new @hrw.org on how spending on education & health care in #Egypt declined to unprecedented levels, while Sisi keeps justifying jailing tens of thousands by inferring that social & economic rights take precedence over political rights. www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

New poverty data just out affirms a shameful fact: The US is one of the most unequal rich countries in the world. Home to more billionaires than any other country, and 43.7 million ppl in poverty. Trump's agenda is set to make things worse. Our take👇 www.oxfamamerica.org/press/new-us...

Had a great chat with @rosiebultman.bsky.social of KCSB and my @hrw.org colleague @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social about the Trump admin's terrible budget bill and how it will make ordinary people pay for tax cuts for the rich with their health Take a listen 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Pleasure to join @rosiebultman.bsky.social on The People’s Program with my @hrw.org colleague @mattcconnell.bsky.social to talk about how Trump used the budget bill to kill a global rule meant to finally make companies pay a minimum tax rate on their profits. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Maksym Chernyak came to the US from Ukraine seeking safety. He died in ICE custody. This is his story. www.hrw.org/report/2025/... 🧵

As the #UCBill (without PIP) returns to UK Parliament for its third (and final?) reading, my post for @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/07... The watered-down version of the Bill will still negatively affect many with disabilities and long term health conditions. The government should scrap it.

L'avenir de la finance est en train de se décider et cet avenir doit donner la priorité aux droits humains. Human Rights Watch participe à la Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement à Séville, en Espagne. @mattcconnell.bsky.social‬ nous explique les enjeux ⤵

If you're not at the table, you're on the menu This week, @hrw.org joined partners from around the world at #FfD4 in Sevilla, Spain to pressure governments, banks, and agencies to put human rights first Watch a quick summary 👇

The future of money is being decided — and that future should put human rights first. Human Rights Watch is at the International Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Spain. Listen to @mattcconnell.bsky.social's dispatch:

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act isn't a solution to economic inequality or for managing immigration and asylum procedures — it's a blueprint for cruelty. The US deserves a health care system that fulfills everyone’s human right to health, and a budget that makes this possible.

@hrw.org: Proposed #Trump administration "big beautiful bill" would benefit the wealthiest at the expense of human rights. If signed into law, it would strip millions of people of health insurance coverage and harm rights in numerous other ways. - @mattcconnell.bsky.social

“It’s appalling that President Trump ran on a campaign to fix the economy but is delivering a budget that makes ordinary people pay with their health for tax breaks for millionaires." More from @hrw.org 👇 hrw.org/news/2025/07... Tell the House: #NotOnOurWatch

1/ 🧵 The US Senate just passed a budget that rewards the wealthy while slashing programs essential for human rights They call it the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Here’s what they think is “beautiful” 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/07... @hrw.org

“It’s appalling that President Trump ran on a campaign to fix the economy but is delivering a budget that makes ordinary people pay with their health for tax breaks for millionaires” @mattcconnell.bsky.social @hrw.org on the catastrophe of a budget the senate just passed www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

How can we finance universal #SocialProtection in a world shaped by inequality & debt crises? I joined @socialprotection.org , @afdbgroup.bsky.social, @unicef.org for a timely conversation about the need for political will ahead of #FfD4. socialprotection.org/learn/podcas...

🚨 Big news from Geneva: the @ilo.org has agreed to develop binding global standards on decent work in the platform economy. This is a major breakthrough—but the real fight is just beginning.🧵 #ILC2025 #GigWorkersRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

This is a low point. Trump, having unconstitutionally obliterated foreign aid, asks members of Congress to bless the power he illegally took from them. Trump’s cuts will save a rounding error, but cost America its credibility and hundreds of thousands of people their lives.

My latest piece for @inequality.org on how the platform economy runs on #inequality while sidestepping labor rights. This isn’t about rejecting technology. It’s about making sure companies don’t hide exploitation behind an app. #ILC2025 inequality.org/article/the-...

"Whether [it] can live up to its promise will depend on whether governments live up to theirs.... far stronger commitments are needed, especially from Global North countries, to avoid repeating our mistakes" More👇 from @hrw.org on the new @who.int pandemic agreement www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

The House is trying to vote as soon as today on their budget bill. Several members who declared they wouldn’t cut Medicaid have now gone quiet as their ‘walk-the-plank’ moment approaches. Forget what you promised? Don’t worry. We have receipts. 🧵🧾

Right now, the US House is considering a bill that would make health care less available, less affordable, and of poorer quality for millions If you live in the US, use the info below to get in touch with your Congressmembers and tell them to reject these cuts! #HandsOffMedicaid

Countries came together amidst scarcity to commit to a more just & healthy world. That is worth celebrating. If the U.S. had applied these terms NIH-Moderna could have been affordable & available to rich & poor countries alike, saving hundreds of thousands of lives. www.citizen.org/news/despite...

