The killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis was unjustifiable. Her death shows the dangers posed by law enforcement agencies empowered to act recklessly & sends a threatening message to immigrants, protesters & bystanders alike. Read @hrw.org's analysis: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

Freedom of assembly is not a gift or privilege governments grant their citizens, it's a right that protects citizens from their governments. @hrw.org report out today about the impact of the UK's increasingly repressive anti-protest laws. www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

🚨 ALERT: 2day @hrw.org released a new report that raises the alarm about the right to protest in the UK This UK Govt has not only failed to repeal sweeping anti-protest laws but has introduced further repressive restrictions 🧵 www.hrw.org/report/2026/...

The right to protest is under attack in the United Kingdom.  In a new report, HRW documents that the UK’s Labour government has failed to reverse sweeping anti-protest laws introduced by the previous Conservative government. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qerKB0

Turning a health crisis into a WMD threat is dangerous. We need treatment and harm reduction—not war rhetoric. Learn why this matters: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

Labeling fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction” won’t solve the overdose crisis. Militarized approaches risk more harm. Public health solutions save lives. Read HRW’s analysis: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12... #DrugPolicy #HumanRights

في أحدث محاولة مفضوحة لعرقلة العدالة الدولية، فرضت الحكومة الأمريكية في 18 ديسمبر/كانون الأول عقوبات انتقامية على قاضيين إضافيين في "المحكمة الجنائية الدولية" لمشاركتهما في قرار رفض أحد طعون #إسرائيل في تحقيق المحكمة في الوضع في #فلسطين.

Masked agents, no badges, no names. This isn’t a security measure—it’s a threat to democracy and the rule of law. The U.S. can and must do better. Details: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12... #RuleOfLaw #USPolitics

When federal agents hide their identities, they hide accountability. The U.S. must uphold transparency and the rule of law—not secrecy and impunity. Full report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12... #HumanRights #Accountability

🚨 NEW: Masked federal agents in the U.S. are undermining the rule of law by operating without clear identification or accountability. This practice erodes public trust and democratic norms. Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12... #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights

“Law enforcement officers must be identifiable to be accountable. This kind of secrecy should be an exception, never the norm, and it’s even more alarming given the widespread abuses associated with immigration arrests in recent months.” - @belkiswille.bsky.social / @hrw.org New research⤵️

Reminder for those in the back, via @hrw.org⤵️ "Individuals who order deliberate attacks on civilian objects and infrastructure are responsible for war crimes." #JusticeMatters Read more⤵️

#Tanzania gov't arrested dozens ahead of 9 Dec. nationwide protests - fueling climate of fear rather than addressing public grievances. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social: Press gov't to end crackdown, immediately release those arbitrarily detained & focus on accountability. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

مكافآةً على ماذا؟ رغم السجل الحقوقي المروّع لإدارة ترامب، "الفيفا" تمنح الرئيس الأمريكي ما سمّته "جائزة الفيفا للسلام". بدل منح "جوائز" مُصطنعة، على الفيفا بذل كل جهدها لضمان أن تكون "كأس العالم 2026" خالية من انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان.

New from HRW: The arrest of an asylum seeker at the Club World Cup final in July 2025 raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the #WorldCup2026 in the United States next year.

Nuevo informe: La detención de un solicitante de asilo que asistió la final de la Copa Mundial de Clubes en julio de 2025 plantea serias preocupaciones sobre la seguridad de lxs inmigrantes que asistirán al Mundial de 2026 en EEUU www.hrw.org/es/news/2025...

كشف البيانات التعريفية مثل الموقع قد يكشف هوية المستخدمين ويعرّض سلامتهم وحقهم في حرية التعبير للخطر. https://bit.ly/4ppV9YE

خطوة #أوكرانيا تهدد جهود 3 عقود لحماية المدنيين من خطر الألغام https://bit.ly/4rtQdmG

أكثر من ألف إصابة أو وفاة في #سوريا في 2025 جراء الألغام الأرضية https://bit.ly/4pciVqU ⤵️ 🧵

Starting today, States are meeting in Kenya to negotiate enviro policies ahead of #UNEA7, incl. a key proposal by the Colombian government on environmental protection in mining. This could open up the path to a new global mining, and bring real change. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

🚨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

"A political deal that erases these crimes is not a peace plan. It is permission for future atrocities." - Kseniya Kvitka (@hrw.org), in must-read, published by @kyivindependent.com⤵️

⚠️ NEUE Recherche: Die Zwangsvertreibung der Bewohner*innen von drei Flüchtlingslagern im #Westjordanland durch die israelische Regierung im Januar und Februar 2025 stellen Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit dar. Mehr erfahren: https://bit.ly/47QuEoQ

🚨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...

بعد 60 عاما من حكم البعث، أمام الحكومة الانتقالية في #سوريا فرصة لإنهاء الإفلات المزمن من العقاب على الانتهكات الحقوقية. بعض أبرز النقاط في ورقة توصيات أصدرتها "هيومن رايتس ووتش" ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4roUU1p

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...

يبدأ ولي العهد السعودي محمد بن سلمان زيارة إلى واشنطن في 18 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني 2025. ما هي الاعتبارات الحقوقية التي تصاحب الزيارة️؟ https://bit.ly/4nMKV2Q 🧵⬇️

🚨 The UN Security Council has just adopted a US-drafted resolution to authorize an international stabilization force for #Gaza with 13 votes in favor, 0 against, 2 abstentions (Russia & China). @hrw.org's reaction follows in a short thread. 🧵

This week world leaders made commitments to fulfil rights at #WSS2. But this won’t happen without money. We’re now looking at Nairobi where the UN Tax Convention #UNTC negotiations are resuming on Monday - it could be the key to deliver on those commitments. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

Police have failed to take crucial steps to investigate 121 killings during a raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Police didn´t preserve crime scenes and the chain of custody of evidence. Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation. New from @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

An anti-drug police operation in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro has resulted in more than 100 killings. Rio authorities’ decisions leading to such a disastrous operation should be investigated. Families of victims deserve truth and justice.

🧵1️⃣ ضمن حصارها لمدينة الفاشر طيلة 18 شهرا، حفرت "قوات الدعم السريع" السودانية خندقا وبنت ساترا رمليا حول المدينة. منذ استيلاء الدعم السريع على الفاشر، وثقت هيومن رايتس ووتش فيديوهات بالقرب من الساتر الرملي إلى الشمال الغربي وحددت مواقعها الجغرافية – وهي فيديوهات يمكن استخدامها لإثبات الجرائم.

As part of its 18-month siege of El Fasher, the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan dug a trench and built a sand berm around the city. Since RSF captured El Fasher, HRW documented and geolocated videos near the berm to the northwest — videos that could be used to prove crimes. 1/7🧵

NEW: US state laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision are causing harm. In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety. Learn more ⤵️

Cutting aid has a human cost. The US Department of Agriculture announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through SNAP starting November 1 if the federal government is still shut down.

بحسب تقارير، اعتقلت "قوات الدعم السريع" الصحفي معمر إبراهيم في #الفاشر. على قوات الدعم السريع أن توقف فورا هجماتها على المدنيين، بمن فيهم الصحفيون، وتسمح للمدنيين بالفرار الآمن. (الصورة: لقطة شاشة من صفحة "نقابة الصحفيين السودانيين" على فيسبوك)

Vietnam’s long record of cracking down on online dissent sadly makes it a fitting host for the signing ceremony of the deeply flawed UN Convention against Cybercrime this weekend. Read more in this @thediplomat.com oped by @hrw's @deblbrown.bsky.social & me thediplomat.com/2025/10/un-t...

This weekend, governments will head to Hanoi to sign the deeply flawed UN Convention on Cybercrime. @hrw.org and partners issue new recommendations on how governments can prevent and mitigate the human rights risks posed the treaty www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

سيستمر الفلسطينيون في المعاناة والموت ما لم ترفع إسرائيل حصارها غير القانوني عن قطاع غزة وتعيد الخدمات الأساسية إليه. على الدول الضغط على إسرائيل لتحترم القرار الصادر عن "محكمة العدل الدولية" بشأن الإغاثة. اقرؤوا المزيد: https://bit.ly/3WoHe8a

This week Brazil hosts the 4th National Conference on the Rights of LGBTQIA+  people to chart new directions for public policy on equality & inclusion. The conference also underscores 🇧🇷‘s reemergence as a key voice in global equality debates. @hrw.org analysis 📃: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Returning colonial-era cultural belongings & ancestral remains is an international human rights & reparations issue. Communities' rights should be at the core. Yet Germany's new guidelines distance themselves from international law. Returns aren't goodwill gestures. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

NEW: @homelandgov.bsky.social federal agents have used excessive force against protesters, medics, legal observers, and journalists at numerous protests outside a US ICE facility in Illinois. This isn’t crowd control but a campaign of intimidation. Congress must act. https://bit.ly/476v5uS

New report: DHS used excessive force on protesters, medics, observers & media at protests outside ICE facility in #Illinois. This isn’t crowd control: it’s intimidation. Should raise @eudiplomacy.bsky.social concerns in context of erosion of rights protection in USA. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

1/ 💥 Federal agents in Illinois have used excessive force against protesters, journalists, medics, and independent observers over the last month and a half. Here are some of their stories. 🧵https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/23/united-states-federal-agents-use-excessive-force-in-illinois

🚨 NEW: @homelandgov.bsky.social federal agents used excessive force against protesters, medics, legal observers & journalists at numerous protests outside ICE facility in Illinois. This isn’t crowd control—it’s intimidation. Congress must act. 📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

1/ 🚨 New @hrw.org report: Federal agents used excessive force against protesters in Illinois. Here’s what we found. 🧵https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/23/united-states-federal-agents-use-excessive-force-in-illinois

“This is not crowd control, but a campaign of intimidation. Federal agents are using chemical irritants and firing projectiles at peaceful protesters, volunteer street medics, and journalists in broad daylight. The message is clear that dissent will be punished.” - @belkiswille.bsky.social

La Russie a attaqué un convoi de l'ONU en Ukraine à l'aide de drones. Le lendemain, elle a publié une vidéo de l'attaque pour que le monde entier puisse la voir. C'était loin d'être la première fois. @taylorrobin.bsky.social 👇 www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

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...