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BREAKING: Israel has used white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, putting civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries. White phosphorus causes excruciating burns and can set homes afire. Its use in populated areas is unlawful.

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Pakistan: Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts

The Pakistan government should immediately transfer civilians set to be tried in military courts to the civilian justice system

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Pakistan: Make Torture a Crime

Pakistan’s Senate should urgently pass a bill that would make torture a criminal offense. On August 1, 2022, the National Assembly passed the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment)...

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“Indian authorities should be releasing activists and others already jailed or facing criminal charges in politically motivated cases, not adding to that list" ~ @mg2411 #FarmersProtest

India: Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged

Eight journalists who covered the farmer protests in India and violence in Delhi on January 26, 2021 are facing baseless criminal charges, Human Rights Watch said today.

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why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest

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Mexico: López Obrador Misinforms Public on the Health Risks of the Pandemic

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Pakistan: Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts

The Pakistan government should immediately transfer civilians set to be tried in military courts to the civilian justice system

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The police in Pakistan have used abusive measures in the escalating confrontation between police and Imran Khan’s supporters.

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Quote of the Day, by @TiranaHassan The situation in #Myanmar requires an urgent response from the international community.

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Pakistan’s Senate should urgently pass a bill that would make torture a criminal offense.

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The government of India’s Prime Minister Modi is presiding over a dangerous regression in free speech rights in pursuit of its Hindu nationalist agenda. #FarmersProtest

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Pakistan: Mass Arrests Target Political Opposition

Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, including members of the political...

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As protests around Pakistan’s elections intensify, the police in Punjab province have cracked down on demonstrations, and one activist has allegedly died as a result of police torture.

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BREAKING: The Taliban have banned women from universities. This is a shameful decision that violates the right to education for women and girls in Afghanistan. The Taliban are making it clear every day that they don't respect the fundamental rights of Afghans, especially women.

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#Pakistan ’s military courts, which use secret procedures that deny due process rights, should not be used to prosecute civilians, even for crimes against the military.

Pakistan: Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts

The Pakistan government should immediately transfer civilians set to be tried in military courts to the civilian justice system

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Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon

Israel’s use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a question and answer...

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Indian Authorities Lash Out at Protests

The government of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is presiding over a dangerous regression in free speech rights in pursuit of its Hindu nationalist agenda.

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Human Rights Watch has determined based on verified video and witness accounts that Israeli forces used white phosphorus in military operations in Lebanon and Gaza on October 10 and 11, 2023, respectively. New Q&A:

Questions and Answers on Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon

Human Rights Watch has determined based on verified video and witness accounts that Israeli forces used white phosphorus in military operations in Lebanon and Gaza on October 10 and 11, 2023,...

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“Ordering a million people in Gaza to evacuate, when there’s no safe place to go, is not an effective warning... World leaders should speak up now before it is too late.” - @cliveabaldwin , senior legal adviser

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#Pakistan ’s military courts, which use secret procedures that deny due process rights, should not be used to prosecute civilians, even for crimes against the military.

Pakistan: Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts

The Pakistan government should immediately transfer civilians set to be tried in military courts to the civilian justice system

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"When double standards are exposed, the motives of the EU are questioned, and its credibility is eroded." @TiranaHassan addresses @EP_HumanRights on Israel, Palestine, and international humanitarian law ⤵️

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India has banned a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 riots in Gujarat state. The documentary highlighted a report that found Modi “directly responsible” for the “climate of impunity” enabling the violence.

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Pakistan: Mass Arrests Target Political Opposition

Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, including members of the political...

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Tax officials in India have raided BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, just weeks after India banned a two-part BBC documentary criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s failure to protect Muslim minorities.

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No water. No fuel. No electricity. No assistance. No escape from the bombing. Aid freezes risk further punishing Palestinian civilians who are already facing unprecedented repression and violence. Read more in today's Daily Brief:

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#Pakistan ’s police have now carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. More from @astroehlein in his #HumanRights newsletter today:

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“Denying people a fair trial is not the answer to Pakistan’s complex security and political challenges.”

