🚨 #Israel / #Palestine: over 400 former European ministers / senior officials urge action to address the dramatic situation on the ground, end Israel’s crimes and impunity fueling it Action necessary in parallel to, and regardless of, Trump’s flawed “board of peace” 🧵 1/5

#Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ puts rights abusers & war crimes suspects in charge of the global order -- my new opinion piece on @aljazeera.com By sidelining the UN & human rights, the US president is proposing a club of impunity @hrw.org 👉 www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Like other democracies, Finland’s PM is courting China on trade. But if democratic backsliding and coercive politics from the Trump administration worries Europe, aligning more closely with an openly authoritarian China should provoke even stronger alarm. Here's why⬇️ www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

“All that is left of the EU’s trailblazing corporate accountability law is a skeleton. The final text means corporate interests are being prioritized over the rights of workers, communities, and environmental protection.” - Hélène de Rengervé / @hrw.org More on the need for a much stronger #CSDD⤵️

"Ayla Ahmed Ali Obeid, one year old. Ahmed Mamdouh Salem Haji, two years old. I had to pause between the names and catch my breath to continue. Maria Hamza Salama Abu-Aziz, three years old." Gaza’s Children Need Sweden’s Help. New comment by Christina Abdulahad / @hrw.org⤵️

I thought I’d built distance from the daily reports of rights abuses. But when I read the names of Gaza’s children out loud, my voice broke. They deserve more than silence. Sweden and the EU must act, uphold international law and push to end the blockade — now. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

Jag läser rapporter om övergrepp varje dag. Men när jag läste namnen på de dödade barnen i Gaza högt gick det inte att hålla tårarna tillbaka. Gazas barn behöver handling – inte tystnad. Sverige och EU måste agera för att skydda dem och försvara folkrätten. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/sv/news/2025...

🚨The Russian government has banned us as an “undesirable” foreign organization. Our work hasn’t changed. But what’s changed is Russia’s full-throttled embrace of dictatorial policies, its staggering rise in repression & the scope of the war crimes its forces are committing in Ukraine. bit.ly/48mvicJ

”När våra demokratiska rättigheter nedmonteras på det här viset krävs det att vi vanliga människor står upp och säger emot. Vi behöver bli många som gör motstånd – då kommer makthavarna inte kunna utvisa oss alla eller kasta oss alla i fängelse.” Läs @lisarostlund.bsky.social

Israel's 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank camps amounts to war crimes, HRW says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ethnic-cleansing-west-bank-refugee-camps-amounts-war-crimes-hrw-says

Ny rapport från @hrw.org: Israels tvångsförflyttning av 32 000 palestinier i tre flyktingläger på Västbanken utgör krigsförbrytelser, brott mot mänskligheten och etnisk rensning. Den största massfördrivningen sedan 1967. Läs mer här: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... @nadiahardman.bsky.social

In early 2025, the Israeli military launched an operation that emptied three Palestinian refugee camps. They've blocked their residents from returning and razed many of their homes. In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

🚨New @hrw.org report finds #Israel committed war crimes, crimes against humanity + ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Israel forcibly displaced 32,000 #Palestinian refugees from 3 refugee camps, prevented return + systematically destroyed parts of the camps.👇 hrw.org/node/392462

With conflict globally reaching a level not seen since the post-WWII era, better responses to the impact of conflict on women’s rights are urgently important. Conflicts and crises harm women and girls in ways far beyond sexual violence. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

Almost a year ago, the fall of #Assad marked a historic shift after decades of atrocities, giving Syrians renewed hope for truth, justice and redress. HRW's new report advises on steps to advance comprehensive justice meet moment & reaffirm intl law. 🖇️: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

Social protection is a human right. In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism. Read more:

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet on October 30 during the APEC Summit in South Korea. The meeting comes as both the US and China are undermining the international human rights system. Learn more:

Russia, using drones, attacked a UN Convoy in Ukraine. The very next day, they posted video evidence of the attack for the world to see, and not for the first time. Latest for @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

”Skydd av minoriteter är centralt i en demokrati. Det är värt att påminna om, när vi nu går in i en valrörelse. Och heilande våldsmän på invandrarjakt är ett samhällsproblem som angår oss alla.”

Varför försvinner rasistiskt våld ständigt från det kollektiva minnet? ”För att majoritetsbefolkningen uppfattar högerextrema dåd som extrema avvikelser i den egna gruppen, enskilda rötägg som gruppen inte behöver ta ansvar för.”

”De är alla mycket trovärdiga och samstämmiga. De hematom och skador som de uppvisar stärker också deras berättelser om vad de varit med om. Alla har också berättat för mig att de berättat för UD-personalen om vad de varit med om.” Aftonbladet följer upp sin granskning, läs!

As @kajakallas.bsky.social & EU foreign ministers discuss sanctions for ongoing Israeli crimes, kind reminder that a ceasefire stops: ✅ Bombs (does it, really?) ❌ Occupation ❌ Apartheid ❌ Torture ❌ Forced displacement ❌ Unlawful detentions ❌ Impunity Yes, EU should act: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #FAC

Euro-Parliament adopted flagship report to address & prevent transnational repression - bold step for defenders worldwide. There should be no impunity when repressive states target critics beyond their borders. Thanks @chloe-ridel.fr for important work! www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...

