"Wij waarschuwden voor massale wreedheden. Maar de wereld bleef achttien maanden lang toekijken. Niemand kan vandaag zeggen dat de gruweldaden daar iemand hebben verrast." - @jbgallopin.bsky.social, HRW-onderzoeker, over oorlog in Soedan ⤵️ www.nu.nl/buitenland/6... #JusticeMatters

@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. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

🚨Judges of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have just convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region.

New @hrw.org research: At least five Iranian ballistic missiles struck populated areas of Israel during the June 2025 armed conflict in violation of the laws of war and should be investigated as war crimes. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

New reporting from @lasillavacia.bsky.social on how Colombian mercenaries recruited out of the UAE are training child soldiers to fight with the RSF in Darfur: www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...

Honored to see my PhD research on mutinies in revolutionary uprisings featured in this new piece of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation: www.hfg.org/insights/whe...

تحقيقنا الجديد في @hrw : الضربات الجوية للجيش السوداني على وسط نيالا في فبراير التي قتلت وأصابت عشرات المدنيين استخدمت قنابل غير موجهة عشوائية في المناطق المأهولة، وهي بالتالي جرائم حرب محتملة www.hrw.org/ar/news/2025...

تحقيقنا الجديد في @hrw: الضربات الجوية للجيش السوداني على وسط نيالا في فبراير التي قتلت وأصابت عشرات المدنيين استخدمت قنابل غير موجهة عشوائية في المناطق المأهولة، وهي بالتالي جرائم حرب ظاهرة www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

New @hrw.org research: Airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces using unguided bombs killed and injured scores of civilians, including children, in residential areas of Nyala, South Darfur, in February. Five strikes in 40 minutes on Feb 3 alone. www.hrw.org/preview-link...

Nicolas Niarchos from @newyorker.com recently travelled with my colleague @belkiswille.bsky.social and me to the Nuba Mountains in Sudan — his beautiful piece on the struggle for survival of a family is out today: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Our new @hrw research on how the Burkinabè military led an operation in which VDPs (pro-government militias) massacred at least 130 civilians and possibly several hundred. The JNIM then carried out a series of retaliatory attacks killing at least 100 civilians.

#BurkinaFaso Relentless Crackdown on Dissent, Media Placing exiled journalists + activists on a terrorist list is a blatant attempt to intimidate them. Authorities should remove their names from the list, respect the right to freedom of expression @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Our brilliant @hrw.org UK team is looking for an advocacy officer: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...

20 years after referral of crimes in #Darfur to the #ICC, impunity continues to fuel violence and atrocities in #Sudan. Governments should support: *ICC's work in Darfur and expanding its jurisdiction. *Int.l judicial mechanism for Sudan. *Universal Jurisdiction cases. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

#BurkinaFaso: Activist, journo Idrissa Barry Feared Forcibly Disappeared. Enforced disappearances violate human rights, eg prohibitions against torture, extrajudicial execution. Authorities should immediately disclose Barry’s whereabouts+release him @hrw www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

In the @thenewarab.bsky.social I set out why UK PM Starmer's slashing UK aid is morally bankrupt & incredibly short sighted. It will cost lives, perpetuate instability, & undermine the UK's soft power and role on the global stage. It is a gift to authoritarians. www.newarab.com/opinion/keir...

ICJ: "#Sudan institutes proceedings against the #UnitedArabEmirates before the #ICJ and requests the Court to indicate provisional measures." go.icj-cij.org/43mj1nx

#Tunisia The long-awaited trial for "conspiracy" began yesterday without the main defendants who refused to attend by video. By denying them the right to appear in person, the authorities have taken an add'l step to trample their right to a fair trial. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Colombian mercenaries hired by a UAE company have been fighting in El Fasher, Sudan, since late 2024. Since the story came out, routes have changed: they fly into Nyala from N'Djamena, after trips from the UAE via Ethiopia or Puntland. www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...

@hrw.org: Trump Administration Guts Foreign Aid. “The Trump administration’s abrupt elimination of so many vital human rights and humanitarian programs is reckless, cruel, and will wreak havoc on efforts to promote democracy and rule of law around the world.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

🚨NOUVEAU RAPPORT @hrw_fr Soudan: Les Forces du Bouclier Soudanais, alliées aux Forces Armées Soudanaises, ont ciblé des civils à Tayba (Gezira) en janvier, tuant 26 personnes dont un enfant. Ces actes constituent des crimes de guerre. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

New @hrw.org report: The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group fighting alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces, intentionally targeted civilians in a January attack on Tayba village, killing at least 26 people including a child. This constitutes war crimes. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02... 🧵

I spoke with @channel4news.bsky.social, one of the rare news organizations to have recently travelled to the Nuba Mountains of #Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of people have fled attacks and famine has been declared: www.youtube.com/watch?si=hRq...

Plutôt que de faire abusivement des personnes migrantes la source de tous les maux à Mayotte, le gouvernement français devrait agir pour enfin garantir les droits sociaux et économiques de tous les habitants de l’archipel. www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

1/ New @hrw.org #Sudan report : The Rapid Support Forces & allied militias carried out war crimes in South Kordofan, killing and raping civilians, and looting & destroying homes in attacks that displaced 10s of thousands & left ghost towns in their wake. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

Part one of new and important research out on RSF killings in #Sudan. DM me if you want an embargoed copy of @hrw.org part two to this research on RSF commission of widespread sexual violence, including sexual slavery.