Over 1,100 peaceful activists remain behind bars in Belarus simply for exercising their rights. The release of 123 prominent individuals is welcome, but it doesn’t end repression. Minsk should release all political prisoners unconditionally. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

🌎 HRW Americas Director @juanitagoebertus.bsky.social briefed the @europarl.europa.eu on the state of human rights and the rise of crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. 🇪🇺 She also outlined what the EU should prioritize following the recent EU–CELAC summit. ⬇️Here are the main insights: 🧵

🚨The Kremlin has banned @hrw.org's work in Russia. It labeled us as "undesirable", one of the most repressive laws to silence independent criticism. The official reason? Unknown. This only redoubles our determination to expose Russia's crimes. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

Bangladeshis migrant workers in #Malaysia face exploitation, debt bondage and passport confiscation. As an importer of Malaysian goods, the EU should add responsible recruitment to its buying metrics and push to end exploitation.

In any peace effort, people should go first. As Ukraine-Russia talks evolve, leaders should prioritize freeing those at acute risk of torture & ill-treatment: prisoners of war and political prisoners on both sides, civilians, and Ukrainian children.

2 weeks ago @ec.europa.eu launched vague Civil Society Strategy. But in parallel vdLeyen's own party joins far-right groups for charge against basic support to civil society. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: show leadership, press your own party to end anti-CSO smears. euobserver.com/eu-political...

As the EU-AU Summit starts today, blocs should: 🔹Put their commitments to human rights & international law into action 🔹Tackle atrocities & protect civilians 🔹Strengthen institutions 🔹Promote reparatory justice 🔹Encourage cooperation with the ICC

📚Thousands of kids in the French overseas department of #Mayotte are denied access to school. 🇾🇹 Mayotte has the worst educational outcomes in France & over 75% are below the poverty line. 🇫🇷France should end this discrimination & ensure basic needs. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

🚨NEW: Israel’s displacement of 32,000 people in West Bank's refugee camps amounts to crimes against humanity, war crimes & ethnic cleansing. After Gaza, this is the second largest displacement of Palestinians since 1967. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Today's EU #FAC will dive in some of the most serious human rights crisis of our time. A reminder that @hrw.org 's work documenting crimes & pressing for protection of civilian is more important than ever. #Palestin #ISrael #Sudan #Ukraine #Sahel www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...

Bahrain has detained Ebrahim Sharif again for free expression. Many remain jailed, including EU citizens Al-Khawaja & Al-Muqdad Yet the EU kept signing deals with Bahrain. The country should end this whitewashing & press for the release of all activists

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...

After three military coups in the Sahel, the EU Commission must shift from security-led operations to placing civilians at the heart of its strategy. Peace isn’t built through boots alone. Read this piece by @philippedam.bsky.social and @isiki79.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Ammunition from #Bulgaria, equipment from #France appeared in #RSF hands in #Darfur #Sudan via #UnitedArabEmirates. But @eudiplomacy.bsky.social silence on UAE's role allows impunity. Time for EU to step up response to UN embargo violations. www.politico.eu/article/suda... @laukaya.bsky.social

#Myanmar: junta's sham "elections" plans must be categorically rejected As the military jails, tortures, and kills critics, outlaws opposition, and bombs civilians, governments should not lend any legitimacy to its desperate bid for credibility @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

Uyghurs who fled China’s #CrimesAgainstHumanity & once found safety in Türkiye now face “restriction codes” and deportations. Türkiye should stop these abuses & recognize them as refugees. Other states should halt transfers to Türkiye & resettle them.

Today, MEPs passed a text even weaker that the last #JURI report. @eppgroup.bsky.social sided with the far-right to further dilute the #CSDDD. It deleted climate transition plans and rejected renewed proposals for an EU-wide civil liability regime. #Omnibus1 (1/7)

Today & tmrw, European Parliament will adopt its 1st report calling on EU & members to step up response to attacks & harassment by autocratic Govts against their nationals beyond their borders. #TransnationalRepression is a major threat to freedoms in the EU. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agen...

Germany-based Saidazam Rahmonov died in custody after returning to Tajikistan for paperwork. His body showed torture signs. This case should be a wake-up call: Germany should stop the deportations to Tajikistan & review the ties with Dushanbe.

🌎 As COP30 kicks off in Belém, Brazil, world leaders, scientists, NGOs & civil society members gather to drive climate action. Marking 10 years since the Paris Agreement, this summit comes at a decisive moment for our planet’s future. bsky.app/profile/did:...

#Hungary is prosecuting Pastor Gábor Iványi for helping people living in poverty, instead of supporting his vital efforts. Authorities should drop the charges, end harassment against him & restore his church’s status so its social work can continue.

#Türkiye has a key chance to advance a rights-based peace. It should not miss it. Proper reforms should ensure: - Ending abusive anti-terror laws - Protecting peaceful assembly - Prisoners’ prospect of release - Judicial independence & accountability

Inspiring stories, unfair fates. In #Vietnam, more than 160 political prisoners remain behind bars simply for exercising their basic rights. As a trade partner to the country, the EU should urge their immediate release. 🔗Discover their stories ⤵️

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...

At the November 6 Central Asia–US summit, human rights should be central to the talks. Economic & security ties lack legitimacy if governments keep intensifying abuses and repressing dissenting voices. Read more by @hughawilliamson.bsky.social:

Ahead of the @Europarl_EN vote on #Omnibus I on 13 November, together with 140 organizations we urge MEPs to secure a responsible, ambitious & workable agreement that preserves sustainability rules for business supply chains. Read our letter:

Message to MEPs from US 'Cancer Alley' - don't give in on CSDDD

France’s new law defining rape as any non-consensual act is long-overdue, significant progress. But laws aren’t enough. France should fund support for survivors & expert associations and promote policies reshaping cultural attitudes through education.

🚨 Rapid Support Forces are committing extrajudicial killings, rape, and abuses against civilians fleeing El Fasher in Sudan. 🇪🇺The EU should urgently push for civilian protection and ensure accountability & targeted sanctions against RSF leaders.

The lack of a UN treaty on #CrimesAgainstHumanity means gaps to prevent them persist. As momentum for a global treaty unfolds, diplomats should ensure victims and survivors’ leadership, accessibility, rights and reparations are at the center.

7 years of failing to enforce #Article7 & EU Values. #Hungary keeps tearing down judicial independence, muzzling media & banning Pride events. On October 21, EU states should vote under Art. 7 to hold Hungary accountable for democracy & the rule of law.

#Italy should end its migration pact with #Libya — a framework for severe abuse & suffering — which will automatically renew on November 2, unless revoked. The EU should stop backing Libya’s abusive Coast Guard & focus on rescue and safe pathways.

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

Two years of worsening atrocities and repression in Israel & Palestine. Decades of ‘peace processes’ show Trump's plan is no substitute for urgent action to protect civilians. States should uphold the universality of human rights. ⬇️ Read our recommendations:

Completely cut off in #Afghanistan. The latest #Taliban internet shutdown blocks education, healthcare & information, deepening struggles for already affected groups, like women and girls only able to take online lessons. Baseless shutdowns should end.

#Germany’s continued obstruction of EU action on #Gaza risks complicity, further EU isolation, and reputational damage. Bilateral diplomacy is not enough. Berlin’s vote to suspend the EU’s preferential tariffs for Israel and to adopt sanctions is crucial.

Since July 2024, #Belarus has issued presidential pardons to hundreds jailed for exercising fundamental rights Yet, they have not scaled back on repression & at least 1,184 remain behind bars They should be unconditionally released

#China is threatening to imprison Zhang Yadi for promoting Tibetan rights&interethnic dialogue After studying in France, Yadi obtained a scholarship to @soasuni.bsky.social#China She should be in London classrooms, not behind bars France & the UK should press for her release

Germany’s welfare “‘reform”‘ debate risks worsening poverty Planned cuts and tougher penalties would most severely affect low-income families, women, and older people Human rights – not austerity logic – should guide the debate on social protection

#Sudan: UN Human Rights office paints grim reality for civilians facing brutal attacks during & outside of hostilities. #EU's upcoming conclusions should prioritize efforts to protect civilians & seriously address arms embargo violations. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

🔴 NEW: Journalists in #Yemen are under assault. At #HRC60, the EU & @UN member states should end inaction and: 🔹Raise concerns of violations of human rights in Yemen 🔹Hold warring parties to account 🔹Demand release of all arbitrarily detained 🔗 Our report:

Migration cooperation comes with great risk for the rights of people on the move. @ec.europa.eu should follow solid recs of CoE's @commissionerhr.coe.int on much-needed precautions, clear principles, pre-conditions & sound monitoring when engaging with third countries. www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

New @hrw.org report confirms killing of 100s civilians by #Rwanda-backed #M23 in eastern #DRCongo in July 2025 - raising concerns of ethnic cleansing. #EU & its members should publicly condemn those crimes, call for end of all violations & sanction those responsible. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

‼️HRW & 52 human rights groups warn: EU 'safe country' & return proposals would undermine protection & human dignity. They are part of a broader move to externalize #migration, & risk eroding further refugee protection globally by: 🔴Limiting asylum for some nationalities⚠️ ⤵️

🚨EU member states are now backtracking on their commitment to protect human rights & the environment in global supply chains 🌍⚖️ At the EU Council, they agreed to narrow the scope of the #CSDDD by limiting due diligence mostly to direct suppliers hrw.org/news/2025/07...

As Israeli atrocities pile up, a #EU report found #Israel in (obvious) breach of its human rights obligations under the EU-Israel trade deal. Then why is the bloc not taking action? We discussed it on @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social, with MEP @lnbdublin.bsky.social & @bdsmovement.bsky.social ⤵️

Hungary’s withdrawal from the ICC is an insult to victims and survivors of the world’s worst crimes ⚠️If 🇭🇺withdrawal takes effect, it will be the only non-ICC member state in the EU contradicting common EU values & objectives to support for justice hrw.org/news/2025/06...

This year marks key EU-China anniversaries - but nothing to celebrate on human rights. The EU's rights dialogue has long been a box-ticking exercise, while Beijing’s repression deepens. Read HRW's take on what’s at stake at the summit: hrw.org/news/2025/06...

At 🇩🇪/🇱🇰 Summit, Chancellor Merz & President Dissanayake should ensure their partnership is human rights-based Sri Lanka still benefits from the EU's preferential tariffs despite still needing to address ongoing abuses & deliver justice for civil war atrocities hrw.org/news/2025/06...

Last week, HRW's expert Milena Ansari delivered a powerful speech at ‪@europarl.europa.eu‬ 1⃣She highlighted that attacks on healthcare facilities, hospitals & aid restriction inflicted specific harm on children & adults with disabilities in the OTP. WATCH: