I know Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti. She is a professional career diplomat. US pressure to force her out of Washington DC because Trump wants to interfere in Brazil's elections are a textbook case of "gringo interventionism." www.bbc.com/news/article...

US revokes Brazil ambassador's visa as diplomatic tensions escalate

It comes after the Brazilian government refused to grant visas for two US state department officials.

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Thinking of Nadia Murad and all my #Yazidi friends on this sad day. The work continues to build a world where no other people—Yazidi or otherwise—faces persecution or extermination. All Yazidi survivors deserve justice.

ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d ago

In Germany, world-leading prosecutions against ISIS members for the genocide of the Yazidi have occurred and Australia is set to follow with landmark prosecutions underway.

5 years of girls being denied access to education. 5 years of gender apartheid in #Afghanistan. www.hrw.org/feature/2026...

Afghanistan: 5 Years Under Taliban Rule

August 15, 2026 will mark five years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Over the last five years, the Taliban’s increasingly draconian policies have made Afghanistan one of the world’...

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Thailand is rolling out the red carpet for Min Aung Hlaing - a corrupt war criminal and the General accused of overseeing the Rohingya genocide. Shame. 🇹🇭🇲🇲 english.dvb.no/the-red-carp...

The red carpet to nowhere: Min Aung Hlaing's upcoming visit to Thailand - DVB

Guest contributor Kannikar Petchkaew Thailand has every reason to roll out the red carpet. It has fewer reasons to expect miracles from the man walking over it.  When Min Aung Hlaing returns to Bangko...

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Describing civilian deaths in airstrikes as a “mistake” or “collateral damage” does not exonerate you. All potential war crimes require investigation and accountability.

Thailand is rolling out the red carpet for Min Aung Hlaing - a corrupt war criminal and the General accused of overseeing the Rohingya genocide. Shame. 🇹🇭🇲🇲 english.dvb.no/the-red-carp...

The red carpet to nowhere: Min Aung Hlaing's upcoming visit to Thailand - DVB

Guest contributor Kannikar Petchkaew Thailand has every reason to roll out the red carpet. It has fewer reasons to expect miracles from the man walking over it.  When Min Aung Hlaing returns to Bangko...

english.dvb.no

Kenya will face a crucial election in 2027. In these times of creeping authoritarianism globally, Kenya can play a crucial role in promoting and protecting human rights and humanitarianism. (My comments on @citizentvkenya) 🇰🇪

Activists in #Myanmar face long prison sentences for urging a boycott of the military’s fake election of a faux president. Free speech is protected in Article 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.🇲🇲🇺🇳 www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...

Myanmar court sentences activists to 37 years over election protest

Nine activists face prison terms of up to 37 years for protesting the military-backed December elections.

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Describing civilian deaths in airstrikes as a “mistake” or “collateral damage” does not exonerate you. All potential war crimes require investigation and accountability.

Performative cruelty re: asylum seekers in the US, leads to suffering and death for the deported. 🇺🇸

Reuters@reuters.com · last wk.

Guatemalan man deported from US and wife found dead in sugarcane field, baby alive beside them reut.rs/3Tr7798

Association of American Indian Affairs on protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape https://ow.ly/JtBx50ZsXNq ICCROM Joseph King Alt National Park Service American Association for State and Local History National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Indivisible ❌👑

Temper tantrum. The US is used to lecturing the world on human rights, not the other way around. apnews.com/article/un-u...

US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights record

U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts spoke at the United Nations after the European ally criticized the Trump administration’s human rights record.

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Kenya will face a crucial election in 2027. In these times of creeping authoritarianism globally, Kenya can play a crucial role in promoting and protecting human rights and humanitarianism. (My comments on @citizentvkenya) 🇰🇪

The UN General Assembly voted 144-10 to renew Volker Turk’s term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, despite opposition from the US, Israel and Russia. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

How Volker Turk won new UN rights chief term despite US, Israel opposition

UN General Assembly votes 144-10 to grant Turk a new four-year term, despite objections from the US, Israel and Russia.

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Arbitrary arrest, extrajudicial killings and fierce political repression have already turned #Nicaragua from a democracy into an authoritarian state. Now Daniel Ortega wants the country to become an outright dictatorship - no human rights, no elections.🇳🇮

Human Rights Watch@hrw.org · 2w ago

Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega has declared there will be no more elections in the country.  Ortega has been in power since 2007, and the country has not had fair elections for years. Learn more:

“Killer robots are a horror that belongs in science fiction. There is nothing more sinister than outsourcing killing and warfighting to emotionless, faceless machines that will select which humans get to live or die." @simonadams.bsky.social on autonomous weapons, to @ipsnews.net

IPS Inter Press Service@ipsnews.net · 3w ago

As AI spreads with few apparent guardrails, the United Nations is taking a closer look at its benefits and risks. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns the technology is heightening the danger posed by increasingly autonomous new weaponry on civilians www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/auto...

The football at the #FIFAWorldCup was spectacular. But the competition took place in a climate of exclusion and performative cruelty in the US that has left an indelible stain on the sport. How will history remember it? theconversation.com/referees-ath...

Referees, athletes, fans: how the US border crackdowns are tarnishing the World Cup

Instead of bringing people together, the World Cup is in danger of being remembered for the climate of exclusion and fear generated by one of its host nations.

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Killer robots are a horror that belongs in science fiction. There is nothing more sinister than outsourcing killing and warfighting to emotionless, faceless machines that will select which humans get to live or die. We need a global ban. www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/auto...

Autonomous Weapons: The Wave of the Future in Military Conflicts Worldwide

The UN is looking at AI technology, which could be heightening danger with sophisticated and increasingly autonomous new weaponry, including drones.

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The football at the #FIFAWorldCup was spectacular. But the competition took place in a climate of exclusion and performative cruelty in the US that has left an indelible stain on the sport. How will history remember it? theconversation.com/referees-ath...

Referees, athletes, fans: how the US border crackdowns are tarnishing the World Cup

Instead of bringing people together, the World Cup is in danger of being remembered for the climate of exclusion and fear generated by one of its host nations.

theconversation.com

Love these “Aussie” posters of real people from history who had to apply for a resident exemption under the White Australia Policy. Can’t believe there are still people who want to bring back these cruel and contemptible policies. #Pelicans

Killer robots are a horror that belongs in science fiction. There is nothing more sinister than outsourcing killing and warfighting to emotionless, faceless machines that will select which humans get to live or die. We need a global ban. www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/auto...

Autonomous Weapons: The Wave of the Future in Military Conflicts Worldwide

The UN is looking at AI technology, which could be heightening danger with sophisticated and increasingly autonomous new weaponry, including drones.

ipsnews.net

Israel's military has confirmed the authenticity of a photo, taken by an IDF soldier, showing a Palestinian detainee from Gaza stripped to his underwear, blindfolded and bound face-down to an iron rod. This is torture. No excuses. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups

Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social media

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The best way to honour the memory of those murdered at #Srebrenica is to build a world where inaction, indifference and impunity are no longer tolerated. #R2P #WeRemember

It's great to see some of our favorite people together in Kenya! Thank you @simonadams.bsky.social

Simon Adams@simonadams.bsky.social · 4w ago

Frontline humanitarian workers like Winnie and Nimo from @cvt.org in Kenya are true civil society heroes. So happy to catch up with these old friends and be inspired by their resilience, courage and commitment to building a better world.🇰🇪

Frontline humanitarian workers like Winnie and Nimo from @cvt.org in Kenya are true civil society heroes. So happy to catch up with these old friends and be inspired by their resilience, courage and commitment to building a better world.🇰🇪

One of the highlights of my trip to Kenya has been the opportunity to engage with key figures from civil society, such as David Maraga, Emeritus Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court, and Claris Ogangah, current Chairperson of the Kenyan National Commission for Human Rights. 🇰🇪

What is the future of human rights and international justice in a fractured world? Thanks to @AusHCKenya for partnering with @MurdochUni for this event. Now is not a time for despair. We are here to shape the future, not to fear it. 🇰🇪🌍

What a day! Thank you to all the members of Kenyan civil society, government and the diplomatic corps who came to join the discussion. I am thoroughly inspired. A better world is possible. 🇰🇪🌍

Kenya has recognised the State of Palestine since 1988, and this was one of the first official Palestinian embassies in sub-Saharan Africa. Over 81% of UN member countries now recognise Palestine as a sovereign state.

“I have raged against those leaders who feel comfortable with their expressions of concern in the absence of any decisive action. I have mourned the dead and the suffering. And I have seen no justice for those who made these tragedies a new norm.” #R2P www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

The Responsibility to Protect doctrine can be resurrected

The legal norm has been manipulated and forgotten. But today it is needed more than ever

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