Ask a "tough" question. Go viral. Lose your job. It's what happened to journalist #GabrieleNunziati, fired by Italy's #AgenziaNova for asking the EU whether Israel should pay for Gaza’s reconstruction 👇🏽

A fragile #ceasefire *may* pause #Israel 's genocidal campaign in #Gaza; but its occupation, #apartheid, torture, and settlement expansion continue unabated Shelving #EU sanctions proposals now would only fuel the impunity driving past & ongoing atrocities 👉🏽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=34OO...

At the 4th #EU–#CELAC Summit, leaders should tackle key human rights challenges in both regions: 🔵Back rights-based responses to crime & violence 🔵Defend democracy & fundamental rights 🔵Act on climate & environmental harm 🔵Support the bi-regional care pact Our letter: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

🔴 Today: EU Parliament hearing on EU–Gulf trade & investment relations, with HRW’s @joeyshea.bsky.social Our recs to the EU: link closer ties to concrete labor rights & human rights progress & reforms: hrw.org/news/2024/09... 📷 Livestream from 2h30 👉🏽 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

#Bahrain: As European officials head to #IISSMD25, EU citizen Abdulhadi al-Khawaja prepares to starve for justice Almost 15 years of "private diplomacy" have failed: hrw.org/news/2024/03... How much longer will Europe let this injustice continue? #FreeAlKhawaja #Not15Years @kajakallas.bsky.social

Let’s be clear: the #EUEgypt summit was an orchestrated whitewashing event to sanitize Sisi’s image as a brutally repressive ruler. With its moral compass buried under Gaza’s rubble, the EU no longer subtly but openly, proudly bankrolls authoritarianism: dw.com/en/eu-embrac...

Ceasefire or not, Israel’s occupation and apartheid, displacement, torture across the OPT continue unabated As #EUCO leaders meet, they should reject calls to drop sanction proposals - or they'll deal yet another blow to their credibility, and to hopes for rights and justice hrw.org/news/2025/10...

#Vietnam was just re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council, but its crackdown on dissent is only intensifying Wave of arrests ahead of Communist Party congress - including activist Huynh Ngoc Tuan, who already spent 10 years in prison for his writing: hrw.org/news/2025/10...

At #EUEgypt summit, @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu have a choice to make: use EU leverage to press Sisi to end repression, or continue to bankroll it. Joint NGO statement: cihrs.org/eu-egypt-fir...

It's important that @kajakallas.bsky.social managed to keep #EU sanctions on the table after FMs meeting; but governments must stop blocking them "What may have changed is the scale and intensity of #Israel ’s atrocity crimes in #Gaza, but its unlawful occupation and #apartheid continue unabated" 👇🏽

#India: @consilium.europa.eu endorsed new strategy that completely overlooks the country's human rights crisis: hrw.org/news/2025/09... #FAC conclusions mention human rights in par. 15, human rights concerns nowhere This will only embolden Modi’s repression and authoritarian drift

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

Spot on analysis from @hrw.org. Today, with 40 other members of the European Parliament, I sent a letter to the Council echoing many of these points and expressing the need to keep up pressure towards Israel to respect human rights and international law, including through our trade policy #EUCO

🧵 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

“Now is not the time to sanction Israel,” an EU diplomat said. Tell that to those mourning, starving, maimed, living under occupation and apartheid. Sanctions, suspension of EU-Israel deal must be squarely on the table - and leave it only once adopted. 👉🏽 euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w... #EUCO #FAC

#Brazil: Illegal cattle ranching has devastated territories in the #Amazon, right where #COP30 will be held Some of that beef may have come into the EU - and keep coming if EU Deforestation Law #EUDR is delayed New @hrw.org report: hrw.org/news/2025/10... @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

#Morocco' s youth took to the streets for their rights to healthcare and education. Their protests were met with violence and mass arrests. Authorities should halt the crackdown, investigate abuses, and heed #GenZ212 protesters’ calls ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

#Cambodia: predatory microloans, backed by IFC & #WorldBank, are driving Indigenous families into hunger and land loss. At #WBGMeetings, leaders should treat borrowers as affected people, apply safeguards, provide justice and remedies. @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

If you don’t address justice, unlawful occupation, apartheid, reparations, return, that “road towards peace” will go the same way as it has for decades, @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu.

🧵 #Gaza: several Foreign Ministers are gathering in Paris to discuss the peace plan. If they want more than another fragile ceasefire, they must walk the talk, take concrete, overdue steps, focusing on what’s been ignored for too long: justice and Palestinians' rights. 1/6 ⤵️

“Right now, our choices are to be either jailed as terrorists or to face a mob” Anti-terror law in #Bangladesh is being used to target perceived critics and opponents. Ill-treatment allegations, mob attacks echo Sheikh Hasina-era abuses: hrw.org/news/2025/10... @euambbangladesh.bsky.social

Many of the amazing comedians who performed in Saudi Arabia often portray themselves as free speech champions, denounce "cancel culture" Yet they didn't didn't say a word about those jailed in the country precisely for speaking up: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

All #EU states are legally bound to do all they can to prevent a #genocide. On #Gaza, they have massively failed. While meaningful, Von der Leyen's proposals are too little, too late - and unlikely to be approved, as many EU governments remain reluctant 👇 youtube.com/shorts/bpjuD...

