Larissa Kojoué
@agojie237.bsky.social
Anticolonialist. Feminist. Researcher. Queer PanAfricanist. Human Rights Defenders
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New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
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 5:53 PM
New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
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🚩On @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social, Aziz Ansari said he would donate part of his Riyadh Comedy Fest fee to @hrw.org
While HRW cannot accept the donation, it's not too late for him to call for the release of detained Saudi activists Manahel al Otaibi & Waleed Abu al Khair
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
While HRW cannot accept the donation, it's not too late for him to call for the release of detained Saudi activists Manahel al Otaibi & Waleed Abu al Khair
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Saudi Arabia: Comedians Silent on Detained Activists
Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival did not use their public platform to urge Saudi authorities to free unjustly detained Saudi dissidents, journalists, and human rights activists
www.hrw.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🚩On @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social, Aziz Ansari said he would donate part of his Riyadh Comedy Fest fee to @hrw.org
While HRW cannot accept the donation, it's not too late for him to call for the release of detained Saudi activists Manahel al Otaibi & Waleed Abu al Khair
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
While HRW cannot accept the donation, it's not too late for him to call for the release of detained Saudi activists Manahel al Otaibi & Waleed Abu al Khair
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
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The United States is "actively trying to dismantle" today's system of international justice.
@fborello.bsky.social and @agnescallamard.bsky.social discuss how US sanctions against Palestinian rights orgs and ICC and UN officials puts rights at risk globally:
@fborello.bsky.social and @agnescallamard.bsky.social discuss how US sanctions against Palestinian rights orgs and ICC and UN officials puts rights at risk globally:
Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The United States is "actively trying to dismantle" today's system of international justice.
@fborello.bsky.social and @agnescallamard.bsky.social discuss how US sanctions against Palestinian rights orgs and ICC and UN officials puts rights at risk globally:
@fborello.bsky.social and @agnescallamard.bsky.social discuss how US sanctions against Palestinian rights orgs and ICC and UN officials puts rights at risk globally:
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The UN rights chief presented his office's report on #reparations for legacies of #colonialism and #enslavement in Geneva yesterday.
@hrw.org welcomes his call for a transformative, context-specific & rights-based approach to reparations led by affected communities.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org welcomes his call for a transformative, context-specific & rights-based approach to reparations led by affected communities.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
October 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The UN rights chief presented his office's report on #reparations for legacies of #colonialism and #enslavement in Geneva yesterday.
@hrw.org welcomes his call for a transformative, context-specific & rights-based approach to reparations led by affected communities.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org welcomes his call for a transformative, context-specific & rights-based approach to reparations led by affected communities.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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@hrw.org also delivered an oral statement during the session with the commissioner: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org recently published a Q&A on reparations for historical and ongoing colonial atrocities: www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
@hrw.org recently published a Q&A on reparations for historical and ongoing colonial atrocities: www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Q&A: Reparations for Historical and Ongoing Colonial Atrocities
In this Q&A, Human Rights Watch examines the application of the right to reparation to redress past and present harms stemming from colonial atrocities, including enslavement, systemic racial inequali...
www.hrw.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
@hrw.org also delivered an oral statement during the session with the commissioner: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
@hrw.org recently published a Q&A on reparations for historical and ongoing colonial atrocities: www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
@hrw.org recently published a Q&A on reparations for historical and ongoing colonial atrocities: www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
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#Cameroun: selon @hrw.org, la décision de la commission électorale d'exclure Maurice Kamto des prochaines élections présidentielles soulève des préoccupations quant à la crédibilité du processus électoral, www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Cameroon: Main Opposition Candidate Barred from Elections
The decision by Cameroon’s electoral board to exclude Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President Paul Biya, from the country’s upcoming presidential elections raises ...
www.hrw.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:07 AM
#Cameroun: selon @hrw.org, la décision de la commission électorale d'exclure Maurice Kamto des prochaines élections présidentielles soulève des préoccupations quant à la crédibilité du processus électoral, www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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#Sahel: @hrw.org letter to Près Ndayishimiye, new AU #Sahel SE
Advancing a Human Rights Agenda
Key concerns he should be aware of include:
👉Lack of protection for civilians caught in armed conflict
👉Suppression of civil and political rights
👉Entrenched impunity
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Advancing a Human Rights Agenda
Key concerns he should be aware of include:
👉Lack of protection for civilians caught in armed conflict
👉Suppression of civil and political rights
👉Entrenched impunity
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Letter to President Ndayishimiye on Advancing a Human Rights Agenda in the Sahel
Your appointment comes amidst increased instability and violence against civilians caught in conflict in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, a resurgence of authoritarian rule following a series of military...
www.hrw.org
July 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
#Sahel: @hrw.org letter to Près Ndayishimiye, new AU #Sahel SE
Advancing a Human Rights Agenda
Key concerns he should be aware of include:
👉Lack of protection for civilians caught in armed conflict
👉Suppression of civil and political rights
👉Entrenched impunity
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Advancing a Human Rights Agenda
Key concerns he should be aware of include:
👉Lack of protection for civilians caught in armed conflict
👉Suppression of civil and political rights
👉Entrenched impunity
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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Women held in male-only ICE facilities. People punished for seeking mental health care. Deaths that may have been linked to medical neglect. @hrw.org AI Justice & @sanctuarylegalservices.com call for urgent reforms to end these abuses. #ImmigrationDetention #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
July 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Women held in male-only ICE facilities. People punished for seeking mental health care. Deaths that may have been linked to medical neglect. @hrw.org AI Justice & @sanctuarylegalservices.com call for urgent reforms to end these abuses. #ImmigrationDetention #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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🇭🇹 Haitians are fleeing violent criminal groups that have taken control of their neighborhoods.