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This is rare 1920s footage of Greenwood, an African-American enclave in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Greenwood’s abundance of Black-owned businesses and its prosperity earned it the nickname “Black Wall Street.” But 99 years ago, angry white mobs burned it to the ground. #TulsaRaceMassacre

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Israeli officials are committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution. The world needs to act on behalf of the millions of Palestinians being institutionally discriminated against. #Courage2FightApartheid

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In Brazil, rights defender @mariellefranco had posted several tweets about killings by the police in Rio de Janeiro. Yesterday, a car pulled alongside hers and opened fire, killing her. … Photo by Mídia Ninja

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NEW: Satellite imagery reviewed by HRW shows that orchards, greenhouses and farmland in northern Gaza have been razed since the beginning of Israel’s ground invasion, compounding concerns of dire food insecurity and loss of livelihood. 1/14 🧵⤵️

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CoronaJihad is Only the Latest Manifestation

CoronaJihad is Only the Latest Manifestation: Islamophobia in India has Been Years in the Making

India has seen a surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric amidst the pandemic but policies of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party-led government have opened the door for discrimination and mob violence...

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The Indian government’s blocking of a BBC documentary on the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002 is just the latest attempt to prevent criticism of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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India Needs to Step Back in Kashmir

Kashmiris remain mostly under lockdown, their leaders under arrest. Phones, even land lines, are still severed. The internet is shut down. Their main mosques remained closed to Muslim Kashmiris...

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Spain: Police Used Excessive Force in Catalonia

Spanish police engaged in excessive force when confronting demonstrators in Catalonia during a disputed referendum, using batons to hit non-threatening protesters and causing multiple injuries, Human...

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The international community should act to prevent a calamity. The Israeli military's evacuation order in northern Gaza, where over a million people live, could have devastating humanitarian consequences.

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'Since 9/11, US citizens are 7 times more likely to be killed by a right-wing extremist than a Muslim attacker...'

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Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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The Israeli government should immediately end its total blockade of the Gaza Strip that is putting Palestinian children and other civilians at grave risk. The collective punishment of the population is a war crime.

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Egypt's President Sisi suggested that people should accept hunger as the price of development. With an economy in dire crisis, Egypt's rise in hunger has happened while the government prioritizes lavish vanity projects over social spending.

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BREAKING: A Minnesota jury has properly convicted former officer Derek Chauvin of second-degree murder for the killing of George Floyd on May 26, 2020. #DerekChauvinTrial

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Abandoned Corpses in Rural India Indicate Surge in Covid-19 Deaths by @mg2411

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India: Journalists Covering #FarmersProtest Charged Drop Cases, Protect Media Freedom

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Pakistan: Drop Overbroad Terrorism Charges

The police in Pakistan have used abusive measures in the escalating confrontation between police and Imran Khan’s supporters.

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New York City police carried out a plan to trap, assault, and arrest over 250 peaceful protesters in the South Bronx on June 4. Complete video here:

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Spanish police engaged in excessive force when confronting demonstrators in Catalonia during a disputed referendum on Catalonia’s independence in October - one of @hrw 's most viewed videos in 2017

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"It is our right. Hijab is our right." A hijab ban in Karnataka, India is violating the right to express one's religious beliefs.

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Indian Authorities Lash Out at #FarmersProtest

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Israel's intense bombardment of Gaza and blockade is having a devastating impact on people with disabilities, many of whom are unable to flee, access assistive devices, or get medication.

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“The number you have called has been temporarily disconnected” India: Release arbitrarily held detainees; Restore Internet and phone communications; #EndKashmirShutdown !

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“I have never seen the police engage in this level of sustained brutality across Colombia.” ~ @JMVivancoHRW #Colombia Protests: Police Force, Built for War, Finds a New One

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Reckless Use of US Helicopters to Intimidate Protesters Hovering low over protesters and using rotor wash to disperse them is dangerous. On June 1, DC's National Guard even used a helicopter with the Red Cross emblem.

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For the first time ever, the US quarter features a Black woman. Maya Angelou, legendary American poet and civil rights activist, is being honored on the "tails" side of the coin, as part of the American Women Quarters Program.

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Indonesia: Little Transparency in COVID-19 Outbreak

Indonesia’s government is failing to provide transparency and access to information to battle the COVID-19 outbreak, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities have been charging people under...

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Abhorrent. This is a call to commit a war crime by @yoavgallant . The @IntlCrimCourt should take note. Quote by @OmarSShakir ⤵️

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: "I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly."

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In the span of about 24 hours between May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob descended on Greenwood, a successful black economic hub in Tulsa, Oklahoma then-known as “Black Wall Street,” and burned it to the ground. No one has ever been held responsible.

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French popstar Aya Nakamura has been facing racist abuse following reports she might perform a song by singer Edith Piaf at the Paris Olympics. Hateful remarks directed toward her once again highlight the prevalence of systematic racism in France.

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Azerbaijan: Cluster Munitions Used in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan has repeatedly used widely banned cluster munitions in residential areas in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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3 years ago he warned public of massive gov surveillance, time for Obama to #PardonSnowden

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Thousands of children in the Philippines have suffered lasting physical, emotional, and economic harm from President Rodrigo Duterte’s abusive “war on drugs.” The government should stop this violence that is upending children’s lives. New report:

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India: Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged

Eight journalists who covered the farmer protests in India and violence in Delhi on January 26, 2021 are facing baseless criminal charges, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids' rights are human rights.

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"The World Court’s landmark decision puts Israel and its allies on notice that immediate action is needed to prevent genocide and further atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza." - @balkeesjarrah , associate international justice director at HRW

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In India, the BJP-led government continued its systematic discrimination and stigmatization of religious minorities, particularly Muslims. BJP supporters increasingly committed violent attacks against targeted groups. #Rights2023

World Report 2023: Rights Trends in India

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“Horrific beyond words.” A strike on al-Ahli hospital, also known as al-Moamadani, in central Gaza has killed at least 500 people. World leaders need to act to prevent large-scale atrocities and further loss of civilian life.

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The Indian government’s blocking of a BBC documentary on the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002 is just the latest attempt to prevent criticism of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Learn more on Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon in HRW's Q&A document:

Questions and Answers on Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon

Human Rights Watch has determined based on verified video and witness accounts that Israeli forces used white phosphorus in military operations in Lebanon and Gaza on October 10 and 11, 2023,...

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Senegalese authorities should immediately ensure an independent and credible investigation into violence during protests across the country. At least 16 deaths have been reported, and scores of others have been injured.

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Saudi authorities are spending billions on sports-washing to improve their image. But out of public view, Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers, including women and children, who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border.

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A Gold Medal for Sexism in Japan

The Olympic system likes to claim that sport is “one of the most powerful platforms for promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls.” Yet when the president of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing...

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Wearing a hijab should be a personal choice. The government’s hijab restrictions in schools and colleges violate India’s obligations under international human rights law.

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India: Deadly Force Used Against Protesters

(New York) – The Indian authorities should cease using unnecessary lethal force against demonstrators protesting a law that discriminates against Muslims.

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Today is #HolocaustRemembranceDay - held on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We must make "never forget" also mean "never again". Daily Brief:

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Ordering a million people in Gaza to evacuate, when there’s no safe place to go, is not an effective warning. World leaders should speak up now before it is too late. @OmarSShakir discusses Israel's evacuation order with @wolfblitzer

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The number of Palestinians killed and gravely wounded by Israel's soldiers firing into #Gaza is shocking. @HRW statement

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On January 12, Hong Kong authorities denied Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, entry to Hong Kong, where he had planned to launch the organization’s World Report 2020. Daily Brief:

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NEW from @hrw and @amnesty : In Western Tigray, widespread abuses against the Tigrayan population amount to crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing.

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BREAKING: HRW calls for an arms embargo on Israel and Palestinian armed groups. Providing weapons that knowingly and significantly would contribute to unlawful attacks can make those providing them complicit in war crimes.

