🚨 New op-ed: @hrw.org calls on African states to stop ‘third-country’ deportation deals w/ the US. So far 3/10 African states who received people have forcibly repatriated asylum seekers, violating int’l law. One woman’s story in @africanarguments.bsky.social 👇 africanarguments.org/2026/07/afri...

Mass anti-immigration protests have spread across South Africa, following weeks-long demonstrations and an arbitrary “deadline” for undocumented migrants to leave the country. These demonstrations are causing a humanitarian crisis, with many people displaced and without food.

⚠️ Important statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calling for "independent investigations into all deaths under [US] ICE custody", urging "prompt action to prevent further loss of life": www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... + See @hrw.org "Deaths in Detention" report: tinyurl.com/mw9e336x

La #RépubliqueCentrafricaine a accueilli 18 ressortissants de pays tiers expulsés par les États-Unis y compris des personnes originaires d'#Iran et d'#Afghanistan. La RCA devrait protéger ces personnes contre le refoulement, dit Human Rights Watch @hrw-fr.hrw.org : www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...

New @hrw.org dispatch: #CentralAfricanRepublic is the latest to accept third-country nationals deported by the US - and the first African country to accept people from #Iran & #Afghanistan under such a deal. CAR should protect deportees it has received from refoulement: www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

#Egypt: "sweeping crackdown on refugees" continues with arrests, detention in poor conditions, extortion, abuse. At least 3 Sudanese refugee deaths in prisons this year; thousands deported even though Sudan is not safe. See @reuters.com report: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

52 people died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody during the first 500 days of President Trump’s second term, reflecting a soaring mortality rate. In a new report, HRW and Physicians for Human Rights document the increasing number of deaths in ICE custody: https://bit.ly/4oNOlo4

During a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Capitol Hill this week, US Rep. Lauren Underwood brought up our recent report with Physicians for Human Rights on rising deaths in ICE detention centers. Watch below, and read the report here: https://bit.ly/4oNOlo4

The Supreme Court hands Trump another brick in the wall to block asylum seekers--my thoughts. thehill.com/opinion/immi...

🚨 New @hrw.org report out today documents US govt abuses against Cubans & other nationals deported to #Mexico since Jan 2025. Many now trapped in legal limbo in Mexico, unable to return home, suffering without adequate shelter, food, health care: www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

Thanks @pbsnews.org for featuring @hrw.org on the consequences of the EU funding #Mauritania to toughen migration/border controls despite documented abuses against migrants. Meanwhile, thousands of migrants die at sea while SAR is insufficient & underfunded. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

New @hrw.org report on #BurkinaFaso shows how all sides (Burkinabè military & allied militias, + armed group JNIM) are responsible for massive killings of civilians, forced displacement, & more, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Report: hrw.org/news/2026/04... Thread 🧵👇

A child with a hearing disability was deprived of his hearing aids during a deportation process in the United States. Without them, he could not communicate or understand what was happening. No child should face immigration detention. www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

As a whole nation remains in shock, horror, and grief, and families are searching for their loved ones in the aftermath of security forces’ massacres on January 8 and 9, Iranian authorities continue to terrorize the population. Read HRW’s new investigation. ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

In #Cameroon, the government is arbitrarily detaining 15 non-Cameroonian nationals, including asylum seekers, deported by the US; 2 repatriated under coercion. Given the risks in Cameroon, the US violated int'l law by deporting people there. New @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

In #Cameroon, the government is arbitrarily detaining 15 non-Cameroonian nationals, including asylum seekers, deported by the US; 2 repatriated under coercion. Given the risks in Cameroon, the US violated int'l law by deporting people there. New @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Amidst the flood of hateful rhetoric about migrants by multiple govt leaders, this refreshing op-ed by Spain's PM explains how/why his govt "has chosen a different way" by helping undocumented people to regularize, instead of "hunt[ing] them down & deport[ing] them": www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

It's long past time for US Congress to exercise meaningful oversight of DHS, ICE, & CBP & secure accountability for human rights abuses - killings, excessive force, racial profiling, arbitrary detention - documented for years, now reaching a peak. Dispatch from @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

HRW on the killing of #AlexPretti : this “fatal shooting… by federal agents follows weeks of violent & abusive immigration enforcement actions” by CBP & ICE officers against immigrants, asylum seekers, & citizens. @hrw.org analyzed/verified videos & witness statements: hrw.org/news/2026/01/2…

Just out from @hrw.org: an overview of 13 harmful US immigration and refugee policies under the Trump administration (2.0) 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

#Mauritania's PM, visiting #Senegal last week, stated that "all African nationals are welcome" in Mauritania. Positive words, but a recent @reuters.com feature + @hrw.org's report show that many migrants there have faced crackdowns, arbitrary arrests & other abuses. www.reuters.com/investigates...

In #Egypt, a new investigation by @newhumanitarian.bsky.social & Refugees Platform documents many expulsions of Sudanese refugees & asylum seekers this year. Given the ongoing conflict/ risks in Sudan, this is refoulement, a violation of international law. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...

In #Mayotte, an overseas island territory of #France in Africa near Madagascar, the ongoing legacies of colonialism = neglect, underdevelopment, & massive barriers to education for many children, including migrants & asylum seekers. New report by @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

“How do we survive when the very system meant to protect us begins to disappear?” A Burundian refugee in Dzaleka refugee camp in #Malawi reveals the harsh impacts of UNHCR @unhcr.org funding cuts: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs...

