Gina Romero
@Ginitastar
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Relatora Especial ONU Libertad de Asociación y Asamblea @UN_HRC | Soñadora, trotamundos y buena vida | Cuenta personal
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Joined April 2009
🚨 ALERT: Tech is a DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD for Civil Society. Read my new article on the role of tech in the decline of civic freedoms via @techpolicy_press
https://t.co/CNAkXzHaVI #HumanRights #DigitalRights #FreedomOfAssembly #UNSR
techpolicy.press
The time for urgent, rights-based innovation in the aid and tech ecosystems is now, writes Gina Romero.
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La Misión de Determinación de los Hechos de la @ONU_es sobre #Venezuela señaló hoy en un nuevo informe que la Guardia Nacional Bolivariana es responsable de violaciones sistemáticas y crímenes de lesa humanidad. Más información ➡️ https://t.co/Qdb0RLXqpz
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Una vez más, el gobierno de #ElSalvador abusa de la criminalización de personas defensoras y miembros de organizaciones de la sociedad civil, a pesar de las medidas cautelares otorgadas por la @CIDH y de las comunicaciones que hemos enviado. Mi solidaridad con Ruth.
Recibo noticias muy preocupantes sobre la ampliación de 6 meses de la detención preventiva de la defensora de derechos humanos Ruth López en #ElSalvador. La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos otorgó medidas cautelares en su favor en septiembre. Debe ser liberada
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JUST IN: China Strategy on Critical Minerals https://t.co/Qs1TwocLRy
africacenter.org
China has gained a dominant position in Africa’s critical minerals sector through long-term investments in mining and refining capacity.
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This #HumanRightsDay, we honor the resilience of civil society and the many people who continue defending rights despite difficult contexts. Their courage inspires global progress and strengthens our shared freedoms. #CivilSociety #DefendDefenders
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CPJ welcomes the statement by @unhrcpr experts @Irenekhan @Ginitastar & @profbensaul condemning escalating threats and attacks against journalists in #Serbia, and urging the government to end pressure on independent media and ensure accountability. 🔗
ohchr.org
GENEVA – Attacks against journalists and independent media outlets in Serbia have spiralled in the past year, UN experts* warned today, calling on the Government to end impunity for perpetrators of...
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This #HumanRightsDay, we honor the resilience of civil society and the many people who continue defending rights despite difficult contexts. Their courage inspires global progress and strengthens our shared freedoms. #CivilSociety #DefendDefenders
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We need a global legal immune response to stop this contagious spread of repression. I congratulate and celebrate this report, and all the individuals and organizations involved. @CIVICUSalliance
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Amidst this darkness, we witness the unshakeable courage of our youth. Their brutal suppression, resulting in hundreds of protesters killed, is not merely bad policy; it is an intergenerational political failure. @CIVICUSalliance 3/
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We are watching a fundamental pillar of democracy crumble. This global tide of repression is a coordinated, global infection, a destructive model adopted even by nations once seen as HHRR champions including US, France, Germany and Switzerland 2/ @CIVICUSalliance
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The latest 'People's power under attack' reveals a heartbreaking truth: 73% of the world's population lives under restricted civic conditions. The most targeted rights are peaceful assembly and association (55% of all documented violations). 1/ https://t.co/KO8RHu16ol
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Human rights defenders must be able to work free from reprisals. Tomorrow’s event marks six years of unjust detention for Idris Khattak, a reminder of the need to protect freedoms of association and peaceful assembly. Register: https://t.co/LQ40Cl4fOv
#StandUp4HumanRights
freedomhouse.org
On International Human Rights Defenders Day tomorrow, join Freedom House, Amnesty International, and the McCain Institute for a virtual event recognizing the six-year anniversary of political prisoner Idris Khattak's unjust detention in Pakistan. Register here:
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Gracias a @OEA_SocCivil y @Lauraggils por la invitación. Siempre dispuesta a aportar por el fortalecimiento de la participación de la sociedad civil y actores sociales en la OEA.
Hoy @OEA_SocCivil presentó avances de la CISC y los resultados preliminares de Consultas de Buenas Prácticas sobre participación de soc civil en @OEA_Oficial. El evento reunió a expert@s, soc civil, Estados, aportando insumos clave al proceso de rev de Directrices de Participació
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#Belarus: UN experts denounce expulsions of prisoners released from jail, including opposition politicians & journalists. The expulsion of the state's own citizens violates several human rights, including the right to a nationality & freedom of movement. https://t.co/xMPeaxmx3j
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#Pakistan| Khattak’s prolonged detention and imprisonment following a secret military trial, denying his basic rights, constitutes grave human rights violations against him, and has caused immense suffering to his family & is chilling civil society activism in Pakistan.
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#Pakistan | Read our letter to Pakistan authorities (PAK8/2024). One year since, we’re still awaiting https://t.co/zaekcmWWY8 response. @PakUN_Geneva #ReleaseIdrisKhattak
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#Pakistan| Following 6 years of unjust prolonged detention of a human rights and ethnic minorities rights activist, Idris Khatak, I reiterate our call with other UN experts on Pakistan to unconditionally release Khattak and all detained for exercising their rights.
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Tanzania is at a crossroads. Its leaders have long ignored grievances. By turning out in the thousands for protests, Tanzanians sent a clear message that their patience with the country’s illiberal, top-down political system is running out.
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Campaigners in Tanzania are planning peaceful protests on 9 December, weeks after police killed hundreds in a brutal post-election crackdown. Au-thorities must desist from yet more wanton violence....
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Independent human rights experts: “We condemn the ongoing threats and attacks on journalists in #Serbia that seem to take place within a broader, seemingly state-sponsored narrative against independent media, including N1 and other outlets of the United Media Group.”
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#Tanzania I invite you to read the full communication and join the call for truth, justice and accountability: https://t.co/INPS4CjNej Picture: @lemondefr
ohchr.org
GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today condemned reported widespread and systematic human rights violations in Tanzania following the general elections on 29 October 2025, including allegations of...
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#Tanzania We demand an urgent, independent and impartial investigation through a credible commission of inquiry, full transparency, dignified return of remains to families, and guarantees for peaceful assembly.
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#Tanzania We also alarmed at a nationwide digital blackout that from 29 October effectively silenced journalists, defenders, and the public obstructing transparency and documentation of abuses.
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