The travel ban put on me for the Shengin area countries has been lifted.

NB: x.com/hrw/status/179…

A dangerous provision in a new Football Governance Bill currently being debated in the United Kingdom’s parliament could leave a backdoor open to states looking to “sportswash” their rights abuses through English football. trib.al/8CIdRKG

Thank you قناة الحرة for this important coverage on the #Baha ’i community in #Houthi -controlled #Yemen . A year ago 17 Baha’is were detained in a violent raid in Sanaa and five remain in custody—they must be freed. #FreeYemeniBahais

alhurra.com/yemen/2024/05/…

For those in Washington DC, join Human Rights Watch & U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs for event on #Iran 's persecution of Baha'is on May 21 at 5:45 pm Freedom House. We're discussing Human Rights Watch report on #Iran 's crime against humanity, with USCIRF Baha'i International Community & Freedom House. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/crime-agains…

The Antisemitism Awareness Act 'is the wrong way to fight' antisemitism. 'It would codify a controversial definition of anti-Semitism' that cites as an example of antisemitism accusing Israeli of racism, meaning we cannot talk about its apartheid. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Between this and the destruction of the cultural heritage in Khartoum, it does seem like #ICC should have a country-wide mandate for the most severe crimes committed in #Sudan

...necessary information, no conclusion could make sense but 'it's not credible that the U.S. government has less information than orgs like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam'

'Lew and Satterfield ... made clear that while Israel did restrict humanitarian aid in the past and created obstacles for aid to reach Gaza, it has changed its policy since April'

Since April.

Even the defenses are damning.

I'm now on a call with Senator Chris Van Hollen who required this report & had led Congress in questioning Biden's Gaza policy; will share his thoughts here.

In Taiz siege, Yemenis see Houthi double standards | Amwaj.media amwaj.media/article/in-tai…

Thanks to Human Rights Watch for their devastating, documented account of the RSF’s ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.  In December 2023 Secretary Blinken determined that members of the RSF and allied militias had committed these atrocities.  History will not forget and we support…

We are calling for targeted sanctions against six individuals: Hemedti, the RSF leader and his brother Abdel Raheem, West Darfur Commander and two tribal Arab leader and one commander from Tamazuj armed group.

Dear friends, please use this hashtag when posting on Yemen
#الحرية_للبهائيين_اليمنيين

#FreeYemeniBahais

I spoke to the ⁦BBC⁩ this morning about our Human Rights Watch investigation into crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in El Geneina, West Darfur: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glo…

'عندما أطلق عليّ النار، اعتقدت أنها النهاية'

قُتل الآلاف وهُجّر نصف مليون في حملة تطهير عرقي على يد قوات الدعم السريع في في الجنينة، غرب دارفور، #السودان

تقرير هيومن رايتس ووتش: hrw.org/ar/news/2024/0…

New Human Rights Watch report found that Rapid Support and their allied militias carried a campaign of ethnic cleansing targeting ethnic Massalit, as well other non-Arab groups in El Geneina.

We address some key Qs relating to our research and findings here hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

Report we released today on ethnic cleansing in West Darfur captures most shattering research I have been part of in my many yrs Human Rights Watch. UN and AU, in collaboration with IGAD, should urgently deploy to Sudan a mission with a mandate to protect civilians hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

SaudiArabia’s most prominent human rights defender is forcibly disappeared.

His family tries to get information about him only to find out the Saudi Human Rights Commission shares false information about him and covers up the abuses.

⁦HRC International⁩ alqst.org/posts/958

It's not just Gaza—Israeli forces are unlawfully killing Palestinians in the West Bank, including executing those who posed no apparent threat. Israel killed 2X more Palestinians in 2023 than in 18+ years & is on pace to kill more in 2024. New Human Rights Watch report🧵hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…