Måns Molander
@manmader.bsky.social
Nordic Director, Human Rights Watch
When visiting China, Swedish Foreign Minister Malmer Stenergard should focus on 1) human rights and growing Chinese repression including in Xinjiang and 2) Chinese transnational repression, to secure the release of bookseller Gui Minhai.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
When visiting China, Swedish Foreign Minister Malmer Stenergard should focus on 1) human rights and growing Chinese repression including in Xinjiang and 2) Chinese transnational repression, to secure the release of bookseller Gui Minhai.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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Idag är Sveriges utrikesminister i Kina för samtal. Hon bör kräva att Gui Minhai, som hållits i 10 år, frisläpps omedelbart. Mänskliga rättigheter sägs vara en hörnsten i svensk utrikespolitik, då måste de vara det även i dagens samtal.
Skriver i Aftonbladet:
www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL
Skriver i Aftonbladet:
www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL
October 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Idag är Sveriges utrikesminister i Kina för samtal. Hon bör kräva att Gui Minhai, som hållits i 10 år, frisläpps omedelbart. Mänskliga rättigheter sägs vara en hörnsten i svensk utrikespolitik, då måste de vara det även i dagens samtal.
Skriver i Aftonbladet:
www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL
Skriver i Aftonbladet:
www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL
US: Budget Would Benefit Wealthiest at Expense of Rights
Slashing Social Programs to Help Pay for Regressive Tax Cuts Would Harm Millions
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Slashing Social Programs to Help Pay for Regressive Tax Cuts Would Harm Millions
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July 2, 2025 at 7:44 AM
US: Budget Would Benefit Wealthiest at Expense of Rights
Slashing Social Programs to Help Pay for Regressive Tax Cuts Would Harm Millions
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Slashing Social Programs to Help Pay for Regressive Tax Cuts Would Harm Millions
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Denmark should use its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union to champion human rights, the rule of law, and accountability across the EU and beyond.
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June 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Denmark should use its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union to champion human rights, the rule of law, and accountability across the EU and beyond.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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Sweden should adopt an international law-based and ethical approach to new technology - which means adopting new legally binding rules on autonomous weapon systems.
Wait and see is not an option. Killer robots must be banned before it’s too late.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Wait and see is not an option. Killer robots must be banned before it’s too late.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Sweden should adopt an international law-based and ethical approach to new technology - which means adopting new legally binding rules on autonomous weapon systems.
Wait and see is not an option. Killer robots must be banned before it’s too late.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Wait and see is not an option. Killer robots must be banned before it’s too late.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
One Man’s Ordeal Triggers Test of US Constitution - Abrego Garcia’s plight represents a challenge to the constitutional order itself.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
One Man’s Ordeal Triggers Test of US Constitution - Abrego Garcia’s plight represents a challenge to the constitutional order itself.
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www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Sweden should push for concrete measures to stop the crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and hold those responsible to account.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sweden should push for concrete measures to stop the crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and hold those responsible to account.
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Sverige och EU måste agera – nu krävs ansvar för Israels övergrepp i Gaza
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April 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sverige och EU måste agera – nu krävs ansvar för Israels övergrepp i Gaza
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Inför dagens EU-möte skriver HRW i Aftonbladet, tillsammans med Act Svenska Kyrkan och Diakonia, om behovet av ny svensk politik för Gaza; ompröva biståndsstrategin, följ den internationella domstolens beslut och se till att EU:s avtal med Israel efterlevs.
aftonbladet.se/a/RzpdeJ
aftonbladet.se/a/RzpdeJ
April 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Inför dagens EU-möte skriver HRW i Aftonbladet, tillsammans med Act Svenska Kyrkan och Diakonia, om behovet av ny svensk politik för Gaza; ompröva biståndsstrategin, följ den internationella domstolens beslut och se till att EU:s avtal med Israel efterlevs.
aftonbladet.se/a/RzpdeJ
aftonbladet.se/a/RzpdeJ
Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the current hostilities, amounting to war crimes. Those responsible, including senior Israeli officials, should be held to account.
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March 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the current hostilities, amounting to war crimes. Those responsible, including senior Israeli officials, should be held to account.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
A dark time for democracy in Türkiye, with such a blatantly lawless move to weaponize the justice system to cancel the democratic process.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A dark time for democracy in Türkiye, with such a blatantly lawless move to weaponize the justice system to cancel the democratic process.
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US-Russia Engagement Should Address Rights Abuses
Moscow Should Release Unlawfully Held Ukrainians, Political Prisoners
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Moscow Should Release Unlawfully Held Ukrainians, Political Prisoners
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March 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
US-Russia Engagement Should Address Rights Abuses
Moscow Should Release Unlawfully Held Ukrainians, Political Prisoners
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Moscow Should Release Unlawfully Held Ukrainians, Political Prisoners
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Azerbaijani opposition leader Tofig Yagublu convicted on bogus charges, as the government again uses the criminal justice system to retaliate against its critics.
Azerbaijan should immediately free Yagublu and all other unjustly imprisoned journalists and activists.
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Azerbaijan should immediately free Yagublu and all other unjustly imprisoned journalists and activists.
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March 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Azerbaijani opposition leader Tofig Yagublu convicted on bogus charges, as the government again uses the criminal justice system to retaliate against its critics.
Azerbaijan should immediately free Yagublu and all other unjustly imprisoned journalists and activists.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Azerbaijan should immediately free Yagublu and all other unjustly imprisoned journalists and activists.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Great piece in Just Security by HRW's Refugee and Migrant Rights director Bill Frelick: "The Racial Twist in Trump’s Cutoff of Refugee Admissions".
www.justsecurity.org/108412/trump...
