Belkis Wille
@belkiswille.bsky.social
Associate Crisis, Conflict, and Arms Director at Human Rights Watch
2/ @homelandgov.bsky.social agents hit Reverend David Black in the head with pepper balls while he was praying. They fired at a protester using a walking cane, causing her to black out after being shot in the face.
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
2/ @homelandgov.bsky.social agents hit Reverend David Black in the head with pepper balls while he was praying. They fired at a protester using a walking cane, causing her to black out after being shot in the face.
🚨 NEW: @homelandgov.bsky.social federal agents used excessive force against protesters, medics, legal observers & journalists at numerous protests outside ICE facility in Illinois. This isn’t crowd control—it’s intimidation. Congress must act.
📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🚨 NEW: @homelandgov.bsky.social federal agents used excessive force against protesters, medics, legal observers & journalists at numerous protests outside ICE facility in Illinois. This isn’t crowd control—it’s intimidation. Congress must act.
📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
📢 Read the @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
1/ 🚨 New @hrw.org report: Federal agents used excessive force against protesters in Illinois. Here’s what we found. 🧵https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/23/united-states-federal-agents-use-excessive-force-in-illinois
October 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
1/ 🚨 New @hrw.org report: Federal agents used excessive force against protesters in Illinois. Here’s what we found. 🧵https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/23/united-states-federal-agents-use-excessive-force-in-illinois
The US maritime attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels violate international human rights law and amount to extrajudicial killings www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
September 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The US maritime attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels violate international human rights law and amount to extrajudicial killings www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
On Sept 12, an ICE officer shot at Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Mexican migrant, near Chicago, who then died. CCTV footage of the incident calls ICE’s account into question and highlights the need for independent investigation www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
September 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
On Sept 12, an ICE officer shot at Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Mexican migrant, near Chicago, who then died. CCTV footage of the incident calls ICE’s account into question and highlights the need for independent investigation www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
📢 New @hrw.org report: A US-backed aid system in Gaza has become a death trap. Israeli forces and private contractors have turned the journey to food distributions into mass killings. #Gaza #Accountability
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August 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📢 New @hrw.org report: A US-backed aid system in Gaza has become a death trap. Israeli forces and private contractors have turned the journey to food distributions into mass killings. #Gaza #Accountability
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🚨 Israeli forces have killed hundreds of starving Palestinians seeking food in Gaza. These are not isolated incidents; these are war crimes. Our latest investigation lays out the evidence. #Gaza #WarCrimes
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August 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨 Israeli forces have killed hundreds of starving Palestinians seeking food in Gaza. These are not isolated incidents; these are war crimes. Our latest investigation lays out the evidence. #Gaza #WarCrimes
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🌍 Governments must suspend arms sales to Israel, impose sanctions, and demand accountability. The world cannot stand by as Israel guns down starving Palestinians trying to get food. States should act to stop Israel’s extermination of Palestinians.
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August 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🌍 Governments must suspend arms sales to Israel, impose sanctions, and demand accountability. The world cannot stand by as Israel guns down starving Palestinians trying to get food. States should act to stop Israel’s extermination of Palestinians.
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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🇮🇱 Israel must immediately stop using lethal force against civilians seeking aid, lift unlawful aid restrictions, and dismantle the deadly GHF system. These killings are war crimes. #Israel #HumanRights
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August 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
🇮🇱 Israel must immediately stop using lethal force against civilians seeking aid, lift unlawful aid restrictions, and dismantle the deadly GHF system. These killings are war crimes. #Israel #HumanRights
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THREAD: What does it mean to seek food in Gaza today? For many Palestinians, it means risking death. These are the stories behind the hundreds killed. #Gaza #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
THREAD: What does it mean to seek food in Gaza today? For many Palestinians, it means risking death. These are the stories behind the hundreds killed. #Gaza #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
At one site on June 16, contractors allegedly expended all of this during an 8.5 minute distribution of 25,000 boxes of food for about 8,000 aid seekers 5/6
August 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
At one site on June 16, contractors allegedly expended all of this during an 8.5 minute distribution of 25,000 boxes of food for about 8,000 aid seekers 5/6
Witnesses and a whistleblower describe live fire, stun grenades, and OC spray used against unarmed civilians. Aid distributions last minutes. Many Palestinians leave with nothing. Some don’t leave alive. 4/6
August 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Witnesses and a whistleblower describe live fire, stun grenades, and OC spray used against unarmed civilians. Aid distributions last minutes. Many Palestinians leave with nothing. Some don’t leave alive. 4/6
The GHF system, run by US contractors Safe Reach Solutions and UG Solutions, replaced the UN-led aid system. The locations of its distribution sites force Palestinians to cross dangerous terrain to reach militarized sites—often under attack. 3/6
August 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The GHF system, run by US contractors Safe Reach Solutions and UG Solutions, replaced the UN-led aid system. The locations of its distribution sites force Palestinians to cross dangerous terrain to reach militarized sites—often under attack. 3/6
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new @hrw investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6
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August 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new @hrw investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6
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🇺🇸 The US is funding a system that facilitates the gunning down of starving Palestinians seeking food. Congress must investigate, suspend funding to GHF, and halt arms transfers to Israel. Complicity in war crimes must end. #USForeignPolicy
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August 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
🇺🇸 The US is funding a system that facilitates the gunning down of starving Palestinians seeking food. Congress must investigate, suspend funding to GHF, and halt arms transfers to Israel. Complicity in war crimes must end. #USForeignPolicy
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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📢 New @hrw report: A US-backed aid system in Gaza has become a death trap. Israeli forces and private contractors have turned the journey to food distributions into mass killings. #Gaza #Accountability
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
📢 New @hrw report: A US-backed aid system in Gaza has become a death trap. Israeli forces and private contractors have turned the journey to food distributions into mass killings. #Gaza #Accountability
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
🚨 Israeli forces have killed hundreds of starving Palestinians seeking food in Gaza. These are not isolated incidents; these are war crimes. Our latest investigation lays out the evidence. #Gaza #WarCrimes
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
🚨 Israeli forces have killed hundreds of starving Palestinians seeking food in Gaza. These are not isolated incidents; these are war crimes. Our latest investigation lays out the evidence. #Gaza #WarCrimes
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
5/ Congress must act. Repeal mandatory detention laws. Fund oversight, not abuse. #ImmigrationReform #EndDetention 🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
July 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
5/ Congress must act. Repeal mandatory detention laws. Fund oversight, not abuse. #ImmigrationReform #EndDetention 🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
1/ Detention should be a last resort—not the default. Most people currently in ICE custody are hard workers that strengthen the US economy.
July 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
1/ Detention should be a last resort—not the default. Most people currently in ICE custody are hard workers that strengthen the US economy.
The U.S. immigration detention system is broken. Here’s what needs to change. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
July 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The U.S. immigration detention system is broken. Here’s what needs to change. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
NEW REPORT: “You Feel Like Your Life is Over” — @hrw.org AI Justice @sanctuarylegalservices.com expose abusive conditions at 3 Florida immigration detention centers. Overcrowding, medical neglect, and degrading treatment are rampant. #HumanRights #ImmigrationJustice www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
July 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NEW REPORT: “You Feel Like Your Life is Over” — @hrw.org AI Justice @sanctuarylegalservices.com expose abusive conditions at 3 Florida immigration detention centers. Overcrowding, medical neglect, and degrading treatment are rampant. #HumanRights #ImmigrationJustice www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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