Katharine Derderian
@kderderian1.bsky.social
Working @amnestyeu.bsky.social for human rights in EU foreign policy (Africa, Asia, Americas).
Posting on all things human rights and humanitarian.
Nomad happily landed in Belgium.
Posting on all things human rights and humanitarian.
Nomad happily landed in Belgium.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
🚨 "I feel naked.”
A new @amnesty.org investigation has established that prominent Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido, was targeted with Intellexa’s Predator spyware in 2024.
This is the first forensic confirmation of its use in Angola.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
A new @amnesty.org investigation has established that prominent Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido, was targeted with Intellexa’s Predator spyware in 2024.
This is the first forensic confirmation of its use in Angola.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Prominent Angolan journalist targeted with Predator spyware
An Amnesty International investigation has established that prominent, Angolan journalist, Teixeira Cândido was targeted with Predator spyware in 2024.
www.amnesty.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
🚨 "I feel naked.”
A new @amnesty.org investigation has established that prominent Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido, was targeted with Intellexa’s Predator spyware in 2024.
This is the first forensic confirmation of its use in Angola.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
A new @amnesty.org investigation has established that prominent Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido, was targeted with Intellexa’s Predator spyware in 2024.
This is the first forensic confirmation of its use in Angola.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Yesterday, @europarl.europa.eu urged Ugandan authorities to end all post-election violence, threats, harassment & arbitrary detention of opposition figures, activists and critics,
Voicing concerns on Bobi Wine and his wife, Dr Kizza Besigye and Dr Sarah Bireete.
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
Voicing concerns on Bobi Wine and his wife, Dr Kizza Besigye and Dr Sarah Bireete.
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
europarl.europa.eu
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Yesterday, @europarl.europa.eu urged Ugandan authorities to end all post-election violence, threats, harassment & arbitrary detention of opposition figures, activists and critics,
Voicing concerns on Bobi Wine and his wife, Dr Kizza Besigye and Dr Sarah Bireete.
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
Voicing concerns on Bobi Wine and his wife, Dr Kizza Besigye and Dr Sarah Bireete.
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
♥️
On Valentine’s Day, @amnesty.org wishes for all rights defenders to be reunited with their loved ones ASAP.
Hong Kong human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung is detained for her role in organizing the city’s Tiananmen crackdown vigil & faces up to 10 years in jail under the National Security Law.
On Valentine’s Day, @amnesty.org wishes for all rights defenders to be reunited with their loved ones ASAP.
Hong Kong human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung is detained for her role in organizing the city’s Tiananmen crackdown vigil & faces up to 10 years in jail under the National Security Law.
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
♥️
On Valentine’s Day, @amnesty.org wishes for all rights defenders to be reunited with their loved ones ASAP.
Hong Kong human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung is detained for her role in organizing the city’s Tiananmen crackdown vigil & faces up to 10 years in jail under the National Security Law.
On Valentine’s Day, @amnesty.org wishes for all rights defenders to be reunited with their loved ones ASAP.
Hong Kong human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung is detained for her role in organizing the city’s Tiananmen crackdown vigil & faces up to 10 years in jail under the National Security Law.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
EU moves closer to offshore detention and deportation camps
"With this attack on asylum the EU is capitulating to a decades-long campaign to strip away human rights, starting with the rights of asylum seekers, refugees & migrants," says
@oliviasundberg.bsky.social👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
"With this attack on asylum the EU is capitulating to a decades-long campaign to strip away human rights, starting with the rights of asylum seekers, refugees & migrants," says
@oliviasundberg.bsky.social👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
EU: Approval of safe country rules another attack on the right to asylum
The European Parliament’s vote to ratify changes to EU asylum rules will undermine the very foundation of refugee protection.
www.amnesty.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:31 AM
EU moves closer to offshore detention and deportation camps
"With this attack on asylum the EU is capitulating to a decades-long campaign to strip away human rights, starting with the rights of asylum seekers, refugees & migrants," says
@oliviasundberg.bsky.social👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
"With this attack on asylum the EU is capitulating to a decades-long campaign to strip away human rights, starting with the rights of asylum seekers, refugees & migrants," says
@oliviasundberg.bsky.social👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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👉Engage DRC & Rwanda to protect civilians
👉Speak out on abuses
👉Support justice & accountability efforts by ICC, @UN_HRC Commission of Inquiry, Congolese authorities
👉Review the critical raw minerals deal with Rwanda
👉Protect rights defenders in the region
(4/4)
👉Speak out on abuses
👉Support justice & accountability efforts by ICC, @UN_HRC Commission of Inquiry, Congolese authorities
👉Review the critical raw minerals deal with Rwanda
👉Protect rights defenders in the region
(4/4)
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
👉Engage DRC & Rwanda to protect civilians
👉Speak out on abuses
👉Support justice & accountability efforts by ICC, @UN_HRC Commission of Inquiry, Congolese authorities
👉Review the critical raw minerals deal with Rwanda
👉Protect rights defenders in the region
(4/4)
👉Speak out on abuses
👉Support justice & accountability efforts by ICC, @UN_HRC Commission of Inquiry, Congolese authorities
👉Review the critical raw minerals deal with Rwanda
👉Protect rights defenders in the region
(4/4)
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For months, the reason for their abduction & their location are unknown.
What can the EU do?
👉Press M23 authorities to disclose their fate & whereabouts
👉If in M23 custody, ensure these 3 men (and many others like them) are released immediately and unconditionally
(3/4)
What can the EU do?
👉Press M23 authorities to disclose their fate & whereabouts
👉If in M23 custody, ensure these 3 men (and many others like them) are released immediately and unconditionally
(3/4)
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
For months, the reason for their abduction & their location are unknown.
What can the EU do?
👉Press M23 authorities to disclose their fate & whereabouts
👉If in M23 custody, ensure these 3 men (and many others like them) are released immediately and unconditionally
(3/4)
What can the EU do?
👉Press M23 authorities to disclose their fate & whereabouts
👉If in M23 custody, ensure these 3 men (and many others like them) are released immediately and unconditionally
(3/4)
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
Aloys Bigirumwami, Bahati Nshangalume and Patient Basimike Bukombe Barhuze are Congolese men from eastern DRC.
They are just 3 of countless people forcibly disappeared by fighters from Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the midst of the current armed conflict.
(2/4)
They are just 3 of countless people forcibly disappeared by fighters from Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the midst of the current armed conflict.
(2/4)
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Aloys Bigirumwami, Bahati Nshangalume and Patient Basimike Bukombe Barhuze are Congolese men from eastern DRC.
They are just 3 of countless people forcibly disappeared by fighters from Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the midst of the current armed conflict.
(2/4)
They are just 3 of countless people forcibly disappeared by fighters from Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the midst of the current armed conflict.
(2/4)
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
As EU Foreign Ministers discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tomorrow, they must act with urgency matching the seriousness of this devastating conflict.
Quiet diplomacy is not enough. Congolese need to see you act.
(1/4)
Quiet diplomacy is not enough. Congolese need to see you act.
(1/4)
Democratic Republic of Congo: Three men abducted by M23 armed group: Aloys Bigirumwami, Bahati Nshangalume and Patient Basimike Bukombe Barhuze - Amnesty International
Aloys Bigirumwami, Bahati Nshangalume and Patient Basimike Bukombe Barhuze are three Congolese men from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who were forcibly disappeared by fighters from the ar...
www.amnesty.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
As EU Foreign Ministers discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tomorrow, they must act with urgency matching the seriousness of this devastating conflict.
Quiet diplomacy is not enough. Congolese need to see you act.
(1/4)
Quiet diplomacy is not enough. Congolese need to see you act.
(1/4)
La @sncb-nmbs.bsky.social décide d'acheter des centaines de nouvelles rames à CAF, une entreprise impliquée dans l'expansion des colonies israéliennes illégales dans le territoire palestinien occupé.
Un choix décevant qui va à l'encontre des droits humains et du propre code de conduite de la SNCB.
Un choix décevant qui va à l'encontre des droits humains et du propre code de conduite de la SNCB.
La @sncb-nmbs.bsky.social décide d'acheter des centaines de nouvelles rames à CAF, une entreprise impliquée dans l'expansion des colonies #israéliennes illégales dans le territoire palestinien occupé.
Plus d'informations ici : www.amnesty.be/sncb-caf
Plus d'informations ici : www.amnesty.be/sncb-caf
December 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
La @sncb-nmbs.bsky.social décide d'acheter des centaines de nouvelles rames à CAF, une entreprise impliquée dans l'expansion des colonies israéliennes illégales dans le territoire palestinien occupé.
Un choix décevant qui va à l'encontre des droits humains et du propre code de conduite de la SNCB.
Un choix décevant qui va à l'encontre des droits humains et du propre code de conduite de la SNCB.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
We at @amnesty.org @hrw.org @fidh-official.bsky.social urge the EU and its member states to redouble action on the conflict in eastern DRC.
And put human rights and accountability for violations at the centre of their response.
www.amnesty.eu/news/joint-s...
And put human rights and accountability for violations at the centre of their response.
www.amnesty.eu/news/joint-s...
Joint Statement: EU must act to save lives and end impunity in eastern DRC
The fall of Uvira, the second largest city in South Kivu province, to the Rwandan-backed armed group March 23 Movement (M23) on 10 December must catalyse the European Union (EU) and its member states’...
www.amnesty.eu
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We at @amnesty.org @hrw.org @fidh-official.bsky.social urge the EU and its member states to redouble action on the conflict in eastern DRC.
And put human rights and accountability for violations at the centre of their response.
www.amnesty.eu/news/joint-s...
And put human rights and accountability for violations at the centre of their response.
www.amnesty.eu/news/joint-s...
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
Next Monday EU Foreign Ministers discuss DRC as violence escalates.
This week Uvira, 2nd largest town in South Kivu, fell to M23.
Civilians are being killed, injured, displaced.
The EU & member states must act with an urgency to match the seriousness of this ongoing conflict.
This week Uvira, 2nd largest town in South Kivu, fell to M23.
Civilians are being killed, injured, displaced.
The EU & member states must act with an urgency to match the seriousness of this ongoing conflict.
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Next Monday EU Foreign Ministers discuss DRC as violence escalates.
This week Uvira, 2nd largest town in South Kivu, fell to M23.
Civilians are being killed, injured, displaced.
The EU & member states must act with an urgency to match the seriousness of this ongoing conflict.
This week Uvira, 2nd largest town in South Kivu, fell to M23.
Civilians are being killed, injured, displaced.
The EU & member states must act with an urgency to match the seriousness of this ongoing conflict.
“It’s appalling that international diplomats including from the US, European Union and African Union, are shirking their moral and international obligations by not applying direct & consistent pressure on Rwandan & DRC leaders to stop supporting abusive armed groups"
@amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah
@amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah
Amnesty Eastern Africa on X: "The upcoming signature of the peace deal between the presidents of DRC and Rwanda in Washington takes place as the violence continues in eastern DRC. Months of discussions & the signing of multiple agreements have had no tangible impact on the lives of Congolese civilians. https://t.co/dWWEtzS9DX" / X
The upcoming signature of the peace deal between the presidents of DRC and Rwanda in Washington takes place as the violence continues in eastern DRC. Months of discussions & the signing of multiple agreements have had no tangible impact on the lives of Congolese civilians. https://t.co/dWWEtzS9DX
x.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“It’s appalling that international diplomats including from the US, European Union and African Union, are shirking their moral and international obligations by not applying direct & consistent pressure on Rwandan & DRC leaders to stop supporting abusive armed groups"
@amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah
@amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah
Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan was sentenced to another 4 years in prison on 19 September for the charge of “picking quarrels & provoking trouble.”
After her appeal in late September, reportedly neither her family nor her lawyer was allowed to visit her.
After her appeal in late September, reportedly neither her family nor her lawyer was allowed to visit her.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ASA17/0539/2025/en/
t.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan was sentenced to another 4 years in prison on 19 September for the charge of “picking quarrels & provoking trouble.”
After her appeal in late September, reportedly neither her family nor her lawyer was allowed to visit her.
After her appeal in late September, reportedly neither her family nor her lawyer was allowed to visit her.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
👉Ensure the UN Human Rights Council's Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan has the necessary resources & support to document, report & preserve evidence of crimes under international law
👉Exercise universal jurisdiction over crimes under international law committed in Sudan
(4/4)
👉Exercise universal jurisdiction over crimes under international law committed in Sudan
(4/4)
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
👉Ensure the UN Human Rights Council's Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan has the necessary resources & support to document, report & preserve evidence of crimes under international law
👉Exercise universal jurisdiction over crimes under international law committed in Sudan
(4/4)
👉Exercise universal jurisdiction over crimes under international law committed in Sudan
(4/4)
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
👉Protect & support people fleeing Sudan
👉Call all countries-including UAE-to respect the UN Security Council arms embargo on Darfur & refrain from transferring weapons & ammunition to Sudanese Armed Forces, RSF & others
👉Work to expand the UNSC arms embargo to all Sudan
(3/4)
👉Call all countries-including UAE-to respect the UN Security Council arms embargo on Darfur & refrain from transferring weapons & ammunition to Sudanese Armed Forces, RSF & others
👉Work to expand the UNSC arms embargo to all Sudan
(3/4)
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
👉Protect & support people fleeing Sudan
👉Call all countries-including UAE-to respect the UN Security Council arms embargo on Darfur & refrain from transferring weapons & ammunition to Sudanese Armed Forces, RSF & others
👉Work to expand the UNSC arms embargo to all Sudan
(3/4)
👉Call all countries-including UAE-to respect the UN Security Council arms embargo on Darfur & refrain from transferring weapons & ammunition to Sudanese Armed Forces, RSF & others
👉Work to expand the UNSC arms embargo to all Sudan
(3/4)
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
What can the EU do?
👉Call all conflict parties to end all attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure now, and ensure unrestricted & immediate humanitarian access
👉Increase emergency funding for humanitarian response in Sudan & refugee camps in neighbouring countries
(2/4)
👉Call all conflict parties to end all attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure now, and ensure unrestricted & immediate humanitarian access
👉Increase emergency funding for humanitarian response in Sudan & refugee camps in neighbouring countries
(2/4)
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
What can the EU do?
👉Call all conflict parties to end all attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure now, and ensure unrestricted & immediate humanitarian access
👉Increase emergency funding for humanitarian response in Sudan & refugee camps in neighbouring countries
(2/4)
👉Call all conflict parties to end all attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure now, and ensure unrestricted & immediate humanitarian access
👉Increase emergency funding for humanitarian response in Sudan & refugee camps in neighbouring countries
(2/4)
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
A new @amnesty.org report documents how Rapid Support Forces attacked Zamzam camp in Darfur, Sudan in April.
RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic.
These violations must be investigated as war crimes.
(1/4)
RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic.
These violations must be investigated as war crimes.
(1/4)
RSF's attacks on Zam Zam IDP camps should be investigated as war crimes
The relentless assault caused around 400,000 people to flee the camp between 13 and 14 April alone.
www.amnesty.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A new @amnesty.org report documents how Rapid Support Forces attacked Zamzam camp in Darfur, Sudan in April.
RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic.
These violations must be investigated as war crimes.
(1/4)
RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic.
These violations must be investigated as war crimes.
(1/4)
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
The EU has long championed human rights in Cuba.
It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to:
👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders
👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence
It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to:
👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders
👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The EU has long championed human rights in Cuba.
It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to:
👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders
👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence
It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to:
👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders
👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
“Women defenders are punished not only for speaking out, but also for being mothers, journalists & community leaders” says @anaamancay.bsky.social.
“The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"
“The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Women defenders are punished not only for speaking out, but also for being mothers, journalists & community leaders” says @anaamancay.bsky.social.
“The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"
“The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
A new @amnesty.org report reveals how the Cuban state systematically targets women activists, journalists & rights defenders.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Cuba: The State represses women human rights defenders
The Cuban government must put an end to institutional gender-based violence against women human rights defenders, journalists, and activists.
www.amnesty.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A new @amnesty.org report reveals how the Cuban state systematically targets women activists, journalists & rights defenders.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
🚨So much at stake as #EPlenary discusses human rights in Tanzania this week
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Tanzania: Whereabouts of government critic unknown: Humphrey Polepole - Amnesty International
Humphrey Polepole was abducted in Dar es Salaam on 6 October 2025 by unidentified security forces. He is an outspoken government critic who has criticized President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the ruling ...
www.amnesty.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚨So much at stake as #EPlenary discusses human rights in Tanzania this week
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
Drawing on exchanges between 20 civil society experts, our paper points to the potential of the EU and the AU to positively shape human rights agendas, policies & practices in Europe & Africa
And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights.
@amnestyeu.bsky.social
And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights.
@amnestyeu.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Drawing on exchanges between 20 civil society experts, our paper points to the potential of the EU and the AU to positively shape human rights agendas, policies & practices in Europe & Africa
And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights.
@amnestyeu.bsky.social
And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights.
@amnestyeu.bsky.social
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
In Europe & Africa, civil society is witnessing
➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions
➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work
➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law
➡️Authoritarian practices
➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions
➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work
➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law
➡️Authoritarian practices
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In Europe & Africa, civil society is witnessing
➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions
➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work
➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law
➡️Authoritarian practices
➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions
➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work
➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law
➡️Authoritarian practices