Cristian González Cabrera
@cristianfergo.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at @hrw.org focusing on gender and sexuality in Latin America and the Caribbean
As Putin’s regime criminalizes LGBTQ+ lives, Argentina has become a rare refuge for queer Russians seeking safety.
But Milei’s attacks on “gender ideology” and cuts to equality programs threaten the very protections that make this refuge possible. archive.is/1FeGA
But Milei’s attacks on “gender ideology” and cuts to equality programs threaten the very protections that make this refuge possible. archive.is/1FeGA
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
As Putin’s regime criminalizes LGBTQ+ lives, Argentina has become a rare refuge for queer Russians seeking safety.
But Milei’s attacks on “gender ideology” and cuts to equality programs threaten the very protections that make this refuge possible. archive.is/1FeGA
But Milei’s attacks on “gender ideology” and cuts to equality programs threaten the very protections that make this refuge possible. archive.is/1FeGA
"In the 1970s, the ’80s, Mexico was totally close-minded, machista, conservative. And suddenly this figure appears who begins to liberate himself — and gradually to conquer all these audiences and all these social classes." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"In the 1970s, the ’80s, Mexico was totally close-minded, machista, conservative. And suddenly this figure appears who begins to liberate himself — and gradually to conquer all these audiences and all these social classes." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
🇵🇾Paraguay: Without legal gender recognition or the banning of hate crimes, the message is clear: discrimination is tolerable.
Yet the LGBT+ fight in Paraguay goes beyond legal change. It’s about transforming a culture that discriminates.
apnews.com/article/para...
Yet the LGBT+ fight in Paraguay goes beyond legal change. It’s about transforming a culture that discriminates.
apnews.com/article/para...
For Paraguay’s transgender women, survival often means leaving home
Transgender women in Paraguay often flee their homes at a young age to escape abuse, stigma and the absence of legal protections, turning to sex work and migration to survive.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🇵🇾Paraguay: Without legal gender recognition or the banning of hate crimes, the message is clear: discrimination is tolerable.
Yet the LGBT+ fight in Paraguay goes beyond legal change. It’s about transforming a culture that discriminates.
apnews.com/article/para...
Yet the LGBT+ fight in Paraguay goes beyond legal change. It’s about transforming a culture that discriminates.
apnews.com/article/para...
🇵🇾Paraguay: Cuando la ley no reconoce la identidad de género ni tipifica crímenes de odio, el mensaje es claro: “no perteneces”.
La lucha en Paraguay va más allá de un cambio legal: se trata de transformar una cultura que discrimina.
apnews.com/article/para...
La lucha en Paraguay va más allá de un cambio legal: se trata de transformar una cultura que discrimina.
apnews.com/article/para...
Mujeres trans que enfrentan violencia migran para sobrevivir en Paraguay
ASUNCIÓN (AP) — Alejandra Mongelós tenía ocho años cuando se fue de su casa por primera vez. Como otras personas LGBTQ+ en Paraguay, se ha visto forzada a mudarse una y otra vez por discriminación, ac...
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
🇵🇾Paraguay: Cuando la ley no reconoce la identidad de género ni tipifica crímenes de odio, el mensaje es claro: “no perteneces”.
La lucha en Paraguay va más allá de un cambio legal: se trata de transformar una cultura que discrimina.
apnews.com/article/para...
La lucha en Paraguay va más allá de un cambio legal: se trata de transformar una cultura que discrimina.
apnews.com/article/para...
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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...
Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation.
New from @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Brazil: Serious Investigative Failures in Deadly Rio Raid
Rio de Janeiro police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including four police officers, during a raid in low-income,...
www.hrw.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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...
Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation.
New from @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Cristian González Cabrera
NEW: US state laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision are causing harm.
In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety.
Learn more ⤵️
In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety.
Learn more ⤵️
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
NEW: US state laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision are causing harm.
In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety.
Learn more ⤵️
In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety.
Learn more ⤵️
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🚨 NEW: @homelandgov.bsky.social federal agents used excessive force against protesters, medics, legal observers & journalists at numerous protests outside ICE facility in Illinois. This isn’t crowd control—it’s intimidation. Congress must act.
📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🚨 NEW: @homelandgov.bsky.social federal agents used excessive force against protesters, medics, legal observers & journalists at numerous protests outside ICE facility in Illinois. This isn’t crowd control—it’s intimidation. Congress must act.
📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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New newsletter launched: "International Affairs for Normal People" - read my first post and subscribe. It's free: www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/normal-peopl...
“Normal People”? What?
I am not really an expert in anything. However, I have some experience in dealing with experts. Over the last couple decades, I’ve been privileged to work closely with brilliant people in internationa...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
New newsletter launched: "International Affairs for Normal People" - read my first post and subscribe. It's free: www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/normal-peopl...
O Brasil celebra a 4ª Conferência Nacional dos Direitos das Pessoas LGBTQIA+ para traçar novos rumos para as políticas públicas de inclusão.
A conferência também ressalta o ressurgimento do 🇧🇷 como uma voz importante nos debates globais sobre igualdade. www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
A conferência também ressalta o ressurgimento do 🇧🇷 como uma voz importante nos debates globais sobre igualdade. www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
Brasil retoma diálogo importante sobre igualdade
Esta semana, o Brasil celebra a 4ª Conferência Nacional dos Direitos das Pessoas LGBTQIA+, um esforço ambicioso para traçar novos rumos para as políticas públicas de igualdade e inclusão.
www.hrw.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
O Brasil celebra a 4ª Conferência Nacional dos Direitos das Pessoas LGBTQIA+ para traçar novos rumos para as políticas públicas de inclusão.
A conferência também ressalta o ressurgimento do 🇧🇷 como uma voz importante nos debates globais sobre igualdade. www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
A conferência também ressalta o ressurgimento do 🇧🇷 como uma voz importante nos debates globais sobre igualdade. www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
This week Brazil hosts the 4th National Conference on the Rights of LGBTQIA+ people to chart new directions for public policy on equality & inclusion. The conference also underscores 🇧🇷‘s reemergence as a key voice in global equality debates.
@hrw.org analysis 📃: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org analysis 📃: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Brazil Resumes Key Dialogue over Equality
This week Brazil is hosting the 4th National Conference on the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People, an ambitious effort to chart new directions for public policy on equality and inclusion.
www.hrw.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This week Brazil hosts the 4th National Conference on the Rights of LGBTQIA+ people to chart new directions for public policy on equality & inclusion. The conference also underscores 🇧🇷‘s reemergence as a key voice in global equality debates.
@hrw.org analysis 📃: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org analysis 📃: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The EU’s LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 reaffirms that equality and democracy are inseparable.
The EU and its member states should now back their words with concrete action—political, legal, and financial—both at home and abroad.
📄 @hrw.org : www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The EU and its member states should now back their words with concrete action—political, legal, and financial—both at home and abroad.
📄 @hrw.org : www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
October 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The EU’s LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 reaffirms that equality and democracy are inseparable.
The EU and its member states should now back their words with concrete action—political, legal, and financial—both at home and abroad.
📄 @hrw.org : www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The EU and its member states should now back their words with concrete action—political, legal, and financial—both at home and abroad.
📄 @hrw.org : www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses
Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies, Human Rights Watch...
www.hrw.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
Reposted by Cristian González Cabrera
The new rush on minerals carries massive human rights risks and has already caused harm to people and planet.
Colombia’s initiative at #UNEA7 is a chance to change course. With 50+ partners, we @hrw.org encourage Colombia to pursue its goal for a global binding agreement on mineral supply chains.
Colombia’s initiative at #UNEA7 is a chance to change course. With 50+ partners, we @hrw.org encourage Colombia to pursue its goal for a global binding agreement on mineral supply chains.
September 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Cristian González Cabrera
Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro have approved a "wild west bonus" for police who kill suspects during raids. It creates an economic incentive for brutality in a state where police killed 700 people last year—86% of them Black.
Rio´s governor should veto it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Rio´s governor should veto it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Activists outraged after Rio lawmakers approve ‘wild west bonus’ for police who kill ‘criminals’
Similar legislation introduced in Rio in mid-1990s caused an explosion of extrajudicial killings in the city’s favelas
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro have approved a "wild west bonus" for police who kill suspects during raids. It creates an economic incentive for brutality in a state where police killed 700 people last year—86% of them Black.
Rio´s governor should veto it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Rio´s governor should veto it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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🌟 It's here! Today, Brazil’s President Lula signed a landmark law to protect children's rights online.
Brazil is now the first country in Latin America to pass such a dedicated law for kids. 🇧🇷
(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
Brazil is now the first country in Latin America to pass such a dedicated law for kids. 🇧🇷
(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
www.hrw.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🌟 It's here! Today, Brazil’s President Lula signed a landmark law to protect children's rights online.
Brazil is now the first country in Latin America to pass such a dedicated law for kids. 🇧🇷
(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
Brazil is now the first country in Latin America to pass such a dedicated law for kids. 🇧🇷
(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
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The US maritime attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels violate international human rights law and amount to extrajudicial killings www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
September 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The US maritime attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels violate international human rights law and amount to extrajudicial killings www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Reposted by Cristian González Cabrera
Mi nota sobre la ley de amnistia 🇵🇪 y cómo vulnera el Derecho Internacional. Gracias @idehpucp por publicarla www.hrw.org/es/news/2025...
My piece on the 🇵🇪 amnesty law and why it breaches international law. Thanks to @idehpucp for publishing www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
@hrwespanol.bsky.social
My piece on the 🇵🇪 amnesty law and why it breaches international law. Thanks to @idehpucp for publishing www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
@hrwespanol.bsky.social
https://hrw.org/es/news/2025/0…
September 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Mi nota sobre la ley de amnistia 🇵🇪 y cómo vulnera el Derecho Internacional. Gracias @idehpucp por publicarla www.hrw.org/es/news/2025...
My piece on the 🇵🇪 amnesty law and why it breaches international law. Thanks to @idehpucp for publishing www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
@hrwespanol.bsky.social
My piece on the 🇵🇪 amnesty law and why it breaches international law. Thanks to @idehpucp for publishing www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
@hrwespanol.bsky.social
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When Europe's leaders attack the European Court of Human Rights, we all lose. My new piece in @euobserver.com
With Europe facing some of the gravest threats since the end of WW2, govts should be commending & strengthening regional institutions, not undermining them
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
With Europe facing some of the gravest threats since the end of WW2, govts should be commending & strengthening regional institutions, not undermining them
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
We all lose when politicians attack the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights is under attack — again. But the main obstacle to its effective functioning remains the reluctance of some governments to fully implement its rulings and tackle the...
euobserver.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
When Europe's leaders attack the European Court of Human Rights, we all lose. My new piece in @euobserver.com
With Europe facing some of the gravest threats since the end of WW2, govts should be commending & strengthening regional institutions, not undermining them
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
With Europe facing some of the gravest threats since the end of WW2, govts should be commending & strengthening regional institutions, not undermining them
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
On paper, Cuba’s new gender ID law means that trans ppl will be able to change legal docs w/o surgery, court orders, etc.
But as I said to Context News: w/o free expression & association, these reforms risk becoming pinkwashing rather than real change. www.context.news/socioeconomi...
But as I said to Context News: w/o free expression & association, these reforms risk becoming pinkwashing rather than real change. www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Cuba's trans people see legal progress with new gender ID law | Context by TRF
In Cuba, a new law expected to come into effect next year will allow trans people to change their sex on official documents
www.context.news
September 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
On paper, Cuba’s new gender ID law means that trans ppl will be able to change legal docs w/o surgery, court orders, etc.
But as I said to Context News: w/o free expression & association, these reforms risk becoming pinkwashing rather than real change. www.context.news/socioeconomi...
But as I said to Context News: w/o free expression & association, these reforms risk becoming pinkwashing rather than real change. www.context.news/socioeconomi...
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#BurkinaFaso
Islamist armed groups have been responsible for repeated atrocities against civilians since 2016. Authorities should provide better protection for all civilians at risk, investigate abuses, fairly prosecute those responsible.
New @hrw.org report👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Islamist armed groups have been responsible for repeated atrocities against civilians since 2016. Authorities should provide better protection for all civilians at risk, investigate abuses, fairly prosecute those responsible.
New @hrw.org report👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Burkina Faso: Islamist Armed Groups Massacre Civilians
Two Islamist armed groups have killed several dozen civilians in three separate attacks in northern Burkina Faso since May 2025.
www.hrw.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
#BurkinaFaso
Islamist armed groups have been responsible for repeated atrocities against civilians since 2016. Authorities should provide better protection for all civilians at risk, investigate abuses, fairly prosecute those responsible.
New @hrw.org report👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Islamist armed groups have been responsible for repeated atrocities against civilians since 2016. Authorities should provide better protection for all civilians at risk, investigate abuses, fairly prosecute those responsible.
New @hrw.org report👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Reposted by Cristian González Cabrera
O julgamento contra Bolsonaro e outros sete réus por tramarem um golpe é histórico para o Brasil.
O Supremo Tribunal Federal defendeu o direito dos brasileiros de eleger livremente seus governantes. A sentença reafirma que ninguém está acima da lei.
g1.globo.com/politica/not...
O Supremo Tribunal Federal defendeu o direito dos brasileiros de eleger livremente seus governantes. A sentença reafirma que ninguém está acima da lei.
g1.globo.com/politica/not...
STF condena Bolsonaro a 27 anos de prisão por trama golpista
STF condena ex-presidente e aliados por trama golpista.
g1.globo.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
O julgamento contra Bolsonaro e outros sete réus por tramarem um golpe é histórico para o Brasil.
O Supremo Tribunal Federal defendeu o direito dos brasileiros de eleger livremente seus governantes. A sentença reafirma que ninguém está acima da lei.
g1.globo.com/politica/not...
O Supremo Tribunal Federal defendeu o direito dos brasileiros de eleger livremente seus governantes. A sentença reafirma que ninguém está acima da lei.
g1.globo.com/politica/not...
It was a pleasure to join today’s discussion on school violence in Brazil at the National Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
I spoke about how censorship of human rights education undermines safety and how the Council's Recommendation nº 114 can help prosecutors build protective schools.
I spoke about how censorship of human rights education undermines safety and how the Council's Recommendation nº 114 can help prosecutors build protective schools.
September 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It was a pleasure to join today’s discussion on school violence in Brazil at the National Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
I spoke about how censorship of human rights education undermines safety and how the Council's Recommendation nº 114 can help prosecutors build protective schools.
I spoke about how censorship of human rights education undermines safety and how the Council's Recommendation nº 114 can help prosecutors build protective schools.
Very worrying that “Yasmeen," an 18-year old TikToker, was arrested for allegedly publishing “indecent” videos. Authorities claimed Yasmeen was “a man mispresenting as a woman,” a claim used against proscribed gender non-conforming appearances. She was released on bail on August 13.
Egyptian authorities have since July carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators. Authorities arrested or prosecuted at least 29 people for online content, including at least 19 women and a child www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Egypt: Mass Crackdown Targets Online Content Creators
Egyptian authorities have since July 2025 carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators.
www.hrw.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Very worrying that “Yasmeen," an 18-year old TikToker, was arrested for allegedly publishing “indecent” videos. Authorities claimed Yasmeen was “a man mispresenting as a woman,” a claim used against proscribed gender non-conforming appearances. She was released on bail on August 13.
Reposted by Cristian González Cabrera
Egyptian authorities have since July carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators. Authorities arrested or prosecuted at least 29 people for online content, including at least 19 women and a child www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Egypt: Mass Crackdown Targets Online Content Creators
Egyptian authorities have since July 2025 carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators.
www.hrw.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Egyptian authorities have since July carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online content creators. Authorities arrested or prosecuted at least 29 people for online content, including at least 19 women and a child www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
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🌟 Breaking good news! Brazil’s Senate just passed a bill to protect children’s rights online… for the second time. The bill now awaits President Lula’s signature. 🇧🇷
(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
Brazil One Step Away from Protecting Children Online
Brazil’s Senate has passed a long-awaited bill to protect children’s rights online. The bill now heads for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s signature into law.
www.hrw.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🌟 Breaking good news! Brazil’s Senate just passed a bill to protect children’s rights online… for the second time. The bill now awaits President Lula’s signature. 🇧🇷
(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...