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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🚨#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...

Germany has lost its moral compass, as it shields Israel from sanctions and legal scrutiny

Germany has lost its moral compass, as it shields Israel from sanctions and legal scrutiny

Germany has betrayed its post-war moral and legal foundations by shielding Israel from accountability for alleged violations of international law, writes former EU envoy Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff.

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🚩NEW: On Monday, Saudi authorities executed 5 Ethiopian migrants for nonlethal drug-related offenses without due process. Urgent action is needed to prevent the unjust executions of dozens more vulnerable migrants who were sentenced to death after grossly unfair trials. www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Saudi Arabia: New Executions of Ethiopian Migrants

Saudi authorities executed five Ethiopian migrants for nonlethal drug-related offenses on July 27, 2026 without due process.

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#Lebanon: civilians bear devastating toll of #Israel 's war. UN Special Procedures denounce killings, mass forced displacement & gender-specific harm - violations that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Investigations, accountability needed. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Niger Three years after the coup, the junta has broadened its assault on human rights. The military leaders have expanded their own authority while closing civic space and shutting off pathways to justice for victims, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Niger: 3 Years of Military Rule Deepens Human Rights Crisis

Niger’s military junta has entrenched authoritarian rule, dismantled democratic institutions, and intensified repression since seizing power three years ago.

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#TDF2026: Team UAE Emirates-XRG risks “sportswashing” #UnitedArabEmirates' dire human rights record at home & support to atrocities in #Sudan. @letour.stadio.top: Time to speak up, not cover up, severe violations. @hrw.org 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

UAE: International Cycling’s Top Team Risks ‘Sportswashing’

The United Arab Emirates’ cycling team Emirates-XRG risks “sportswashing” the country’s egregious human rights record.

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Combien de massacres faudra-t-il au Soudan pour que la France rompe le silence face au soutien des Emirats Arabes Unis aux Forces de Soutien Rapide ? Ma tribune dans @mediapartblogs.bsky.social blogs.mediapart.fr/hrw/blog/200... @hrw.org

Le silence troublant de la France face au rôle des Émirats Arabes Unis au Soudan

Combien de massacres faudra-t-il au Soudan pour que la France rompe le silence face au soutien des Emirats Arabes Unis aux Forces de Soutien Rapide ? Trois ans après le début du conflit entre les FSR…

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Repost if you believe that every war criminal or perpetrator of atrocity crimes should have their day in court www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

International Criminal Justice Day: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union

The High Representative issued a statement on behalf of the EU on International Criminal Justice Day.

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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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Starting now! @HRW will call for 🌎 universal definition of #TransnationalRepression ✅checklist of progress ⚠️no complicity 🔎EU-wide monitoring 🌐use of all foreign policy tools Love stream 👇 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

Philippe Dam@philippedam.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today @freedomhouse.bsky.social's @ygorokho.bsky.social & I are briefing @europarl.europa.eu on needs of strong EU response to #TransnationalRepression challenges on #HumanRights globally. ⏲️ 5pm CET 📺 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream... @hrw.org TNR report 👇 www.hrw.org/report/2024/...

#Sudan 's 'war economy' sustains conflicts and abuses - says UN Human Rights Chief. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should take more measures to stem flow of product linked to funding abuses. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Today @freedomhouse.bsky.social's @ygorokho.bsky.social & I are briefing @europarl.europa.eu on needs of strong EU response to #TransnationalRepression challenges on #HumanRights globally. ⏲️ 5pm CET 📺 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream... @hrw.org TNR report 👇 www.hrw.org/report/2024/...

“We Will Find You”

The 46-page report, “‘We Will Find You’: A Global Look at How Governments Repress Nationals Abroad,” is a rights-centered analysis of how governments are targeting dissidents, activists, political opp...

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🔴 @kajakallas.bsky.social: banning trade with Israeli settlements "most supported option" during EU foreign ministers meeting. But qualified majority not there yet. Shamelessly, IT #Tajani & DE @aussenminister.diplo.de claim unanimity needed, despite clear obligations: www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

UNRWA remains the backbone of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Governments should disregard the statement from the US President Donald Trump-chaired Board of Peace that “UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza.”

UNRWA is Irreplaceable in Gaza

Governments should disregard the statement from the US President Donald Trump-chaired Board of Peace that “UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza,” the latest salvo in the US and Israeli government’s long...

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#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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Good BE DK DE IE NL brought #Sudan on #FAC agenda today. @hadjalahbib.bsky.social & MS should echo EP resolution + 🛑Sanction #RSF commanders & #UnitedArabEmirates companies supporting them ⛑️Advance concrete measures to protect civilians www.hrw.org/news/2026/06... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

Robust Global Action Is Key to Curbing Sudan Atrocities

The United Nations Security Council on June 20 warned of the “imminent risk of mass atrocities” in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan region in Western Sudan, which for months now has been the ep...

