In August 2020, police committed dreadful abuses during a weeks-long operation in Brazil's Amazon. This was not the work of a few “bad apples.” A community leader said that a military police commander watched as officers tortured him. No one has been held accountable. www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...

Terror in the Amazon

A nightmare for Indigenous people and other communities on the Abacaxis riverbanks in the Brazilian Amazon began on August 3, 2020. That day, three private boats arrived in the town of Nova Olinda do ...

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The UN has highlighted allegations of violence against migrants at Tunisia-Libya border. Last week, 46 rights groups called out a system of arbitrary detention, beatings and trafficking along the border. They urged the EU to suspend migration deal funds.

UN highlights allegations of violence against migrants at Tunisia-Libya border

UN experts have added their voice to allegations made by 46 rights groups last week, calling out a system of arbitrary detention, beatings and trafficking along Tunisia's border with Libya, urging Bru...

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New dispatch from @hrw.org: Rapid returns follow crossings of thousands of migrants & some asylum seekers to #Ceuta; Spain & Morocco should ensure rights-focused responses & independent investigations. Summary expulsions are wrong, regardless of how people arrive. www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...

Rapid Returns Follow Migrant Crossings to Ceuta

The arrival of an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people in Ceuta, Spain’s enclave in North Africa, on July 30-31 was not only unprecedented but also tragic. At least 72 people died, including many who dro...

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“The fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim marker of the devastating costs of impunity. Governments should move beyond statements of concern and press for justice for serious crimes in Afghanistan, including the crime against humanity of gender persecution." New from @hrw.org ⤵️

Afghanistan: Taliban Assault on Rights Deepens 5 Years on

Afghanistan’s Taliban have entrenched one of the world’s worst human rights crises and systematically dismantled the rights of women and girls since taking power five years ago.

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🚨#Israel plans for more potential war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank as Defense Minister Israel Katz instructs the military to take control of another West Bank refugee camp. New from @hrw.org 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Hatred and discrimination against LGBT people in Germany are a daily reality that demands an urgent response by authorities. It's also important that the response does not pit one marginalized group against another.

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.

🧵 1/2 Unser Mitgefühl gilt den Angehörigen und Überlebenden des CSD-Angriffs und der queeren Community in Berlin. Wir kämpfen weiterhin für eine Gesellschaft, in der niemand wegen seiner sexuellen Orientierung oder Geschlechtsidentität um sein Leben fürchten muss.

🚨 New from @hrw.org: The US is withholding most of its UN dues & China is paying late. Other states are doing the same. This has forced UN to trim critical human rights & humanitarian work. UN member states took steps to ease funding crisis but only paying in full & on time will end it. More here 👇

Q&A: The UN Funding Crisis and Human Rights Work

The United Nations General Assembly took a crucial step on June 30, 2026, towards easing the world body’s deepening liquidity crisis by amending a longstanding rule that would have required it to refu...

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“My problems began when the National Guard intercepted us on the water." The EU continues to outsource its border control to Tunisia, while remaining silent on the grave and widespread abuses committed by security forces against people like Christine: www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Account of Abuse and Rape in Tunisia, the Story of a Cameroonian Migrant Woman

“My problems began when the [Tunisian] National Guard intercepted us on the water; that's when I was struck by the reality of the journey.”

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Three years ago today, the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding was signed. Since then, the EU has allocated millions of euros to migration control in Tunisia despite mounting evidence of serious human rights violations associated with EU support. 1/2

Heute vor drei Jahren wurde die Absichtserklärung zwischen der EU und Tunesien unterzeichnet. Seitdem hat die EU Millionen Euro für Migrationskontrolle in Tunesien bereitgestellt – trotz zunehmender Belege für schwerwiegende Menschenrechtsverletzungen im Zusammenhang mit dieser Unterstützung. 1/2

📣 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

"L’UE devrait placer les droits humains – et non le contrôle des migrations – au cœur de ses relations avec la #Tunisie, avec des critères clairs et des conséquences réelles si les abus persistent" @friederikemager.bsky.social @hrw-fr.hrw.org @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...

UE : L’accord migratoire avec la Tunisie aggrave les violations des droits humains

Trois ans après la signature du Mémorandum d’entente entre l’UE et la Tunisie, les violations des droits dans ce pays se sont aggravées, soulignent 46 ONG dont Human Rights Watch dans une déclaration ...

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3 years after #EU #Tunisia deal, no end to violations of migrants rights & deepening of repression on critics. CSOs urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to reverse course. 🛑End abusive support 🌐Prioritize respect for rights 🆓Press for release of all detained critics www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

EU: Tunisia Migration Deal Worsening Human Rights Violations

The European Union (EU) and its member states should publicly denounce human rights violations in Tunisia and stop funding abusive migration control activities.

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The European Commission described the meeting as “technical” and focused on returns, while a Taliban spokesperson described it as a “historic visit” and a step toward regularizing consular relations with EU countries. www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

EU Shouldn’t Cut a Migration Deal With the Taliban

The European Union hosted a delegation of Taliban officials in Brussels on June 22 for the first time since the group returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

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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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95 %. Die Bundesregierung will 95 % aller bisher erfassten deutschen Unternehmen vom #Lieferkettengesetz ausnehmen. Ein Schlag ins Gesicht aller Gewerkschaften & Arbeiter*innen weltweit. Und ein Rückschritt, der auch rechtlich problematisch ist. tinyurl.com/wxff3efs

The German government yesterday decided to exempt 95% of the companies that are currently covered by the German supply chains law. An affront to workers and communities around the world. And a step back that is problematic legally. tinyurl.com/wxff3efs

The EU has spent decades sharing “concerns” over Israel’s illegal settlements and related abuses. It should at least stop bankrolling them. And that’s not an “option”, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu; it's an obligation: hrw.org/news/2026/06...

3 years after MoU w/ #Tunisia, #EU policy let human rights down & exposed EU officials to bullying & humiliation. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: take stock of this failure, push for reset that ties relation to real human rights progress Our letter 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/06... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

✈️ EIL: Vertreter der Taliban sind auf Einladung der EU-Kommission in Brüssel gelandet. Es soll um beschleunigte Abschiebungen nach #Afghanistan gehen. Die EU ist sich der katastrophalen Menschenrechtslage durchaus bewusst. Afghan*innen dürfen nicht in die Gefahr abgeschoben werden, es droht Folter.

🧵 As the #EU Commission prepares a "list of options" to restrict EU trade with #Israel 's illegal settlements, 12 NGOs sent a joint letter making two things clear: 1. The only "option" is a ban 2. It must be adopted by qualified majority (Art. 207 TFEU) Here is why 👇🏽 1/8

The @ec.europa.eu invited Taliban authorities to Brussels to discuss accelerated deportations to #Afghanistan although the EU is well aware of the dire human rights situation. Any engagement with the Taliban needs to prioritize human rights & accountability. Afghans should not be deported to danger.

NEW: The Trump administration has deported thousands of Cubans, many of them older adults, to Mexico, denying them due process & leaving many stranded without access to basic services. “They’re casting us aside to die,” said Harold A. (pseudonym), a 58-year-old Cuban national. 🧵⤵️

By designating #OVDInfo & 35 groups as "extremists," #Russia authorities don't even pretend to be rationale. It's repression & decimation at all cost. Full solidarity with our CSO colleagues. Our take 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/06... @villeniinisto.vihreat.fi @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

Russia: Rights Group OVD-Info Designated ‘Extremist’

On June 4, 2026, Russian officials included a leading rights group, OVD-Info, along with 35 other Russian organizations, in its list of “extremists,” Human Rights Watch said today. A designation as “e...

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😀 A bit of good news at a difficult time! This week the UN General Assembly rejected US pressure & adopted resolution urging UN member states to transform the International Court of Justice ruling on state responsibility on #climatechange into action, led by #Vanuatu. @hrw.org's take follows in 🧵

Today marks one year since the arrest of Ruth López, #ElSalvador |'s prominent anti-corruption lawyer. She remains in pretrial detention, her case under judicial seal, with no evidence presented in open court.🧵 New @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

El Salvador: Human Rights Lawyer Still in Jail One Year on

The prominent anti-corruption lawyer Ruth López remains in pretrial detention in El Salvador, with her case under judicial seal, one year after her arrest. Salvadoran authorities should guarantee Lópe...

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5 staff of Tunisian Council for Refugees, a key @unhcr.org partner, stand trial May 13 after appealing criminal sentences for assisting asylum seekers & refugees. Breaking the EU's silence on the criminalization of aid and broader civil society crackdown is long overdue. www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

Tunisia: End Abusive Prosecution of Refugee Aid Workers

Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will stand trial on May 13, 2026, after appealing criminal sentences for their work assisting asylum seekers and refugees.

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DE & IT dürfen das Vorgehen der EU gegen die israelischen Gräueltaten nicht weiterhin bremsen. Millionen Menschen in Palästina, im Libanon und anderswo zahlen dafür den Preis. Wir fordern ➡️Aussetzung des Abkommens ➡️Verbot des Handels mit illegalen Siedlungen ➡️Ende der Waffenlieferungen nach Israel

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Am Montag beraten die Außenminister*innen über mögliche Sanktionen gegen Israel. Amnesty, @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social & @oxfam-de.bsky.social fordern sie dazu auf, die Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Assoziierungsabkommens zu beschließen. Deutschland blockiert dies aktuell. www.amnesty.de/pressemittei...