Thought Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s release meant #Egypt was easing its repression? Think again Journalist Ismail Iskandarani - already jailed for 7 years - was detained again over Facebook posts: hrw.org/news/2025/10... Meanwhile, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu prepares to roll out the red carpet for Sisi

Historic step for justice in #Afghanistan: UN Rights Council creates new mechanism to advance prosecution for past & ongoing crimes: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #HRC60 Kudos to @euatun.bsky.social for principled leadership 👏🏽 And may this commitment to justice be applied consistently, everywhere 🤞🏽

1/7 C'è il “piano di pace” di Trump, “la diplomazia funziona”, quindi no a sanzioni contro ministri israeliani e a sospensione accordo UE-Israele. Giusto? Una scusa comoda per Germania, Italia, e gli altri governi UE da sempre opposti alle misure. Ma insensata. Ecco perché ⤵️

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 ⤵️🧵

ICC judges, the UN, Albanese, Palestinian NGOs, who's next? The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Genocides target people, not states. Whether those people live in a recognized state is irrelevant — @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social More in my latest: tribune.com.pk/story/256940...

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

Am Wochenende waren mehr als 100.000 Menschen in Berlin auf der Straße, um ihre Solidarität mit den Menschen in #Gaza zu bekunden. Was die deutsche Bundesregierung jetzt tun muss: https://bit.ly/42kaccO

They dared preach to Europe what “free speech” is, and keep targeting those exercising it Albanese, ICC, Palestinian NGOs, now Colombia’s President If we keep doing nothing, we’re just waiting in line @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The #EU - #Vietnam trade deal was supposed to advance rights. Instead, it advanced repression. As #EUTrade Chief @marossefcovic.bsky.social flies to Hanoi, @hrw.org urges him to demand labor rights reforms, release of jailed activists, accountability for #EVFTA breaches: hrw.org/news/2025/09...

As the EU moves to court New Delhi, @hrw.org has raised the alarm again, reminding Brussels not to hand Prime Minister #Modi a free pass on #India’s ‘authoritarian drift’ If India is the world’s largest democracy, it should act like one - @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social

🚨 As world leaders gather in NYC for #UNGA80, the atmosphere is grim amid attacks by powerful countries (incl. US) on multilateral institutions, human rights & international accountability. See @hrw.org's overview & recommendations below. #Gaza #Sudan #Haiti #Ukraine #ICC #Myanmar #Afghanistan etc

Reconnaître la #Palestine ne fera pas cesser #génocide & #apartheid de son peuple, @jnbarrot.bsky.social. Il faut agir urgemment et concrètement: –Interdire le commerce avec les colonies –Sanctionner le gouv IL –Suspendre accords UE/FR-IL –Arrêter les armes –Soutenir la CPI 👉🏽 hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

Mixed feelings as I've been picked among @znconsulting.com's list of top 10 #EUInfluencer on X - a platform whose owner embodies pretty much everything I despise, yet feel somewhat still compelled to use. I tried to put into words why it feels bittersweet: linkedin.com/posts/claudi...

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...

#EU: new #India strategy, same old silence on repression EU leaders should reflect on long-term cost of overlooking #Modi's authoritarian drift, link closer ties to rights progress: hrw.org/news/2025/09... #EUIndia @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social

🔴 It's official: #EU Commission proposes sanctions on #Israel ministers & settlers, suspension of bilateral trade deal: ec.europa.eu/commission/p... EU states must approve now. Amid famine and growing consensus on #genocide, will Germany, Italy & others finally stop blocking EU action? @diplo.de

🔴 #Gaza: arrivano le proposte di sanzioni UE a #Israele, ma servirà il voto favorevole degli Stati membri - soprattutto dell'Italia, pesantissimo nel Consiglio e finora contrario, nonostante #carestia e consenso crescente sul #genocidio #Meloni #Tajani eunews.it/2025/09/16/i...

#Gaza: as famine spreads and consensus on #genocide grows, EU patience at #Germany is over If @aussenminister.diplo.de is truly so "concerned" about Palestinians suffering, @diplo.de should stop blocking EU action, support @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's proposals: euronews.com/my-europe/20...

1/3 #Gaza: the European Parliament adopted a resolution urging the EU Council & Commission to: - Suspend the #EU - #Israel trade deal - Sanction Ben Gvir, Smotrich & settlers - Support the ICC, activate the EU blocking statute against US sanctions - Halt arms exports amid risks of complicity ...

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

🚨 New joint statement by @hrw.org & @amnesty.org: #Iran Authorities Unleash Wave of Oppression After Hostilities with #Israel HRW: “The human rights situation in Iran has spiraled deeper into crisis with Iranian authorities scapegoating & targeting dissidents & minorities." hrw.org/news/2025/09...

As the EU rots in shame for its inaction and complicity in #Gaza, #Belgium follows #Slovenia with concrete steps - incl. banning settlement trade & sanctioning #Israel ministers - to enforce int'l law & increase pressure Others must follow suit, move beyond words and symbolic gestures on #Palestine

#Afghanistan: 107 rights groups reiterate call to set up an accountability mechanism at UN #HRC60 As "penholder", and amid growing criticism, the #EU has a concrete opportunity to halt impunity for decades of egregious crimes in the country. It shouldn’t miss it: hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Creduloneria, codardia e complicità: gli ingredienti principali del fallimento europeo su #Gaza. Decisivo il ruolo scellerato del governo #Meloni - #Tajani, in un corto circuito sia democratico che storico. Intervista su @wired.com ⤵️ www.wired.it/article/acco...

#Palestina: l'Europa fallisce ancora Nonostante le accuse di #genocidio, i Paesi UE restano divisi sulla sospensione dell'Accordo di Associazione con #Israele. Il governo di #Tajani e #Meloni continua a opporsi. Con responsabilità gravissime. 🧵 1/4 ilmanifesto.it/consiglio-ue...

🔴 After finding #Israel in breach of the bilateral Association Agreement (and doing nothing, despite their obligations under the #Genocide convention), pressure to #SuspendTheDeal is mounting ahead of EU foreign ministers July 15 meeting How did we get here, why, and what’s next? 🧵 1/11