Adem Arkadas-Thibert
@aatftc.bsky.social
personal account, @EssexHRC alumni, @CRINwire trustee, KeyExpert2 #humanrights monitoring & advocacy @etkinizab, child rights advocate, retweets≠endorsements
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Why the EU's rule-of-law report is toothless
Why the EU's rule-of-law report is toothless
The EU Commission envisages its rule-of-law report as a buffer against authoritarianism and a tool to strengthen democracy in the EU. In theory, this sounds promising (and desperately needed). But in practice, the commission’s reporting cycle risks becoming ornate window dressing.
euobserver.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Why the EU's rule-of-law report is toothless
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Tomorrow, multinational Lafarge and several of its former executives will stand trial in Paris for financing terrorist groups. Although this is a milestone for corporate accountability, it should not detract from the fact that the company is also charged for complicity in crimes against humanity.
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Tomorrow, multinational Lafarge and several of its former executives will stand trial in Paris for financing terrorist groups. Although this is a milestone for corporate accountability, it should not detract from the fact that the company is also charged for complicity in crimes against humanity.
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My five-year travel ban by Israel is an insult to the European Parliament
My five-year travel ban by Israel is an insult to the European Parliament
This treatment by Israeli authorities is an insult to the European Parliament and its elected representatives and is certainly not the behaviour of a democracy, writes MEP Lynn Boylan, chair of the delegation for relations with Palestine.
euobserver.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My five-year travel ban by Israel is an insult to the European Parliament
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Don’t be too relieved: Dutch election result not ‘end of populism’ or far-right
Don’t be too relieved: Dutch election result not ‘end of populism’ or far-right
The number of people who choose to vote far-right remains unchanged (with 48 seats vs 46), and now they have more flavours of far-right to choose from.
euobserver.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Don’t be too relieved: Dutch election result not ‘end of populism’ or far-right
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Google and Apple should add a device-level AI permission, just like it does for other potentially invasive privacy features, like location, to their phones. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
When AI and Secure Chat Meet, Users Deserve Strong Controls Over How
Both Google and Apple are cramming new AI features into their phones and other devices, and neither company has offered clear ways to control which apps those AI systems can access. Recent issues
www.eff.org
October 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Google and Apple should add a device-level AI permission, just like it does for other potentially invasive privacy features, like location, to their phones. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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⚖️ 🌿 Preventing environment harms is fundamental to fulfill the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
That’s why, for my third report, I developed a framework for Environmental, Social, and Human Rights Impact Assessments.
That’s why, for my third report, I developed a framework for Environmental, Social, and Human Rights Impact Assessments.
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
⚖️ 🌿 Preventing environment harms is fundamental to fulfill the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
That’s why, for my third report, I developed a framework for Environmental, Social, and Human Rights Impact Assessments.
That’s why, for my third report, I developed a framework for Environmental, Social, and Human Rights Impact Assessments.
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Europe’s punitive welfare systems are fuelling the far-right
Europe’s punitive welfare systems are fuelling the far-right
As Europe punishes its poorest citizens, the far-right finds fertile ground to flourish, warns Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. And this pro-welfare stance is paying off. Far-right parties in Sweden and Austria have seen their ratings rise as they promise more state spending on citizens.
euobserver.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Europe’s punitive welfare systems are fuelling the far-right
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My message at the United Nations General Assembly #UNGA80: "Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise"
Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert
NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...
www.ohchr.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My message at the United Nations General Assembly #UNGA80: "Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise"
Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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@who.int led medical evacuation of 41 critical patients & 145 companions out of #Gaza, first since the ceasefire.
~15 000 patients are waiting for approval to receive medical care outside Gaza. We call on countries to show solidarity & for all routes to be opened to expedite the medical evacuation.
~15 000 patients are waiting for approval to receive medical care outside Gaza. We call on countries to show solidarity & for all routes to be opened to expedite the medical evacuation.
October 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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On eve of EU summit over 2,000 scientists call for 90-95% emissions cut
On eve of EU summit over 2,000 scientists call for 90-95% emissions cut
The EU is debating its 2040 climate targets — amid calls from scientists and officials to treat emissions cuts as an economic opportunity rather than a burden. But disagreements among key member states — not least France and Germany — have delayed a decision.
euobserver.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
On eve of EU summit over 2,000 scientists call for 90-95% emissions cut
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Want an introduction to digital surveillance, and how to protect your communications with others? Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense write-up. ssd.eff.org/en/module/c...
Communicating With Others
Telecommunication networks and the internet have made communicating with people easier than ever, but have also made surveillance more prevalent. Without taking extra steps to protect your privacy, every phone call, text message, email, instant message, video and audio chat, and social media message could be vulnerable to eavesdroppers.
Often...
ssd.eff.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Want an introduction to digital surveillance, and how to protect your communications with others? Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense write-up. ssd.eff.org/en/module/c...
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Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies.
There is no time to delay.
There is no time to delay.
Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses
Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies, Human Rights Watch...
www.hrw.org
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies.
