Jan Kooy
@kooyjan.bsky.social
Communications expert / public affairs strategist.
Associate Director Europe - Comms at Human Rights Watch (@hrw.org).
Board of Directors Sport & Rights Alliance (@sportrightsall.bsky.social).
Past: Foreign Desk at Dutch newswire ANP.
Associate Director Europe - Comms at Human Rights Watch (@hrw.org).
Board of Directors Sport & Rights Alliance (@sportrightsall.bsky.social).
Past: Foreign Desk at Dutch newswire ANP.
🚨"The EU should not yield to businesses that want to weaken requirements to safeguard working conditions through business supply chains and protect workers’ human rights."
- 141(!) organizations including @hrw.org in joint letter before crucial November 13 EP vote ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
- 141(!) organizations including @hrw.org in joint letter before crucial November 13 EP vote ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🚨"The EU should not yield to businesses that want to weaken requirements to safeguard working conditions through business supply chains and protect workers’ human rights."
- 141(!) organizations including @hrw.org in joint letter before crucial November 13 EP vote ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
- 141(!) organizations including @hrw.org in joint letter before crucial November 13 EP vote ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Really? We’ll have to see.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Really? We’ll have to see.
“Hungary’s government is systematically dismantling the rule of law and suppressing dissent under the guise of protecting national sovereignty," says Iskra Kirova (@iskrakirova.bsky.social), Europe & Central Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Hungary’s government is systematically dismantling the rule of law and suppressing dissent under the guise of protecting national sovereignty," says Iskra Kirova (@iskrakirova.bsky.social), Europe & Central Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.
Article 7 is the EU’s most important instrument to address serious breaches of EU treaties and fundamental values. Since it was triggered by the European Parliament in 2018, the Hungarian government has only shown contempt for the process and its EU treaty obligations.
October 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Article 7 is the EU’s most important instrument to address serious breaches of EU treaties and fundamental values. Since it was triggered by the European Parliament in 2018, the Hungarian government has only shown contempt for the process and its EU treaty obligations.
What are the key findings of HRW's new Sri Lanka report?
The government of Sri Lanka should consider eliminating corporate tax exemptions given their high cost, questionable effectiveness, and vulnerability to abuse, and adopt other progressive tax measures.
The government of Sri Lanka should consider eliminating corporate tax exemptions given their high cost, questionable effectiveness, and vulnerability to abuse, and adopt other progressive tax measures.
October 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
What are the key findings of HRW's new Sri Lanka report?
The government of Sri Lanka should consider eliminating corporate tax exemptions given their high cost, questionable effectiveness, and vulnerability to abuse, and adopt other progressive tax measures.
The government of Sri Lanka should consider eliminating corporate tax exemptions given their high cost, questionable effectiveness, and vulnerability to abuse, and adopt other progressive tax measures.
🚨Human Rights Watch just published a new 101-page Sri Lanka report 'Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools'.
A panel of experts will discuss the findings from 16:00 local time in Colombo (12:30 CET), with an introduction by @fborello.bsky.social.
Live-stream⤵️
www.facebook.com/neelantiruch...
A panel of experts will discuss the findings from 16:00 local time in Colombo (12:30 CET), with an introduction by @fborello.bsky.social.
Live-stream⤵️
www.facebook.com/neelantiruch...
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚨Human Rights Watch just published a new 101-page Sri Lanka report 'Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools'.
A panel of experts will discuss the findings from 16:00 local time in Colombo (12:30 CET), with an introduction by @fborello.bsky.social.
Live-stream⤵️
www.facebook.com/neelantiruch...
A panel of experts will discuss the findings from 16:00 local time in Colombo (12:30 CET), with an introduction by @fborello.bsky.social.
Live-stream⤵️
www.facebook.com/neelantiruch...
The Brazilian government needs to remove the illegal cattle ranches from this region, and JBS should meet its pledges and remediate abuses it may have contributed to, even if unintentionally.
October 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The Brazilian government needs to remove the illegal cattle ranches from this region, and JBS should meet its pledges and remediate abuses it may have contributed to, even if unintentionally.
In 2025, the world’s largest meat company, JBS, still has no system in place to track indirect suppliers of cattle, despite longstanding pledges to create one, and may have sourced illegal cattle from the affected territories.
An outrage.
An outrage.
October 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
In 2025, the world’s largest meat company, JBS, still has no system in place to track indirect suppliers of cattle, despite longstanding pledges to create one, and may have sourced illegal cattle from the affected territories.
An outrage.
An outrage.
Sri Lanka’s tax policies played a driving role in the country’s devastating 2022 economic crisis and have contributed to the chronic underfunding of education and other public services.
