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🇭🇹 Sexual violence by criminal groups in Haiti is widespread. According to a new @msfincanada.bsky.social report, attacks are becoming more intense and brutal, while survivors face increasingly limited access to care.

Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
Sexual Violence Survivors in Haiti Left Without Care
Sexual violence by criminal groups is not new in Haiti. However, the intensity and brutality of these attacks are worsening.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Freedom of assembly is not a gift or privilege governments grant their citizens, it's a right that protects citizens from their governments. @hrw.org report out today about the impact of the UK's increasingly repressive anti-protest laws. www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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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
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...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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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
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🚨 New from @hrw.org on #UNGA80: World Leaders Should Act to Protect Human Rights, International Justice

✳️Demand end to escalating Israeli crimes against Palestinians
✳️Urge action on #Haiti #Sudan etc
✳️Urge governments (incl. US) to pay UN contributions
✳️Support International Criminal Court
UN: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice
World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23-29 should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization’s capaci...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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🚨 Broken bones. Amputated finger. Loss of vision. Concussions. Deep lacerations. Severe bruising.

Law enforcement responded to protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles with deliberate brutality, in clear violation of int'l human rights law.

NEW @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Thrilled to share a new report launched today: “Waiting for God”: Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
“Waiting for God”
The 72-page report, “‘Waiting for God’: Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal,” concerns families who lost everything when coastal floods hit their historic f...
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August 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
As #climatecrisis accelerates, with 45 million+ displaced in 2024 alone due to extreme weather events, new in-depth @HRW report looks at #Senegal & #WorldBank failures to properly protect fishing communities displaced by tidal surges tinyurl.com/mr4m6n5s
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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With talk in Europe now of rearmament and the need for new security structures, it's vital European leaders and institutions keep human rights at the centre of their efforts. Democracy depends on it. My new piece for @hrw.org

www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Europe’s Democratic Future Depends on Human Rights
It’s been a deeply sobering and troubling few weeks for people who care about the future of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe.
www.hrw.org
March 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM