Want to hear rare good news? A Belgian court opened a criminal trial against a former Belgian official for his alleged involvement in the killings of Lumumba, the DRC's first PM, & two senior officials during decolonization. Justice delayed shouldn't be justice denied. www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

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...

Children living near Ethiopia's largest gold mine have been exposed to toxic pollution. Next week, the UN Child Rights Committee, at its Ethiopia session, should push for the mine's suspension and an independent assessment. www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

Saving lives is not a crime! "The courtroom erupted in cheers, shouts, and tears as the verdict was read." Time for Greece, and other EU member states, to end abusive migration and border policies. And to focus on protecting human lives, and human rights.

One defendant's testimony today cut through the "empty" legal arguments: "If you have ever taken a child out of a small boat so cold you don’t know if it’s alive or not, you don’t want the boat to be on the water any longer than necessary." Saving lives is a human reflex. #FreeHumanitarians

Several defendants have testified, including a German sign-language translator who was also a lifeguard, and a retired Dutch investment banker who was a sailor and radio operator. They volunteered on Lesbos from 2015-18 to save lives. They could face 20 yrs in prison.

While many face abysmal public services + tax hikes, huge companies & the uber-rich game a tax system designed 100 yrs ago. My new oped in @opiniojuris.bsky.social on why the first-ever UN tax treaty is a historic chance for public budgets that can fund human rights opiniojuris.org/2026/01/13/a...

Tunisian authorities recently arrested three prominent activists convicted on unjust charges of conspiracy and terrorism. The arrests are the latest step in President Kais Saied’s scheme to eliminate any alternative to his one-man rule.

Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges. This case sends a dangerous message that helping people on the move is a legal offense. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Mj4FOr

🚨 The trial of 24 humanitarian workers starts TODAY. My colleague, @billvanesveld.bsky.social, and I are on Lesbos, Greece, to monitor and report on this critical moment for solidarity. Follow us for updates and read our full analysis here: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

Human rights defenders rally to support UN expert on Palestinian rights @franceskalbs.bsky.social, after US imposed sanctions on her for criticizing #Israel. - @emmafarge.bsky.social @reuters.com Among those urging US to reverse course: @hrw.org, UN rights chief Volker Turk, @kenroth.bsky.social

🚨 @hrw.org's International Justice Program director Liz Evenson reacts to US sanctions against UN expert @franceskalbs.bsky.social.

Germany’s interior minister wants to negotiate directly with the Taliban to send Afghan migrants deported from Germany back to Afghanistan. Deporting anyone to a place where they face risk of abuse shows a blatant disregard for basic human decency.

History in the making! 🚀 Just before #FFD4Sevilla, where 10,000 minds will unite to forge economic policies, we at @hrw unveil a database of UN statements on taxation. Check out the findings, and look for what it says about your country. 🌍 www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...

US aid cuts have closed schools for #Rohingya kids in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Who could help? Rohingya teachers, who set up their own schools with $0 international funding. If #Bangladesh recognized these schools, they could grow. New from @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06... #ChildRights

New editorial from @jtodres.bsky.social explains the need for, and implications of, the proposed new optional protocol to the CRC on the right to education. He also poses important questions for #ChildRights scholars & researchers. In the Int'l Journal of Children's Rights: brill.com/view/journal...

US aid cuts have closed schools for #Rohingya kids in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Who could help? Rohingya teachers, who set up their own schools with $0 international funding. If #Bangladesh recognized these schools, they could grow. New from @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06... #ChildRights

Journalist @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social won her case for unlawful termination against the ABC over the posting of a @hrw.org report on Gaza. Journalists should be encouraged to post factual information about human rights violations not penalized for doing so. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/w...

L’éducation n’est pas seulement un droit pour tous les enfants, elle est obligatoire en France de 3 à 16 ans. Pourtant à Mayotte des milliers d’enfants sont privés d'accès à l'éducation et à d'autres services sociaux essentiels. www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

🔹 WE’RE HIRING – ACCOUNTABILITY CONSULTANT 🌍 Remote | Apply by June 19 | Start: July 1 Join @gcpea.bsky.social as a ACCOUNTABILITY CONSULTANT on a new initiative to strengthen accountability and support justice processes globally. More details - protectingeducation.org/job/accounta...

It’s time to climate-proof education. 📖 Read GCPEA’s latest report: “Protecting Education from Attack in the Context of Climate Change” 🔗 protectingeducation.org/publication/... #EducationUnderAttack #ProtectEducation #SafeSchools #ClimateSecurity #GCPEA #WorldEnvironmentDay

🌍 121 countries have endorsed the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration - that’s 121 reasons to believe in collective protection for students and teachers in conflict zones. Read the updated @gcpea.bsky.social fact sheet to learn how education is being safeguarded in conflict contexts. #ProtectEducation

To mark World Day Against Child Labor, read @hrw.org's latest dispatch on the steps FIFA needs to take to uphold its human rights obligations and minimize risks that migrant workers’ children will be driven into child labor: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

🚨 My latest for @hrw.org in the @thenewarab.bsky.social If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take: A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW ⬇️ www.newarab.com/opinion/with...

Today the US again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on #Gaza that called for a ceasefire, releasing hostages & unfettered humanitarian aid. All others voted in favor. The US isn't just providing cover for #Israel's atrocities & war crimes, incl. starvation as a weapon of war, it's complicit.

School-related sexual violence (SRSV) is a reality faced by children and young people everywhere. Online forms of SRSV are increasing. It's high time governments adopt commitments to tackle SRSV. A recent global ministerial taskforce set up in May should prioritize it: www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

Tomorrow, the German city of Aachen honors EU Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu w/ Charlemagne award for her "impetus" for the EU Green Deal. ‼️But @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu has made a U-turn & is dismantling the Green Deal, incl EU supply chains law #CSDDD. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

En febrero, Estados Unidos expulsó sumariamente a Costa Rica a 200 ciudadanos de terceros países, entre ellos 81 niños. En los últimos dos meses, hemos entrevistado a 36 de ellos. En un informe de @hrwespanol.bsky.social publicado hoy, detallan los abusos que sufrieron. www.hrw.org/es/news/2025...

This proposal is a bomb under the right to asylum in Europe. People who flee war and prosecution deserve our protection. With this proposal, asylum seekers can potentially be deported through unsafe third countries, without any form of connection being needed. 1/2 bsky.app/profile/eura...

10 ways the future #CrimesAgainstHumanity Treaty can better protect children -- with @Veroaubert @JanineMorna @glsurvivorsfund www.justsecurity.org/113376/justi...

1/ Russia’s escalating attacks on Ukrainian civilians in 2025 have killed more people than in the same period in 2024. @hrw’s new report documents unlawful strikes that may amount to war crimes. States must act. #Ukraine #WarCrimes www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

The 🇬🇧 UK Gov is in court 2morrow defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports 2 Israel 🇮🇱 My latest in The Guardian on why the Govt needs 2 stand up for & comply with int’l law even if it upsets Trump ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Last year, 13-year-old Freja from Canada participated in the UN negotiations beginning the process for a new treaty to strengthen the right to free education for all children. In @gemreport.bsky.social's blog, she shares her reflections: world-education-blog.org/2025/05/08/a... #ChildParticipation

The Alien Enemies Act doesn’t belong on the books in 2025, my colleague Akshaya Kumar in @JURISTnews argues; the law offers a convenient excuse to circumvent due process, which President Trump is leveraging to supercharge his mass deportation machine. www.jurist.org/commentary/2...

The world is moving towards an international treaty on crimes against humanity. A huge opportunity to enhance justice for children - governments should consider kids now. We have some ideas in a new paper released today: cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-... @hrw.org @veroaubert.bsky.social

NEW: Red Crescent Worker Who Survived Israeli Massacre Recounts Horror Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian first responders and buried them in a mass grave—the deadliest attack on emergency workers in years. Story by Kavitha Chekuru for @dropsitenews.com www.dropsitenews.com/p/red-cresce...

"The threat of #German citizens being stripped of their citizenship for political opinions – for example, for expressing views about the war in #Gaza – risks creating a chilling effect to quash views unpopular with the government." NEW comment @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

"Les forces israéliennes ont fait preuve à plusieurs reprises d’une cruauté meurtrière vis-à-vis des Palestiniens hospitalisés dans les établissements qu’elles ont saisis." @billvanesveld.bsky.social

Trump cuts have jeopardized efforts to find thousands of Ukrainian children illegally deported to Russia and Belarus, and may have compromised evidence of war crimes by Russian officials. New dispatch from @billvanesveld.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...