Dave Elseroad
@delseroad.bsky.social
Head of Advocacy, Human Rights House Foundation. Former IFRC, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Peace Corps. Husband, father, advocate. American University School of International Service and St. Mary's College of Maryland alum. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally. He/His
What should be on the OSCE's human dimension agenda in the coming months? @humanrightshouse.bsky.social and Netherlands Helsinki Committee event ahead of SHDM explores this, with focus on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine.
June 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
What should be on the OSCE's human dimension agenda in the coming months? @humanrightshouse.bsky.social and Netherlands Helsinki Committee event ahead of SHDM explores this, with focus on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine.
"I have joined over 300 communications to your governments. It's an indictment of the situations for human rights defenders," @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social to OSCE #SHDM in Vienna.
May 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"I have joined over 300 communications to your governments. It's an indictment of the situations for human rights defenders," @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social to OSCE #SHDM in Vienna.
Welcome news from @echr.coe.int today: interim measures granted concerning #Serbia and the alleged use of a sonic weapon for crowd control.
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Interim measure granted concerning Serbia
Interim measure granted Đorović and Others v. Serbia 30/04/2025
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April 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Welcome news from @echr.coe.int today: interim measures granted concerning #Serbia and the alleged use of a sonic weapon for crowd control.
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We welcome yesterday's broad, cross-regional support for the continuation of the reporting and accountability mechanisms established by the UN Human Rights Council on Belarus. The work of the UN Special Rapporteur on #Belarus and the Independent Group of Experts are crucial.
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April 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
We welcome yesterday's broad, cross-regional support for the continuation of the reporting and accountability mechanisms established by the UN Human Rights Council on Belarus. The work of the UN Special Rapporteur on #Belarus and the Independent Group of Experts are crucial.
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Members of the Network of #HumanRightsHouses condemn the recent actions of the Georgian authorities against Human Rights House Tbilisi and call for the immediate stop of the investigation and reversal of the decision to freeze all of the organisation's bank accounts.
👉 bit.ly/4je6Kq2
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April 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Members of the Network of #HumanRightsHouses condemn the recent actions of the Georgian authorities against Human Rights House Tbilisi and call for the immediate stop of the investigation and reversal of the decision to freeze all of the organisation's bank accounts.
👉 bit.ly/4je6Kq2
👉 bit.ly/4je6Kq2
Just a reminder that corporations don't care about people (unless those people are shareholders), only profits. Remember this when you're thinking about that H&M rainbow hat in June.
Pride organizers across the U.S. say that major longtime sponsors are reducing their support as corporate America retreats from diversity initiatives under President Trump.
Companies Pull Back From Pride Events as Trump Targets D.E.I.
Pride organizers say major longtime backers are reducing their support as corporate America retreats from diversity initiatives under President Trump.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Just a reminder that corporations don't care about people (unless those people are shareholders), only profits. Remember this when you're thinking about that H&M rainbow hat in June.
It's SHDM at the OSCE and @humanrightshouse.bsky.social and Netherlands Helsinki Comm are hosting a civil society pre-event for participating States. Its our opportunity to provide timely updates on trends from across the OSCE region and recs to States.
March 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
It's SHDM at the OSCE and @humanrightshouse.bsky.social and Netherlands Helsinki Comm are hosting a civil society pre-event for participating States. Its our opportunity to provide timely updates on trends from across the OSCE region and recs to States.
In London this week to remind British policymakers that comprehensive security and defence policy must include support for human rights, human rights defenders. We've all learned that repression at home, aggression abroad. We mustn't forget those fighting domestic repression.
March 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
In London this week to remind British policymakers that comprehensive security and defence policy must include support for human rights, human rights defenders. We've all learned that repression at home, aggression abroad. We mustn't forget those fighting domestic repression.
This year is going from worse to worse.
Breaking News: Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winner who gave nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” died at 95. nyti.ms/4h8iyJa
February 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This year is going from worse to worse.
And on and on it goes. . .
February 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
And on and on it goes. . .
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From the experience of the successful grassroots fight against Netanyahu's attempt at judicial overhaul, I cannot stress enough three points:
1. Civil society should not assume that opposition politicians will take the lead. In Israel, politicians were not the ones leading the fight. CS was.
1. Civil society should not assume that opposition politicians will take the lead. In Israel, politicians were not the ones leading the fight. CS was.
February 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
From the experience of the successful grassroots fight against Netanyahu's attempt at judicial overhaul, I cannot stress enough three points:
1. Civil society should not assume that opposition politicians will take the lead. In Israel, politicians were not the ones leading the fight. CS was.
1. Civil society should not assume that opposition politicians will take the lead. In Israel, politicians were not the ones leading the fight. CS was.
Important interview with Lela Tsiskarishvili on torture of protesters in Georgia. More than 200 people have reported being subjected to torture or ill-treatment.
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Torturers and their handlers are being awarded and rewarded by the Georgian authorities - Interview with Lela Tsiskarishvili - Human Rights House Foundation
Unprecedented peaceful protests in Georgia are being met with unprecedented levels of violence and brutality according to Georgian human rights defender and psychologist Lela Tsiskarishvili. In this i...
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February 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Important interview with Lela Tsiskarishvili on torture of protesters in Georgia. More than 200 people have reported being subjected to torture or ill-treatment.
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Is it in the US strategic interest to see further deterioration of democracy across Central & Eastern Europe? The Administration's funding freeze means just that, at a time when civil society is standing up to autocracy - and not just in Georgia.
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Georgian Dream says it ‘may not need’ foreign agent law
The ruling party’s parliamentary leader, Mamuka Mdinaradze, has cited US President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend foreign aid.
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January 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Is it in the US strategic interest to see further deterioration of democracy across Central & Eastern Europe? The Administration's funding freeze means just that, at a time when civil society is standing up to autocracy - and not just in Georgia.
oc-media.org/georgian-dre...
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America became mean in the style of traditional authoritarian regime collapse: slowly and then all at once. Attacking trans kids, people living with HIV, hardworking federal employees, humble religious figures is, undeniably, who America is now and it makes me deeply sad.
January 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
America became mean in the style of traditional authoritarian regime collapse: slowly and then all at once. Attacking trans kids, people living with HIV, hardworking federal employees, humble religious figures is, undeniably, who America is now and it makes me deeply sad.
🇬🇪: Civil society reports widespread use of violence by police against protesters, journalists, human rights defenders.
UN Special Procedures mandate holders call on authorities to investigate.
(Violence committed by informal forces, including paramilitary groups & militias is also taking place.)
UN Special Procedures mandate holders call on authorities to investigate.
(Violence committed by informal forces, including paramilitary groups & militias is also taking place.)
January 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🇬🇪: Civil society reports widespread use of violence by police against protesters, journalists, human rights defenders.
UN Special Procedures mandate holders call on authorities to investigate.
(Violence committed by informal forces, including paramilitary groups & militias is also taking place.)
UN Special Procedures mandate holders call on authorities to investigate.
(Violence committed by informal forces, including paramilitary groups & militias is also taking place.)
Today's action at PACE to challenge Georgia's delegation, following sustained calls by Georgian civil society to this effect.
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Georgia’s parliamentary delegation challenged at opening of PACE session
The credentials of Georgia’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have been challenged on substantial grounds on the opening day of the 2025 winter plenary session....
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January 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Today's action at PACE to challenge Georgia's delegation, following sustained calls by Georgian civil society to this effect.
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It's presidential election day in Belarus, another in 30 years of elections that aren't free nor fair. Lukashenka has spent the last 4.5 years jailing opposition voices and human rights defenders, shuttering independent media, and attacking Belarusian language and culture.
January 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It's presidential election day in Belarus, another in 30 years of elections that aren't free nor fair. Lukashenka has spent the last 4.5 years jailing opposition voices and human rights defenders, shuttering independent media, and attacking Belarusian language and culture.
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In Georgia it’s really starting to feel like the protest is gaining momentum. Today’s massive rally in Tbilisi has overwhelmed the police, and demonstrations are spreading nationwide. With Monday approaching, it’s hard to see state-run institutions operating as usual.
December 1, 2024 at 7:04 PM
In Georgia it’s really starting to feel like the protest is gaining momentum. Today’s massive rally in Tbilisi has overwhelmed the police, and demonstrations are spreading nationwide. With Monday approaching, it’s hard to see state-run institutions operating as usual.
Russia's assault on indigenous rights organisations continues.
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Russia Labels 172 Indigenous Groups as ‘Terrorist’ Organizations - The Moscow Times
Russia’s Supreme Court designated 172 indigenous groups as “terrorist” organizations, accusing them of lobbying for secession and supporting Ukraine’s military, the Prosecutor General’s Office announc...
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November 22, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Russia's assault on indigenous rights organisations continues.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/22/r...
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Keep your eyes on #Serbia, as government efforts continue to attack independent civil society and #humanrightsdefenders.
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Serbia’s Shrinking Civic Space Needs International Attention - Human Rights House Foundation
In recent months, Serbia has witnessed an alarming crackdown on its civic space. This has unfolded through a wave of arrests, smear campaigns, and repressive tactics aimed at silencing dissent and und...
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November 22, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Keep your eyes on #Serbia, as government efforts continue to attack independent civil society and #humanrightsdefenders.
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Azerbaijani Journalist Speaks from Exile After Six Colleagues Were Jailed Ahead of #COP29 Climate Talks
Azerbaijani Journalist Speaks from Exile
We continue to look at the attacks on civil society in Azerbaijan leading up to the COP29 U.N. climate summit. The government’s crackdown has included the arrests of local journalists, including…
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November 20, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Azerbaijani Journalist Speaks from Exile After Six Colleagues Were Jailed Ahead of #COP29 Climate Talks
Amy Goodman, showing how its done. Western journalists, safe from the intimidation and repisals that AZ journos face, must continue asking the tough questions about Azerbaijans appalling human rights situation.
Democracy Now! Asks Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister: When Will Arrested Reporters & Activists Be Freed?
Democracy Now! Asks Azerbaijani Official About Arrested Reporters & Activists
As we broadcast all week from COP29 in Baku, climate justice activists and civil society groups have raised concern over Azerbaijan’s role as host of the U.N. climate talks. The authoritarian country…
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November 21, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Amy Goodman, showing how its done. Western journalists, safe from the intimidation and repisals that AZ journos face, must continue asking the tough questions about Azerbaijans appalling human rights situation.
I'm pretty proud to have grown up in this part of Montgomery County, Maryland.
This stretch of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland is so packed with houses of worship, it's been called the Embassy Row of Religions. But locals know it as the Highway to Heaven.
This county is the most religiously diverse in the U.S.
This stretch of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland is so packed with houses of worship, it's been called the Embassy Row of Religions. But locals know it as the Highway to Heaven.
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November 16, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I'm pretty proud to have grown up in this part of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Azerbaijani authorities announce snap Presidential elections in the middle of a massive crackdown on dissenting voices, human rights defenders, and independent journalists. Coincidence? Hardly.
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December 15, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Azerbaijani authorities announce snap Presidential elections in the middle of a massive crackdown on dissenting voices, human rights defenders, and independent journalists. Coincidence? Hardly.
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