Macarena Sáez Torres
@macarenasaez.bsky.social
Executive Director, Women's Rights, Human Rights Watch. Magallanica siempre. I admit I hate social media.
Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls
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Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls
Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls
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UN member States are formulating their positions on a proposed treaty on #CrimesAgainstHumanity.
Heather Barr, @macarenasaez.bsky.social, and Stacey-Leigh Manuel say adding the crime of #GenderApartheid should be a priority to fill a big gap in int’l law:
www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...
Heather Barr, @macarenasaez.bsky.social, and Stacey-Leigh Manuel say adding the crime of #GenderApartheid should be a priority to fill a big gap in int’l law:
www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...
Gender Apartheid Should Be an International Crime
All States should ensure the inclusion of gender apartheid in international law, including in the draft crimes against humanity treaty.
www.justsecurity.org
July 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
UN member States are formulating their positions on a proposed treaty on #CrimesAgainstHumanity.
Heather Barr, @macarenasaez.bsky.social, and Stacey-Leigh Manuel say adding the crime of #GenderApartheid should be a priority to fill a big gap in int’l law:
www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...
Heather Barr, @macarenasaez.bsky.social, and Stacey-Leigh Manuel say adding the crime of #GenderApartheid should be a priority to fill a big gap in int’l law:
www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...
Discussions on a new Crimes Against Humanity Treaty give countries an opportunity to recognize gender harms that have been so far invisible or disregarded. This includes the recognition of gender apartheid. If anyone needs an example of what we're talking about, they can just look at Afghanistan.
UN member States are formulating their positions on a proposed treaty on #CrimesAgainstHumanity.
Heather Barr, @macarenasaez.bsky.social, and Stacey-Leigh Manuel say adding the crime of #GenderApartheid should be a priority to fill a big gap in int’l law:
www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...
Heather Barr, @macarenasaez.bsky.social, and Stacey-Leigh Manuel say adding the crime of #GenderApartheid should be a priority to fill a big gap in int’l law:
www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...
Gender Apartheid Should Be an International Crime
All States should ensure the inclusion of gender apartheid in international law, including in the draft crimes against humanity treaty.
www.justsecurity.org
July 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Discussions on a new Crimes Against Humanity Treaty give countries an opportunity to recognize gender harms that have been so far invisible or disregarded. This includes the recognition of gender apartheid. If anyone needs an example of what we're talking about, they can just look at Afghanistan.
Street Vendors Are Workers – They Should Have Workers’ Rights
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Street Vendors Are Workers – They Should Have Workers’ Rights
From a hot dog vendor in the United States to a girl selling vegetables in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a woman running a tea stall in Bangladesh, street vendors are an integral part of the urb...
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May 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Street Vendors Are Workers – They Should Have Workers’ Rights
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
The right to work is essential to dignity and equality. On #IWD we stand with Afghan women.
“It has been over 3.5 yrs since Afghan women from all walks of life took to the streets chanting “Bread, Work, Freedom,” a fierce assertion of their right to work & be free from Taliban systemic oppression. This #IWD, their call is more urgent than ever.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
For ‘Bread, Work, Freedom,’ Afghan Women Are Still Resisting
It has been over three and a half years since Afghan women from all walks of life first took to the streets chanting “Bread, Work, Freedom,” a fierce assertion of their right to work and to be free fr...
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May 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The right to work is essential to dignity and equality. On #IWD we stand with Afghan women.
Reposted by Macarena Sáez Torres
🚨 Rocío San Miguel necesita asistencia médica urgente
A más de un año de su detención arbitraria y sin pruebas, exigimos su libertad.
📢 Lee el comunicado: wola.org/es/2025/03/r...
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A más de un año de su detención arbitraria y sin pruebas, exigimos su libertad.
📢 Lee el comunicado: wola.org/es/2025/03/r...
@dplf-info.bsky.social @amnistiaamericas.bsky.social @cejil.bsky.social
Rocío San Miguel necesita asistencia médica, exigimos su libertad - WOLA
Rocío San Miguel, reconocida defensora de derechos humanos en Venezuela y directora de la organización Control Ciudadano, fue desaparecida forzosamente en febrero de 2024 y permanece arbitrariamente d...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚨 Rocío San Miguel necesita asistencia médica urgente
A más de un año de su detención arbitraria y sin pruebas, exigimos su libertad.
📢 Lee el comunicado: wola.org/es/2025/03/r...
@dplf-info.bsky.social @amnistiaamericas.bsky.social @cejil.bsky.social
A más de un año de su detención arbitraria y sin pruebas, exigimos su libertad.
📢 Lee el comunicado: wola.org/es/2025/03/r...
@dplf-info.bsky.social @amnistiaamericas.bsky.social @cejil.bsky.social
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Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today, local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.
60 years after Bloody Sunday in Alabama, elusive racial progress in Selma
Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.
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March 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today, local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.
Close to International women's day we reflect on the progress and setbacks for women's rights since March 2024. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
The State of Women’s Rights
From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo, women and girls’ rights have suffered serious setbacks. But despite the challenges, there also have been improvements and victories. Today, ...
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March 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Close to International women's day we reflect on the progress and setbacks for women's rights since March 2024. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
What else needs to happen to women and girls in Afghanistan for world leaders to do more than gasp and shake their heads? www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Girls miss out on life saving surgery under Taliban ‘gender apartheid’
Draconian restrictions introduced by the Taliban are preventing girls and women from accessing medical care and doctors, say families
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What else needs to happen to women and girls in Afghanistan for world leaders to do more than gasp and shake their heads? www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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NEW: The US government’s decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people’s rights by not obtaining free, prior, and informed consent.
New research from HRW and @aclu.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
New research from HRW and @aclu.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
February 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
NEW: The US government’s decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people’s rights by not obtaining free, prior, and informed consent.
New research from HRW and @aclu.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
New research from HRW and @aclu.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Reposted by Macarena Sáez Torres
Tens of thousands of people remain trapped in life-threatening conditions in al-Hol and Roj camps in northeast Syria.
The US government’s suspension of foreign aid to NGOs operating in these camps is exacerbating life-threatening conditions.
The US government’s suspension of foreign aid to NGOs operating in these camps is exacerbating life-threatening conditions.
Northeast Syria: Camp Detainees Face Uncertain Future
Tens of thousands of people remain trapped in life-threatening conditions in al-Hol and Roj camps in northeast Syria amid renewed hostilities two months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government.
www.hrw.org
February 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Tens of thousands of people remain trapped in life-threatening conditions in al-Hol and Roj camps in northeast Syria.
The US government’s suspension of foreign aid to NGOs operating in these camps is exacerbating life-threatening conditions.
The US government’s suspension of foreign aid to NGOs operating in these camps is exacerbating life-threatening conditions.
Reposted by Macarena Sáez Torres
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.
Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD
This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.
Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD
February 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.
Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD
This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.
Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD