Kornel Klopfstein-Laszlo
@klopfstein.bsky.social
Foundations Office @HumanRightsWatch. Co-Founder @Nyomtassteis. Board Member @edemokracia.hu. Views are my own.
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🚨 New from @hrw.org: UN Needs to Protect its Vital, Yet Underfunded, Human Rights Work
#Russia & #China have lobbied to defund UN human rights work. There's a risk the US under #Trump, which is gutting US support for human rights, will become their enabler. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
#Russia & #China have lobbied to defund UN human rights work. There's a risk the US under #Trump, which is gutting US support for human rights, will become their enabler. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
UN Needs to Protect its Vital, Yet Underfunded, Human Rights Work
Major-power cutbacks and delayed payments amidst conflict and insecurity are testing the very principles and frameworks upon which the international human rights infrastructure was built nearly 80 yea...
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May 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🚨 New from @hrw.org: UN Needs to Protect its Vital, Yet Underfunded, Human Rights Work
#Russia & #China have lobbied to defund UN human rights work. There's a risk the US under #Trump, which is gutting US support for human rights, will become their enabler. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
#Russia & #China have lobbied to defund UN human rights work. There's a risk the US under #Trump, which is gutting US support for human rights, will become their enabler. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
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The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights.
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
US: Trump’s First 100 Days an Assault on Rights
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine the human rights of people in the United States and abroad.
www.hrw.org
April 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights.
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
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This week, the US Department of Homeland Security detained a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University.
Arrest, detention, and deportation of lawful permanent residents and students on visas for exercising their human right to free speech and protest is wrong.
Arrest, detention, and deportation of lawful permanent residents and students on visas for exercising their human right to free speech and protest is wrong.
March 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This week, the US Department of Homeland Security detained a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University.
Arrest, detention, and deportation of lawful permanent residents and students on visas for exercising their human right to free speech and protest is wrong.
Arrest, detention, and deportation of lawful permanent residents and students on visas for exercising their human right to free speech and protest is wrong.
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The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is historic.
It’s a reminder for governments that they have an obligation under international human rights law to end systemic racism & address ongoing impacts of linked historic legacies.
#Reparations
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
It’s a reminder for governments that they have an obligation under international human rights law to end systemic racism & address ongoing impacts of linked historic legacies.
#Reparations
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Ending Racism Means Addressing Its Historic Legacies
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
www.hrw.org
March 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is historic.
It’s a reminder for governments that they have an obligation under international human rights law to end systemic racism & address ongoing impacts of linked historic legacies.
#Reparations
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
It’s a reminder for governments that they have an obligation under international human rights law to end systemic racism & address ongoing impacts of linked historic legacies.
#Reparations
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
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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...
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
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...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...