Sanctions have been used to target war criminals, torturers and dictators. Now the US govt is using them to punish a UN human rights expert. Truly despicable. lens.civicus.org/usa-sanction...

Thinking of friends in #Ethiopia today. They deserve the opportunity to vote for a shared future where the human rights of all Ethiopians are equally respected and protected.🇪🇹 www.bbc.com/news/article...

AI has the potential to transform our world. But what about AI systems that violate our privacy, enable discrimination, and threaten freedom of expression and thought? We need to put human rights at the centre of the AI policy debate. www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

In 65 countries it is still illegal to be LGBT+. In 7 it is punishable by death. In 2026, no one should be persecuted, prosecuted, or killed, because of who they love. LGBT+ rights are human rights.🏳️‍🌈 #Pride2026

Zero dollars and zero cents. Could this be because people recognize Trump’s “Board of Peace” for the enormous grift and self-aggrandizing gimmick that it is?

Trump says he cares about democracy and human rights in Cuba and Venezuela. Then why has his govt deported thousands of people who fled from these countries to Mexico? Some of 4,300 deported Cubans have lived in the US since the Mariel boatlift in 1980. apnews.com/article/mexi...

LGBT+ people still face persecution and prosecution in far too many countries. If detained, they also face the threat of torture or cruel and degrading treatment. This global index maps the threat people face.🏳️‍🌈 www.omct.org/en/resources...

Human Rights travel advisory: 120 NGOs from all 11 cities hosting #FIFAWorldCup2026 in the USA are advising foreign visitors to stay away. They warn that visitors may experience invasive searches, possible detention by ICE, and other abuses of power.🇺🇸 www.amnestyusa.org/blog/2026-wo...

Putin’s war on #Ukraine is a war on civilians. Russia is determined to punish or kill Ukrainians for not surrendering and becoming a vassal state. The perpetrators must be held accountable. #WarCrimes 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

#Myanmar’s murderous generals utilised Facebook as an incitement tool to propagate hate speech before, during and after the #Rohingya genocide. They should not be permitted to promote military rule online. 🇲🇲

There have been over 2000 attacks on healthcare facilities since the 2021 coup in #Myanmar, killing 173 health workers. The illegitimate military junta bombs health clinics in rebel areas as part of its strategy to punish resistance to its rule.🇲🇲 www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/m...

Putin’s war on #Ukraine is a war on civilians. Russia is determined to punish or kill Ukrainians for not surrendering and becoming a vassal state. The perpetrators must be held accountable. #WarCrimes 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

When US funding for CVT’s work in Jordan was abruptly pulled, clients were in the middle of care programs. CVT's Osama Ahmad Al-Mohammad speaks in @newyorker.com about clients who came to us for help with serious trauma. “We just left people behind,” Osama said. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

250+men were deported by the Trump administration & flown to CECOT prison in El Salvador. On release, many described torture and other abuses they survived during their time there. Now, CVT trauma specialists are providing psychotherapy and physiotherapy to survivors. www.cvt.org/what-we-do/h...

Mining precious metals, nuclear submarine bases, climate change and the AI arms race — Western Australia is at the centre of some existential strategic issues. overland.org.au/2026/05/sacr...

Human Rights travel advisory: 120 NGOs from all 11 cities hosting #FIFAWorldCup2026 in the USA are advising foreign visitors to stay away. They warn that visitors may experience invasive searches, possible detention by ICE, and other abuses of power.🇺🇸 www.amnestyusa.org/blog/2026-wo...

Human Rights travel advisory: 120 NGOs from all 11 cities that are hosting the #FIFAWorldCup2026 are advising visitors to stay away. Warns that visitors may experience invasive searches, possible arbitrary detention by ICE, and other threats.🇺🇸 www.amnestyusa.org/blog/2026-wo...

The U.S. War on Iran may be on pause, but Iran’s war against internal dissent and its own people continues. Since 28 February over 4,000 people have been arrested and 21 have been executed, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. news.un.org/en/story/202...

Joint Civil Society Statement condemns “persistent failures by parties to conflict to comply with international humanitarian law, compounded by the failure of Member States and international institutions to act and hold violators accountable.” - www.globalr2p.org/publications...

No one should be persecuted, killed, or become a refugee because of who they love. LGBT+ rights are human rights.🏳️‍🌈

The #Ukraine war is a war on civilians. On 8 May the WHO announced there have been more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare and transport facilities since February 2022 – the highest number recorded globally. Ukrainian civilians continue to be killed for Putin’s imperial hubris.🇺🇦

Eritrea is sometimes called “the North Korea of Africa.” NGOs call on UN Human Rights Council to extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate and move the accountability and justice agenda forward 🇪🇷 www.globalr2p.org/publications...

Ethnic militias and predatory armed groups continue to commit atrocities with impunity in the DRCongo. The draw down of the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO has saved money, but no lives.🇨🇩 www.globalr2p.org/publications...

The #Ukraine war is a war on civilians. On 8 May the WHO announced there have been more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare and transport facilities since February 2022 – the highest number recorded globally. Ukrainian civilians continue to be killed for Putin’s imperial hubris.🇺🇦

It was great to talk to a lecture hall full of UWA Law students today about international justice and atrocity prevention, alongside Jeff Sizemore and Wibke Timmermann. The world certainly needs a new generation of upstanders for human rights. Thanks Jessica Kerr for organizing.

Gender apartheid in Afghanistan is not just unconscionable, it is deadly. share.google/IymB9ZN48Wv3...

Professional political troll Roger Stone is paid $50,000 a month to wash away the bloodstains and “repair” the relationship between Washington and #Myanmar’s murderous military-led government. He is now a paid apologist for war criminals. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The first public criminal proceedings in #Syria against senior officials of the Assad govt have begun. Important that the international community provides technical & financial assistance. International justice matters. bbc.com/news/article...

South Sudan is sliding back towards civil war… Again. The predatory elites who control power and patronage in the country have never been held accountable for the catastrophes they have overseen. Accountability and justice are long overdue. www.globalr2p.org/countries/so...

Strong North Korean vibes here. Comical if not for the very real fact that Trump’s creeping authoritarianism is turning into creepy authoritarianism.

The first public criminal proceedings in #Syria against senior officials of the Assad govt have begun. Important that the international community provides technical & financial assistance. International justice matters. bbc.com/news/article...

Whether they like it or not, universities are on the frontline in the struggle against authoritarianism. Education can be an antidote to apathy, bigotry and ignorance. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Whoever becomes the next UN Secretary General must choose courage over irrelevance. (Excellent piece by @savitapawnday.bsky.social of @globalr2p.org) www.globalr2p.org/publications...

Universal jurisdiction has made the world smaller for #Myanmar’s murderous military junta and other perpetrators of atrocities. Accountability is the only effective antidote to impunity and injustice. www.ipsnews.net/2026/04/indo...

Over our 40+ years caring for people who've fled torture & persecution, many journalists have come through our doors. All journalists around the world must be free from targeting, persecution, abduction & all forms of silencing. On World Press Freedom Day, and every day, we stand with journalists.

Tiny but mighty. Timor Leste does what many of its larger and more powerful Asian neighbors are afraid to do - hold coup leader General Min Aung Hlaing and #Myanmar’s murderous military accountable for crimes against humanity.🇲🇲🇹🇱 english.dvb.no/war-crimes-c...

It is World Press Freedom Day. Let’s remember the 129 journalists and media workers who were killed worldwide in 2025, the deadliest year on record. Journalism is not a crime. #NotATarget

Globally, there are 120 million people displaced by persecution, conflict and atrocities. People smugglers prey on desperate refugees and asylum seekers. Their business model is based on a promise of liberating people from the misery that governments have failed to solve.

Behind every photo, there is a story of survival. From the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, I continue to document truth and resilience. This World Press Freedom Day, let our voices be free. #WorldPressFreedomDay #Rohingya #RefugeeLife #Photojournalism #HumanRights #PressFreedom #VoicesFromTheCamps

Global military spending surged to a record high of $2.2887 trillion in 2025 – that’s 776 times higher than the United Nations' regular budget. The ugly truth is that diplomacy and humanitarianism are failing globally because major powers choose to invest in war machines instead.

Great meeting with Sanjay Wijesekera, new UNICEF Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, and his colleagues. In these times of global crisis, universities and the UN should be deepening partnerships to protect human rights and promote humanitarianism.

Global military spending surged to a record high of $2.2887 trillion in 2025 – that’s 776 times higher than the United Nations' regular budget. The ugly truth is that diplomacy and humanitarianism are failing globally because major powers choose to invest in war machines instead.

Through all the hardships faced by Palestinian youth, @SkateboardingPS has created safe spaces where young people can release energy and shred freely. @Skateistan proudly partners with SkatePal.🛹🇵🇸 www.skatepal.co.uk

Another tragic casualty of Trump's attacks on refugees and cuts to the humanitarian sector. The celebrated Bellevue Hospital torture survivor program in NY will be shut down. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/n...

Human Rights travel advisory: 120 NGOs from all 11 cities that are hosting the #FIFAWorldCup2026 are advising visitors to stay away. Warns that visitors may experience invasive searches, possible arbitrary detention by ICE, and other threats.🇺🇸 www.amnestyusa.org/blog/2026-wo...

UN experts have expressed grave concern over prolonged incommunicado detention at Navapolatsk Correctional Colony. Belarus continues to detain, torture and disappear protesters and human rights defenders.🇧🇾 www.globalr2p.org/countries/be...

Performative cruelty in practice. The Trump admin wants to send Afghans who joined the US-led fight against the Taliban to the Congo. Utterly despicable. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

This week #WeRemember the 1.5 million people killed in the #Armenian Genocide, 111 years ago. The Armenian Genocide remains a disturbing reminder of the historical consequences of silence, denial and injustice. 🇦🇲🕯️

Spent a great morning at ASeTTS - The Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors. It has an extraordinary 34 year history of serving refugees settling in Western Australia. I hope to help support their work.

We are truly in Orwellian 2+2=5 territory here. www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-26768...