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Robin Taylor

@taylorrobin.bsky.social

Open Source Researcher @ HRW. Crisis, Conflict, and Arms.

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Robin Taylor@taylorrobin.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Russia, using drones, attacked a UN Convoy in Ukraine. The very next day, they posted video evidence of the attack for the world to see, and not for the first time. Latest for @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Russian Forces Deliberately Attack UN Aid Convoy

On October 14, news broke that Russian forces, using drones, had attacked a United Nations interagency convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Bilozerka in the region of Kherson, southern Ukraine.

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Jean-Baptiste Gallopin@jbgallopin.bsky.social · last yr.

New @hrw.org research: Airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces using unguided bombs killed and injured scores of civilians, including children, in residential areas of Nyala, South Darfur, in February. Five strikes in 40 minutes on Feb 3 alone. www.hrw.org/preview-link...

Sudan: Armed Forces Airstrikes in South Darfur

The Sudanese Armed Forces used unguided air-dropped bombs to carry out attacks in residential and commercial neighborhoods in Nyala, South Darfur in early February 2025, Human Rights Watch said today....

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Robin Taylor@taylorrobin.bsky.social · last yr.

New @hrw.org report: Since mid-2024, Russian forces have increasingly used armed quadcopter drones to kill and injure hundreds of civilians in Kherson. Victims were walking, biking, driving, or even receiving medical care when attacked.

Robin Taylor@taylorrobin.bsky.social · last yr.

New @hrw.org: Urgent action needed to address the threat of landmines & explosive remnants of war in Syria. Since Dec 8 there have been over 600 casualties The transitional govt & int'l donors shld support clearance, education & assistance Detailed recs👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Syria: Landmines, Explosive Remnants Harming Civilians

Over a decade of conflict has resulted in Syria being extensively contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war, a major barrier to safe return and reconstruction efforts.

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Mary Wareham@marywareham.bsky.social · 2y ago

Devastating developments driven largely by two countries that have not banned antipersonnel landmines – the United States & Russia – are threatening international norms & long-standing working to eradicate these weapons, which predominately harm civilians - @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Backsliding on Landmines Endangers Civilian Lives

The International Day for Mine Action on April 4 is a moment to highlight the work of the thousands of deminers around the world who clear and destroy landmines and explosive remnants of war.

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Cristian González Cabrera@cristianfergo.bsky.social · 2y ago

In a significant step toward affirming the rights of transgender people in Poland 🇵🇱, the country’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling eliminating the requirement for trans people to sue their parents in gender recognition proceedings. New commentary from @hrw.org: hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Landmark Ruling on Trans Rights in Poland

In a significant step toward affirming the rights of transgender people in Poland, the country’s Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling that eliminates the requirement for trans people to involve ...

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Bassam Khawaja@khawaja.bsky.social · 2y ago

Deeply concerning that Israel is importing its Gaza abuses to the West Bank. Israeli forces have killed almost 900 people there since October 7th, destroyed scores of homes and critical infrastructure, and left multiple refugee camps “near-unhabitable." www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

Israel Imports Gaza Abuses into the West Bank

This week, Israeli tanks rolled into the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades as Israeli forces intensify their operations there.

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Robin Taylor@taylorrobin.bsky.social · 2y ago

New @hrw.org report: The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group fighting alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces, intentionally targeted civilians in a January attack on Tayba village, killing at least 26 people including a child. These are war crimes. hrw.org/news/2025/02...

Sudan: Armed Group Allied to the Military Attacks Village

The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group that fights alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), intentionally targeted civilians in an attack on January 10, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Human Rights Watch@hrw.org · 2y ago

New HRW geospatial analysis shows the dismantlement of camps west of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, that housed hundreds of thousands of displaced people. 1/10 🧵⤵️

Anna Bacciarelli@abacci.bsky.social · 2y ago

Google has revised its AI Principles, scrapping a previous veto on developing AI weapons. A global industry leader suddenly abandoning its self-proclaimed prohibited uses of AI underscores why voluntary principles are not a substitute for regulation and enforceable law. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

Google Announces Willingness to Develop AI for Weapons

Google, a company that once went by the motto “don’t be evil,” appears to be changing tack. The tech giant on Tuesday announced significant changes to its artificial intelligence (AI) policy that had ...

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Robin Taylor@taylorrobin.bsky.social · 2y ago

By deliberately depriving people of water, the Israeli gov has created “conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction” of Palestinians in Gaza. That's how the genocide convention defines a “genocidal act.” And it's continuing, @HRW finds: www.hrw.org/report/2024/...

Extermination and Acts of Genocide

In the 179-page report, “Extermination and Acts of Genocide: Israel Deliberately Depriving Palestinians in Gaza of Water,” Human Rights Watch found that Israeli authorities have intentionally deprived...

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