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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

2 years

In late November, after receiving an iMessage alert from Apple, I learned that #NSO ’s #Pegasus spyware was used to infect my phone 5 times between April and August 2021.

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#Lebanon , where you know you’re experiencing an earthquake but all you can think is about the city being blown up. It’s been 2.5 years but in our bodies it feels like yesterday. This is what collective trauma feels like

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A year after the #BeirutBlast , @hrw ’s report examines 100s of pages of official documents to show which #Lebanon officials were responsible for one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in the world, that killed 218 people Thread, 1/9:

Lebanon: Evidence Implicates Officials in Beirut Blast

Targeted Sanctions, International Investigation Only Path to Justice

www.hrw.org

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Some news: I am happy to announce that I have taken up the role of Middle East and North Africa Director at @HRW , where I will be leading a team of exceptionally committed researchers and advocates. You can find out more about the team and our work here:

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Join our team! We are recruiting a @HRW Deputy Director for the MENA division, with a preference for candidates with strong North Africa experience. Take a look and please share with your networks:

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#NSO says it only sells #Pegasus to governments to stop criminals and terrorists, but the attacks against me and countless other activists and journalists are proof that that isn’t true.

Interview: Phone of HRW Director Attacked Using Pegasus Spyware

Human Rights Watch recently learned that the iPhone of Lama Fakih, who oversees our work in conflict zones and other emergencies, was compromised with Pegasus, a surveillance technology software sold...

www.hrw.org

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4 years

New onsite research by @HRW unearths evidence of Azerbaijan's repeated use of widely banned cluster munitions in Nagorno-Karabakh. Use of cluster munitions in populated areas shows a flagrant disregard for civilian life and should cease immediately.

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The Israeli strike on a car full of civilians - killing four of them, including three children - in south #Lebanon was unlawful and should be investigated as a war crime. @hrw investigation here:

Lebanon: Israeli Strike an Apparent War Crime

An unlawful Israeli strike on a family in a car on November 5, 2023, should be investigated as an apparent war crime.

www.hrw.org

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Holding hostages is a war crime. Civilians should never be treated as bargaining chips. Hamas and Islamic Jihad should immediately, and safely, release all civilian hostages.

Leaders of 18 countries urge Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza

UK and US leaders among those calling for release, as families renew pressure on Netanyahu to restart negotiations

www.theguardian.com

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The US blocked calls for an independent inquiry into Israeli security forces killing of Palestinian protesters at the Security Council, but a special session of Human Rights Council could step in to create an inquiry of its own this Friday. The veto doesn’t work everywhere.

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2 years

Governments should suspend the trade in surveillance technology until rights-protecting regulatory frameworks are in place. Governments should also stop using surveillance technologies in ways that violate human rights.

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2 years

I explained the toll of the #Pegasus attack against me to @guardian @skirchy : “My entire career has been about trying to protect people’s rights. And suddenly they were trying to use that work to undermine them.” Check out her report:

Top Human Rights Watch investigator allegedly hacked with Pegasus spyware

Allegation marks latest example of how NSO clients have used powerful surveillance tool to target campaigners and journalists

www.theguardian.com

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@lamamfakih

2 years

The attacks were so-called #ZeroClick attacks, which meant I didn’t do anything—like click on a link—for the attack to start. There is no way to prevent this type of attack.

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2 years

It is no accident that governments are using spyware to target activists and journalists, the very people who uncover their abusive practices. When those who speak out against rights-abusing governments are attacked, that makes us all more vulnerable to abuse.

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1 year

Today @HRW made the legal case for why the right to electricity is a standalone right, necessary to attain the right to an adequate standard of living and to achieve other rights, in our new #Lebanon report

Lebanon: Electricity Crisis Exacerbates Poverty, Inequality

Lebanese authorities have failed to uphold the right to electricity by mismanaging the sector for decades. The electricity crisis has exacerbated inequality in the country, severely limited people’s...

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@lamamfakih

2 years

This doesn’t only impact our rights and security, but also that of anyone we communicate with or about. These attacks make our work harder and riskier. People have been detained, tortured, and even killed, after being attacked by #Pegasus spyware or after someone they know has.

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@lamamfakih

2 years

Once on your device, #Pegasus can harvest more or less any information or extract any file – text messages, emails, contacts, photos, call history, calendar entries, and internet browsing histories.

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@lamamfakih

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Lebanon’s Council of Ministers has issued a decision instructing the MFA to file a declaration w/the Registrar of the ICC, accepting the court’s jurisdiction to investigate & prosecute crimes within the court’s jurisdiction committed in Lebanon since 10/7

هذا ما قرره مجلس الوزراء بشأن استشهاد الصحافي عصام عبدالله

www.lebanon24.com

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5 years

#Lebanon ’s women - leaders in the protest movement- have borne the brunt of the sectarian system of governorance. Their rights and participation in any future government should be prioritized @hrw

Lebanon’s Women Have Fought for Change – and Should Get It

The leading role played by women in Lebanon’s protests should come as no surprise. Lebanese women have long been leaders in the country’s protest movements.

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@lamamfakih

5 years

“Israel...used its control over Palestine's borders, land, & water to build lush residential communities for more than 600,000 Israeli settlers & 19 industrial zones, in violation of laws of occupation, while severely limiting Palestinians' access to their own natural resources”

Sarah Saadoun

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I spent over a year researching the impact of Israeli policies on the Palestinian economy. Here’s my oped on why Kushner’s “peace” plan makes no sense.

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"I have to accept living under a tarp just so I can have some shelter." A #Syrian refugee ordered by the Lebanese Army to demolish his cinder-block shelter says he would go home to Syria if he could, but that's not an option. #Lebanon To read more, visit

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2 years

New op-ed in the @washingtonpost on why the #Pegasus attack against me and @HRW should matter to you:

Opinion | I was attacked with Pegasus. Inaction against spyware has put all of our phones, and...

Governments must suspend the trade in commercial surveillance technology until rights-protecting regulatory frameworks are in place.

www.washingtonpost.com

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New @HRW Q&A about the laws of war standards governing current hostilities in #Israel and #Palestine . Israel and Palestinian armed groups must respect international law, end impunity, to deter further abuses

Israel/Palestine: Devastating Civilian Toll as Parties Flout Legal Obligations

Palestinian armed groups carried out a deadly assault on October 7, 2023, that killed several hundred Israeli civilians and led to Israeli counterstrikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians.

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@lamamfakih

3 years

Today @HRW releases its report, “‘They Killed Us from the Inside’: An Investigation into the Aug 4 #BeirutBlast .” Based on official documents + high level interviews, it sets out evidence implicating senior officials in the explosion that killed 218 people

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@lamamfakih

2 years

#NSO has said it only sells its products to governments, but which government was responsible for the attack? I still don’t know.

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4 years

The news about the injured, missing and dead feels like an almost impossible burden to shoulder, but the fear of impunity suffocates. How many victims without justice can our history hold? #BeirutExplosion

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

5 years

I am happy to announce that I have recently taken up a new post as the Director of @HRW 's Crisis and Conflict Division. Watch this space:

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@lamamfakih

3 years

My first research mission for @HRW was on systematic torture in Assad's detention facilities. That was nearly 10 years ago. We would collectively in the years after interview hundreds of people who were devastated by this brutal system.

Germany in the United Nations

@GermanyUN

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For the 1st time, a Syrian security officer has been sentenced to prison at a German court for his role in torture in the Syria conflict. In today's #UNGA meeting on the UNSG's Call to Action for #HumanRights , Amb. Heusgen underlines the importance of accountability.

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2 years

#NSO told us that the targeting of an @HRW staff member's phone would violate company policies and they would look into the claim.

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New @HRW report: Israeli forces unlawfully attacked #Gaza residential building on Oct 31, absent any apparent military target, killing at least 106 civilians, including 54 kids. States that continue to provide arms to Israel risk complicity in war crimes

Gaza: Israeli Strike Killing 106 Civilians an Apparent War Crime

An Israeli airstrike on a six-story apartment building sheltering hundreds of people in central Gaza on October 31, 2023, is an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack, which...

