Jan Kooy
@kooyjan.bsky.social
Communications @hrw.org (Associate Director, Europe)
Board of Directors @sportrightsall.bsky.social
Past: Foreign Desk, Dutch newswire ANP
Board of Directors @sportrightsall.bsky.social
Past: Foreign Desk, Dutch newswire ANP
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Jan Kooy
@kooyjan.bsky.social
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Breaking the Authoritarian Wave: A Generational Challenge for Human Rights
YouTube video by Human Rights Watch
www.youtube.com
Time for rights-respecting democracies all over the world to finally band together and form a strategic alliance to preserve the rules-based international order, now under existential threat from the Trump admin, leaders of China and Russia, and others.
How?
@hrw.org has some ideas - #Rights2026⤵️
How?
@hrw.org has some ideas - #Rights2026⤵️
Reposted by Jan Kooy
Headlines and images matter
This is 🔥
(On a very important and long overdue movement towards autonomy)
apnews.com/article/euro...
This is 🔥
(On a very important and long overdue movement towards autonomy)
apnews.com/article/euro...
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US
European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
apnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Headlines and images matter
This is 🔥
(On a very important and long overdue movement towards autonomy)
apnews.com/article/euro...
This is 🔥
(On a very important and long overdue movement towards autonomy)
apnews.com/article/euro...
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As terrible as what is happening right now to journalism, we actually should dismantle the romantic myths we have of the press in America.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
This is it.
And the founders also never really envisioned a system like industrial and post-industrial capitalism that would be *fundamentally at odds* with their vision of a democratic republic.
Which is why capitalism must be dismantled.
And the founders also never really envisioned a system like industrial and post-industrial capitalism that would be *fundamentally at odds* with their vision of a democratic republic.
Which is why capitalism must be dismantled.
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
As terrible as what is happening right now to journalism, we actually should dismantle the romantic myths we have of the press in America.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
Reposted by Jan Kooy
Cartoon on Washington Post‘s mass layoffs
February 4, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Cartoon on Washington Post‘s mass layoffs
Reposted by Jan Kooy
In de huidige geopolitieke analyses duikt het begrip ‘politiek realisme’ te pas en te onpas op. Waar komt deze denkschool vandaan en hoe ‘realistisch’ is de hedendaagse werkelijkheid nou eigenlijk? buff.ly/YDfYvkj
In de wereld van de ‘realisten’ draait alles om macht. Maar hoe ‘realistisch’ is de trumpiaanse machtspolitiek?
In de huidige geopolitieke analyses duikt het begrip ‘politiek realisme’ te pas en te onpas op. Waar komt deze denkschool vandaan en hoe ‘realistisch’ is de hedendaagse werkelijkheid nou eigenlijk?
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 6:10 AM
In de huidige geopolitieke analyses duikt het begrip ‘politiek realisme’ te pas en te onpas op. Waar komt deze denkschool vandaan en hoe ‘realistisch’ is de hedendaagse werkelijkheid nou eigenlijk? buff.ly/YDfYvkj
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2025 may be seen as a tipping point for global human rights. With the US undermining the global human rights system, who will rise in its defense? #Rights2026
Reflecting on 2025 in our annual World Report, we remember the necessity of standing up for human rights.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4aagjDl
Reflecting on 2025 in our annual World Report, we remember the necessity of standing up for human rights.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4aagjDl
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
2025 may be seen as a tipping point for global human rights. With the US undermining the global human rights system, who will rise in its defense? #Rights2026
Reflecting on 2025 in our annual World Report, we remember the necessity of standing up for human rights.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4aagjDl
Reflecting on 2025 in our annual World Report, we remember the necessity of standing up for human rights.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4aagjDl
"Het wereldwijde mensenrechtensysteem is in gevaar", stelt @bolopion.bsky.social / @hrw.org.
Hij roept welwillende landen, organisaties zoals de VN en het maatschappelijk middenveld op tot "een strategische alliantie om tegenwicht te bieden".
