louis charbonneau
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@hrw UN director. @Reuters alum, ex-UN bureau chief. CUNY Graduate Center PhD. Native Detroiter now Queens, NYC. Previously Prague, Vienna, Berlin, Hong Kong.
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My @usnews op-ed on UN funding crisis: "How to Save the UN from #Trump; Washington is withholding billions of dollars it owes the UN. Europe must step in & lead." The UN should cut costs, but wealthy democracies can also find ways to pay more. @hrw
https://t.co/Uo3LU2zd5p
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🚨 NEW: @DHSgov federal agents used excessive force against protesters, medics, legal observers & journalists at numerous protests outside ICE facility in Illinois. This isn’t crowd control—it’s intimidation. Congress must act. 📢Read the @hrw report: https://t.co/jxFOIySayZ
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Russia, using drones, attacked a UN Convoy in Ukraine. The very next day, they posted video evidence of the attack for the world to see, and not for the first time. Latest for @hrw: https://t.co/lkyiYEDQs0
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On October 14, news broke that Russian forces, using drones, had attacked a United Nations interagency convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Bilozerka in the region of Kherson, southern Ukraine.
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Russian forces, using drones, attacked a United Nations convoy delivering humanitarian aid in Ukraine. The very next day, they posted video evidence. This brazen, unlawful attack should remind governments of their responsibility to stand up for justice.
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On October 14, news broke that Russian forces, using drones, had attacked a United Nations interagency convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Bilozerka in the region of Kherson, southern Ukraine.
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🚨 Important @CIJ_ICJ advisory opinion -- "ICJ orders #Israel to allow aid into #Gaza & says restrictions breached international obligations" - @guardian UN’s top court also finds Israel failed to justify blocking @UNRWA & other relief agencies.
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UN’s top court also finds Israel failed to justify blocking Unrwa and other relief agencies
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When govts convene this week in Paris to discuss feminist foreign policy, there will be a lot to talk about. The French govt’s description of the event says progress toward gender equality “is not being made fast enough.” That is an epic understatement.
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When governments convene this week in Paris for a conference on feminist foreign policy, there will be a lot to talk about.
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Swedish Foreign Minister is visiting 🇨🇳 during the 10-year anniversary of the Chinese government's outrageous cross-border kidnapping of Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai. @MariaStenergard should bring him home, @hrw @CAbdulahad @manmader write: https://t.co/LJiGKIJ8Ne
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DEBATT. Sveriges utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard besöker Kina denna vecka “för att främja svenska prioriteringar inom ekonomi, handel och säkerhetspolit
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The #Trump administration signals deep cuts in refugee admissions & prioritizing remaining places for white South Africans & Europeans who oppose immigration. @hrw's @BillFrelick says this 180° resettlement turn "adds deep insult to even deeper injury." https://t.co/dYo9vCAgBw
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When visiting China, Swedish Foreign Minister Malmer Stenergard should focus on 1) human rights and growing Chinese repression including in Xinjiang and 2) Chinese transnational repression, to secure the release of bookseller Gui Minhai. https://t.co/qykaNtbpx5
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Morocco's youth have clear-cut demands for better healthcare, education & end to corruption. If the government can fund state-of-the art stadiums, it can afford to fund its healthcare. Calls for reform should not be met with repression, lethal force @hrw
https://t.co/dCcrt2STxy
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Moroccan authorities have cracked down on youth-led protests demanding sweeping reforms to public services, resulting in deaths and mass arrests.
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As some question the value of the multilateral system, these Human Rights Council outcomes show that when states & civil society come together they have the power to make a difference https://t.co/ULs55N5qtY
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The latest session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which concluded last week, offers a glimmer of hope in what are dark times for human rights around the world.
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🚨 It wasn’t exactly a nail-biter. In a non-competitive vote, UN General Assembly elected serial rights abusers #Egypt & #Vietnam to @UN_HRC. Thanks to the lack of a veto, the HRC does some good work. But time to stop handing HRC seats to abusive govts on a silver platter. @hrw
🚨 New from @hrw: Abusive Governments Set to Win UN Human Rights Council Seats Oct 14. #Egypt, #Vietnam, Others Benefit from Non-Competitive UNGA Votes: "UN member states should stop handing Council seats on a silver platter to serial rights violators.” https://t.co/N4xLIg46zk
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Strong statement from the Pentagon Press Association, noting that most members on Wednesday will have their credentials confiscated by the Pentagon and won’t be given new ones because the reporters can’t and won’t “acknowledge a policy that gags Pentagon employees and threatens
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Please join us in person and online in this very important discussion on the rights of people with disabilities in Afghanistan tomorrow. When: Tuesday 14 October Where: University of Notre Dame, London @ShaharzadAkbar @bn_yaqoobi @SR_Afghanistan @bbclysedoucet @TheRAHYAB
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🚨 This morning the UN General Assembly is set to elect abusive governments like #Egypt, #Vietnam and others to the Human Rights Council in a non-competitive vote. @hrw: “UN member states should stop handing Council seats on a silver platter to serial rights violators.”
🚨 New from @hrw: Abusive Governments Set to Win UN Human Rights Council Seats Oct 14. #Egypt, #Vietnam, Others Benefit from Non-Competitive UNGA Votes: "UN member states should stop handing Council seats on a silver platter to serial rights violators.” https://t.co/N4xLIg46zk
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🚨Did you know that Egypt + Vietnam are on track to secure seats on the UN Human Rights Council despite being woefully unfit for membership? The UN General Assembly will 'elect' members to the UN’s premier rights body in a 'noncompetitive vote' on Oct 14 https://t.co/ZS2vN25vTG
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I’m very excited to finally be here—Book 4 in the Serpent Series, The Serpent’s Order, is now available for pre-order! Von Schlange—once a vigilante—has been forced into the shadows of Black Ops, weaponized as an assassin for a secret government unit. In Alaska, she infiltrates
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🚨 NUEVO de @hrw_espanol: Gob abusivos como #Egipto, #Vietnam, etc ganaran membresía en el Consejo de #DDHH ONU el 10/14 por votaciones no competitivas. Estados miembros deberían dejar de entregar membresía en el Consejo en bandeja de plata a violadores reincidentes de DDHH.
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👀Putting this right here as @PMEgypt_Geneva #Egypt is a candidate for the @UN_HRC. Non-competitive elections allow abusive governments to join the HRC. On the 10/14 UNGA election, UN members need to think twice before voting for countries that don't deserve to be in the HRC.
Egyptian authorities have detained journalist Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts. This is a bellwether moment for the Egyptian government. Egypt should stop unlawfully detaining critics and journalists and release those arbitrarily detained.
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🚨 New from @hrw: Abusive Governments Set to Win UN Human Rights Council Seats Oct 14. #Egypt, #Vietnam, Others Benefit from Non-Competitive UNGA Votes: "UN member states should stop handing Council seats on a silver platter to serial rights violators.” https://t.co/N4xLIg46zk
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🎥 CEO Interview Spotlight: Jupiter Neurosciences Charts Bold Path in CNS Therapeutics $JUNS's CEO Christer Rosén shares strategic insights in a new interview covering the company’s innovative approach to treating neuroinflammation and rare diseases. Key Highlights for
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