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Who is responsible for rising settler violence in the West Bank? New @HRW research. A 🧵:

West Bank: Israel Responsible for Rising Settler Violence

The Israeli military either took part in or did not protect Palestinians from violent settler attacks in the West Bank that have displaced people from 20 communities and have entirely uprooted at...

www.hrw.org

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Lama Fakih

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4 years

A beautiful tribute to RBG by my colleague @amklasing : "She trailblazed what it meant to be a lawyer who was a mom. A lawyer who fought for gender equality. A lawyer who was petite but unyielding. A lawyer who was a person first, with wit and compassion."

Mourning the Death of Feminist Icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

My heart is broken. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is almost too much to process. Justice Ginsberg, the second woman appointed to the US Supreme Court, was more than a feminist icon, she was a...

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Lama Fakih

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5 years

This #IWD2019 I think of women currently detained in Saudi Arabia for their groundbreaking work on women’s rights. Read new opinion piece by @hrw ’s @PearsonElaine for @LowyInstitute :

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BREAKING: 2 @HRW staff granted visas to attend @IPUparliament Assembly in #Bahrain as permanent observers have been barred entry. Visa revocations for human rights observers make what was already clear more obvious: Bahrain doesn't tolerate free expression

Bahrain Revokes Human Rights Watch Visas

Bahraini authorities on March 8, 2023, revoked the entry visas it had issued on January 30, 2023, to two Human Rights Watch staff members to attend the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly.

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5 years

Turkey’s plan to create a “safe zone” in #Syria is dangerous. In past conflicts “safe zones” have rarely been safe, this one also presents risks to civilians living in the area now & raises concerns that 12,000 ISIS fighters detained in the NE may escape

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2 years

EU to launch rare inquiry into Pegasus spyware scandal

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Lama Fakih

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4 years

' @HRW 's @WheelerSkye : UN peacekeeping has a sexual abuse problem - "Survivors of violence, displacement and poverty shouldn’t have to fear that those charged with protecting them will contribute to their suffering."

UN peacekeeping has a sexual abuse problem

Survivors of violence, displacement and poverty shouldn’t have to fear that those charged with protecting them will contribute to their suffering.

thehill.com

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

4 years

There is one less injustice in the world today. Welcome home @NABEELRAJAB

Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei

@SAlwadaei

4 years

. @NabeelRajab is finally reunited with his family after 4 years in prison. He has been released on a non-custodial sentence.

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New from @HRW : Following months of collective punishment, kids in #Gaza are dying from starvation-related complications. Israeli officials ordering or carrying out these actions are committing war crimes.

Gaza: Israel’s Imposed Starvation Deadly for Children

Children in Gaza have been dying from starvation-related complications since the Israeli government began to use starvation as a weapon of war, a war crime.

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Lama Fakih

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We mourn the loss of our dear colleague, Agnes Odhiambo, a relentless advocate for the rights of girls and women. My sincere condolences to Agnes' family and friends

Human Rights Watch Mourns Death of Agnes Odhiambo

Human Rights Watch is deeply saddened to report the death of Agnes Odhiambo, a senior women’s rights researcher who spent her career fighting for a better future for women and girls across sub-Saha...

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Lama Fakih

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5 years

At least 100,000 Syrians have been detained, abducted or are missing. Please take action for them and their families at the UN Security Council on 7 August. Read some of their stories at #FreeSyriasDisappeared

Families for Freedom

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No fewer than 95,056 individuals have been documented as being still forcibly disappeared at the hands of the parties to the conflict in Syria between March 2011 and August 2018 in #Syria - see the new @snhr report here and share #FreeSyriasDisappeared

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2 years

The nightmare of Syrian-Russian indiscriminate strikes in #Idlib is not over. In this recent attack, 12 civilians were killed & 24 injured. There is no evidence of any military objectives near the markets & schools affected. No child should have to risk death to go to school.

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

3 years

Like 1000s others, w/in hours we will have a total blackout at home & our office due to inadequate diesel supply, but really due to the #Lebanese gov’s failure to provide electricity, which is critical for realizing many rights, like 👩🏽‍🏫+ 🏥 + 🍽 + livelihoods

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@lamamfakih

5 years

#Rohingya refugee kids had to pretend they were Bangladeshi to get an education. Now they are being expelled from school. Here’s why #Bangladesh should let them learn.

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

5 years

Such an important development, and a tribute to those that dared to speak out and the women's rights activists documenting abuse in the work place for decades. #MeToo

Rothna Begum

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Governments, trade unions and employers from around the world voted overwhelmingly today for a new global treaty to end violence and harassment in the world of work! this is the power of #MeToo and this day belongs to every brave woman that spoke about the abuse they have faced.

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Why Israeli settlements, not elsewhere? They’re uniquely (1) illegal, (2) built on land unlawfully seized, (3) linked to serious rights abuse & (4) bar local Palestinians. @airbnb acted to end direct complicity in abuse & comply w its legal responsibilities

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3 years

In France, police target youth perceived to be Black or of Arab origin for humiliating & abusive identity checks. Six French & int'l orgs launch groundbreaking initiative to press govt to #Stopethnicprofiling

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@lamamfakih

6 years

Despite #Syria and #Russia calls for refugee returns, reality tells a different story as #Syria blocks residents from returning to their homes, and demolishes their houses. Our latest: @hrw

Syria: Residents Blocked From Returning

The Syrian government is unlawfully preventing displaced residents from former anti-government-held areas from returning to their properties.

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@lamamfakih

3 years

Global pressure is building on countries to mitigate the substantial – if largely unreported – impact militaries are having on the #climatecrisis . At #COP26 states should commit to reducing their militaries’ greenhouse gas emissions. @detoxconflict @hrw

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

5 years

We are recruiting! This fall I will be transitioning into a new role @HRW as the Executive Director of the Crisis & Conflict Division & we are recruiting for a new Beirut based Deputy Director for our MENA Division. Please share with your networks:

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

3 years

This is what the absence of the rule of law looks like.

Aya Majzoub

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3 years

It's quite absurd that #Lebanon 's politicians think they can pick and choose a judge to their liking.

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6 years

' @HRW 's analysis of #Qatar 's new refugee asylum law, the first in the Gulf. The law serves as an example for the region, but it should be amended to fully align with international human rights law.

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Lama Fakih

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Following its documentation of apparent war crimes committed by Israel forces in Lebanon, @HRW has met with various members of Lebanon’s government, calling on them to provide the International Criminal Court with jurisdiction to investigate serious crimes

الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام - Justice Minister discusses international accountability for Israeli war...

NNA - Caretaker Justice Minister, Judge Henry Khoury, on Wednesday welcomed a Human Rights Watch delegation, with whom he discussed international accountability for war crimes committed by Israel a

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

2 years

#Iranian authorities have summoned teachers for questioning since the beginning of Iranian new year. Despite growing pressure, in recent years, a grassroots teachers’ rights movement has become one of the most organized labor movements in Iran.

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

2 years

#Ukraine & #Russia are leading exporters of agricultural products to many MENA countries and crisis related disruptions are already undermining access to sufficient and adequate food due to increases in the price of bread and other basic foods

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Exacerbates Hunger in Middle East, North Africa

Governments should ensure that the conflict in Ukraine does not worsen the food crisis in the Middle East and North Africa and protect the right to affordable, adequate food for everyone.

www.hrw.org

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@lamamfakih

1 year

"When will the leaders of the world open their eyes to this horrendous injustice against us?" asks Mireille Khoury, mother of 15 year old Elias Khoury, who was killed by the Beirut port explosion on Aug 4, 2020. Will you stand with her @EmmanuelMacron ?

Lebanon: Victims’ Families Despair as Blast Suspects Freed

Lebanon’s general prosecutor on January 25, 2022, ordered the release of all suspects detained in connection with the catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port on August 4, 2020.

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

6 years

#Lebanese municipalities are still open burning waste despite a new law clearly banning the practice; posing serious health risks to residents. Environmental Police and Public Prosecutors should enforce the law and punish violators. @HRW #StopTheBurning

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4 years

A depressing but important read - To Make Sense of Lebanon’s Protests, Follow the Garbage:

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10 months

UN Expert @MichaelFakhri makes a compelling case for a @unhrcpr resolution authorizing an independent investigation into the #BeirutBlast . "Indeed, such a fact-finding mission is the only way to push the accountability process forward." via @AJEnglish

Justice for the Beirut blast can help avert Lebanon’s collapse

Holding the Lebanese political elite to account can be the first step towards the country’s recovery.

www.aljazeera.com

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

6 years

Between indiscriminate bombing and starvation, residents of Eastern Ghouta #Syria tell @hrw they are 'waiting to die.' #Syria

Syria/Russia: Airstrikes, Siege Killing Civilians

The world is silently looking on as Russia and Syria tighten the noose around the suffering population of Eastern Ghouta with unlawful strikes, widely-banned weapons, and a devastating siege.

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5 years

Why did Philippines Duterte put Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN indigenous rights expert, on a "terrorist" list? Around the world, governments are tarring environmentalists as security threats. @COP25CL participants, protect environment & its protectors: @hrw

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

4 years

What can the EU do to stop the violent crackdown in Belarus and hold the government accountable? 👇👇👇

Lotte Leicht

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The ruthless brutality of the #Belarus regime continues will utter impunity. What is the #EU & its members waiting for? - trigger #OSCE inquiry now to secure evidence of abuses & advance justice - lead on dedicated #UN HRC debate - impose targeted sanctions against perpetrators

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Every person should be asking their government what they are doing to stop the unlawful Gaza blockade, and demanding action. Every hour costs lives.

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4 years

New @hrw report on 46 Syrian-Russian attacks that damaged, destroyed civilian infrastructure, incl 12 hospitals, 10 schools in Idlib, sent pop. from their homes. Time for action- govs shld sanction & prosecute those most responsible for the attacks

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

4 years

Thank you to all those who reached out to check on us. We are safe. My thoughts are with the injured and the loved ones of those who lost their lives in this senseless tragedy in #Beirut tonight.

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Lama Fakih

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7 years

Joining some of the most repressive governments in the world, Israel blocks access to @hrw country director, accuses @hrw of propaganda

Omar Shakir

@OmarSShakir

7 years

Israel denies @hrw application for a work permit for me in my capacity as Israel/Palestine director. Our statement:

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Instead of protecting @mashrou3leila , the Lebanese government censored them. #Lebanon is joining the ranks of abusive governments that trample on free speech rights, pushing out the talent and debate that has made this country what it is. @hrw

Lebanon: Festival Cancels Mashrou’ Leila Concert

The Byblos International Festival Committee has cancelled the indie band Mashrou Leila’s August 9, 2019 concert, Human Rights Watch said today.

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@lamamfakih

5 years

#Bahrain should release family members of Ahmed Alwadaei, who has been tortured, judicially harassed, stripped of his citizenship, and threatened due to his human rights work. The prosecution of his relatives is the latest attempt to intimidate him @Hrw

Bahrain: Drop Charges Against Activist’s Family

The Bahrain Court of Cassation is scheduled to rule on February 25, 2019 in the final appeal of the convictions and three-year prison sentences of three family members of prominent exiled Bahraini...

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حصائيات حقوقية مذهلة عن أوضاع حقوق الإنسان عالميا في دقيقتين– من تقرير @hrw_ar العالمي #الحقوق_2019

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4 years

“The #Rohingya refugee camps are a tinderbox for the coronavirus pandemic. #Bangladesh authorities should lift the internet ban immediately and ensure that accurate information on the virus and its prevention is urgently made accessible to all” says @HRW

Bangladesh: Internet Ban Risks Rohingya Lives

The Bangladesh government’s internet blackout and phone restrictions at Rohingya refugee camps are preventing humanitarian groups from addressing the COVID-19 threat, Human Rights Watch said today.

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#Egypt has introduced new visa requirements for Sudanese women and children fleeing the conflict there, stranding them in Sudan's Wadi Halfa, w/limited access to food, shelter, and healthcare as they wait for visas to be processed

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Lama Fakih

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4 years

What's the state of impunity in #Lebanon today? This sums it up: "Parliament Police declined to provide comment. When @HRW attempted to summarize its findings to an official during an August 19 phone call, he hung up."