Right now, the US House is considering a bill that would make health care less available, less affordable, and of poorer quality for millions If you live in the US, use the info below to get in touch with your Congressmembers and tell them to reject these cuts! #HandsOffMedicaid

Members of the US House of Representatives are meeting this week to debate a legislative package that would, if enacted as written, have profound negative impacts on human rights in the US. It should not become law. More from @hrw.org ⬇️ www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

50% of US platform workers surveyed would go into debt to pay an unexpected $400 cost. That's higher than the avg. American! @lenasimet.bsky.social's new report on this precarious work explains how companies like Uber & Instacart $$ from exploiting their workers More ⬇️ www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214

New @hrw.org report dropping next week on labor rights abuses in the US platform economy. 📅Join us for the launch event on Tuesday, May 13 at 11:30am ET / 3:30pm UTC Featuring @deschuttero.bsky.social @amostoh.bsky.social @ituc.bsky.social & others! 📌 Register here: hrworg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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

NEW from #HRW: Interactive feature cataloguing 100 human rights harms in Trump administration's first 100 days. www.hrw.org/feature/2025...

(2) A new report from the brilliant @mattcconnell.bsky.social crunches WHO data to reveal the stark underfunding of health globally www.hrw.org/news/2025/04... (3) Meanwhile, the UK slashes foreign aid, inc for health, compounding harm of US cuts www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Public debts can be a major hurdle the right to health - In 2022, 48+ gov's spent more paying back public debt than they did on health care - 30 sent more $ to creditors than what was needed to fully fund health care along int'l guidelines (5%GDP) More from @hrw.org 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Yes, economies should be transformed to ensure everyone can enjoy their rights. But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead. Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...

“A human rights approach to tariffs would carefully weigh the risk of increasing prices on necessities like food and housing against the potential benefits.” New from @hrw.org on why Trump’s economic policies are not the change we need. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Did you know 84% of the world—6.6 billion people—reside in 141 countries that invest less than the crucial 5% of their GDP in healthcare? See more in @mattcconnell.bsky.social's revealing piece at hrw.org/news/2025/0.... 🌍💰🏥

Unfriendly reminder that the 1st US border patrol agent was named Jefferson Davis (by his dad, a Confederate Governor) and had been a "Mounted Chinese Inspector" under the CEA before becoming the "Father of the US Border Patrol" US immigration enforcement has always been a racist project

The incoming German coalition government’s plans to “reform” basic social security are troubling, punitive, and will lead to real terms cuts. Real reform means raising existing social security payment levels to guarantee the human right to a decent living standard. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Public debts can be a major hurdle the right to health - In 2022, 48+ gov's spent more paying back public debt than they did on health care - 30 sent more $ to creditors than what was needed to fully fund health care along int'l guidelines (5%GDP) More from @hrw.org 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

The vast majority of people in the world live in countries where low public funding undermines their access to health care. Read that again.

He’s relatively new to this platform, but here’s a taster of the quality content he provides. Top-shelf human rights data pedantry. bsky.app/profile/matt...

My colleague @mattcconnell.bsky.social likes his charts and graphs 📈 📊📉 about human rights, particularly economic and social rights. Follow him if you — like me — you do too. 🤓 New global research on health expenditure by @hrw.org

As the Covid-19 pandemic waned & global inflation surged, public funding for healthcare stalled. My @hrw.org colleague @mattcconnell.bsky.social analyzed recent @who.int data from 190 countries—finding that many spend more on debt payments than on healthcare. More here: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

📣 new from @hrw.org 📣 Health spending data from 190+ countries exposes drivers of global health inequalities As US and wealthy gov's pull back health aid, these data stress need for greater public spending, public debt relief, and new int'l tax rules 👇 (w/ charts!) www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

New data from the World Health Organization reveals that many governments’ public funding of health care falls short of what is needed to meet their human rights obligations. Learn more:

Just started Kohei Saito's SLOW DOWN, and one of the first things I've learned is to double proof my Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion

This week's (late & abridged) round up of economic justice news at @hrw.org: 1. Why we need a human rights economy: a new paper lays out a path for transforming economies to center people & planet www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

1/5 Today, we publish a new @hrw.org report on the poverty and the right to social security in #Germany. The full report is here: “It Tears You Apart” Poverty and Gender in Germany’s Social Security System www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

Social security is a human right. The UK government should follow the CESCR's calls to: - reverse the two-child limit - end the benefit cap - cut waits for Universal Credit - assess cumulative impact of austerity-based welfare policy Every day of inaction pushes more people into poverty @hrw.org

Long awaited decision by the European Committee of Social Rights on the Cañada Real case, which looks at broader rights violations arising from a utility cut off to Spain’s (and maybe one of Europe’s) largest shantytowns. hudoc.esc.coe.int/eng?i=cc-206...

1/ Today the @coe.int Euro Committee of #SocialRights publishes a groundbreaking decision on the #socialrights impacts of #poweroutages in the Madrid #CañadaReal informal settlement.The ruling is notable for its in-depth focus on the relationship between #energy and #humanrights - an area that has..