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...

September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

every birthday message to epstein is like "dear jeff, you're so rich and so handsome but probably the thing about you i love most is that you're a prolific child predator. never change <3"

The situation in Afghanistan is the most serious women’s rights crisis in the world. An inadequate international response poses grave dangers to the rights of women and girls everywhere. reliefweb.int/report/afgha...

@hrw.org published a Q&A on #reparations for historical & ongoing colonial atrocities ahead of a AU-CARICOM summit. A unified African-Caribbean rights-based position on reparations shaped w civil society & communities would be a gamechanger for the reparations movement. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

" Gender Apartheid as an International Crime: #Taliban Oppression in Afghanistan Triggers Campaign The situation in #Afghanistan is the most serious women’s rights crisis in the world. > @heatherbarr.bsky.social via gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/09/02/g... #BanTaliban #Misogyny #GenderApartheid

The escalating women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan demonstrates a gap in international protection of rights of women and girls. The international community should fill this gap by making gender apartheid a crime against humanity under international law. gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/09/02/g...

The escalating women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan demonstrates a gap in international protection of rights of women and girls. The international community should fill this gap by making gender apartheid a crime against humanity under international law. gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/09/02/g...

@unwomen.bsky.social "Education and employment bans have sidelined a generation, with nearly 80 per cent of young women excluded from education, employment or training." www.unwomen.org/en/digital-l...

I'm not always optimistic about the impact of online petitions. But in this case--where four countries promised to do something, and lots of people are watching and wondering when those promises will be kept--I think this could be useful. Hope you'll sign. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

September 1-2, South Africa’s Western Cape High Court will hear a case that could finally end criminalization of sex work in the country. It’s a moment decades in the making, which could bring real gains for the safety, dignity, & equality of sex workers. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.

“Warning against perception Taliban rule is inevitable, experts urged an “all-tools” approach combining diplomatic pressure, intl accountability, codification of gender apartheid as a crime, & greater support for Afghan civil society, especially women-led organisations.” kabulnow.com/2025/08/un-e...

My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

My thoughts: the US Congress shld question why women shld have to shoehorn their claims into a narrow understanding of membership of a particular social group & thereby have less consistent or predictable protection than racial, religious, nationality & political groups. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

“A 2016 law, meant to ensure that more perpetrators were punished, made it impossible for the victim’s family to pardon the accused in such cases, among other measures. But the killings continued and even increased in number over the past few years.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/w...

RIP to the extraordinary Razia Jan www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/w...

“Of the estimated 800,000 Afghans returned from Iran between 1 June and 23 July this year, IOM says 153,000 were women. & of these, 8% are “female-headed households”, deported back to Afghanistan alone w/their children without a husband or male guardian.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

RIP to the extraordinary Razia Jan www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/w...

“Of the estimated 800,000 Afghans returned from Iran between 1 June and 23 July this year, IOM says 153,000 were women. & of these, 8% are “female-headed households”, deported back to Afghanistan alone w/their children without a husband or male guardian.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Human Rights Watch is hiring a new executive director: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...

This Indian rapper is spitting bars about climate justice, caste, and Indigenous rights. In her latest single, Mahi G spotlights the outdoor workers vulnerable to extreme heat. grist.org/arts-culture... #Rap #Music #Trap #HipHop #India #Indian #Indigenous #Caste #Justice

#Bangladesh: Turning the page on Sheikh Hasina's 15 years of authoritarian rule cannot happen without justice for the 6 journalists killed during the Monsoon Revolution in July-August 2024. 5 of them were murdered by police. Muhammad Yunus's interim government must uphold its promises.

"Columbia’s capitulation turned a site of free inquiry into an-anti university, a gated security zone w/electronic entry controls, a place of fear & loathing, where faculty/students are told what they can teach/say, under penalty of severe sanctions." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Alaska has long ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now, it has no money to fix something that is posing serious health and safety risks to students and staff: crumbling rural schools.

“The government must bring us to the negotiating table. Women need to be involved at every level of decision-making if we want real, lasting change in Bangladesh.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

“Women/girls are being deported to a country where they can no longer attend secondary school or university & are prohibited from their voices being heard outside the house & where EU estimates basic health services are available to just 10% of women.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new @hrw investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6 🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

NEW: I spoke with a woman named Andrea about her experience being detained by ICE after calling the cops for help during a domestic violence incident. She was recently postpartum, breastfeeding & put in an all-male facility. She was detained for 2.5 months.

🇱🇨In a landmark ruling, Saint Lucia's High Court has decriminalized gay and lesbian sex, striking down colonial-era laws that fueled discrimination against LGBT people. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

NEW FROM @reuters.com: Top U.S. law firms have sharply scaled back their efforts to challenge the federal government in court, especially on behalf of pro bono clients, in the face of threats from President Trump. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

"A crucial outstanding issue is ensuring women’s full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation in all decision-making processes, in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325, including through the reformed electoral system." www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In #Afghanistan, “most female-led businesses have collapsed, due to Taliban control, ineffective aid & a failure to go beyond symbolic actions that provide little genuine support for women’s enterprises.” @rukhshanamedia.bsky.social rukhshana.com/en/a-market-...

In interviews with Human Rights Watch, several women have said that despite the increasing risks, they would continue to resist restrictions on their rights and presence in public life. amu.tv/189060/

Human Rights Watch, "called on the global community to formally recognize gender apartheid as a crime and to take stronger measures in defense of Afghan women and girls."

In interviews with Human Rights Watch, several women have said that despite the increasing risks, they would continue to resist restrictions on their rights and presence in public life. amu.tv/189060/

Every country that cares about women, girls, and their rights should do more to stand with Afghan women, including supporting their call for the creation of an international crime of gender apartheid. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

By arresting women for alleged “bad hijab,” Taliban impose physical & psychological violence, aiming for systematic erasure of women’s autonomy & total female obedience. “No matter what tactics or power authorities use, we will still find ways to go out.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’ www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

New York is about to make all prison phone calls free. This move will make it easier for the state’s over 30,000 prisoners to stay connected to loved ones, saving them over $13 million a year. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/n...

“I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship, especially when it targets vulnerable communities. At a time when transgender people are being legislated against, silenced, and endangered across our nation, silence is not an option.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The activism of #Afghan women & systematic abuses by the Taliban highlight a crucial gap in int'l protections for women & girls. The crimes against humanity treaty is an opportunity to fill that gap.” @heatherbarr.bsky.social @justsecurity.org www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...

"At this point, women have been cleared out of all of the military’s top jobs." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“The 2024 Gender Index is a wake-up call not just for Afghanistan, but for all nations. It reminds us that gender equality is not a permanent achievement, but a continuous struggle.” womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-u...

“Last week, Taliban forces detained dozens of young women/girls, accusing them of violating strict hijab rules. Witnesses said detainees were forcibly taken from public places such as markets, cafes, and even hospitals, with some describing violent treatment by Taliban.” kabulnow.com/2025/07/tali...

"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger.” www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Women held in male-only ICE facilities. People punished for seeking mental health care. Deaths that may have been linked to medical neglect. @hrw.org AI Justice & @sanctuarylegalservices.com call for urgent reforms to end these abuses. #ImmigrationDetention #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

It's hard to believe this documentary on the take-over of Lincoln Hospital by the Young Lords showed up on the @nytimes.com site. But watch it, if you haven't seen it. It's the history of anyone who has ever cared about health care for all. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...