Minky Worden
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Optimist, fighter for #HumanRights worldwide / Director of Global Initiatives @HRW / Mom of 3 boys / @ColumbiaSIPA Adjunct prof / #AthletesAgainstAbuse š¾ā½ļøšļø
New York
Joined January 2009
ā½ļø Donāt Exclude The World From The World Cup: . As @FIFAWorldCup looms, Trumpās enthusiasm for hosting the largest global sporting event conflicts with his zeal for detaining+ejecting immigrants and foreign visitors;.My analysis in @Forbes:. #FIFAWorldCup
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RT @hrw: Gender Apartheid Should Be an International Crime
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Stacey-Leigh Manuel Published on July 14, 2025 Listen to Article United Nations member States are formulating their positions on a proposed treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity, ahead...
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RT @Nadia_Hardman: šØNew @hrw finds that #Thailand is threatening, extorting, and detaining #Myanmar nationals who have fled the abusive milā¦.
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RT @Yaqiu: Today is the 8th anniversary of Liu Xiaobo's passing. If he were still alive, he might have been heartened to see the world finaā¦.
thediplomat.com
On the anniversary of the death of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, the fight for human rights in China continues.
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RT @rightsmetrics: š¢ WEBINAR | HRMI's 2025 #China Data Launch! . Join us and listen to our expert panellists share their views on HRMI's nā¦.
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RT @CPJMENA: āSentencing French journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years in prison on terrorism charges over an interview is a clear inā¦.
cpj.org
New York, July 1, 2025āAlgerian authorities must immediately release freelance French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. An Algiers courtĀ sente...
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RT @Sport_Rights: This ruling not only brings hope to Caster's years-long struggle for justice, but highlights the insufficient pathways toā¦.
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RT @heatherbarr1: Itās officialāthe Talibanās supreme leader is a wanted fugitive, facing prosecution for crimes against humanity perpetratā¦.
apnews.com
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders. The court accuses them of persecuting women and girls since taking power nearly four years ago.
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RT @SR_Afghanistan: We must not normalise the Taliban without verified, sustained improvements in human rights, particularly for women & giā¦.
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RT @NathalyeCo: šš¹UN Expert William O'Neill: "There is currently no possibility for a safe, dignified and sustainable return of Haitians whā¦.
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The human rights situation in Haiti is catastrophic by any measure. In my 30 years working in, and on, the country, I have never seen this level of sustained violence and fear.There is currently no...
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@AdamCrafton_ This week homophobic chants rang out at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta at @FIFAcom #ClubWorldCup game Borussia Dortmund v Monterreyāa stark reminder of the ongoing need for #FIFA to combat discrimination; . @ILGAWORLD @AthleteAlly @WorldPlayersUtd.
www.nytimes.com
A message was displayed on the big screen at the arena which said the game could be suspended or even abandoned if it did not stop
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The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is a tournament underway in the US, a test run for #WorldCup2026 in the US, Canada+Mexico. Read scoop by @AdamCrafton_ on FIFAās mysterious cancellation of its own institutional campaign against racism and homophobia: .
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In a terrible sign for #WorldCup2026, @FIFAcom canceled its own anti-discrimination+anti-racism campaign at the US #ClubWorldCup, putting players, fans+children at risk. New statement by @dignity2026, a coalition of top rights groups:.@HRW @Sport_Rights
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RT @Ny_Tut: In #SouthSudan a girlās body, her education, and her future are under constant threat. @SouthSudanGov should ensure adequate pā¦.
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RT @wang_maya: 5 years ago today, Beijing imposed the National Security Law on Hong Kong that has "extinguished" the city's "political andā¦.
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Chinaās government has erased Hong Kongās freedoms since imposing the draconian National Security Law on June 30, 2020.
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RT @thecfhk: šAs we commemorate the 4th year of a #HongKong without #AppleDaily, we celebrate @RSF_inter's wonderful efforts to produce a sā¦.
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RT @NathalyeCo: šš¹One year since @MSSMHaiti deployed to #Haiti, violence keeps rising as hundreds flee daily seeking refuge in makeshift siā¦.
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One year since deployment of the first personnel of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, violence and human rights abuses continue to rise.
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@hrw On Friday, Japanās parliament, the Diet, passed a long-delayed reform to the national Basic Act on Sport, banning physical violenceāknown as taibatsuāand sexual abuse. These are key reforms to protect millions of children+athletes in elite+grassroots sport.
www.hrw.org
This month, the Japanese National Diet passed a revision to the Basic Act on Sport (2011), requiring the national and local governments to adopt measures against any form of physical or sexual abuse,...
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For decades, children in Japan have been beaten+verbally abused in the name of winning trophies. @HRW interviewed 800 athletes across 50 sports and worked w/Olympians+young athletes to publish our 2020 report, āāI Was Hit So Many Times I Canāt Countā:.
www.hrw.org
Child athletes in Japan suffer physical, sexual, and verbal abuse when training for sport, Human Rights Watch said in a new report, released today, that documented depression, suicides, physical...
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Four years after Tokyo @Olympics+@Paralympics, and 5 years after our @HRW report on corporal punishment of athletes (taibatsu), Japan is finally making legal reforms to address this crisis+protect children in sport;.With @HannaBana_na.#AthletesAgainstAbuse.
www.hrw.org
This month, the Japanese National Diet passed a revision to the Basic Act on Sport (2011), requiring the national and local governments to adopt measures against any form of physical or sexual abuse,...
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