New report @hrw.org / @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social, going out on Oct 15.
Reporters can DM me for embargoed copy etc
New report @hrw.org / @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social, going out on Oct 15.
Reporters can DM me for embargoed copy etc
October 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Sri Lanka’s tax policies played a driving role in the country’s devastating 2022 economic crisis and have contributed to the chronic underfunding of education and other public services.
New report @hrw.org / @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social, going out on Oct 15.
Reporters can DM me for embargoed copy etc
New report @hrw.org / @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social, going out on Oct 15.
Reporters can DM me for embargoed copy etc
Samen beschermen we mensenrechten wereldwijd.
Voor vrijheid, rechtvaardigheid en gelijkheid.
Zo veranderen we de wereld.
Bedankt deelnemers van de Postcode Loterij, jullie steun is onmisbaar!
#DeelnemersBedankt
Voor vrijheid, rechtvaardigheid en gelijkheid.
Zo veranderen we de wereld.
Bedankt deelnemers van de Postcode Loterij, jullie steun is onmisbaar!
#DeelnemersBedankt
October 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Samen beschermen we mensenrechten wereldwijd.
Voor vrijheid, rechtvaardigheid en gelijkheid.
Zo veranderen we de wereld.
Bedankt deelnemers van de Postcode Loterij, jullie steun is onmisbaar!
#DeelnemersBedankt
Voor vrijheid, rechtvaardigheid en gelijkheid.
Zo veranderen we de wereld.
Bedankt deelnemers van de Postcode Loterij, jullie steun is onmisbaar!
#DeelnemersBedankt
🚨Did you know that Egypt and Vietnam are on track to secure seats on the UN Human Rights Council despite being woefully unfit for membership?
The UN General Assembly will 'elect' members to the UN’s premier rights body in a 'noncompetitive vote' on October 14.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The UN General Assembly will 'elect' members to the UN’s premier rights body in a 'noncompetitive vote' on October 14.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
October 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🚨Did you know that Egypt and Vietnam are on track to secure seats on the UN Human Rights Council despite being woefully unfit for membership?
The UN General Assembly will 'elect' members to the UN’s premier rights body in a 'noncompetitive vote' on October 14.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
The UN General Assembly will 'elect' members to the UN’s premier rights body in a 'noncompetitive vote' on October 14.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
BREAKING NEWS!
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
October 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
BREAKING NEWS!
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
On October 9, the Bangladesh authorities filed charges against 28 people for enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture.
It was a long time coming. #JusticeMatters!
New from @hrw.org ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
It was a long time coming. #JusticeMatters!
New from @hrw.org ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
October 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
On October 9, the Bangladesh authorities filed charges against 28 people for enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture.
It was a long time coming. #JusticeMatters!
New from @hrw.org ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
It was a long time coming. #JusticeMatters!
New from @hrw.org ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in Pará, host of #COP30.
New report @hrw, going out on October 15.
Journalists can DM me for embargoed copy, interview requests, access to multimedia.
#ClimateEmergency
New report @hrw, going out on October 15.
Journalists can DM me for embargoed copy, interview requests, access to multimedia.
#ClimateEmergency
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in Pará, host of #COP30.
New report @hrw, going out on October 15.
Journalists can DM me for embargoed copy, interview requests, access to multimedia.
#ClimateEmergency
New report @hrw, going out on October 15.
Journalists can DM me for embargoed copy, interview requests, access to multimedia.
#ClimateEmergency
HRW publiceert op 15 oktober een nieuw rapport over illegale veehouderij en de verwoesting en schending van mensenrechten in de Braziliaanse deelstaat Pará, waar #COP30 plaats vindt.
Journalisten kunnen me DM-en voor contact met onderzoekers, toegang tot multimedia etc.
Journalisten kunnen me DM-en voor contact met onderzoekers, toegang tot multimedia etc.
October 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
HRW publiceert op 15 oktober een nieuw rapport over illegale veehouderij en de verwoesting en schending van mensenrechten in de Braziliaanse deelstaat Pará, waar #COP30 plaats vindt.
Journalisten kunnen me DM-en voor contact met onderzoekers, toegang tot multimedia etc.
Journalisten kunnen me DM-en voor contact met onderzoekers, toegang tot multimedia etc.
"With the current conflict in Sudan producing new generations of victims and compounding the suffering of those targeted in the past, the verdict should spur action by governments to advance justice by all possible means.”
#JusticeMatters
#JusticeMatters
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"With the current conflict in Sudan producing new generations of victims and compounding the suffering of those targeted in the past, the verdict should spur action by governments to advance justice by all possible means.”
#JusticeMatters
#JusticeMatters
🚨BREAKING Sudan news via Elizabeth Evenson, International Justice Director @hrw.org ⤵️
“The ICC’s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."
“The ICC’s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."
October 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🚨BREAKING Sudan news via Elizabeth Evenson, International Justice Director @hrw.org ⤵️
“The ICC’s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."
“The ICC’s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."
“The worsening repression on the ground as decades of ‘peace processes’ played out should have made clear the folly of relying solely on peace plans to address grave abuses. Governments urgently need to take concrete action to protect Gaza’s over two million Palestinians and the Israeli hostages.”
October 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
“The worsening repression on the ground as decades of ‘peace processes’ played out should have made clear the folly of relying solely on peace plans to address grave abuses. Governments urgently need to take concrete action to protect Gaza’s over two million Palestinians and the Israeli hostages.”
“The Taliban’s moves to cut internet access harms the livelihoods of millions of Afghans and deprives them of their basic rights to education, health care, and access to information. The Taliban should drop its baseless rationales and end these shutdowns.”
- @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social / @hrw.org
- @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social / @hrw.org
October 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“The Taliban’s moves to cut internet access harms the livelihoods of millions of Afghans and deprives them of their basic rights to education, health care, and access to information. The Taliban should drop its baseless rationales and end these shutdowns.”
- @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social / @hrw.org
- @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social / @hrw.org
🚨Deepening repression threatens October 29 elections in Tanzania.
Stop wrongful arrests, media crackdown; ensure all parties an fairly participate, says @hrw.org.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Stop wrongful arrests, media crackdown; ensure all parties an fairly participate, says @hrw.org.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
September 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🚨Deepening repression threatens October 29 elections in Tanzania.
Stop wrongful arrests, media crackdown; ensure all parties an fairly participate, says @hrw.org.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Stop wrongful arrests, media crackdown; ensure all parties an fairly participate, says @hrw.org.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
🚨Did you know that predatory lending by #microfinance institutions in Cambodia is driving land dispossession and human rights abuses against Indigenous communities?
New HRW report, going out on Thursday September 25.
Reporters can DM me for embargoed report, interview requests etc.
New HRW report, going out on Thursday September 25.
Reporters can DM me for embargoed report, interview requests etc.
September 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🚨Did you know that predatory lending by #microfinance institutions in Cambodia is driving land dispossession and human rights abuses against Indigenous communities?
New HRW report, going out on Thursday September 25.
Reporters can DM me for embargoed report, interview requests etc.
New HRW report, going out on Thursday September 25.
Reporters can DM me for embargoed report, interview requests etc.
Doet het hier, achter VPN. Dank voor de tip!
September 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Doet het hier, achter VPN. Dank voor de tip!
📣The FIFA ⚽ Club World Cup saw 32 teams compete in an extensive, 63-match tournament in the US, that took place against a backdrop of extreme conditions and human rights risks.
The @sportrightsall.bsky.social & @hrw.org spell out what FIFA needs to fix urgently ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
The @sportrightsall.bsky.social & @hrw.org spell out what FIFA needs to fix urgently ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
July 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📣The FIFA ⚽ Club World Cup saw 32 teams compete in an extensive, 63-match tournament in the US, that took place against a backdrop of extreme conditions and human rights risks.
The @sportrightsall.bsky.social & @hrw.org spell out what FIFA needs to fix urgently ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
The @sportrightsall.bsky.social & @hrw.org spell out what FIFA needs to fix urgently ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Impressive red line protest in The Hague today.
Enough is enough, say 100.000+ people in the international city of peace and justice.
I could not agree more.
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/05/tens...
Enough is enough, say 100.000+ people in the international city of peace and justice.
I could not agree more.
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/05/tens...
May 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Impressive red line protest in The Hague today.
Enough is enough, say 100.000+ people in the international city of peace and justice.
I could not agree more.
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/05/tens...
Enough is enough, say 100.000+ people in the international city of peace and justice.
I could not agree more.
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/05/tens...
📣Crimes against humanity in 🇮🇷Iran should not go unpunished, #JusticeMatters!
New, 252-page report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, spells out which crimes were committed since the Woman, Life, Freedom protests began in September 2022:
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
New, 252-page report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, spells out which crimes were committed since the Woman, Life, Freedom protests began in September 2022:
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
March 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📣Crimes against humanity in 🇮🇷Iran should not go unpunished, #JusticeMatters!
New, 252-page report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, spells out which crimes were committed since the Woman, Life, Freedom protests began in September 2022:
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
New, 252-page report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, spells out which crimes were committed since the Woman, Life, Freedom protests began in September 2022:
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...