Statement by HRW: US / Trump administration deals on expulsions of third-country nationals to African countries ( #Eswatini, #Ghana, #Rwanda, #SouthSudan) flout basic rights & expose people to a risk of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and refoulement. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

“Each state will try to divert responsibilities onto the next” until “there’ll be no space for protection for people whose… govts are persecuting them” - @hrw.org @billfrelick.bsky.social on Trump admin’s calls to decimate asylum system @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

"States gathering for the General Assembly opening should reject the US invitation to trash the post-World War II global refugee system." My thoughts on a US invitation to a high-level meeting to "fix" the global refugee and asylum system: www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

“Migrants report brutal treatment by EU funded security forces” in #Mauritania: NPR @npr.org on new report by @hrw.org Listen to NPR here 👇 www.npr.org/2025/08/30/n... HRW’s report: shorturl.at/stqpv @rsherlock.bsky.social

#Mauritanie: Les forces de sécurité mauritaniennes ont commis de graves violations des droits humains entre 2020 et début 2025 à l’encontre de migrants et de demandeurs d’asile. Dans un nouveau rapport, @hrw-fr.hrw.org documente ces abus 🧵⬇️ www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against migrants and asylum seekers. In a new report, HRW documents the abuses 🧵⬇️ www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

“Europeans signed contracts with #Mauritania, Morocco – they’re buffer countries. It’s always the same, the suffering of migrants, ...the expulsions… Africans are doing the work for the EU.” – Malian aid worker at Mauritania border. See new @hrw report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

“La policía me golpeó y no me dio comida. Me trataron como a un animal. Cuando quería ir a orinar o hablar con un agente, me daban con un látigo”. Palizas, hambre y expulsiones: la violencia en Mauritania que explica la caída de llegadas de cayucos a Canarias social.elpais.com/tzf2s4

🇲🇷 Humans Rights Watch acusa a Mauritania de abusos a migrantes y critica el apoyo "continuo" de España y la UE

Le Monde @lemonde.fr sur le rapport de @hrw-fr.hrw.org #Mauritanie : "Le rapport, qui s’appuie sur des centaines de témoignages [de migrants], fait état de cas de torture, de viols, de sévices physiques,...de détentions arbitraires, d’extorsions ou encore d’expulsions sommaires et collectives"

EU urged to uphold human rights, as Mauritania accused of abuse of migrants

BBC on new @hrw.org report: "EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of migrants" www.bbc.com/news/article...

Africa News sur nouveau rapport de HRW @hrw-fr.hrw.org (abus à l'encontre de migrants en Mauritanie):

EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights Watch

🚨 Nouveau rapport de HRW documente des années d'abus commis par les forces de sécurité en #Mauritanie à l'encontre de migrants, alors que ces autorités recevaient le soutien 💰 de l'UE et de l'Espagne pour renforcer le contrôle des frontières @hrw-fr.hrw.org 👇 www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

🚨 New @hrw.org report documents years of serious abuses by security forces in #Mauritania against West & Central African migrants, while those same authorities received equipment/support 💰 from the EU & #Spain to bolster border control & prevent irregular migration 🧵👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

What is the logic in denying asylum because the persecuted group a person is part of is "too large"? US should fix the gender gap in refugee protection, argues HRW's Bill Frelick @billfrelick.bsky.social in The Hill @thehill.com. @hrw.org thehill.com/opinion/immi...

Whether they perform surgery, pick fruit or tobacco, teach children, play music, or pack meat, immigrants' hands deserve dignity: not human rights violations. #ConEstasManos #WithTheseHands HRW shares this video in solidarity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=REXq...

This is sickening. No matter what side of US politics you’re on, how can anyone feel ok about this? @nbcnews.com: “ICE targets Los Angeles homeless shelter” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

⚠️ New report, “You Feel Like Your Life is Over" by @hrw.org, Americans for Immigrant Justice, & Sanctuary of the South exposes abusive conditions - overcrowding, medical neglect, degrading treatment - at 3 Florida immigration detention centers: Krome, BTC, FDC. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

🚨New @hrw.org finds that #Thailand is threatening, extorting, and detaining #Myanmar nationals who have fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand. The Thai government should introduce a temporary protection regime for Myanmar nationals. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

ICE raids at immigration courthouses, schools, worksites, and stores followed by National Guard deployments have triggered protests in Los Angeles and nationwide. Reminder: The fight for human rights is real in the US.

The Trump administration’s new travel ban is just one of many harmful, arbitrary, and discriminatory policies. The US government should work toward a rights-respecting approach to immigration policy that protects the dignity of immigrants.

NEW: For @thenation.com and @typeinvestigations.org: I interviewed several attorneys in the Md area whose clients were held in ICE field office processing cells -- meant for less than a 12-hour hold -- for several days without beds, showers, medication. www.typeinvestigations.org/news/2025/03...

It is ludicrous for the US to even consider forcibly transferring migrants to Libya, where serious abuses against migrants are well documented - inhumane detention conditions; unlawful killings; torture, sexual assault, & other violence; forced labor. @hrw.org comments: www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

NEW from HRW: United States: Repeal the Alien Enemies Act www.hrw.org/report/2025/...