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Philippe Dam@philippedam.bsky.social · 4w ago

🔴 #BREAKING: @europarl.europa.eu just adopted its urgency resolution on #RSF attacks on #ElObeid. For 1st time, it included explicit condemnation of #UnitedArabEmirates support to #RSF & called on @eudiplomacy.bsky.social to sanction UAE-based company #GSSG. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

EP resolution is a milestone: for 1st time explicitly denouncing #UnitedArabEmirates' role in fueling conflict & atrocities in #Sudan This should spark actions by @eudiplomacy.bsky.social & EU states to denounce UAE actions, sanctions those involved, protect civilians www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

European Parliament Resolution on Sudan Should Spark Action

The European Parliament adopted a milestone resolution on July 8 that addresses the armed conflict in Sudan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan.

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Philippe Dam@philippedam.bsky.social · 4w ago

🔴 #BREAKING: @europarl.europa.eu just adopted its urgency resolution on #RSF attacks on #ElObeid. For 1st time, it included explicit condemnation of #UnitedArabEmirates support to #RSF & called on @eudiplomacy.bsky.social to sanction UAE-based company #GSSG. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

At yesterday's EP debate on #ElObeid #Sudan, @ingeborgterlaak.bsky.social called out external support, @maritmaij.bsky.social & @nela-riehl.bsky.social denounced #UnitedArabEmirates' support to #RSF & @jcoetjen.bsky.social called for sanctions on UAE company. www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/v...

🚨 New from @hrw.org: UN Takes Key Step to Ease Financial Crisis Fueled by US and #China But the Cash Crunch Still Threatens Human Rights, Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Operations Meanwhile, China & #Russia tried again (mostly unsuccessfully) to cut human rights posts from peacekeeping budget.

UN Takes Key Step to Ease Financial Crisis Fueled by US, China

United Nations member countries took an important step last week to protect the world body from financial ruin.

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#Sahel: #EU regrets #Niger #BurkinaFaso #Mali withdrew from Intl Criminal Court. Great @anouarelanouni.bsky.social responded to media inquiry but there should be dedicated @eudiplomacy.bsky.social statement denouncing this move & urging them to re-join ICC. audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/vid...

#EU is barely seen anywhere to press for end of atrocities in #Sudan, but always present to cooperate on migration control w/ those persecuting asylum seekers - many of them Sudanese. After last week's report on #Libya, our research on #Egypt 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/07... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

Egypt: Refugees, Asylum Seekers Arrested, Deported

Many refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt, mostly from Sudan and South Sudan, have faced a months-long campaign of arbitrary arrest, unlawful detention, and deportation, Human Rights Watch said today....

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#Ethiopia: Abductions & forced recruitment - including of children - by regional authorities in #Tigray creates climate of fear & risks of atrocities. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should call for increased monitoring & public reporting by African Union & UN monitors. www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Ethiopia: Tigray Authorities Forcibly Recruiting Civilians

Regional authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have been abducting and unlawfully recruiting civilians, including children as young as 15, for their forces since at least April 2026.

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📞 @kajakallas.bsky.social @eudiplomacy.bsky.social #EU response to #Sudan crisis on total stand-still since #Berlin Conference. Time to wake up to risk of atrocities. Where are sanctions? Where is pressure on #UnitedArabEmirate to stop fueling conflict & atrocities? www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

@politico.eu's sub-heading is reminder #China's crackdown on dissent & abuses in industrial sector (forced labor, land grab, no union) feed its economic powerhouse. @ec.europa.eu should factor in this reality. Read @hderengerve.bsky.social 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/05... @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

The EU’s China Policy Should Center Human Rights

As European Union commissioners prepare for their May 29 security college meeting on China’s influence on EU security, they should place human rights concerns at the center of those discussions.

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Withdrawal of Int'l Crim Court of #BurkinaFao #Mali #Niger is betrayal to victims. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should publicly denounce it & urge them to reverse decision. Not doing so undermines justice in the #Sahel & globally. @tamara-aburamadan.bsky.social's take 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Sahel Countries’ Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims

Niger on June 18 and Burkina Faso and Mali on June 24 notified the United Nations secretary-general of their respective decisions to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ...

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Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office has been abolished The SPO was a nasty entity that went after independent journalists, academic and NGOs. A short piece for @hrw.org on this important step in restoring the rule of law and human rights in post-Fidesz Hungary. 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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Closure of UN OHCHR office in #BurkinaFaso after months of pressure by authorities shows how they refuse any genuine human rights work in the country. #HRC62: @euatun.bsky.social should bring situation on HRC agenda, at least by leading joint statement. #HRC62 www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office

After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...

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#BurkinaFaso The closure of the UN Human Rights Office is just the latest casualty in the junta’s campaign against independent scrutiny. Burkina Faso is becoming a country where grave abuses can increasingly unfold without witnesses, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office

After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...

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Campaign of mass detention, inhumane conditions, expulsions: rights abuses on the rise throughout #Libya. Instead of seeking to cash out abusive groups, @ec.europa.eu should urge authorities to end abuses & condition cooperation to respect for rights. www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

Libya: Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Fuels Abuses

Libyan authorities have used incendiary rhetoric and pursued a campaign of mass detention and expulsions of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, sparking anti-migrant protests.

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