Suspend Arms to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups

Key allies of Israel and Hamas should suspend military assistance and arms sales, given the real risk that they will be used in the commission of grave abuses.

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No matter what the other side does, no one has the right to target civilians. Deliberately killing civilians is a war crime, as is hostage-taking. All parties to the conflict are obliged to respect the laws of war. #Israel #Palestine #Gaza

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Hong Kong: Create Independent Investigation of Police

Hong Kong authorities should urgently establish an independent, impartial investigation into alleged excessive use of force by the police against protesters, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to...

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Hong Kong Bars Human Rights Watch Head

Hong Kong authorities denied Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, entry to Hong Kong, where he had planned to launch the organization’s World Report 2020. “I had hoped to spotlight...

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Angola Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

Angola has finally shed the divisive “vices against nature” provision in its law, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct. Taking things one step further, the government has also...

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An absolutely beautiful and inspiring photo. Trending rights tweets this week:

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Starting now! @hrw launches World Report 2020 Live from the UN With @KenRoth , @SophieHRW & @loucharbon WATCH Here: #Rights2020

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6 months into unprecedented wave of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, some salient numbers: 5,800 arrests 1,000 retired police officers pressed back into service 10,000 rounds of tear gas 25% of Hong Kong people have participated in a recent protest

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The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh is a devastating loss. Shireen's life's work was telling stories of Palestinians living under Israeli apartheid. Rest in power Shireen.

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Friends and colleagues described Shireen Abu Akleh as a brave and kind reporter with an “infectious laugh” who gave voice to the struggles of Palestinians over a career spanning nearly three decades

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Transgender rights are human rights. Transgender rights are human rights. Transgender rights are human rights. Transgender rights are human rights.

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Kyrgyzstan: Missing Dual Turkish-Kyrgyz Citizen Risks Torture, Removal to Turkey

Kyrgyz authorities should investigate the disappearance of Orhan İnandı, founder of a network of education institutions in Kyrgyzstan, amid concern that he may be forcibly deported to Turkey, Human...

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#Armenia : Cluster Munitions Kill Civilians in Azerbaijan Stop Using Banned Weapons; Secure and Destroy Stocks

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Meta is censoring Palestine-related content on Instagram and Facebook. New report shows a pattern of removal and suppression of protected speech. Our message to Meta: stop silencing support for Palestine.

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Peaceful protest is a human right. Freedom of speech is a human right. Freedom of expression is a human right. Universities should respect these rights.

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UK Should Reject Extraditing Julian Assange to US

It has been six years since Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, fled to the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to seek asylum from possible extradition to the United States to face indictment under...

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"We have seen 9000 people killed in just three weeks...they cannot flee Gaza. There is nowhere to go." ~ @YagerSarahH on @MSNBC

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Unprecedented UN Critique of China’s Xinjiang Policies

The UN rights experts’ assessment shows that as more and more details of China’s abuses in Xinjiang emerge and international outrage escalates, China increasingly faces an uphill battle.

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Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians

Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region between August 31 and September 9, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. These...

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"When I post something about children being killed, I see some readers first wanting to know which children, before moving into outrage mode or justification mode. That mentality, that conditional humanity, is a big part of the problem." - @astroehlein :

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On January 10, Tyre Nichols died from a brutal police beating in Memphis following a traffic stop. Police in the US kill more than 1,000 people every year and people of African descent are killed at disproportionately higher rates than white people.

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Israeli ground forces are encircling and moving deeper into Gaza City, within 2 km of Gaza’s largest medical facility, al-Shifa Hospital, where staff are overwhelmed by the number of patients amid a month-long blockade & heavy bombardment. THREAD 🧵⤵️ (1/16)

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Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza

The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip, which is a war crime. Israeli forces are deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food,...

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Our beloved colleague, Dewa Mavhinga, passed away suddenly overnight. He had just returned to Johannesburg after a research mission in Zimbabwe. We are heartbroken and devastated by the news. Our priority right now is to support his family. @dewamavhinga

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