
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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Joined May 2009
RT @Nadia_Hardman: 🚨New @hrw finds that #Thailand is threatening, extorting, and detaining #Myanmar nationals who have fled the abusive mil….
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RT @NWiddersheim: US politics does NOT have to be a literal Blood Sport, our government can do much more to mitigate the violence & heartbr….
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RT @KenRoth: The Trump administration's imposition of sanctions on the U.N. special rapporteur for the Israeli-occupied territories is an o….
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RT @michellenichols: A United Nations conference hosted by France and Saudi Arabia to work towards a two-state solution between Israel and….
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🚨 @UN_Spokesperson condemns US sanctions on #Israel/#Palestine expert @FranceskAlbs: . “The imposition of sanctions on special rapporteurs is a dangerous precedent…The use of unilateral sanctions against special rapporteurs, or any other UN official or expert, is unacceptable.”
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Human rights defenders rally to support UN expert on Palestinian rights @FranceskAlbs after US imposed sanctions on her for criticizing #Israel. - @REUTERSFARGE @Reuters. Among those urging US to reverse course: @hrw @volker_turk @KenRoth @liz_evenson . 👉
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🚨 New from @hrw: UN Funding Crisis Threatens Work of Human Rights Council @UN_HRC . Member States Should Urgently Mobilize to Plug the Gap. Read this dispatch by @LucMcK & @Hilary_Power_ .
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RT @LaetitiaBader: #Ethiopian doctor Daniel Fentaneh, detained for almost 2 weeks on politically motivated charges, following health worker….
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RT @MinkysHighjinks: Cutting “the world” out of the World Cup?. At one-year countdown for the 2026 @FIFAWorldCup, my @Newsweek article re i….
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RT @MinkysHighjinks: In a terrible sign for #WorldCup2026, @FIFAcom canceled its own anti-discrimination+anti-racism campaign at the US #Cl….
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RT @me_vignoli: 🚨This is a busy week for the #ICC & its members in New York, with two important events taking place at the UN 👇. 1⃣On July….
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RT @NathalyeCo: 🇭🇹 Haiti urgently needs international support as violence escalates. Millions are struggling to access food, shelter & esse….
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As an aside - #ElSalvador’s Bukele is President #Trump’s top pal when it comes to abusive detention of people deported from the US.
For the first time, the #EU raised concerns about #ElSalvador at @UN_HRC, spotlighting President Bukele's escalated crackdown. But more is needed. 🇪🇺 should use its human rights toolbox strategically to foster positive change & ensure accountability.
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RT @MagerFriederike: For the first time, the #EU raised concerns about #ElSalvador at @UN_HRC, spotlighting President Bukele's escalated cr….
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.@hrw: Proposed #Trump administration budget would benefit the wealthiest at the expense of human rights. If signed into law, it would strip millions of people of health insurance coverage and harm rights in numerous other ways. - @mcconnell_m .
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RT @NathalyeCo: 🇭🇹One year since @MSSMHaiti deployed to #Haiti, violence keeps rising as hundreds flee daily seeking refuge in makeshift si….
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RT @PearsonElaine: Journalist @antoinette_news won her case for unlawful termination against the ABC over the posting of a @hrw report on….
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