New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings “Big tech has made their choice” www.404media.co/google-has-c...

The U.S. State Department just designated German-based Antifa Ost, "along with three other violent Antifa groups in Italy and Greece, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and intends to designate all four groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations" www.state.gov/releases/off...

Some are mulling taking money out of the US. Others are beefing up security. A look at how the Trump admin has intimidated the progressive nonprofit world: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-n...

Ein schwarzer Tag für die EU: Die EVP macht mit Rechtsextremen gemeinsame Sache – um das EU-Lieferkettengesetz #CSDDD und den Schutz von #Menschenrechten, #Umwelt und #Klima massiv abzuschwächen! Brandmauer und Kompromissbereitschaft? Fehlanzeige. lieferkettengesetz.de/pressemittei...

Today & tmrw, European Parliament will adopt its 1st report calling on EU & members to step up response to attacks & harassment by autocratic Govts against their nationals beyond their borders. #TransnationalRepression is a major threat to freedoms in the EU. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agen...

#UPR50: The #UnitedStates did not attend its scheduled #humanrights review. The decision wasn’t unexpected, but it raises questions about the future of universal participation in the #universalperiodicreview Read more about this: bit.ly/4nLZCD2

Die Vereinten Nationen befinden sich in der größten Finanzkrise ihrer Geschichte. Das betrifft auch das UN-Menschenrechtssystem. Was (auch) Deutschland tun muss, um eine komplette Aushöhlung der Menschenrechte auf int. Ebene zu verhindern: www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/blog/2025-un...

The world faces a multi-dimensional human rights crisis. Speaking on behalf of @ishr.ch at a special meeting convened by the President of the UN Human Rights Council, I outlined a plan of action for States to address the crisis and save the UN human rights system ishr.ch/latest-updat... #UN80

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

Außenminister Johann #Wadephul konnte sich von der desaströsen Lage in #Syrien ein eigenes Bild machen – und trotzdem will die Bundesregierung Menschen dorthin abschieben. Deutschland muss seine Politik an Menschenrechten orientieren, nicht an haltloser Hetze gegen Asylsuchende und Migrant*innen.

Earlier this week, ICE grabbed another Russian dissident, in this case a decolonization activist from the Buryat community. If his case goes the way of Artyom Vovchenko and Leonid Melekhin, he could soon be deported and left to rot in a Russian prison. meduza.io/en/brief/202...

"German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds. Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

UN experts urge Germany to halt criminalisation and police violence against Palestinian solidarity activism www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

🌎 The Human Rights Council called on #Nicaragua to resume its cooperation with the #UniversalPeriodicReview 🇺🇳 The consideration and adoption of the country's UPR report has been postponed until #HRC63 in the hope for resumed participation Read more here: upr-info.org/en/news/hrc-...

All five regional groups fielded only as many candidates as there were seats available, turning the vote into a pure formality. #HRCelections2025

These are the 14 new members elected to the UN Human Rights Council: Africa: 🇲🇺(181 votes)🇿🇦(178)🇪🇬(173)🇦🇴 (179) Asia & the Pacific: 🇵🇰(178)🇮🇶(175)🇻🇳(180)🇮🇳(177) Latin America & Caribbean: 🇨🇱(173)🇪🇨(171) Western Europe: 🇮🇹(179)🇬🇧(161) Central & Eastern Europe: 🇸🇮(176)🇪🇪(171) #HRCelections2025

Hearing disturbing news that German-based Egyptian WHRD Basma Mostafa continues to be subjected to threats by supporters of an Egyptian state agent who attacked her in Berlin & who was recently arrested in London for his threatening behaviour. (1/2)

Niemand in Deutschland sollte in extremer Armut leben müssen. Die teilweise oder vollständige Streichung von Sozialleistungen für Menschen in Not ist ein klarer Verstoß gegen #SozialeMenschenrechte. www.forum-menschenrechte.de/ueberpruefun...

The disappearance of #HRDs destroys families, communities & strikes at the heart of human rights struggles to clear the way for plunder & profit. States & businesses should pay close attention to this report, including key points on climate change & a just transition www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Eine lebendige, kritische Zivilgesellschaft pauschal zu verleumden oder gar zu kriminalisieren, ist eine gängige autoritäre Praxis, die die Meinungsfreiheit mit Füßen tritt. Leider erleben wir ähnliche Tendenzen auch in Deutschland. www.n-tv.de/politik/US-R...

FIDH denounces heinous US Sanctions against leading Palestinian Human Rights Organisations and calls on states to act in the strongest terms, including the EU, which needs to activate its Blocking Statute. www.fidh.org/en/region/no... @fidh-official.bsky.social

#Cambodia: Documentary screening and panel discussion - On the frontline of Cambodia’s environmental battles - September 4, 7pm at FCCT Bangkok www.fccthai.com/events/533

Unprecedented. The United States might be on track to become the first country to fully walk away from the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a regular, important human rights related review. www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...

📣 Human rights defenders: we want to hear from you! Please respond to the questions at the following link to help inform my final report to the Human Rights Council next March. I am hoping to get an understanding of how you are managing in these very challenging times srdefenders.org/submit-infor...

Now public: I wrote to the Government of the #Philippines about the arrest, detention & continued criminalisation of woman human rights defender Salome “Sally” Crisostomo Ujano. Regrettably, the Government did not respond. srdefenders.org/philippines-...