By embedding #LGBTIQ+ equality in #EU external action, the new strategy positions the EU as a global defender of LGBTIQ+ rights. Next step: turn ambitions into action through political will, adequate funding, enforcement mechanisms, and implementation at home & abroad. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Låt inte Gui Minhais rättvisa kvävas av Kina, skriver Kurdo Baksi och Tao Chan: www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/0VM...

🧵 As #EU governments prepare to meet amid a fragile #Gaza ceasefire, pressure is mounting for them to "drop the stick" they never used on #Israel Caving to that pressure would be yet another blow to their credibility, and to hopes for rights and justice: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #EUCO #FAC ⤵️ 1/7

Tomorrow marks 10 years since China kidnapped Gui Minhai. On that very day, Sweden’s foreign minister visits Beijing. If human rights are a cornerstone of Sweden’s foreign policy, they should be front and center, starting with renewed efforts to bring Gui Minhai home. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergards statsbesök i Kina sammanfaller med tioårsdagen av kidnappningen av den svenske förläggaren Gui Minhai. – Det enda acceptabla resultatet av utrikesministerns resa är att min pappa följer med henne hem, säger Angela Gui, dotter till Gui Minhai.

Idag är Sveriges utrikesminister i Kina för samtal. Hon bör kräva att Gui Minhai, som hållits i 10 år, frisläpps omedelbart. Mänskliga rättigheter sägs vara en hörnsten i svensk utrikespolitik, då måste de vara det även i dagens samtal. Skriver i Aftonbladet: www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL

Den här veckan markerar 75 år av Sverige–Kina-relationer – och 10 år sedan Gui Minhai bortfördes. När utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard nu reser till Peking bör mänskliga rättigheter stå högt på agendan. www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/vg4... @manmader.bsky.social @hrw.org

The October ceasefire in Gaza has brought some desperately needed relief after two years of atrocities. But much more needs to be done. Israel should fully lift its unlawful blockade and facilitate rebuilding. States should support accountability for grave crimes committed.

Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Skickade regeringen en instruktion till ambassaden i Tel Aviv om hur Greta Thunberg och de andra svenska deltagarna i nödhjälpsflottiljen skulle hanteras? Den tidigare toppdiplomaten Jan Eliasson ställer sig frågan och vill att regeringens roll ska klargöras. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ny...

Vi träffar Greta Thunberg hemma i hennes kollektiv. Och får höra om tortyren hon och de andra i flottiljen utsattes för. I vår granskning framgår att UD tonat ned allvaret i situationen, i sin kommunikation med anhöriga under fångenskapen. Bilder av Magnus Wennman. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0V...

😧 The EP Omnibus I revision on #CSDDD passed, erasing the harmonized EU civil liability framework. ⚡ During upcoming Trialogues, @hrw.org calls on all negotiators to reintroduce it and ideally strengthen what is left of the CSDDD www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

"We will remember the martyrs—those who died teaching, reporting, healing, mothering, surviving. We will carry their memory like fire in our hearts. And we will begin again." Read Ali Skaik, a 19-year-old from Gaza, on the ceasefire that will hopefully bring an end to genocide.

New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... @hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org

Oct 31 is the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, & Security. Resolution 1325 has never been more important than today, as we face a global backlash against women’s rights & escalating wars & crises around the globe. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

@hrw: All state parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention should support a transparent investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of the allegations of the use of chemical weapons by Sudan’s military.

@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...

"Education should never be used as a political pawn & parents should not have to worry from one year to the next if their children will be able to go to school." @michellerandhawa.bsky.social @hrw.org in "How Syrian children are being shut out of Lebanon's classrooms" www.newarab.com/analysis/how...

Despite promising statements from PM Nawaf Salam and MEHE Rima Karami on education for all, #Lebanon gov decision to uphold residency requirement for public school registration risks barring 10s of thousands of refugee students from school @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

It’s taken nearly 2 years of atrocities for the EU to finally propose suspending the #EU - #Israel deal. But without #Germany’s backing, it won’t go anywhere. Berlin should stop opposing EU action, uphold its duties under the #Genocide Convention: hrw.org/news/2025/09... @aussenminister.diplo.de

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:

1/7 With Trump’s “peace plan” on the table, some EU states will seize it as an excuse to drop pressure on Israel: Germany, Italy & others will claim “diplomacy is working”, so no need to sanction ministers or suspend the EU-Israel trade deal. That’s nonsense. Here’s why ⤵️🧵

🚨 @hrw.org reminds UN member states that justice & human rights for Palestinians can't wait for agreement on a peace deal. Govts must follow up on commitments they made at the UN last month to pressure #Israel to end atrocities in #Gaza & West Bank. New dispatch by me & @benjeannerod.bsky.social 👇

There is nowhere safe to go in Gaza. Israeli forces have ordered thousands of Palestinians in Gaza City to evacuate as the military prepares another major assault. States should act to prevent genocide in Gaza and press Israel to reverse course.

In the absence of international action, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza. Governments should protect flotilla participants and press Israel to end its unlawful blockade of Gaza.

At long last: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to propose sanctions on Israeli ministers, suspension of #EU - #Israel trade deal It took 2 years of unspeakable crimes, 60K+ killed, famine, growing consensus on #genocide It will go on, unless #Merz & #Meloni stop blocking EU action #SOTEU