This past weekend marked the 104th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The two remaining survivors are still waiting for reparations. www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

NEW from #HRW: Without accountability mechanisms, "those with power may become tyrants and no one under their rule is free or safe." www.hrw.org/news/2025/05... Authored by: @treywalk.bsky.social + John Raphling

100 days of the Trump administration's assaults on human rights www.hrw.org/feature/2025...

Reparations are integral to healing, equity and justice. That's why Human Rights Watch answered the UN CERD's call to provide an historical contextual analysis on reparations.

#Israel gov't blocked all aid to #Gaza, deliberately depriving civilians of food water fuel & in flagrant violation of int'l humanitarian law. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should wake up: muffled words, instead of much-needed action, also put civilians at further risk. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Today the US Congress introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Congress should pass this important bill and strengthen the right to vote in the US. More from HRW's Trey Walk ⤵️

Israeli authorities have denied numerous medical professionals entry into Gaza without an explanation. Israel’s allies should urge the country to comply with its duties as the occupying power and allow health care workers into Gaza.

As @kajakallas.bsky.social chairs #EU-#Israel foreign ministers meeting today, one thing must be clear: this can be no ‘business as usual’ The only use of this Association Council is calling out Israel’s atrocity crimes, and finally announcing measures to address them ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved measures that will transfer children to the country’s adult prison system. Placing children in adult prisons will only worsen their exposure to abuse and undermine their chances of rehabilitation.

📣 NEW from @HRW: Car chases by TX troopers and local sheriffs/police killed at least 106 people (incl. bystanders and children) + injured 301 in Texas’ dangerous Operation Lone Star. Trump policies to increase this type of enforcement will entrench the chaos and harm. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

NEW today from me & @hrw.org: Vehicle pursuits by TX troopers and local law enforcement have killed at least 106 people and injured 301 in counties participating in Texas’ Operation Lone Star. Reckless and high speed pursuits often occur in sensitive areas, in neighborhoods, & near schools.

Child poverty is the visible tip of an iceberg of rights failures in the UK. The UK government is falling short on a wide range of social and economic rights. My letter with @justfairuk.bsky.social’s director Jess McQuail in today’s @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @hrw.org

The proposal for a universal child benefit in Spain, by @pbustinduy.bsky.social @msocialgob.bsky.social, with support from @sirarego.bsky.social and @yolandadiaz.bsky.social, has the potential to transform lives and reduce child poverty. Social rights are human rights. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

Today @hrw-fr.bsky.social published a statement recognizing the overlap of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the presidential inauguration. Our statement reminds President Trump that human rights are sacred, and like his predecessors, he is responsible for applying those rights to all.