This is the story of a 24-year-old woman who left her job at a money transfer office in Port-au-Prince — and everything else behind— to find safety and freedom.
This is the story of a 24-year-old woman who left her job at a money transfer office in Port-au-Prince — and everything else behind— to find safety and freedom.
July 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🇭🇹 Haitians are fleeing violent criminal groups that have taken control of their neighborhoods.
This is the story of a 24-year-old woman who left her job at a money transfer office in Port-au-Prince — and everything else behind— to find safety and freedom.
This is the story of a 24-year-old woman who left her job at a money transfer office in Port-au-Prince — and everything else behind— to find safety and freedom.
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"Here in Cap-Haïtien, we survive thanks to donations. We sleep on the floor with only a few sheets. Some days, we eat once; other days, we eat nothing at all...
All I want is a roof over our heads and a job so I can support my daughter."
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
All I want is a roof over our heads and a job so I can support my daughter."
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Haiti: Displacement Hits Record as Security Efforts Fall Short
One year since deployment of the first personnel of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, violence and human rights abuses continue to rise.
www.hrw.org
June 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"Here in Cap-Haïtien, we survive thanks to donations. We sleep on the floor with only a few sheets. Some days, we eat once; other days, we eat nothing at all...
All I want is a roof over our heads and a job so I can support my daughter."
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
All I want is a roof over our heads and a job so I can support my daughter."
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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In South Korea, you can get penalized simply for getting older.
In a new report, HRW documents how South Korea’s laws and policies to protect older workers from age discrimination actually do the exact opposite.
Read more: bit.ly/4lGERYR
In a new report, HRW documents how South Korea’s laws and policies to protect older workers from age discrimination actually do the exact opposite.
Read more: bit.ly/4lGERYR
July 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In South Korea, you can get penalized simply for getting older.
In a new report, HRW documents how South Korea’s laws and policies to protect older workers from age discrimination actually do the exact opposite.
Read more: bit.ly/4lGERYR
In a new report, HRW documents how South Korea’s laws and policies to protect older workers from age discrimination actually do the exact opposite.
Read more: bit.ly/4lGERYR
Today marks #Juneteenth, a day honoring the end of slavery in the United States. But the symbolism of this day doesn't address the enduring legacy of enslavement.
This Juneteenth, we amplify the call for #ReparationsNow.
This Juneteenth, we amplify the call for #ReparationsNow.
June 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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🚨 My latest for @hrw.org in the @thenewarab.bsky.social
If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take:
A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW
⬇️
www.newarab.com/opinion/with...
If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take:
A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW
⬇️
www.newarab.com/opinion/with...
Without stopping arms to Israel, UK Gaza ‘concern’ is empty talk
If the UK has any spine on Gaza, it must at least use its political leverage and impose a total arms embargo on Israel, writes Yasmine Ahmed.
www.newarab.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🚨 My latest for @hrw.org in the @thenewarab.bsky.social
If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take:
A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW
⬇️
www.newarab.com/opinion/with...
If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take:
A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW
⬇️
www.newarab.com/opinion/with...
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Europe is Watching
Am 28. Juni 2025 soll in Budapest die Pride stattfinden –trotz offiziellen Verbots und wachsendem Druck auf queere und trans Communities in Ungarn.
th-entertainment.de/budapest-pride
Am 28. Juni 2025 soll in Budapest die Pride stattfinden –trotz offiziellen Verbots und wachsendem Druck auf queere und trans Communities in Ungarn.
th-entertainment.de/budapest-pride
June 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Europe is Watching
Am 28. Juni 2025 soll in Budapest die Pride stattfinden –trotz offiziellen Verbots und wachsendem Druck auf queere und trans Communities in Ungarn.
th-entertainment.de/budapest-pride
Am 28. Juni 2025 soll in Budapest die Pride stattfinden –trotz offiziellen Verbots und wachsendem Druck auf queere und trans Communities in Ungarn.
th-entertainment.de/budapest-pride
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This is the first time HRW has concluded that Russia is intentionally targeting civilians in Ukraine using drones—constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity.
June 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is the first time HRW has concluded that Russia is intentionally targeting civilians in Ukraine using drones—constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Listen, Run, Hide. This is how residents in #Kherson live, under armed quadcopter #drones operated by Russian forces.
One of the most difficult and terrifying visual works I have ever faced
Have a look at out new @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
One of the most difficult and terrifying visual works I have ever faced
Have a look at out new @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
June 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Listen, Run, Hide. This is how residents in #Kherson live, under armed quadcopter #drones operated by Russian forces.
One of the most difficult and terrifying visual works I have ever faced
Have a look at out new @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
One of the most difficult and terrifying visual works I have ever faced
Have a look at out new @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
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Libya's fragmented & polarised justice sector suppresses fundamental freedoms, obstructs accountability.
Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects.
New @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects.
New @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Libya: Barriers to Justice
Libya’s fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses.
www.hrw.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Libya's fragmented & polarised justice sector suppresses fundamental freedoms, obstructs accountability.
Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects.
New @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects.
New @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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My @usnews.com op-ed on the UN funding crisis: "How to Save the UN from #Trump; Washington is withholding billions of dollars it owes the UN -- Europe must step in & lead."
@hrw.org: The UN should cut costs, but wealthy democracies can also find ways to pay more.
👉 www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
@hrw.org: The UN should cut costs, but wealthy democracies can also find ways to pay more.
👉 www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
May 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
My @usnews.com op-ed on the UN funding crisis: "How to Save the UN from #Trump; Washington is withholding billions of dollars it owes the UN -- Europe must step in & lead."
@hrw.org: The UN should cut costs, but wealthy democracies can also find ways to pay more.
👉 www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
@hrw.org: The UN should cut costs, but wealthy democracies can also find ways to pay more.
👉 www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
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#BurkinaFaso: L’armée a dirigé des massacres ethniques
Les vidéos de #Solenzo ont créé des ondes de choc, mais elles ne montrent qu’une partie de l’histoire. L’armée était responsable de ces massacres de peuls, suivis de représailles du JNIM, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
Les vidéos de #Solenzo ont créé des ondes de choc, mais elles ne montrent qu’une partie de l’histoire. L’armée était responsable de ces massacres de peuls, suivis de représailles du JNIM, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
Burkina Faso : L’armée a dirigé des massacres ethniques
L’armée du Burkina Faso a dirigé et a participé au massacre de plus de 130 civils peuls – et potentiellement bien plus – commis par des milices pro-gouvernementales dans la région occidentale de la Bo...
www.hrw.org
May 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
#BurkinaFaso: L’armée a dirigé des massacres ethniques
Les vidéos de #Solenzo ont créé des ondes de choc, mais elles ne montrent qu’une partie de l’histoire. L’armée était responsable de ces massacres de peuls, suivis de représailles du JNIM, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
Les vidéos de #Solenzo ont créé des ondes de choc, mais elles ne montrent qu’une partie de l’histoire. L’armée était responsable de ces massacres de peuls, suivis de représailles du JNIM, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
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Children have a right to be heard. A future Crimes Against Humanity Convention should also make it clear that children can be victims and witnesses, and must have access to court proceedings and reparations in ways that are tailored to their age.
May 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Children have a right to be heard. A future Crimes Against Humanity Convention should also make it clear that children can be victims and witnesses, and must have access to court proceedings and reparations in ways that are tailored to their age.
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The new crimes against humanity treaty should:
1. Say that a child is everyone under age 18
2. Add 2 crimes: forced marriage + the recruitment and use of children
3. Specify "age" as a ground for persecution
cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-...
1. Say that a child is everyone under age 18
2. Add 2 crimes: forced marriage + the recruitment and use of children
3. Specify "age" as a ground for persecution
cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-...
May 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The new crimes against humanity treaty should:
1. Say that a child is everyone under age 18
2. Add 2 crimes: forced marriage + the recruitment and use of children
3. Specify "age" as a ground for persecution
cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-...
1. Say that a child is everyone under age 18
2. Add 2 crimes: forced marriage + the recruitment and use of children
3. Specify "age" as a ground for persecution
cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-...
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Kids are victims of every act understood as a crime against humanity: murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation/forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, sexual violence (rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization), enforced disappearance, apartheid.
May 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Kids are victims of every act understood as a crime against humanity: murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation/forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, sexual violence (rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization), enforced disappearance, apartheid.
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The world is moving towards an international treaty on crimes against humanity. A huge opportunity to enhance justice for children - governments should consider kids now. We have some ideas in a new paper released today: cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-... @hrw.org @veroaubert.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The world is moving towards an international treaty on crimes against humanity. A huge opportunity to enhance justice for children - governments should consider kids now. We have some ideas in a new paper released today: cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-... @hrw.org @veroaubert.bsky.social
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Yes, economies should be transformed to ensure everyone can enjoy their rights.
But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead.
Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...
But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead.
Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...
Trump’s Economic Policies Show Need for a ‘Human Rights Economy’
On April 2, US President Donald Trump announced import tariffs – many above 40 percent, on goods from virtually every country – upending the global economy. Although now paused above a baseline 10 percent, except for China, these new tariffs illustrate the danger of pursuing economic reforms without regard for the impact on people’s human rights.
www.hrw.org
April 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yes, economies should be transformed to ensure everyone can enjoy their rights.
But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead.
Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...
But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead.
Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...