Hij roept welwillende landen, organisaties zoals de VN en het maatschappelijk middenveld op tot "een strategische alliantie om tegenwicht te bieden".
Human Rights Watch: Trump en autoritaire golf verpletteren mensenrechten #buitenland
Human Rights Watch: Trump en autoritaire golf verpletteren mensenrechten
Human Rights Watch stelt dat de internationale orde wordt verpletterd door de druk van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump en ondermijning door China en Rusland. De leiders van de grootmachten tonen openlijke minachting voor normen en instellingen die hun macht beperken.
www.nu.nl
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"Het wereldwijde mensenrechtensysteem is in gevaar", stelt @bolopion.bsky.social / @hrw.org.
Hij roept welwillende landen, organisaties zoals de VN en het maatschappelijk middenveld op tot "een strategische alliantie om tegenwicht te bieden".
Hij roept welwillende landen, organisaties zoals de VN en het maatschappelijk middenveld op tot "een strategische alliantie om tegenwicht te bieden".
Reposted by Jan Kooy
LIVE: Human Rights Watch releases its annual World Report youtube.com/live/t4vnCHY...
LIVE: Human Rights Watch releases its annual World Report
YouTube video by Reuters
youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
LIVE: Human Rights Watch releases its annual World Report youtube.com/live/t4vnCHY...
Reposted by Jan Kooy
Breaking: Trump-Xi call this afternoon, just after Xi spoke to Putin
Breaking | Hours after call with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping talks to Donald Trump
Chinese president and US leader hold phone conversation, according to state media.
www.scmp.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Breaking: Trump-Xi call this afternoon, just after Xi spoke to Putin
"Het rechtssysteem wordt aan het werk gezet om af te rekenen met politieke opponenten", zegt Philippe Bolopion (@bolopion.bsky.social), Executive Director van @hrw.org.
"We hebben te maken met een allesomvattende aanval op mensenrechten in de Verenigde Staten. En dat is uiterst zorgwekkend."
"We hebben te maken met een allesomvattende aanval op mensenrechten in de Verenigde Staten. En dat is uiterst zorgwekkend."
Trumps Amerika zet mensenrechten wereldwijd onder druk, zegt Human Rights Watch
In één jaar tijd heeft de Trump-regering belangrijke pijlers van de Amerikaanse democratie ondermijnd, zegt de mensenrechtenorganisatie.
nos.nl
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"Het rechtssysteem wordt aan het werk gezet om af te rekenen met politieke opponenten", zegt Philippe Bolopion (@bolopion.bsky.social), Executive Director van @hrw.org.
"We hebben te maken met een allesomvattende aanval op mensenrechten in de Verenigde Staten. En dat is uiterst zorgwekkend."
"We hebben te maken met een allesomvattende aanval op mensenrechten in de Verenigde Staten. En dat is uiterst zorgwekkend."
Time for rights-respecting democracies all over the world to finally band together and form a strategic alliance to preserve the rules-based international order, now under existential threat from the Trump admin, leaders of China and Russia, and others.
How?
@hrw.org has some ideas - #Rights2026⤵️
How?
@hrw.org has some ideas - #Rights2026⤵️
Breaking the Authoritarian Wave: A Generational Challenge for Human Rights
YouTube video by Human Rights Watch
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Time for rights-respecting democracies all over the world to finally band together and form a strategic alliance to preserve the rules-based international order, now under existential threat from the Trump admin, leaders of China and Russia, and others.
How?
@hrw.org has some ideas - #Rights2026⤵️
How?
@hrw.org has some ideas - #Rights2026⤵️
Reposted by Jan Kooy
Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based order
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
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When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’ | Rafael Behr
When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’ | Rafael Behr
The debate over banning under-16s from social media should raise deeper questions about who controls democracy’s digital infrastructure, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’ | Rafael Behr
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What do taxes have to do with human rights?
