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This past weekend marked the 104th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The two remaining survivors are still waiting for reparations. www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Remembering Tulsa: Justice, Reparations, and the Fight for Healing
Last weekend marked the anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 when the thriving Black community in the Greenwood neighborhood was violently attacked by a white mob, killing more than 300 Blac...
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NEW from #HRW: Without accountability mechanisms, "those with power may become tyrants and no one under their rule is free or safe." www.hrw.org/news/2025/05... Authored by: @treywalk.bsky.social + John Raphling
President Trump’s Efforts to Defy Accountability
During the first three months of his administration, President Donald Trump has destroyed, captured, or marginalized institutions intended to check abuses of executive power.
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100 days of the Trump administration's assaults on human rights www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
100 Human Rights Harms in 100 Days
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s executive policies, orders, and actions that pose significant risks to the hum...
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Reparations are integral to healing, equity and justice. That's why Human Rights Watch answered the UN CERD's call to provide an historical contextual analysis on reparations.
Human Rights Watch@hrw.org · last yr.Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. For anti-racism to be genuine and have a lasting impact, governments should meaningfully redress the ongoing impacts of racism’s historic legacies.
#Israel gov't blocked all aid to #Gaza, deliberately depriving civilians of food water fuel & in flagrant violation of int'l humanitarian law. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should wake up: muffled words, instead of much-needed action, also put civilians at further risk. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Israel Again Blocks Gaza Aid, Further Risking Lives
Since March 2, 2025, the Israeli government has again blocked all aid entering Gaza, including fuel, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.
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Today the US Congress introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Congress should pass this important bill and strengthen the right to vote in the US. More from HRW's Trey Walk ⤵️
Israeli authorities have denied numerous medical professionals entry into Gaza without an explanation. Israel’s allies should urge the country to comply with its duties as the occupying power and allow health care workers into Gaza.
Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza
Israeli authorities denied an orthopedic surgeon entry into Gaza last week, preventing her from providing crucial treatment to children with disabilities. One of her patients, Minah, a 3-year-old girl...
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As @kajakallas.bsky.social chairs #EU-#Israel foreign ministers meeting today, one thing must be clear: this can be no ‘business as usual’ The only use of this Association Council is calling out Israel’s atrocity crimes, and finally announcing measures to address them ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
EU: No ‘Business as Usual’ at Association Council with Israel
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and EU foreign ministers should unequivocally condemn Israel’s atrocity crimes and other serious violations of international law during the EU-Israel Association Cou...
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On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.
Openly Gay Imam Gunned Down in South Africa
On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.
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El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved measures that will transfer children to the country’s adult prison system. Placing children in adult prisons will only worsen their exposure to abuse and undermine their chances of rehabilitation.
El Salvador: Children to Be Moved to Adult Prisons
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved measures that will transfer children to the country’s adult prison system, exposing them to a heightened risk of abuse and violating international juven...
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📣 NEW from @HRW: Car chases by TX troopers and local sheriffs/police killed at least 106 people (incl. bystanders and children) + injured 301 in Texas’ dangerous Operation Lone Star. Trump policies to increase this type of enforcement will entrench the chaos and harm. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
US: Texas Vehicle Pursuits Kill At Least 106, Injure 301
Vehicle pursuits by Texas state troopers and local law enforcement have killed at least 106 people and injured 301 people in counties participating in Texas’ Operation Lone Star (OLS) since the progra...
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NEW today from me & @hrw.org: Vehicle pursuits by TX troopers and local law enforcement have killed at least 106 people and injured 301 in counties participating in Texas’ Operation Lone Star. Reckless and high speed pursuits often occur in sensitive areas, in neighborhoods, & near schools.
US: Texas Vehicle Pursuits Kill At Least 106, Injure 301
Vehicle pursuits by Texas state troopers and local law enforcement have killed at least 106 people and injured 301 people in counties participating in Texas’ Operation Lone Star (OLS) since the progra...
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Child poverty is the visible tip of an iceberg of rights failures in the UK. The UK government is falling short on a wide range of social and economic rights. My letter with @justfairuk.bsky.social’s director Jess McQuail in today’s @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @hrw.org
The proposal for a universal child benefit in Spain, by @pbustinduy.bsky.social @msocialgob.bsky.social, with support from @sirarego.bsky.social and @yolandadiaz.bsky.social, has the potential to transform lives and reduce child poverty. Social rights are human rights. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Today @hrw-fr.bsky.social published a statement recognizing the overlap of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the presidential inauguration. Our statement reminds President Trump that human rights are sacred, and like his predecessors, he is responsible for applying those rights to all.
