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Thread from @hrw.org on the attack on Berlin Pride

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Human Rights Watch advocates for a society in which no one has to fear because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Berlin's Christopher Street Day is an expression of protest that celebrates the many identities in society that continue to be rendered invisible.

Suppression of Ukrainian identity, promotion of anti-Ukraine propaganda, illegally compelling boys to register for the draft. Russian authorities in occupied Ukrainian territories are forcing Ukrainian children into a school system that violates their rights. New from HRW: https://bit.ly/4yow4lx

📣 It's been three years since the EU and Tunisia signed a Memorandum of Understanding, largely motivated by seeking Tunisia’s cooperation in migration control. This partnership has fueled and normalized serious human rights violations. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fn1BeZ

#France's new anti-racism action plan falls short of - tackling systemic racism - tying anti-racism actions to a reparatory justice framework that tackles contemporary inequalities & racism rooted in France's colonial & enslavement legacies. @hrw.org's full commentary www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

France’s New Anti-Racism Plan Falls Short

The French government announced a new national plan last week aimed at combating racism, antisemitism, and discrimination. Unfortunately, the plan fails to tackle the systemic and institutional nature...

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Worrying developments on civic space in France, where the govt is set to introduce a bill to address so-called "entryism." If adopted, it would further erode the country’s already shrinking civic space, giving authorities greater powers to dissolve NGOs and freeze assets www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Proposed Law in France Threatens Civic Space

The French government is expected at any moment to unveil troubling draft legislation to address so-called entryism: the idea that certain groups seek to infiltrate state institutions to influence and...

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Important intervention 👇

Commissioner for Human Rights@commissionerhr.coe.int · 4w ago

I expressed concern regarding the right to a fair trial and judicial independence in the proceedings against Ekrem İmamoğlu, elected mayor of Istanbul, and other defendants. The authorities of Türkiye should ensure that all proceedings comply with the #ECHR. Read my statement ⬇️

Young women who call Sweden home are being deported to countries where their rights, autonomy, and safety may be at risk. Sweden should halt these deportations and ensure return decisions comply with its human rights obligations. More from @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2026/07... #WomensRights

Sweden: Deportation Decisions Ignore Women’s Rights Risks

Sweden is deporting young women to countries where they could face severe gender-based rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today. Media reported that in 2025, at least 92 young adults were set ...

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#Germany's government plans to gut 🇩🇪's Freedom of Information Act. The right to seek & receive information, incl. civil society's & the media's access to public records, is an essential democratic safeguard which ensures political transparency & accountability. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Germany: Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act

The German government should abandon its plans to gut Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed amendments will threaten core human rights essential to transpar...

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Hungary's new government is taking its first steps to address low pension levels and rising poverty among older people. I argue here that these announcements are positive, but that deeper pension reform should follow. Thanks @mercehu.bsky.social for the HU version. www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Hungary: New Government’s First Step on Pensioner Poverty

Prime Minister Péter Magyar is moving swiftly with policy measures and legislative reform that will hopefully have positive impacts on people’s lives and rights. On May 25, he announced in an intervie...

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As NATO leaders meet in Ankara on 7-8 July, they will be greeted by a president who is using the courts to quash the main opposition party in ways that threaten democracy & human rights. That should matter to the alliance, my @hrw.org colleague Emma Sinclair-Webb explains www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

NATO Convenes in Ankara as Erdogan Crushes Opposition

Turkey is preparing to host the July NATO summit with the Western alliance firmly focused on keeping its most eastern member on side. The increased geopolitical capital that Turkey has enjoyed since R...

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Hungary’s parliament has voted to abolish the Sovereignty Protection Office, a Fidesz body that targeted independent journalists & civil society. It is a positive step towards restoring the rule of law and a rights-respecting culture in Hungary, @hrw.org says www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office Abolished

Hungary’s parliament voted overwhelmingly on June 30 to abolish the Sovereignty Protection Office, an institution created by the previous Fidesz government to target independent journalists, civil soc...

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Around the world, authoritarian governments and illiberal leaders are targeting LGBT people to build popular support for their erosion of individual rights. https://bit.ly/4eyhDUi

Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights

Around the world, governments are scapegoating LGBT people to build popular support for their erosion of individual rights—often under the guide of protecting children.

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Hungary's new government has made some positive strides to roll back the negative legacy of 15 years of Fidesz. But its rushed constitutional changes to force out the country's president and constitutional court chief undermine the rule of law, @hrw.org says www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

Hungary: Rushed Constitutional Changes Undermine Rule of Law

The new Hungarian government’s plan to make sweeping changes to key institutions through a rushed 17th amendment to the constitution, risks halting advances to restore the rule of law, Human Rights Wa...

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The arrest of at least 209 people in the Turkish capital, Ankara, ahead of the July 7-8, 2026 NATO summit there highlights Türkiye’s ruthless intolerance of freedom of speech and assembly, @hrw.org says www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

Türkiye: Crackdown Ahead of NATO Summit

The arrest of at least 209 people in the Turkish capital, Ankara, ahead of the July 7-8, 2026 NATO summit there highlights Türkiye’s ruthless intolerance of freedom of speech and assembly, Human Right...