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March 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Great piece in Just Security by HRW's Refugee and Migrant Rights director Bill Frelick: "The Racial Twist in Trump’s Cutoff of Refugee Admissions".
www.justsecurity.org/108412/trump...
www.justsecurity.org/108412/trump...
The landmark call on February 27, to end a decades-long armed insurgency against the Turkish state should be a catalyst to end its abusive use of terrorism charges to criminalize and silence government critics including politicians, journalists, lawyers, and activists.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The landmark call on February 27, to end a decades-long armed insurgency against the Turkish state should be a catalyst to end its abusive use of terrorism charges to criminalize and silence government critics including politicians, journalists, lawyers, and activists.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Bibas Family Funeral in Israel Highlights Illegality of Hostage Taking - Civilians Should Never Be Used as Bargaining Chips
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February 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Bibas Family Funeral in Israel Highlights Illegality of Hostage Taking - Civilians Should Never Be Used as Bargaining Chips
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Alarming: Repression and displacement in West Bank reach unprecedented levels.
States should act to prevent further atrocities, including by imposing targeted sanctions, suspending arms transfers to Israel, banning trade with illegal settlements, and supporting the ICC.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
States should act to prevent further atrocities, including by imposing targeted sanctions, suspending arms transfers to Israel, banning trade with illegal settlements, and supporting the ICC.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
February 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Alarming: Repression and displacement in West Bank reach unprecedented levels.
States should act to prevent further atrocities, including by imposing targeted sanctions, suspending arms transfers to Israel, banning trade with illegal settlements, and supporting the ICC.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
States should act to prevent further atrocities, including by imposing targeted sanctions, suspending arms transfers to Israel, banning trade with illegal settlements, and supporting the ICC.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Reconstruction in Syria is critical to protect basic rights. Sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States, EU, the UK, and other countries are hindering the restoration of essential services. Sanctions that harm civilians should immediately be lifted.
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February 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Reconstruction in Syria is critical to protect basic rights. Sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States, EU, the UK, and other countries are hindering the restoration of essential services. Sanctions that harm civilians should immediately be lifted.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
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Google has announces a willingness to develop AI for weapons, backtracking on its own principles on AI.
Abandoning self-proclaimed forbidden practices is deeply concerning and underscores why voluntary guidelines are not a substitute for regulation and enforceable law.
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Abandoning self-proclaimed forbidden practices is deeply concerning and underscores why voluntary guidelines are not a substitute for regulation and enforceable law.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
February 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Google has announces a willingness to develop AI for weapons, backtracking on its own principles on AI.
Abandoning self-proclaimed forbidden practices is deeply concerning and underscores why voluntary guidelines are not a substitute for regulation and enforceable law.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Abandoning self-proclaimed forbidden practices is deeply concerning and underscores why voluntary guidelines are not a substitute for regulation and enforceable law.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
South Korea: President Impeached for Abuse of Power -
Failed Martial Law Bid Shows Need to Protect Human Rights, Rule of Law
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Failed Martial Law Bid Shows Need to Protect Human Rights, Rule of Law
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December 16, 2024 at 7:32 AM
South Korea: President Impeached for Abuse of Power -
Failed Martial Law Bid Shows Need to Protect Human Rights, Rule of Law
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Failed Martial Law Bid Shows Need to Protect Human Rights, Rule of Law
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Sweden’s government plans for
a ‘snitch law’ goes forward, with a proposed new duty to report paperless migrants, but agrees to exempt schools, healthcare and social work.
www.thelocal.se/20241126/swe...
a ‘snitch law’ goes forward, with a proposed new duty to report paperless migrants, but agrees to exempt schools, healthcare and social work.
www.thelocal.se/20241126/swe...
November 26, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Sweden’s government plans for
a ‘snitch law’ goes forward, with a proposed new duty to report paperless migrants, but agrees to exempt schools, healthcare and social work.
www.thelocal.se/20241126/swe...
a ‘snitch law’ goes forward, with a proposed new duty to report paperless migrants, but agrees to exempt schools, healthcare and social work.
www.thelocal.se/20241126/swe...
On 26 Nov, Russia is scheduled to go before the UN General Assembly to explain why it vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Sudan last week, at a time when civilians are facing an onslaught of unlawful attacks and a man-made famine spreads across the country.
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November 25, 2024 at 9:16 PM
On 26 Nov, Russia is scheduled to go before the UN General Assembly to explain why it vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Sudan last week, at a time when civilians are facing an onslaught of unlawful attacks and a man-made famine spreads across the country.
www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...
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Lebanon: US Arms Used in Israeli Strike on Journalists - Three Killed, Four Injured in Apparent War Crime
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November 25, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Lebanon: US Arms Used in Israeli Strike on Journalists - Three Killed, Four Injured in Apparent War Crime
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In response to the ICC decision to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (Mohammed Deif), the following quote can be attributed to Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director at HRW:
November 21, 2024 at 1:15 PM
In response to the ICC decision to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (Mohammed Deif), the following quote can be attributed to Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director at HRW:
New HRW report on human rights violations in Saudi Arabia out now: “The Man Who Bought the World: Rights Abuses Linked to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Its Chairman, Mohammad bin Salman”.
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November 21, 2024 at 7:18 AM
New HRW report on human rights violations in Saudi Arabia out now: “The Man Who Bought the World: Rights Abuses Linked to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Its Chairman, Mohammad bin Salman”.
www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...
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