NEW: UN Security Council resolution on new framework to deal with impasse around Morocco’s claims to Western Sahara does not ensure that the right to self-determination for the territory’s peoples is upheld and is consistent with international law @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

⚖️Une justice tardive ne doit pas être une justice bafouée. Un tribunal belge a ouvert un procès pénal contre un ancien fonctionnaire belge pour son implication présumée dans l'assassinat de Lumumba, Premier ministre de la RDC, et de deux hauts responsables pendant la décolonisation.

Landmark Trial for Belgian Colonial Crimes to Go Ahead @almazteffera.bsky.social for @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/03... Patrice Lumumba, jamais oublié.

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...

@almazteffera.bsky.social & ich haben für @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social aufgeschrieben, warum Deutschland gezielt in den Schutz von Muslim*innen und anderen Minderheiten investieren sollte. Eine Investition, letztendlich in die Sicherheit aller Menschen in Deutschland. www.hrw.org/de/news/2026...

“EU ‘caving into the floodgates of anti-migrant rhetoric’ warns Human Rights Watch”, @philippedam.bsky.social and I speak to @euobserver.com about migration fixation warping EU foreign policy and eroding asylum rights at home euobserver.com/201254/eu-ca...

‼️Germany's federal court of justice ruled that a real estate agent who didn't provide a viewing appointment based on a prospective tenant's "foreign"-sounding name constituted racial discrimination according to Germany's anti-discrimination law.‼️ This isn't an individual case. A short 🧵👇🏽 @hrw.org

"They left the building. Not the truth." A powerful new documentary, 80 Angry Journalists, shows how Hungary’s once-independent news outlet Index was taken over, and how reporters resigned together rather than submit to political pressure. Trailer⤵️

Did you know that a historic case is being pursued in a Belgian court seeking individual criminal responsibility for colonial crimes in the court of a former colonial power? The court's decision on whether to pursue a criminal trial is expected on March 17. Learn more: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

A month ago, a police raid in low-income, mostly Black neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, resulted in 122 killings. The deadly results and tactics employed suggest that the true intention may have been to kill, rather than arrest suspects. Read my piece: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

"A political deal that erases these crimes is not a peace plan. It is permission for future atrocities." - Kseniya Kvitka (@hrw.org), in must-read, published by @kyivindependent.com⤵️

Weltweit wird alle 10 Minuten eine Frau ermordet, weil sie eine Frau ist! Femizide sind Ausdruck patriarchaler Machtverhältnisse, die Männern Kontrolle über weibliche Körper zuschreiben - bis zur vermeintl. Legitimation von Gewalt. Alle Frauen haben das Recht auf ein gewaltfreies Leben #NiUnaMenos

🚨New @hrw.org report finds #Israel committed war crimes, crimes against humanity + ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Israel forcibly displaced 32,000 #Palestinian refugees from 3 refugee camps, prevented return + systematically destroyed parts of the camps.👇 hrw.org/node/392462

HRW is proud to have helped create the Global Reparations Hub! Want to learn more about the hub and how to get involved? ‼️Join us in-person in Berlin or online on November 12 ‼️ Register now: decolonize-berlin.de/de/events/bu...

Police have failed to take crucial steps to investigate 121 killings during a raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Police didn´t preserve crime scenes and the chain of custody of evidence. Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation. New from @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

An anti-drug police operation in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro has resulted in more than 100 killings. Rio authorities’ decisions leading to such a disastrous operation should be investigated. Families of victims deserve truth and justice.

A win for Windrush campaigners: Private pension losses will now be compensated under the #Windrush Compensation Scheme--important considering the age of claimants. BUT without free legal representation, access to compensation is hampered. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... @hrw.org

Neuer Kommentar von @almazteffera.bsky.social zu Deutschlands neuer Leitlinie über die Restitution kolonialer Kulturgüter und warum diese nicht menschenrechtskonform ist👇🏽

"...the guidelines in their current form are a missed opportunity. The German government should look at them again with rights and justice in mind." - @almazteffera.bsky.social / @hrw.org

Restitution kolonialer Kulturgüter & menschlicher Gebeine muss auf menschenrechtlichen Verpflichtungen begründet sein. Deutschlands neue Leitlinie distanziert sich jedoch vom Völkerrecht. Das Ergebnis: Rechte von betroffenen Gemeinschaften stehen nicht im Fokus. www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...

Returning colonial-era cultural belongings & ancestral remains is an international human rights & reparations issue. Communities' rights should be at the core. Yet Germany's new guidelines distance themselves from international law. Returns aren't goodwill gestures. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Ja, es gibt ein Problem im #Stadtbild. Aber das ist nicht Migration, sondern Armut. Daran könnten Merz’ Bundesregierung arbeiten. Sie könnte den Sozialstaat stärken. Sie könnte sich um Integration kümmern, statt sich auf Grenzschließungen und Abschiebungen zu fokussieren. Leitartikel des Tages:

Chancellor #Merz' statements are entrenched in systemic #racism, they aren't just individual racist statements. He's defending existing structural discrimination based on race/ethnicity/religion/status...instead of fulfilling #Germany's duty to end such discrimination under int'l human rights law.

So let me get this straight - the Home Secretary thinks the Council of Europe shouldn't stand up for people's rights in the UK now because that might affect its ability to do so in the future. Good grief.

The German government's plan for social security "reform" is bad news for #humanrights. I tried to set out why for @hrw.org here, a couple of weeks back, as we awaited details of these plans: www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

The EU joining consensus for the annual UN Human Rights Council resolution on racism is the right signal. European states chose not to call for a vote bc of inclusion of language on #reparations. The right to reparation for colonial injustices is non-negotiable. #HRC60 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e...

Seid am 10.10. dabei‼️ Ein Gespräch über koloniale Langzeitfolgen & Anspruch auf Reparationen betroffener Communities mit Paul Thomas (namibische Nama Traditional Leaders Association), Andrea Pietrafesa (@ECCHRBerlin) & @AlmazTeffera (@hrw). Anmeldung: https://bit.ly/42uSNhy

Verhandlungen ohne die Betroffenen? Versöhnung ohne Gerechtigkeit? Eine Diskussion über den Umgang Deutschlands & Namibias mit Völkermord und Kolonialverbrechen mit Paul Thomas (NTAL), @almazteffera.bsky.social, @andipietrafesa.bsky.social moderiert von Yannick Müller. www.ecchr.eu/veranstaltun...

The UN rights chief presented his office's report on #reparations for legacies of #colonialism and #enslavement in Geneva yesterday. @hrw.org welcomes his call for a transformative, context-specific & rights-based approach to reparations led by affected communities. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

One to watch for the ESCR nerds out there. The first complaint from Germany to the UN CESCR, since the country relatively recently (Apr 2023) accepted the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR. Focused on withdrawal of benefits from some asylum-seekers. ⬇️

#UK's @phsombudsman.bsky.social finds: 1/ deep flaws in management of Home Office's #Windrush Compensation Scheme 2/ compensation offers should account for private pension losses. #WindrushScandal @hrw.org will say it again: Windrush claimants need access to legal aid. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Happy Birthday @freiheitsrechte.org 💙 Vielen Dank für Eure unermüdliche Arbeit und die tolle Zusammenarbeit!

Eine Kommission der Vereinten Nationen hat festgestellt, dass Israel in Gaza Völkermord begeht. Da die israelische Regierung ihre Angriffe auf Gaza-Stadt weiter verschärft und die noch verbliebene zivile Infrastruktur Gazas zerstört, haben alle Staaten die Pflicht, zu handeln.

🔴 Die EU hat Sanktionen gegen Israel vorgeschlagen. Die Aussetzung des 🇪🇺-🇮🇱 Handelsabkommens muss von der Mehrheit der Mitgliedstaaten genehmigt werden. Deutschland hat sich bisher dagegen ausgesprochen. Der Konsens über Völkermord wächst – wird #Deutschland diesen Vorschlag endlich unterstützen?

New publication from @hrw.org: Q&A: Reparations for Historical and Ongoing Colonial Atrocities www.hrw.org/news/2025/09... How do you right the wrongs of colonialism? The wrongs then. And the wrongs now. I expect to return to this important doc by colleague @almazteffera.bsky.social many times.

@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...

Today, we joined 8 other organisations to deliver a petition to President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu‬, signed by 32,000 people, urging the EU Commission not to drop its anti-discrimination Directive. Equal rights are under attack. The EU must lead, not step back!

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...

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.

The Western Australia state government has announced a reparations program for survivors of the “Stolen Generations.” This is a critical and long overdue step to providing justice.

In just 100 days, the Trump administration has inflicted enormous damage to human rights in the United States and around the world. To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️

Want to join the GLOBAL REPARATIONS HUB? The Global Reparations Hub is an online community space looking to unite #reparations movements worldwide. @hrw.org supports the creation of this grassroots-led space. Register for this event on April 15 at 1:30-2:30pm EST: 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Want to join the GLOBAL REPARATIONS HUB? The Global Reparations Hub is an online community space looking to unite #reparations movements worldwide. @hrw.org supports the creation of this grassroots-led space. Register for this event on April 15 at 1:30-2:30pm EST: 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Four people who participated in a pro-Palestine protest at a university in Berlin last year are fighting a court case against their deportation. Governments should not use immigration law to silence views that they disagree with. Learn more ⤵️

Heute ist der Internationale #Romaday. Ein Tag des Erinnerns – und ein Tag des Widerstands. Sinti* und Roma* leben seit Jahrhunderten in Europa. Sie gehören dazu. Doch sie wurden und werden ausgegrenzt, entrechtet und kriminalisiert. 🧵1/9

"Die Gefahr, dass deutschen Staatsbürger*innen aufgrund ihrer politischen Meinung die Staatsbürgerschaft entzogen wird – z.B. weil sie ihre Meinung zum Gaza-Krieg äußern – birgt die Gefahr, dass unliebsame Ansichten unterdrückt werden." HRW zum geleakten Koalitionspapier: www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...

Under the Nazi regime, Jews & critics were stripped of their German citizenship. Fast forward to 2025: Germany’s conservative political parties propose to revoke German nationality from dual citizens based on subjective assessments of wrongdoing. 1/3 @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

1/5 Today, we publish a new @hrw.org report on the poverty and the right to social security in #Germany. The full report is here: “It Tears You Apart” Poverty and Gender in Germany’s Social Security System www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is historic. It’s a reminder for governments that they have an obligation under international human rights law to end systemic racism & address ongoing impacts of linked historic legacies. #Reparations www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

@hrw.org joined 46 CSOs, including @enareurope.bsky.social, in calling on the European leaders to confront systemic #racism to build a Europe that stands for and defends diversity, inclusion, and racial justice, the organizations said today. Find the full statement here: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...