New York is hosting negotiations for a UN Convention on International Tax Cooperation this week. HRW's @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social explains more ⤵️
New York is hosting negotiations for a UN Convention on International Tax Cooperation this week. HRW's @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social explains more ⤵️
February 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
What do taxes have to do with human rights?
New York is hosting negotiations for a UN Convention on International Tax Cooperation this week. HRW's @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social explains more ⤵️
New York is hosting negotiations for a UN Convention on International Tax Cooperation this week. HRW's @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social explains more ⤵️
Reposted by Jan Kooy
A reminder: Immigrant Rights are Human Rights.
Olivia Dean, Bad Bunny, Shaboozey, and others shared calls for all people to be treated with humanity and dignity during the Grammys on Sunday, which took place amid the Trump administration’s intensified immigration crackdown.
Olivia Dean, Bad Bunny, Shaboozey, and others shared calls for all people to be treated with humanity and dignity during the Grammys on Sunday, which took place amid the Trump administration’s intensified immigration crackdown.
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
A reminder: Immigrant Rights are Human Rights.
Olivia Dean, Bad Bunny, Shaboozey, and others shared calls for all people to be treated with humanity and dignity during the Grammys on Sunday, which took place amid the Trump administration’s intensified immigration crackdown.
Olivia Dean, Bad Bunny, Shaboozey, and others shared calls for all people to be treated with humanity and dignity during the Grammys on Sunday, which took place amid the Trump administration’s intensified immigration crackdown.
Leestip, over FvD ⤵️
Kandidaten FvD voor verkiezingen gemeenteraad waren actief bij extreemrechtse organisaties
Kandidaten FvD voor verkiezingen gemeenteraad waren actief bij extreemrechtse organisaties
www.volkskrant.nl
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Leestip, over FvD ⤵️
Reposted by Jan Kooy
‘The Walkers: The Real Salt Path’ toont de prijs die daders en slachtoffers betalen voor bedrog
‘The Walkers: The Real Salt Path’ toont de prijs die daders en slachtoffers betalen voor bedrog
www.volkskrant.nl
February 4, 2026 at 7:35 AM
‘The Walkers: The Real Salt Path’ toont de prijs die daders en slachtoffers betalen voor bedrog
Reposted by Jan Kooy
Trumps Amerika zet mensenrechten wereldwijd onder druk, zegt Human Rights Watch
Trumps Amerika zet mensenrechten wereldwijd onder druk, zegt Human Rights Watch
In één jaar tijd heeft de Trump-regering belangrijke pijlers van de Amerikaanse democratie ondermijnd, zegt de mensenrechtenorganisatie.
nos.nl
February 4, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Trumps Amerika zet mensenrechten wereldwijd onder druk, zegt Human Rights Watch
Reposted by Jan Kooy
The EU's obsession with migration has radically shaped its foreign policy — while at home its laws are eroding away asylum, warns Human Rights Watch.
EU ‘caving into the floodgates of anti-migrant rhetoric’ warns Human Rights Watch
The EU's obsession with migration has radically shaped its foreign policy — while at home its laws are eroding away asylum, warns Human Rights Watch.
euobserver.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
The EU's obsession with migration has radically shaped its foreign policy — while at home its laws are eroding away asylum, warns Human Rights Watch.
"Free speech and a free press are the bedrock of US democracy.
Journalists have the right to report the news. Efforts to obstruct, punish, or deter them from doing so violate not only their rights, but the rights of all Americans."
mailchi.mp/cpj/cpj-boar...
Journalists have the right to report the news. Efforts to obstruct, punish, or deter them from doing so violate not only their rights, but the rights of all Americans."
mailchi.mp/cpj/cpj-boar...
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"Free speech and a free press are the bedrock of US democracy.
Journalists have the right to report the news. Efforts to obstruct, punish, or deter them from doing so violate not only their rights, but the rights of all Americans."
mailchi.mp/cpj/cpj-boar...