Ich habe öfter von Journalisten gesagt bekommen: Aber die Menschenrechte, die nach 1945 verabschiedet wurden stammen aus einer anderen Zeit, heute sei eine Mehrheit der Bevölkerung gegen universale Rechte für alle. Aber gab es 1948 (AEMR), 1950 (EMRK) und 1951 (GFK) Mehrheiten für Menschenrechte?

🌐 🔎 This new ICNL guide clarifies how states can comply with the Financial Action Task Force (#FATF) Recommendations while also promoting an enabling a positive environment for #CivilSociety - including concrete examples of good practices and strategies:www.icnl.org/post/tools/p...

I feel this scoop did not get all the attention it deserves yet:

🚨 UN spokesperson condemns US sanctions on #Israel #Palestine expert @franceskalbs.bsky.social “The imposition of sanctions on special rapporteurs is a dangerous precedent…The use of unilateral sanctions against special rapporteurs, or any other UN official or expert, is unacceptable.”

"That Barbie had prospered in South America, while working for various intelligence agencies... cast a spotlight on Western governments' complicity and their willingness to ignore violence to civilians and human rights violations in the face of geopolitical calculations." www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

The United States says that directly engaging with the ICC in efforts to investigate nationals of a non-State Party is a gross infringement of sovereignty justifying unilateral sanctions. Putin must be pleased.

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Haibatullah Akhundzada, Supreme Leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Chief Justice of the Taliban, for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

Historically, perhaps the most important question deciding the fate of democracy has been: Will mainstream conservatives and centrist elites hold the line against the extreme Right - or give themselves permission to accommodate and support the extremists as a way of consolidating their own power?

#Cambodia: The Clearing - Mother Nature’s young activists risk all to defend the environment - Must-see @mongabay.com video news.mongabay.com/video/2025/0...

📢 The #GlobalTortureIndex is LIVE 🧭 A bold, data-driven tool exposing the risk of torture in 26 countries — from police stations to prisons, protests and beyond. 💬 “A barometer of the rule of law in times of growing authoritarianism,” says OMCT’s Secretary General. 🔗 www.omct.org/en/global-to...

#HRC59, @irene-khan.bsky.social warns: Silencing civil society 🚨 Journalists, activists detained without reason ⛓️ People killed; no one held responsible ⚖️ Websites blocked 📵 End harassment. Reform laws. Protect press freedom & civic space in the Philippines 📢 🔗 www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

Urgent support needed for the UN Treaty Bodies 📢 On the occasion of the 37th annual meeting of the chairpersons of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies, civil society organisations made a joint call to preserve this ‘essential part of the UN’s human rights ecosystem’. ishr.ch/latest-updat...

Großartig! Die Lageberichte des Auswärtigen Amtes müssen veröffentlicht und dürfen nicht zurückgehalten werden. 👍

As always right on time and fully to the point: Marko Milanovic (who never seems to sleep) on the attack by #Israel on #Iran @ejiltalk.bsky.social And to the cynics out there: Yes, it matters. It is the law. www.ejiltalk.org/is-israels-u...

OHCHR has received $179 million of its $246 million annual regular budget so far for this year, a shortfall of $67 million! 🌍⚖️ If Europe wants to lead by example this is a great opportunity. #HumanRights 🔗 www.reuters.com/business/fin...

As we try to understand the impacts of this year's huge foreign aid cuts, today's article outlines evidence from past episodes of cuts & delays ⤵️ These include dramatic impacts on food consumption, food insecurity & overall welfare, while straining local food & credit markets.

Very timely + relevant blog post by Patrycja Grzebyk on the crime of aggresion review process. It`s less than a month to the Special Session of the ASP and the unique chance for States to minimize double standards in international criminal justice. www.ejiltalk.org/myths-around...

Das #ECCHR fordert die schwarzrote Bundesregierung auf, gegen US-Drohungen und Sanktionen gegen den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (#IStGH) klar Stellung zu beziehen. "Wer das Recht angreift, stellt sich außerhalb des Rechts", so Andreas Schüller.👇 www.ecchr.eu/pressemittei...

#Trump administration sanctions four #ICC judges just for doing their jobs. The new sanctions come as Trump is working to undercut rule of law in the US. ICC member countries should make clear they back the court’s independence and critical global mandate. Victims everywhere deserve justice.

The US has sanctioned four #ICC judges, PTC and AC, connected to the Netanyahu and Gallant arrest warrants: Hohler (Slovenia), Alapini-Gansou (Benin), Carmen del Luz (Peru), Bossa (Uganda). Notably, Guilou (France) and Tomoki (Japan) were not sanctioned. sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov

Postponing the final vote on the bill is not a retreat but merely a tactical delay. Protests by civic actors, media and businesses helped secure this temporary relief. The next months will be crucial to safeguard freedom of expression, association and assembly. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

In weiten Teilen der Erde ist zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement eingeschränkt oder kaum noch möglich, zeigt der diesjährige #AtlasDerZivilgesellschaft von unserem Mitglied @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social und Civicus. Nur 3,5 Prozent der Menschheit hat uneingeschränkte Freiheitsrechte. #ShrinkingSpace

85% der Weltbevölkerung leben in Ländern, in denen zivilgesellschaftliche Handlungsspielräume mind. beschränkt sind. Zu dieser Zahl kommt der neue und überaus lesenswerte Atlas der Zivilgesellschaft von @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social. Auch hierzulande lässt sich eine negative Tendenz beobachten.