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.
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And as European and African leaders meet at next week's EU-AU summit, the human rights and humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC must be high on the agenda.
The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
DRC: Warring factions in eastern DRC commit horrific abuses including gang rapes, summary executions and abductions
Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses aga...
www.amnesty.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
And as European and African leaders meet at next week's EU-AU summit, the human rights and humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC must be high on the agenda.
The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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@amnesty.org documented gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army.
100,000s of lives are at stake.
The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.
100,000s of lives are at stake.
The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
@amnesty.org documented gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army.
100,000s of lives are at stake.
The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.
100,000s of lives are at stake.
The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
EU inaction in DRC kills!
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
EU inaction in DRC kills!
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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At UN HRC Sp. Session on #Sudan, UN Human Rights chief calls all States to "take urgent concrete action to ensure protection of civilians in El Fasher"
#EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
#EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
High Commissioner at Special Session on Sudan: The international community has a clear duty to act
Mr. President, Excellencies,The atrocities that are unfolding in El Fasher were foreseen and preventable – but they were not prevented. They constitute the gravest of crimes.My Office has issued more...
www.ohchr.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
At UN HRC Sp. Session on #Sudan, UN Human Rights chief calls all States to "take urgent concrete action to ensure protection of civilians in El Fasher"
#EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
#EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
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On Thursday EU ministers will debate their #Sahel strategy, as civilians pay cost of conflict & repression.
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social: make clear there'll be no security & stability unless protection of civilians is at the center.
Our take 👇
euobserver.com/africa/ard19...
#Mali #Niger #BurkinaFaso
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social: make clear there'll be no security & stability unless protection of civilians is at the center.
Our take 👇
euobserver.com/africa/ard19...
#Mali #Niger #BurkinaFaso
After three military coups, EU must focus on civilians in Sahel
Since a series of military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, most EU military and capacity-building missions have been closed, development aid has been largely frozen, and diplomatic relations w...
euobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
On Thursday EU ministers will debate their #Sahel strategy, as civilians pay cost of conflict & repression.
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social: make clear there'll be no security & stability unless protection of civilians is at the center.
Our take 👇
euobserver.com/africa/ard19...
#Mali #Niger #BurkinaFaso
@eudiplomacy.bsky.social: make clear there'll be no security & stability unless protection of civilians is at the center.
Our take 👇
euobserver.com/africa/ard19...
#Mali #Niger #BurkinaFaso
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Crisissituaties zoals in #Darfoer vragen onmiddellijke actie. België, als ondertekenaar van het Genocideverdrag, moet het voortouw nemen om de genocide te voorkomen en te stoppen. Onverschilligheid == medeplichtigheid. België moet nú handelen. #Sudan #Darfur #HumanRights
De burgers in Darfoer: eens te meer vergeten verliezers
Réginald Moreels, Wim Van Damme, Lut Lynen, Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes, Mit Philips en Stefaan Van der Borght zijn humanitaire artsen die in Darfoer met Artsen Zonder Grenzen (AZG) gewerkt hebben. Ze zijn o...
www.demorgen.be
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Crisissituaties zoals in #Darfoer vragen onmiddellijke actie. België, als ondertekenaar van het Genocideverdrag, moet het voortouw nemen om de genocide te voorkomen en te stoppen. Onverschilligheid == medeplichtigheid. België moet nú handelen. #Sudan #Darfur #HumanRights
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European and Latin American states must act now for *all* those forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained in Venezuela.
And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes.
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And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
European and Latin American states must act now for *all* those forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained in Venezuela.
And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes.
9/9
And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes.
9/9
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Enforced disappearances & arbitrary detention are part of a widespread, systematic attack on real or perceived dissent in Venezuela.
The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity.
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The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Enforced disappearances & arbitrary detention are part of a widespread, systematic attack on real or perceived dissent in Venezuela.
The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity.
8/9
The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity.
8/9
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Spanish citizens Andrés Martínez & Jose María Basoa have been detained since September 2024 and accused of unsubstantiated charges.
Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained.
7/9
Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained.
7/9
Amnistía Internacional España on X: "Hoy, en el Parlamento Vasco, las familias de José María Basoa Valdovinos y Andrés Martínez Adasme agradecen a @PVasco_EuskoL el apoyo institucional y recuerdan que llevan más de 13 meses injustamente detenidos en Venezuela. Pedimos su liberación inmediata. @amnestyeuskadi https://t.co/Od8hUcRUlu" / X
Hoy, en el Parlamento Vasco, las familias de José María Basoa Valdovinos y Andrés Martínez Adasme agradecen a @PVasco_EuskoL el apoyo institucional y recuerdan que llevan más de 13 meses injustamente detenidos en Venezuela. Pedimos su liberación inmediata. @amnestyeuskadi https://t.co/Od8hUcRUlu
x.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Spanish citizens Andrés Martínez & Jose María Basoa have been detained since September 2024 and accused of unsubstantiated charges.
Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained.
7/9
Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained.
7/9
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Italian-Venezuelan national Biagio Pilieri was arbitrarily detained on 28 August 2024. A journalist and politician, he was subjected to enforced disappearance and is still being denied family visits and medical care.
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Venezuela: Further information: Release persons arbitrarily detained - Amnesty International
Around 900 people remain arbitrarily detained for political reasons in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan NGO Foro Penal. Many of these people are subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, enf...
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Italian-Venezuelan national Biagio Pilieri was arbitrarily detained on 28 August 2024. A journalist and politician, he was subjected to enforced disappearance and is still being denied family visits and medical care.
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Hungarian-Venezuelan national Luis Palocz was arbitrarily detained on 14 December 2024. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for days. His relatives now know he was sent to the El Helicoide prison.
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Venezuela: Further information: Release persons arbitrarily detained - Amnesty International
Around 900 people remain arbitrarily detained for political reasons in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan NGO Foro Penal. Many of these people are subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, enf...
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hungarian-Venezuelan national Luis Palocz was arbitrarily detained on 14 December 2024. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for days. His relatives now know he was sent to the El Helicoide prison.
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French citizen Camilo Castro was also arbitrarily detained at the border with Colombia, on 26 June 2025. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for months and he was only recently granted consular assistance.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
French citizen Camilo Castro was also arbitrarily detained at the border with Colombia, on 26 June 2025. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for months and he was only recently granted consular assistance.
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Nahuel Agustín Gallo from Argentina was detained at the border with Colombia on 8 December 2024. Since then, authorities admitted his detention but refuse to release him.
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amnistia.org.ar
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Nahuel Agustín Gallo from Argentina was detained at the border with Colombia on 8 December 2024. Since then, authorities admitted his detention but refuse to release him.
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Danner Barajas from Colombia was detained for no apparent reason one year ago, on 7 November 2024, when he was about to cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
2/9
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
2/9
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Danner Barajas from Colombia was detained for no apparent reason one year ago, on 7 November 2024, when he was about to cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
2/9
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
2/9
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EU & Latin American leaders meeting at the #EU-#CELAC summit must not forget their citizens who have been arbitrarily detained & forcibly disappeared in #Venezuela.
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
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Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
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Venezuela: Detentions without a trace: The crime of enforced disappearance in Venezuela - Amnesty International
The Venezuelan authorities have committed, and continue to commit, enforced disappearances as part of their policy of repression of dissidents and those they perceive as such. This report analyses the...
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
EU & Latin American leaders meeting at the #EU-#CELAC summit must not forget their citizens who have been arbitrarily detained & forcibly disappeared in #Venezuela.
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
1/9
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
1/9
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With so much at stake, human rights must be at the very heart of the EU-CELAC partnership.
Both regions must affirm the important role of rights defenders and civil society, ensuring their views are taken into account in policy & practice - at this summit and beyond.
Both regions must affirm the important role of rights defenders and civil society, ensuring their views are taken into account in policy & practice - at this summit and beyond.
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
With so much at stake, human rights must be at the very heart of the EU-CELAC partnership.
Both regions must affirm the important role of rights defenders and civil society, ensuring their views are taken into account in policy & practice - at this summit and beyond.
Both regions must affirm the important role of rights defenders and civil society, ensuring their views are taken into account in policy & practice - at this summit and beyond.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
Authoritarian practices are on the rise worldwide, amplifying concerns in both regions:
👉Repression of rights defenders & civil society
👉Erosion of gains on women’s & girls’ rights
👉Rollback of refugee & migrant rights
👉Undermining of international commitments on HR & justice
👉Repression of rights defenders & civil society
👉Erosion of gains on women’s & girls’ rights
👉Rollback of refugee & migrant rights
👉Undermining of international commitments on HR & justice
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Authoritarian practices are on the rise worldwide, amplifying concerns in both regions:
👉Repression of rights defenders & civil society
👉Erosion of gains on women’s & girls’ rights
👉Rollback of refugee & migrant rights
👉Undermining of international commitments on HR & justice
👉Repression of rights defenders & civil society
👉Erosion of gains on women’s & girls’ rights
👉Rollback of refugee & migrant rights
👉Undermining of international commitments on HR & justice
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
Latin American and European leaders meet in the coming days amid mounting crises & pushback against human rights.
The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide.
www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...
The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide.
www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...
Europe/Americas: Human rights must prevail at EU-CELAC summit – European Institutions Office
On 9 November 2025, the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC) will meet for their biennial EU-CELAC summit in Santa Marta, Colombia. Amnesty Internationa...
www.amnesty.eu
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Latin American and European leaders meet in the coming days amid mounting crises & pushback against human rights.
The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide.
www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...
The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide.
www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...
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At the 4th #EU–#CELAC Summit, leaders should tackle key human rights challenges in both regions:
🔵Back rights-based responses to crime & violence
🔵Defend democracy & fundamental rights
🔵Act on climate & environmental harm
🔵Support the bi-regional care pact
Our letter: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
🔵Back rights-based responses to crime & violence
🔵Defend democracy & fundamental rights
🔵Act on climate & environmental harm
🔵Support the bi-regional care pact
Our letter: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
At the 4th #EU–#CELAC Summit, leaders should tackle key human rights challenges in both regions:
🔵Back rights-based responses to crime & violence
🔵Defend democracy & fundamental rights
🔵Act on climate & environmental harm
🔵Support the bi-regional care pact
Our letter: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
🔵Back rights-based responses to crime & violence
🔵Defend democracy & fundamental rights
🔵Act on climate & environmental harm
🔵Support the bi-regional care pact
Our letter: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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🚨The Latvian parliament will vote today on a proposal to leave the Istanbul Convention, a landmark treaty protecting women & girls from violence. Such a move would put safety & lives risk.
@amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.
@amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🚨The Latvian parliament will vote today on a proposal to leave the Istanbul Convention, a landmark treaty protecting women & girls from violence. Such a move would put safety & lives risk.
@amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.
@amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.
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‼️It has been 10 years since Gui Minhai disappeared from Thailand.
EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home.
#FreeGuiMinhai #China
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home.
#FreeGuiMinhai #China
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
‼️It has been 10 years since Gui Minhai disappeared from Thailand.
EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home.
#FreeGuiMinhai #China
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home.
#FreeGuiMinhai #China
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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The people of El Fasher have endured the RSF’s brutal 18-month long siege of the city.
@amnesty.org calls on the RSF to:
👉End attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure
👉Allow humanitarian aid into the city
👉Guarantee safe passage for civilians fleeing violence
@amnesty.org calls on the RSF to:
👉End attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure
👉Allow humanitarian aid into the city
👉Guarantee safe passage for civilians fleeing violence
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The people of El Fasher have endured the RSF’s brutal 18-month long siege of the city.
@amnesty.org calls on the RSF to:
👉End attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure
👉Allow humanitarian aid into the city
👉Guarantee safe passage for civilians fleeing violence
@amnesty.org calls on the RSF to:
👉End attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure
👉Allow humanitarian aid into the city
👉Guarantee safe passage for civilians fleeing violence
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
📢 Amid reports of Rapid Support Forces attacks on civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, the EU and international actors must act swiftly to prevent further civilian suffering.
All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable.
All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable.
The RSF must immediately end attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure and allow humanitarian aid into the city.
On 26 October, the RSF claimed that it had taken control of parts of El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur under SAF control. On 27 October, SAF announced it had withdrawn its forces from the city.
www.amnesty.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📢 Amid reports of Rapid Support Forces attacks on civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, the EU and international actors must act swiftly to prevent further civilian suffering.
All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable.
All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.
- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart
- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart
October 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.
- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart
- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart