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In Hungary, Pastor Gábor Iványi, whose church supports people in poverty, faces absurd charges. The pastor and his church are human rights defenders providing shelter, food, education to people left behind by the state. The move is part of a wider crackdown on dissent. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

As we celebrate 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights, some politicians want to weaken the court that enforces its protections and water down the convention itself. We should resist these efforts which would undermine rights for everyone #ECHR75 www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

We @hrw.org are glad to be able to support this initiative led by @bigissue.com calling on the UK government to set child poverty reduction targets. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"It’s a question of humanity": How a small Spanish town led by a conservative mayor voted unanimously to regularise undocumented migrant workers A different way is possible... H/T @picumofficial.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

A draft law in Türkiye would pave the way for criminal charges against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in one of the most alarming rollbacks of rights in decades, @hrw.org says. The proposal should be immediately withdrawn www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

This photo by Don McCullin of a protestor - taken in 1962 at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis - resonates strongly today...

A win for Windrush campaigners: Private pension losses will now be compensated under the #Windrush Compensation Scheme--important considering the age of claimants. BUT without free legal representation, access to compensation is hampered. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... @hrw.org

They are PEOPLE before anything else.

Returning colonial-era cultural belongings & ancestral remains is an international human rights & reparations issue. Communities' rights should be at the core. Yet Germany's new guidelines distance themselves from international law. Returns aren't goodwill gestures. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

EU Parliament lawmakers from four political groups wrote a letter to the Commission urging an end to funding for all Libyan security forces. They condemn what they call the violent actions of the Libyan Coast Guard against humanitarian vessels in the Mediterranean. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/kQ2V

Glad to see this report by @deschuttero.bsky.social is out. The links between states scaling back programs that protect social rights, people’s disillusionment with the establishment, and the draw of the far right, are all too evident in many European countries. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Our #WithHumanity campaign calling on the EU to save lives of people seeking safety or a better life is a finalist at the Anthem Awards! 🤝🙌 You can amplify the call with a vote for #WithHumanity for the Community Voice Award before Oct 30! 🗳️ https://wbby.co/HCAWNP

When govts convene this week in Paris to discuss feminist foreign policy, there will be a lot to talk about. The French govt’s description of the event says progress toward gender equality “is not being made fast enough.” That is an epic understatement. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

The EU’s LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 reaffirms that equality and democracy are inseparable. The EU and its member states should now back their words with concrete action—political, legal, and financial—both at home and abroad. 📄 @hrw.org : www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child finds France responsible for grave and systematic violations of the rights of unaccompanied migrant children www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The next Article 7 hearing in respect of Hungary will be held on 21 October in the General Affairs Council. 9 Hungarian civil society organisations outlined key developments, priority concerns, and recommendations on 13 topics under scrutiny. Our new paper: helsinki.hu/en/wp-conten...

Cough.

So let me get this straight - the Home Secretary thinks the Council of Europe shouldn't stand up for people's rights in the UK now because that might affect its ability to do so in the future. Good grief.

How can such a simple image be so beautiful?

The German government's plan for social security "reform" is bad news for #humanrights. I tried to set out why for @hrw.org here, a couple of weeks back, as we awaited details of these plans: www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

European Union member states meeting on October 21 to discuss Hungary’s erosion of the rule of law should vote on whether Hungary is at risk of a serious breach of EU treaty values, @hrw.org says www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

I am reading reports that the German coalition has agreed the main parts of its welfare "reform" package. Details still emerging. This shift toward a more punitive logic and harsher sanctions will come at the cost of human rights. I explain more in this recent piece. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

The Women's Institute, the Church of England, the Scouts and the British Muslim Network are among those co-organising solidarity events tomorrow. The Together Coalition coordinating an effort involving faith networks, schools + charities,including British Future www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Tomorrow, a week on from Thursday's attack on the Manchester synagogue, this will be marked as a day of solidarity and mourning by civic groups from across all faiths and none. You are also invited to join online sharing #britainstandstogether More information together.org.uk/articles/bri...

I found this piece valuable as we try to make sense of the dreadful attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester and think about those impacted and how best to respond

Listening to voices from Manchester on #r4today, it seems clear to me (as local resident Josh Aronson said on #R4today) that, going forward, more dialogue not more security is the solution to rising antisemitic incidents. Jewish communal spaces really couldn’t be more securitised.

The United States is "actively trying to dismantle" today's system of international justice. @fborello.bsky.social and @agnescallamard.bsky.social discuss how US sanctions against Palestinian rights orgs and ICC and UN officials puts rights at risk globally:

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...

Four people were injured in a vehicle and stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue on Thursday. Police shot the suspect and the immediate danger is over, according to authorities.

Thinking of my late mum on her birthday today. I miss you P www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...

cc @labour The Danish “model” of social democratic politics (hostile to migrants) does not lead to a large majority

The European Court of #HumanRights has started publishing a weekly summary of requests for “interim measures”. From 15 to 19 September, the @echr.coe.int granted 0 out of 58 such requests (0%). Figures by country👇 Full press release 👉 go.coe.int/FG4Jc #ECHR #Rule39

Well worth a read including by folks attending the Labour Party Conference this week

The current state of UK politics...

Wrote this five years ago about how centrist parties were making the wrong choices to take on the populist/radical/nativist right in Europe: www.hrw.org/news/2020/02... Seems pretty relevant in the UK context again.

“President Sisi’s pardon of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is long overdue good news. Though we celebrate his pardon ... Hopefully his release will act as a watershed moment & provide an opportunity for Sisi’s government to end the wrongful detention of 1000s of critics.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

“Threatening to revoke the settled status of millions who already have indefinite leave is morally wrong, beyond the legal chaos it would cause — it undermines the very idea of belonging in this country." @sundersays.bsky.social on new Reform UK proposals www.britishfuture.org/reform-attac...

HRW's Europe & Central Asia division is looking for a Europe-based associate to support our work. This is a great opportunity to join our fantastic team. Please share with anyone who might be a good candidate. The application deadline is 9 October 2025 job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...

The human rights community has lost a giant and the world a kind soul

Germany’s government is set to make major social security cuts, and replace the only recently-created “Citizen’s Income” with a more punitive “New Income for Jobseekers”. These plans will increase poverty. Human rights can help guide the debate back to what matters. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Thread on the negative human rights consequences and likely human toll of the German government's proposed cuts and changes to social security

#UK's @phsombudsman.bsky.social finds: 1/ deep flaws in management of Home Office's #Windrush Compensation Scheme 2/ compensation offers should account for private pension losses. #WindrushScandal @hrw.org will say it again: Windrush claimants need access to legal aid. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

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 www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text: caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Greece’s burdensome rules for NGOs have been called out by international experts for violating freedom of association. Now the government wants the power to deregister groups who criticise its migration policy. The situation demands EU action, @evacosse.bsky.social says www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

When Europe's leaders attack the European Court of Human Rights, we all lose. My new piece in @euobserver.com With Europe facing some of the gravest threats since the end of WW2, govts should be commending & strengthening regional institutions, not undermining them euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

Stephen Lawrence should be celebrating his 51st birthday today, but he was murdered in a racist attack at just 18. As we look to the horrifying resurgence of racist violence, Stephen’s story serves as a poignant reminder of why racial justice matters. Rest in power, Stephen. Your legacy lives on 🖤