Journalists have the right to report the news. Efforts to obstruct, punish, or deter them from doing so violate not only their rights, but the rights of all Americans."
mailchi.mp/cpj/cpj-boar...
Over 1 million Ukrainians are enduring freezing cold temperatures, with intermittent heat, water, and electricity,
as a result of Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure.
War crime upon war crime upon war crime.
Those responsible will face justice one day.
#JusticeMatters
as a result of Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure.
War crime upon war crime upon war crime.
Those responsible will face justice one day.
#JusticeMatters
Over one million Ukrainians are enduring freezing cold temperatures
YouTube video by Human Rights Watch
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Over 1 million Ukrainians are enduring freezing cold temperatures, with intermittent heat, water, and electricity,
as a result of Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure.
War crime upon war crime upon war crime.
Those responsible will face justice one day.
#JusticeMatters
as a result of Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure.
War crime upon war crime upon war crime.
Those responsible will face justice one day.
#JusticeMatters
Mooi nieuws, hoogste tijd.
French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit
Prosecutors summon tech billionaire and company’s ex-CEO for questioning as part of expanded investigation
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Mooi nieuws, hoogste tijd.
Finally.
Time for some toxic Big Tech accountability.
Time for some toxic Big Tech accountability.
French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit
Prosecutors summon tech billionaire and company’s ex-CEO for questioning as part of expanded investigation
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Finally.
Time for some toxic Big Tech accountability.
Time for some toxic Big Tech accountability.
Reposted by Jan Kooy
Exclusive: To increase Grok’s popularity, xAI embraced making sexualized material, rolling back guardrails and ignoring internal warnings about the risks of producing such content, according to more than a half-dozen former employees of X and xAI.
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Exclusive: To increase Grok’s popularity, xAI embraced making sexualized material, rolling back guardrails and ignoring internal warnings about the risks of producing such content, according to more than a half-dozen former employees of X and xAI.
„Ik heb geen enkel probleem met miljardairs. Maar rijkdom vergaren is altijd ten dele te danken aan het collectief. Niemand wordt in zijn eentje miljardair, dat ben je ook dankzij de voorzieningen die de samenleving je biedt."
De allerrijksten betalen relatief de minste belasting. Fiscaal 'loodgieter' Gabriel Zucman, econoom uit de school van Piketty, wil het gat dichten. Maandag spreekt hij in de Tweede Kamer.
Franse econoom wil allerrijksten zwaarder belasten, ook in Nederland: ‘Miljardairs danken hun rijkdom niet alleen aan zichzelf’
Frankrijk: De allerrijksten betalen relatief de minste belasting. Fiscaal ‘loodgieter’ Gabriel Zucman, econoom uit de school van Piketty, wil het gat dichten. Maandag spreekt hij in de Tweede Kamer. „De explosieve groei van de rijkdom van miljardairs is een van de belangrijkste trends in de wereldeconomie.”
www.nrc.nl
February 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
„Ik heb geen enkel probleem met miljardairs. Maar rijkdom vergaren is altijd ten dele te danken aan het collectief. Niemand wordt in zijn eentje miljardair, dat ben je ook dankzij de voorzieningen die de samenleving je biedt."
Reposted by Jan Kooy
Dat de VVD met haar 22 zetels de hypotheekrenteaftrek heeft verdedigd verraadt een zorgelijke onwil om iets te willen doen aan het handje ophouden van Rijk Nederland, een Nederland dat steeds minder met Hardwerkend Nederland te maken heeft. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
De VVD-kiezer kan met dit coalitieakkoord weer hard aan zijn geliefde werk
www.volkskrant.nl
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Dat de VVD met haar 22 zetels de hypotheekrenteaftrek heeft verdedigd verraadt een zorgelijke onwil om iets te willen doen aan het handje ophouden van Rijk Nederland, een Nederland dat steeds minder met Hardwerkend Nederland te maken heeft. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...