Elaine Pearson
@elainepearson.bsky.social
Asia Director, Human Rights Watch
Author of Chasing Wrongs and Rights
Author of Chasing Wrongs and Rights
"Dismantling the Taliban’s institutionalised system of gender persecution & addressing the country’s myriad human rights crises demands urgent, principled & sustained international attention & action – not normalisation of the de facto authorities" UN SR on Afghanistan www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Dismantling the Taliban’s institutionalised system of gender persecution & addressing the country’s myriad human rights crises demands urgent, principled & sustained international attention & action – not normalisation of the de facto authorities" UN SR on Afghanistan www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
“Good news that 3 Singaporean activists charged with organizing a peaceful pro-Palestinian march without a permit were acquitted. The fact it even went to trial shows Singapore needs to urgently reform its draconian public order act and uphold freedoms of expression & assembly.”
October 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Good news that 3 Singaporean activists charged with organizing a peaceful pro-Palestinian march without a permit were acquitted. The fact it even went to trial shows Singapore needs to urgently reform its draconian public order act and uphold freedoms of expression & assembly.”
WATCH executive director @fborello.bsky.social in Colombo to launch @hrw.org new report “Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools: How Low Taxes Drove Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis & Squandered its Education Lead,” Speech + panel discussion here from 1600hrs IST www.facebook.com/share/17U1u8...
October 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
WATCH executive director @fborello.bsky.social in Colombo to launch @hrw.org new report “Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools: How Low Taxes Drove Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis & Squandered its Education Lead,” Speech + panel discussion here from 1600hrs IST www.facebook.com/share/17U1u8...
Read Ali Cook's account in her own words about what happened & the lack of follow up until the press got involved: "On March 4, 2024, I was sexually assaulted by members of a visiting Vietnamese delegation..." www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Read Ali Cook's account in her own words about what happened & the lack of follow up until the press got involved: "On March 4, 2024, I was sexually assaulted by members of a visiting Vietnamese delegation..." www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Spoke to @france24.com about China's chilling new ethnic unity bill which could be used to facilitate intensifying ideological controls, target ethnic & religious minorities including by erasing minority language rights & foster control beyond China’s borders.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddws...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddws...
October 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Spoke to @france24.com about China's chilling new ethnic unity bill which could be used to facilitate intensifying ideological controls, target ethnic & religious minorities including by erasing minority language rights & foster control beyond China’s borders.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddws...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddws...
See below for @hrw.org response to the life sentence for the Thai gunman who killed Cambodian former opposition MP Lim Kimya in cold blood on a Bangkok street. All those responsible should be brought to justice despite their political connections. 👇 www.bbc.com/news/article...
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
See below for @hrw.org response to the life sentence for the Thai gunman who killed Cambodian former opposition MP Lim Kimya in cold blood on a Bangkok street. All those responsible should be brought to justice despite their political connections. 👇 www.bbc.com/news/article...
It’s beyond disappointing to see Singapore bending over backwards to please Beijing by rejecting pro-democracy leader Nathan Law at the border.
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My quote responding to this news below 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My quote responding to this news below 👇
September 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’s beyond disappointing to see Singapore bending over backwards to please Beijing by rejecting pro-democracy leader Nathan Law at the border.
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My quote responding to this news below 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My quote responding to this news below 👇
Cambodian lenders have marketed microfinance loans as a pathway out of poverty, but they have pushed Indigenous families into over-indebtedness. These loans have cost many people their land, their health, and sometimes their lives.
New @hrw.org report www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
New @hrw.org report www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
September 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Cambodian lenders have marketed microfinance loans as a pathway out of poverty, but they have pushed Indigenous families into over-indebtedness. These loans have cost many people their land, their health, and sometimes their lives.
New @hrw.org report www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
New @hrw.org report www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
We are hiring! @hrw's Asia Division is looking for a new deputy director with expertise on China to supervise our work on China & other countries. We are looking for a strong manager and editor with a keen sense of political judgement. More details here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
August 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We are hiring! @hrw's Asia Division is looking for a new deputy director with expertise on China to supervise our work on China & other countries. We are looking for a strong manager and editor with a keen sense of political judgement. More details here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Holding a 77-year-old man in prolonged solitary confinement while his health fails is outrageously cruel.
Hong Kong should drop these baseless charges against Jimmy Lai now.
Hong Kong should drop these baseless charges against Jimmy Lai now.
August 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Holding a 77-year-old man in prolonged solitary confinement while his health fails is outrageously cruel.
Hong Kong should drop these baseless charges against Jimmy Lai now.
Hong Kong should drop these baseless charges against Jimmy Lai now.
More than 100,000 Myanmar refugees in Thailand have lost access to essential food & medical aid due to US funding cuts, putting them at serious risk. The Thai government should immediately permit refugees to lawfully work and travel outside its refugee camps. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
More than 100,000 Myanmar refugees in Thailand have lost access to essential food & medical aid due to US funding cuts, putting them at serious risk. The Thai government should immediately permit refugees to lawfully work and travel outside its refugee camps. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
Proud of 100k Sydneysiders who spent a rainy Sunday marching over the bridge for Gaza. @hrw's latest research shows how Israeli forces are not only deliberately starving Palestinian civilians, but they are gunning them down as they desperately seek food for their families www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud of 100k Sydneysiders who spent a rainy Sunday marching over the bridge for Gaza. @hrw's latest research shows how Israeli forces are not only deliberately starving Palestinian civilians, but they are gunning them down as they desperately seek food for their families www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
Quote from @hrw.org reacting to Myanmar military junta's Commander in Chief Sen. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's participation in the BIMSTEC meeting in Bangkok on April 4👇
April 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Quote from @hrw.org reacting to Myanmar military junta's Commander in Chief Sen. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's participation in the BIMSTEC meeting in Bangkok on April 4👇
Where possible, outside aid should be provided directly to the Burmese people & not through the military junta & assistance should not be limited only to military occupied areas.
We should remember the lessons from Cyclone Nargis, see @hrw's report: www.hrw.org/news/2010/04...
We should remember the lessons from Cyclone Nargis, see @hrw's report: www.hrw.org/news/2010/04...
March 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Where possible, outside aid should be provided directly to the Burmese people & not through the military junta & assistance should not be limited only to military occupied areas.
We should remember the lessons from Cyclone Nargis, see @hrw's report: www.hrw.org/news/2010/04...
We should remember the lessons from Cyclone Nargis, see @hrw's report: www.hrw.org/news/2010/04...
While waiting for the International Criminal Court (ICC) livestream of Philippines ex-president Duterte's initial court appearance, you might want to read the ICC's arrest warrant on crimes against humanity charges: www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
March 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
While waiting for the International Criminal Court (ICC) livestream of Philippines ex-president Duterte's initial court appearance, you might want to read the ICC's arrest warrant on crimes against humanity charges: www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
At long last, good to see this step towards accountability for crimes against humanity in Afghanistan. The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has requested arrest warrants against 2 Taliban leaders for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
January 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
At long last, good to see this step towards accountability for crimes against humanity in Afghanistan. The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has requested arrest warrants against 2 Taliban leaders for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
Actually Roger Cook, what is "rubbish" is that 2 children died in Western Australia's detention system in less than a year. And children continue to be detained in Unit 18 - a wing of a maximum security adult prison Casuarina. Our report is based on facts, not trash. www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
January 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Actually Roger Cook, what is "rubbish" is that 2 children died in Western Australia's detention system in less than a year. And children continue to be detained in Unit 18 - a wing of a maximum security adult prison Casuarina. Our report is based on facts, not trash. www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Excited to launch @hrw.org's World Report 2025 in Bangkok this Friday at FCCT with Meenakshi Ganguly, Sunai Phasuk & @reaproy.bsky.social. Come along!
January 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Excited to launch @hrw.org's World Report 2025 in Bangkok this Friday at FCCT with Meenakshi Ganguly, Sunai Phasuk & @reaproy.bsky.social. Come along!
This week marks the tragic 12th anniversary of the disappearance of activist Sombath Somphone from a police checkpoint in Laos. 78 NGOs join a call on governments to ask “Where is Sombath?” at next year's UN review of Laos' human rights record 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
December 18, 2024 at 5:26 AM
This week marks the tragic 12th anniversary of the disappearance of activist Sombath Somphone from a police checkpoint in Laos. 78 NGOs join a call on governments to ask “Where is Sombath?” at next year's UN review of Laos' human rights record 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Excellent panel at FCCThailand 12 years after the disappearance of Sombath Somphone at a police checkpoint in Laos. His wife Shui-Meng talks about the continuing culture of fear to silence any discussion critical of the Lao government.
December 16, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Excellent panel at FCCThailand 12 years after the disappearance of Sombath Somphone at a police checkpoint in Laos. His wife Shui-Meng talks about the continuing culture of fear to silence any discussion critical of the Lao government.
Horrifying. As more stories emerge about Assad's brutality in Syria & prisoners are released from Saidnaya prison, "some prisoners were so traumatised that they had forgotten their own names. Rebels gathered them in a nearby mosque to try to identify them." www.economist.com/middle-east-...
December 10, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Horrifying. As more stories emerge about Assad's brutality in Syria & prisoners are released from Saidnaya prison, "some prisoners were so traumatised that they had forgotten their own names. Rebels gathered them in a nearby mosque to try to identify them." www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Police in Delhi carried out a politically motivated raid on the offices of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR). New from @hrw www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
December 10, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Police in Delhi carried out a politically motivated raid on the offices of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR). New from @hrw www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...