There is no time to delay.
There is no time to delay.
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Peace is the best medicine - that’s not just a slogan, it's based on evidence. In countries affected by conflict and insecurity:
-70% of disease outbreaks erupt
-Half of all child deaths globally occur
-1 in 5 people suffer from mental health disorders.
The most courageous choose peace.
#PeaceDay
-70% of disease outbreaks erupt
-Half of all child deaths globally occur
-1 in 5 people suffer from mental health disorders.
The most courageous choose peace.
#PeaceDay
September 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Peace is the best medicine - that’s not just a slogan, it's based on evidence. In countries affected by conflict and insecurity:
-70% of disease outbreaks erupt
-Half of all child deaths globally occur
-1 in 5 people suffer from mental health disorders.
The most courageous choose peace.
#PeaceDay
-70% of disease outbreaks erupt
-Half of all child deaths globally occur
-1 in 5 people suffer from mental health disorders.
The most courageous choose peace.
#PeaceDay
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Good moment to bring out again the press release i issued with my colleague the SR on sale and sexual exploitation of children on the #Epstein trial last year: t.co/h3O8xdsNA9
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/01/1145687
t.co
July 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Good moment to bring out again the press release i issued with my colleague the SR on sale and sexual exploitation of children on the #Epstein trial last year: t.co/h3O8xdsNA9
Avrupa Konseyi'nin yeni Çocuk Dostu Adalet Değerlendirme Aracı yayınlandı.
rm.coe.int/child-friend...
rm.coe.int/child-friend...
rm.coe.int
July 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Avrupa Konseyi'nin yeni Çocuk Dostu Adalet Değerlendirme Aracı yayınlandı.
rm.coe.int/child-friend...
rm.coe.int/child-friend...
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Wealthy nations built their economies by extracting from the Global South — yet still fail to pay their climate debt.
They let corporations pollute and withhold promised funds from those hit hardest.
It’s time for justice.
#MakeRichPollutersPay
👉 makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
They let corporations pollute and withhold promised funds from those hit hardest.
It’s time for justice.
#MakeRichPollutersPay
👉 makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Wealthy nations built their economies by extracting from the Global South — yet still fail to pay their climate debt.
They let corporations pollute and withhold promised funds from those hit hardest.
It’s time for justice.
#MakeRichPollutersPay
👉 makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
They let corporations pollute and withhold promised funds from those hit hardest.
It’s time for justice.
#MakeRichPollutersPay
👉 makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
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This moment demands courage and solidarity.
Let’s stand with those on the frontlines.
Let’s push to #MakeRichPollutersPay.
#ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage
Sign the petition: makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
Let’s stand with those on the frontlines.
Let’s push to #MakeRichPollutersPay.
#ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage
Sign the petition: makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
Take Part
SIGN THE PETITION Dear World Leaders,People everywhere are suffering from the climate crisis, while the biggest polluters become even more wealthy. It is only fair to hold these polluters to account f...
makerichpolluterspay.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This moment demands courage and solidarity.
Let’s stand with those on the frontlines.
Let’s push to #MakeRichPollutersPay.
#ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage
Sign the petition: makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
Let’s stand with those on the frontlines.
Let’s push to #MakeRichPollutersPay.
#ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage
Sign the petition: makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
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📽️ WATCH: This map visualizes #Gaza’s systematic erasure.
Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel issued nearly one displacement order every two days, strangling people into isolated areas covering less than 20 percent of the Gaza Strip.
Find out more: oxf.am/3Hbshlz
Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel issued nearly one displacement order every two days, strangling people into isolated areas covering less than 20 percent of the Gaza Strip.
Find out more: oxf.am/3Hbshlz
May 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📽️ WATCH: This map visualizes #Gaza’s systematic erasure.
Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel issued nearly one displacement order every two days, strangling people into isolated areas covering less than 20 percent of the Gaza Strip.
Find out more: oxf.am/3Hbshlz
Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel issued nearly one displacement order every two days, strangling people into isolated areas covering less than 20 percent of the Gaza Strip.