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*New report by @hrw.org, (RE)CLAIM & MCDS* Did you know that French police use fixed penalty fines to harass & evict particularly boys perceived as Black/Arab/North African from public spaces in their neighborhoods & they end up trapped in debt before they turn 18? 👉🏽 www.hrw.org/report/2026/...

UK Home Office plans to experiment with facial age estimation technology on child refugees should be scrapped www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

The UK’s Discriminatory AI Experiment on Child Refugees

The UK Home Office is pushing ahead with plans to use AI technology to guess the age of young people arriving at UK borders to seek asylum, starting in 2027. Yet the Home Office’s own tests found the ...

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The rule of law can seem abstract & disconnected from human rights protection. But it is vital for all of us to protect our rights from executive overreach. Read this helpful explainer from @commissionerhr.coe.int @fra.europa.eu, UN human rights and others fra.europa.eu/sites/defaul...

#TransnationalRepression has become a threat to human rights globally. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social & member states should step up efforts to: 🗺️Maps states responsible 🧰Use all foreign policy tools to hold them into account, suspend cooperation affected by TNR Our take: www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

European Parliament Presses for Action to End Transnational Repression

The European Parliament in Strasbourg adopted on June 16 its second motion in a year pressing European Union institutions and governments to address transnational repression.

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Hungary's decision to stay in the ICC is a key moment in restoring rule of law in the country. It should also serve as a catalyst for consistent, unwavering support for international justice and the ICC in EU Council conclusions. @aliceautin.bsky.social for @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

EU Should Build on Hungary’s Recommitment to ICC

With Hungary's reversal of its decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), the European Union has an opportunity to extend the significance of this moment for international justice well ...

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In a vote on Wednesday, the European Union adopted deportation policies that portend ramped up racial profiling, lengthy detention, and deportations to third countries with terrible human rights records.

Human Rights Watch, (RE)Claim et la Maison communautaire pour un développement solidaire appellent les autorités françaises à supprimer trois contraventions utilisées à des fins de « harcèlement policier » contre des « jeunes Noirs et Arabes en France ».  Par @camillepolloni.bsky.social

Un rapport associatif dénonce les « amendes discriminatoires » infligées à des adolescents

Human Rights Watch, (RE)Claim et la Maison communautaire pour un développement solidaire appellent les autorités françaises à supprimer trois contraventions utilisées à des fins de « harcèlement policier » contre des « jeunes Noirs et Arabes en France ». 

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#France : La police verbalise des infractions présumées à la tranquillité publique pour harceler des garçons et jeunes hommes perçus comme Noirs, Arabes ou Nord-Africains et les évincer de l'espace public dans leurs propres quartiers. Nouveau rapport de MCDS, (RE)CLAIM & HRW ⤵️

French police are using overbroad powers to issue on-the-spot fixed penalty criminal fines as a new tool for racial profiling, trapping young people in debt, @hrw.org, (RE)CLAIM, & Maison Communautaire pour un Développement Solidaire said in new research released today www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

Tom Bell, acting UK Director @hrw.org, reacts to today's Court of Appeal's ruling on the proscription of Palestine Action.

Human Rights Watch@hrw.org · 2mo ago

In a disastrous ruling, the Court of Appeal in London has overruled the High Court and upheld the government's decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group. Defining a protest group as terrorists has created an absurd situation where thousands have been arrested for holding up signs.

1/n Response below from @hrw.org to today's Court of Appeal judgment that the UK Home Secretary's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was lawful: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... The thread also has links to the judgment, @hrw.org research, and some legal commentary.

Ban on Palestine Action was lawful, court of appeal rules

Judges overturn decision of high court that government proscription of group under Terrorism Act was wrong

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As Hungary begins to close the chapter on its anti-LGBT era by dropping criminal charges against Pride March organizers, Türkiye is moving in a sharply opposite direction with proposals to jail LGBT people. New from @denizbayram.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

Abusive Anti-LGBT Proposals Resurface in Türkiye

As Hungary begins to close the chapter on its anti-LGBT era by dropping criminal charges against Pride March organizers, Türkiye is moving in a sharply opposite direction proposals to jail LGBT people...

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Wondered why so much disorder recently had stemmed from social media posts? Wonder no more after reading my piece, with @judewebber.bsky.social, on how the loss of social media moderation has left officers scrambling to cope with the speed and reach of rightwing activists: as.ft.com/r/778f724a-b...

‘Toxic’ social media overwhelms police response to Belfast violence

Fallout from knife attack and riots accelerated by online posting, current and former officers say

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Fritware tile panel, painted in blue, turquoise, and moss green under a transparent glaze. Turkey, Iznik; c. 1540

🧵1/5 The appalling scenes of xenophobic violence that broke out on June 9 in #Belfast are a frightening reminder of how normalized racism & organized racist violence have become in the UK. A devastating knife attack should never be used to justify more violence. HRW's thoughts are with all victims.

Reuters@reuters.com · 2mo ago

UK minister says violence in Northern Ireland is racist thuggery reut.rs/4olccex