Lebanon Police Force Directs Blame for Abuse Against Protesters

The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF), in a letter to Human Rights Watch, has denied their members used live ammunition, rubber bullets, or metal pellets during the August 8 protest in downtown...

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

5 years

Although #Lebanon has beefed up its anti-torture framework, we have yet to see any real progress in combatting torture. Authorities should ensure that the institutions they set up have the resources they need to effect real change

Lebanon: Anti-Torture Body Named

Lebanon’s Council of Ministers on March 7, 2019 appointed the five members of the country’s National Preventative Mechanism against Torture, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

3 years

10 months have passed since the #BeirutBlast but truth and justice for the victims continues to be elusive. #Lebanon 's domestic investigation has shown itself incapable of delivering accountability.

Lebanon: UN Should Set Probe into Beirut Blast

Member states at the United Nation’s’ Human Rights Council should establish an international, independent, and impartial investigative mission, such as a one-year fact-finding mission, into the...

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

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#Lebanon : "We can’t breathe at night. The smoke builds up and it moves towards us like fog.There’s smoke every day. And the smell is strong at night. It’s the smell of nylon, it’s heavy and odd, something you can’t handle." #StopTheBurning @HRW

Lebanon: No Action to Enforce New Waste Law

Lebanese municipalities are endangering the health of residents by openly burning waste despite the passage of a national solid waste management law banning the practice, Human Rights Watch said...

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

6 years

Syria’s ‘disappeared’ deserve truth and justice /via @globeandmail @hrw

Syria’s ‘disappeared’ deserve truth and justice

Families have a right to know how their loved ones died, and to have the remains returned to them

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

4 years

#Lebanon ’s urgent need for aid shouldn't be an excuse for donors to hand over money to the Lebanese govt, which has squandered billions. Funds should instead be disbursed directly to those in need & to organizations providing urgent services on the ground

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

3 years

9/9 The @UN_HRC should mandate an investigation into the #BeirutBlast , and governments should impose targeted human rights sanctions against those responsible for ongoing human rights violations related to the #BeirutBlast .

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

5 years

On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, leaders should pledge to call out xenophobic and racist rhetoric. New from @hrw ’s @PearsonElaine : #Christchurch #IDERD

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#Turkey should not allow Alnoud, @1idhwa and her 4 sisters to be forcibly returned to #Kuwait . The sisters, who said they fled family violence, should be given an opportunity to seek asylum @UNHCRTurkiye @Gocidaresi

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

5 years

#Lebanon Plan to Address Protest Grievances Falls Short on Accountability - If history is any guide, Hariri’s economic plan, absent accountability, won’t deliver on needed reforms. @hrw

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This is a historic step toward securing accountability for war crimes in the country. The Foreign Affairs Minister should swiftly file a declaration accepting the ICC’s jurisdiction and create a pathway for war crimes victims, like Issam Abdallah and his family, to obtain justice

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

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If Western states are serious about human rights and the laws of war, principles they apply to Russian atrocities in Ukraine and to Hamas atrocities in Israel; they also have to apply them to Israel’s brutal disregard for civilian life in Gaza

International Humanitarian Law Applies to All States

No two armed conflicts are the same. But the demands of international humanitarian law to protect civilians apply to all: do not deliberately or indiscriminately attack civilians, do not take...

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

6 years

#Lebanon should amend an outdated nationality law to ensure that children and spouses of Lebanese women have the same right to citizenship as those of Lebanese men. #EndGenderDiscrimination @HRW

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

6 years

Chilling account from a former detainee in #Iraq @HRW

Belkis Wille

@belkiswille

6 years

"For 15 mins they beat me with plastic, metal pipes and cables. Then they took my hands, bound them behind my back, and hung me in a position called the “bazoona,” and they said, “You will stay like this until your shoulders get dislocated."

