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Exposing #HumanRights abuses around the world — join us to help end them! Staff: https://t.co/2JflyBeYHI HRW Social Media: https://t.co/AIpbUxDqR4
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RT @ilariallegro: #Cameroon: @KamtoOfficiel barred from elections. The Election Commission’s decision reduces the upcoming vote to a mere f….
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The decision by Cameroon’s electoral board to exclude Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President Paul Biya, from the country’s upcoming presidential elections raises...
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Nearly 200 people convicted in Angola a year ago after unfair trials are still imprisoned and waiting for their appeals to be heard. Angolan authorities should respect the right to a fair trial and ensure defendants’ rights are protected.
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RT @An_Kruope: Today, @hrw released a report documenting growing isolation and pervasive censorship that internet users face in #Russia.….
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Western governments, international organizations, and tech companies should support civil society efforts to create tools for overcoming state censorship and to secure access to independent information. Read the full report:
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In a new report, HRW documents the impact of the government’s increasing technological capacities and control over the country’s internet infrastructure.
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NEW: Russian authorities have doubled down on censorship online, internet disruptions, and surveillance since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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Australia: Protect Whistleblowers from Retaliation
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The Australian government should create a dedicated Whistleblower Protection Authority to support and protect public-interest whistleblowers
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RT @LenaSimet: The gig economy runs on hidden rules. A new bill in the US Congress could help change that and start protecting the workers….
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RT @ChrisVanHollen: As starvation worsens by the day in Gaza, the Netanyahu govt has been using food as a weapon of war — with complicity f….
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In 2021, Reverend Cece Jones-Davis helped save an innocent Black man from execution with just 4 hours to spare. She led a global campaign with millions of supporters to expose racial bias in Oklahoma's legal system. Cece's story shows how ordinary people can move mountains to
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RT @YalkunUluyol: Privileged to be among such remarkable individuals fighting against the Chinese government's TNR. Our shared perspective….
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RT @PearsonElaine: Movement restrictions, pillage, arbitrary detention, mistreatment, unlawful forced labor & recruitment. The Arakan Army….
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The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population.
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Myanmar: Arakan Army Oppresses Rohingya Muslims
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The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population.
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RT @MinkysHighjinks: “They simply want the opportunity to go play.”. —Teenage Venezuelan baseball players denied visas+chance to compete in….
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One year after the 2024 election, many Venezuelans continue to risk their lives and freedom for democracy. Venezuelan authorities have carried out a brutal repression, including enforced disappearances, killings, and arbitrary arrests. Learn more:
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Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes. The slew of arrests mark yet another continuation of the Taliban’s relentless attack on women’s autonomy.
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RT @widadfranco: 🚨TODAY UN high-level conference on #palestine.@hrw 📢UN members: commit to concrete actions. 🕑Timebound measures.🎯Targeted….
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Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
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Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
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Thailand/Cambodia: Protect Civilians Amid Border Clashes
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Escalating border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia involving explosive weapons have killed and injured civilians since fighting began on July 24, 2025.
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The International Court of Justice this week said that climate change is "an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life and the very health of our planet.". States should now commit to ambitious climate plans and a fossil fuel phaseout.
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