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Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Our rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.

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  • The UK’s new immigration plan is a profound retreat from the humane approach Labour promised voters. Labour should recognize the enormous contributions refugees make, as well as the moral and legal obligation to provide protection. ✍️ HRW's UK director,Yasmine Ahmed.Read more:https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ

  • At this year's COP30 summit, Afro-Brazilian leaders urged authorities to help them protect the forest and their territories. As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.

  • There's enough money in the world to accelerate the phase out of fossil fuels. This is why governments should support the UN Tax Treaty.At#COP30, HRW's Sylvain Aubry discusses the need for governments to finalize a UN Tax Treaty by 2027 ⤵️

    UN Tax Treaty | COP30

  • Human Rights Watch is honored to announcePhilippe Bolopion as its new Executive Director. Philippe is a 13-year veteran of HRW and former journalist with extensive experience advocating on atrocities globally. We are proud to have his expertise guiding us as HRW rises to meet the challenges ahead. Learn more about Philippe:https://bit.ly/3LWkRF1

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  • As#COP30 comes to a close, we remind governments of their international obligations to address climate change as well as to respect and protect environmental defenders' basic rights.Fossil-fuel production and use are driving the climate crisis and harming the health and livelihoods of local communities.See more of our#COP30 coverage in Brazil:https://bit.ly/43Eqzla

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    View profile for Maria Elena Vignoli

    Senior Counsel, International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch

    On December 1, the 24th session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties is starting in The Hague!🚨Check outHuman Rights Watch recommendations to the Assembly and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session:https://lnkd.in/e6fHMfywHere are the main areas of action at the session:1⃣ Defending international justice in the face of ongoing threats and attacks, including sanctions by the United States government targeting the ICC and those supporting its essential work. States parties have a responsibility—and the ability—to push back and protect them. This means:➡️Ensuring adequate political support - Speak up in defense of the ICC and civil society, and against efforts to undermine their critical work for justice; and➡️Putting in place concrete measures to minimize the effects of coercive measures, including sanctions against the court, its officials, and those cooperating with it (e.g., EU Blocking Statute).2⃣ Robustly responding to non-cooperation in the face of some states parties failing to uphold their obligations to arrest and surrender individuals wanted by the ICC:Italy👉Njeem (Libya situation)Hungary👉Netanyahu (Palestine situation)Tajikistan👉Putin (Ukraine situation)It is critical for states parties to raise the political cost of non-cooperation both individually, in their bilateral relations with the concerned states, as well as through the Assembly as a whole.3⃣ Providing the ICC with the resources it needs in its regular budget to build the necessary resilience, while also continuing to robustly carry out its global mandate. At the Assembly session, states parties should:✅ Adopt an adequate annual budget for 2026; and✅ Raise the notional level of the Contingency Fund level and allow for its automatic replenishment (this will help ensure the court has the necessary flexibility to continue executing its mandate in an extremely uncertain operational environment).#ASP24#JusticeMatters#NGOVoices

  • Security forces in Nepal used disproportionate force against youth-led protests on September 8, 2025, indiscriminately firing on protesters multiple times.Authorities in Nepal should investigate the disproportionate use of force by police during protests and hold those responsible to account.

    Nepal: Unlawful Use of Force During ‘Gen Z’ Protest

  • NEW: The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.In a new report, HRW details “Operation Iron Wall,” an Israeli military operation across Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams refugee camps that began on January 21, 2025, days after a temporary ceasefire was announced in Gaza.Israel’s escalating abuses in the West Bank underscore why governments, despite the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, should urgently act to prevent Israeli authorities from escalating their repression of Palestinians. Read more at the link in the comments.

  • In early 2025, the Israeli military launched an operation that emptied three Palestinian refugee camps. They've blocked their residents from returning and razed many of their homes.In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.Read more at the link in comments.

    West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

  • We’re thrilled to share that Human Rights Watch’s#WithHumanity campaign has been selected as a Gold award winner atThe Anthem Awards. 🙌 This win for Human & Civil Rights Global Awareness Campaign was possible because of the tens of thousands of European Union citizens who amplified our call to treat people seeking safety with dignity and respect, and demanded action to save lives in the Mediterranean Sea. We delivered these calls to EU leadership earlier this year in April. 👉 Check out the full list of winners here:https://bit.ly/485sXmn Thanks to our NGO partners for their advocacy, andici Barbès for their creative collaboration. The push for humane migration policies continues.

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