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

6 years

Why is France still letting Russia’s state owned arms company promote itself & seek new contracts at their state-sponsored events? Countries should tell Russia it won't be business as usual as long as it continues to further rights violations in Syria @hrw

Russia Makes a Killing off its Military Support to Assad

Russia’s state-owned arms company has reaped enormous profits from its support to Bashar al-Assad’s government, which is responsible for war crimes and

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

2 years

1 year ago @FbdnStories & @AmnestyTech launched Pegasus Project, an unprecedented effort by 80 journalists from multiple media outlets in 10 countries to expose the abuse of NSO Group's Pegasus spyware endangering rights at a previously unknown scale 1/

About the Pegasus Project - Forbidden Stories

A leak of 50,000 numbers surveilled by NSO Group clients reveals systematic abuse. Forbidden Stories and Amnesty accessed numbers selected since 2016 in over 50 countries.

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

2 years

Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of the Displaced claims #Syria is safe for returnees as he announces a plan to return 15,000 Syrian refugees to Syria a month. The reality is returnees have been met with grave abuse, including kidnapping, torture & even death

Forced Return of Syrians by Lebanon Unsafe and Unlawful

Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of the Displaced Issam Charafeddine announced a government plan this week to begin returning 15,000 Syrian refugees to Syria a month, saying: “The war was over and the...

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

3 years

On February 11, @HRW launches a new report on how governments worldwide are silencing free speech under cover of #COVID19 . To join us, @article19org and @pressfreedom , please DM me for details. #StopGermsNotSpeech

Gerry Simpson

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On February 11, @HRW launches a new report on how governments worldwide are silencing free speech under cover of #COVID19 . To join us, @article19org and @pressfreedom , please DM me for details. #StopGermsNotSpeech

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Lama Fakih

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100s of pages of source documents, interviews and responses from some key officials into culpability for the August 4 explosion, and a detailed accounting of who knew what, when - join us as we release @hrw 's new report

Johann Soufi

@jsoufi

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📆 @hrw will release its report “They Killed Us from the Inside:’ An Investigation into the August 4 #Beirut Blast” on 3 August 2021 at 11:00 am. Register to attend the conference with @lamamfakih , @Aya_Majzoub and @naggearp . 👇 #August4th #Lebanon

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Lama Fakih

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A doctor at Kamal Adwan hospital’s pediatrics unit, told @HRW that 26 children had died after experiencing starvation-related complications in his hospital alone.

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

6 years

A new regulation in #Lebanon will make it easier for older Syrian refugee kids to get legal status, allowing them to stay in school without risking arrest

Lebanon: Positive Step for Refugee Children

A new regulation allowing some Syrian teenagers to get temporary legal status in Lebanon more easily is a positive and long-awaited step, Human Rights Watch said today. Lebanese authorities should...

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

3 years

New @hrw report documents how the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare systemic frailties in the protection of basic rights and spurred a cascade of human rights abuses:

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

6 years

‘ @HRW executive director Ken Roth, board of directors, and MENA staff met with Lebanese President Aoun to discuss pressing human rights concerns including the waste management crisis, discrimination in Lebanese nationality law, torture in detention, and protection of refugees.

Lebanese Presidency

@LBpresidency

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الرئيس عون استقبل المدير التنفيذي لمجلس ادارة منظمة "Human Rights Watch" السيد كينيث روث مع وفد من مجلس الإدارة

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Lama Fakih

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International human rights law requires authorities to protect the right to vote from intimidation or violence. New @hrw Q&A on #USElections2020 risks, rights and responsibilities. #EveryVoteCounts . So does every voter’s safety. .

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@HRW documented two Israeli strikes in Lebanon on October 13, 2023, that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdullah and injured six others and concluded that the attack was apparently deliberate and thus a war crime.

Israel: Strikes on Journalists in Lebanon Apparently Deliberate

Two Israeli strikes in Lebanon on October 13, 2023 that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists was an apparently deliberate attack on civilians and thus a war...

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

2 years

New @HRW research from al-Sina’a prison in NE #Syria . @SDF_Syria , US & UK forces supporting them, should assess whether they complied w/laws of war during prison recapture & ensure humane treatment of all men & boys evacuated or recaptured from the prison

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Lama Fakih

@lamamfakih

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The conflict in #Syria isn’t over – we are still watching. Are you? #withSyria

Syria, 6 years on – Are you still watching?

For six years, the world has watched as Syrians suffered. But now, Europe has an opportunity to help put an end to that suffering. Assad and Putin want Europ...

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