Find out more: oxf.am/3Hbshlz
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I have just published a letter to the Federal Minister of Interior of #Germany in which I ask the authorities to uphold #FreedomOfExpression and #Peaceful Assembly in the context of the conflict in #Gaza. Read the letter ⬇️
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
The Commissioner asks the German authorities to uphold freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the context of the conflict in Gaza - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 19/06/2025
www.coe.int
June 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I have just published a letter to the Federal Minister of Interior of #Germany in which I ask the authorities to uphold #FreedomOfExpression and #Peaceful Assembly in the context of the conflict in #Gaza. Read the letter ⬇️
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
.@EuroMedRights, @ihdgenelmerkez ve İHOP Türkiye'deki insan hakları örgütlerini Örgütsel Destek Programına başvurmaya çağırıyor
🗓️30 Haziran 2025
📧applications.euromedrights@gmail.com
Konu:"Organizasyonel Destek Başvurusu"
➡️en fazla 2 sayfa mektup 🔗https://lnkd.in/dMiSX2aq
🗓️30 Haziran 2025
📧applications.euromedrights@gmail.com
Konu:"Organizasyonel Destek Başvurusu"
➡️en fazla 2 sayfa mektup 🔗https://lnkd.in/dMiSX2aq
June 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
.@EuroMedRights, @ihdgenelmerkez ve İHOP Türkiye'deki insan hakları örgütlerini Örgütsel Destek Programına başvurmaya çağırıyor
🗓️30 Haziran 2025
📧applications.euromedrights@gmail.com
Konu:"Organizasyonel Destek Başvurusu"
➡️en fazla 2 sayfa mektup 🔗https://lnkd.in/dMiSX2aq
🗓️30 Haziran 2025
📧applications.euromedrights@gmail.com
Konu:"Organizasyonel Destek Başvurusu"
➡️en fazla 2 sayfa mektup 🔗https://lnkd.in/dMiSX2aq
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Israeli forces are deliberately targeting children, according to American doctors volunteering in Gaza.
One doctor reports treating 18 children with gunshot wounds to the head or chest in just one month.
Now, the physicians are demanding accountability.
One doctor reports treating 18 children with gunshot wounds to the head or chest in just one month.
Now, the physicians are demanding accountability.
US doctors working in Gaza allege children are being deliberately targeted by Israeli military
American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability.
revealnews.org
May 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Israeli forces are deliberately targeting children, according to American doctors volunteering in Gaza.
One doctor reports treating 18 children with gunshot wounds to the head or chest in just one month.
Now, the physicians are demanding accountability.
One doctor reports treating 18 children with gunshot wounds to the head or chest in just one month.
Now, the physicians are demanding accountability.
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Over 1 million species are at risk of extinction ‼️ 🦧🐘🐸🦏
Humans depend on #biodiversity. We rely on ecosystems and other species to survive. Let's safeguard our planet and live in harmony with nature.
Learn more in UNU-EHS #InterconnectedRisks report: interconnectedrisks.org
#BiodiversityDay
Humans depend on #biodiversity. We rely on ecosystems and other species to survive. Let's safeguard our planet and live in harmony with nature.
Learn more in UNU-EHS #InterconnectedRisks report: interconnectedrisks.org
#BiodiversityDay
May 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Over 1 million species are at risk of extinction ‼️ 🦧🐘🐸🦏
Humans depend on #biodiversity. We rely on ecosystems and other species to survive. Let's safeguard our planet and live in harmony with nature.
Learn more in UNU-EHS #InterconnectedRisks report: interconnectedrisks.org
#BiodiversityDay
Humans depend on #biodiversity. We rely on ecosystems and other species to survive. Let's safeguard our planet and live in harmony with nature.
Learn more in UNU-EHS #InterconnectedRisks report: interconnectedrisks.org
#BiodiversityDay
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Gaza’s children cannot wait! In #Gaza, there is no food, no water, no medicine. Eurochild, CRIN and DCI urge the EU to:
🔴Ensure humanitarian access
🔴Suspend arms sales to Israel
🔴Impose targeted sanctions
🔴Suspend the Association Agreement
eurochild.org/news/urgent-...
🔴Ensure humanitarian access
🔴Suspend arms sales to Israel
🔴Impose targeted sanctions
🔴Suspend the Association Agreement
eurochild.org/news/urgent-...
May 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Gaza’s children cannot wait! In #Gaza, there is no food, no water, no medicine. Eurochild, CRIN and DCI urge the EU to:
🔴Ensure humanitarian access
🔴Suspend arms sales to Israel
🔴Impose targeted sanctions
🔴Suspend the Association Agreement
eurochild.org/news/urgent-...
🔴Ensure humanitarian access
🔴Suspend arms sales to Israel
🔴Impose targeted sanctions
🔴Suspend the Association Agreement
eurochild.org/news/urgent-...
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#Türkiye: Now public--my letter to the Government concerning actions taken against the Istanbul Bar Association and arrest of a Board member, after it called for an investigation into deaths of two journalists. Govt response also available online. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...
spcommreports.ohchr.org
May 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#Türkiye: Now public--my letter to the Government concerning actions taken against the Istanbul Bar Association and arrest of a Board member, after it called for an investigation into deaths of two journalists. Govt response also available online. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...
Turkiye'nin Evrensel Periodik Inceleme oturumu su anda gerceklesiyor, seyretmek isterseniz, yaklasik130 ulke insan haklari konusunda Turkiye'ye hesap soruyor, Turkiye hukumet yetkilileri yanitlarini veriyor (tum ulkeleri icin ayni uygulama mevcut): webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k... #UPR49
May 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Turkiye'nin Evrensel Periodik Inceleme oturumu su anda gerceklesiyor, seyretmek isterseniz, yaklasik130 ulke insan haklari konusunda Turkiye'ye hesap soruyor, Turkiye hukumet yetkilileri yanitlarini veriyor (tum ulkeleri icin ayni uygulama mevcut): webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k... #UPR49