubles Down on Excluding Opposition Candidate from Elections
On August 5, Cameroon’s Constitutional Council backed the electoral commission’s decision to bar Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President Paul Biya, from the countr...
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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · Jul 31
The UK gov plans to experiment with facial age estimation tech on vulnerable young people. But refugee children need care, not algorithms. This tech isn't the solution - instead, it creates new potentially life-changing risks, as @techchildrights.bsky.social and I write. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum
The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 threatens to harm children seeking refuge.
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lamafakih.bsky.social @lamafakih.bsky.social · Aug 1
🚨 Israeli forces have killed hundreds of starving Palestinians seeking food in Gaza. These are not isolated incidents; these are war crimes. Our latest investigation lays out the evidence. #Gaza #WarCrimes
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · Aug 1
THREAD: What does it mean to seek food in Gaza today? For many Palestinians, it means risking death. These are the stories behind the hundreds killed. #Gaza #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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Ilaria Allegrozzi @isiki79.bsky.social · Jul 31
#BurkinaFaso
5 journalists+1 activist released after they had been unlawfully conscripted into the military for criticizing the junta. Positive step, but also a stark reminder of others still missing, some since 2024, with no hint as to their whereabouts, @hrw.org

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Burkina Faso Releases Conscripted Journalists, Activist
Earlier in July 2025, Burkina Faso authorities released five journalists and a human rights activist who had been unlawfully conscripted into the military after criticizing the country’s military junt...
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Robbie Newton @robnewt.bsky.social · Jul 31
Big win for #EnglishFootball 🏆

UK passed a historic law last week to set up an Independent ⚽ Regulator, with powers to tackle financial instability, safeguard heritage, and weed out rogue owners, including those responsible for #humanrights abuses #FairerFuture @hrw.org

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UK Acts to Protect Football from Rights Abusers
After years of promises from successive governments and parliamentary ping-pong, the United Kingdom parliament has finally delivered a game-changing reform to how football is governed in England and W...
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Tamara Aburamadan @tamara-aburamadan.bsky.social · Jul 31
🧵One year since the impunity wall in #Guinea started cracking. On July 31, 2024, a Guinean court convicted ex-president Moussa Dadis Camara, and others, in a landmark trial for crimes against humanity, including rapes and killings of protesters in 2009.
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15 Years On, Landmark Guinea Trial Delivers on Justice and Shows Path for Future Accountability
The national trial, which began 13 years after the massacre, is a rare example of domestic accountability for former senior officials.
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