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🚨NEW on @hrw: My article how #UN members should select a champion of #HumanRights as the next UN Secretary-General as the UN faces a crisis amid a global retreat on rights and democracy.
tinyurl.com/NextUNSG
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Voters elected a majority of Democrats to control both the House and the Senate in the US midterm elections. The newly elected US Congress should prioritize respect and protection for human rights both within the United States and around the world: hrw.org/news/2026/11/04/us-n…
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Tech as a key election issue is unsurprising given that most people haven’t been consulted on massive AI-driven changes to their jobs, schools, neighbourhoods. Discontent is only going to grow with more corporate power consolidation and continued lack of democratic participation.
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The Crimes Against Humanity convention is an historic opportunity to protect civilians - and should be drafted to capture how children are targeted for the atrocities. OHCHR explains the changes needed to provide justice for children:
Children are often among the first victims of widespread and systematic violence.
But too often, they remain at the margins of international justice.
The future crimes against humanity treaty is an opportunity to change that.
ohchr.org/en/statements-and-…
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Spanish football behemoth @LaLiga's obsequious apology to the Chinese government over French football player+Spanish league star Kylian Mbappé's "Chinese dictator" meme comment sets a bad precedent for free speech—for athletes and Chinese people; analysis with @HRW’s @wang_maya: hrw.org/news/2026/10/29/mbap…
Candidata para secretaria general de la #ONU @Lana_Nusseibeh, funcionaria de larga trayectoria de los EAU, ha negado:
👉abusos de #DDHH cometidos por UAE en Sudán y Yemen.
👉Informes de la ONU que vinculan a los EAU con las RSF, responsables de abusos en Sudán.
@hrw_espanol👇
ALT Lana Nusseibeh, candidata para Secretaria General de la ONU, en su rol como embajadora de Los Emiratos Árabes Unidos en la ONU.
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Ecuador 🇪🇨 | Destituir a jueces por levantar una prisión preventiva envía un mensaje intimidatorio a toda la judicatura del país.
La audiencia de mañana ante la @CIDH es un espacio fundamental para exigir que el gobierno Noboa respete la independencia judicial.
🛑#Atención | Damián Larco, vocal del Consejo de la Judicatura, justificó la destitución de los jueces Silvana Velasco, Byron Uzcátegui y Wiler Chóez, quienes revocaron la prisión preventiva de Aquiles Álvarez en el caso Goleada. El funcionario sostuvo que el CJ actuó por disposición de la Corte Nacional, que declaró error inexcusable en la decisión judicial.
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🚨What @hrw would have asked during the UNGA interactive dialog with @Lana_Nusseibeh
‼️Latest during the UNGA interactive dialog with UNSG candidate @Lana_Nusseibeh this afternoon👇
🚨 Great question from @TheRWCHR's @yonahdiamond to former @UAEMissionToUN envoy @Lana_Nusseibeh, candidate for the post of UN secretary-general at UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue. Unfortunately not much of an answer.
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Argentina🇦🇷| Las amenazas del presidente Milei contra periodistas que investigaron el caso $LIBRA son inaceptables. Ponen en riesgo a la prensa y atacan la libertad de expresión.
El Gobierno debería retractarse y aceptar que el poder viene acompañado de mayor escrutinio público.
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Today, our thoughts with the survivors of the cataclysmic RSF El Fasher takeover. Many hoped those responsible would be held to account. States shld act against RSF leaders, the UAE company apparently hiring Colombians fighting with RSF & ensure justice hrw.org/news/2026/10/26/suda…
A grim anniversary.
“It is as if a tsunami had hit the city,” said a resident who returned to Sudan’s El Fasher only to find it destroyed and largely abandoned after the RSF's October 2025 takeover.
One year on, global actors should ensure it never happens again, take bold steps to protect civilians, and hold those responsible to account. hrw.org/news/2026/10/26/suda…
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Israeli forces continue to kill and wound civilians and deny sufficient food, aid, and water to Palestinians in Gaza one year after a ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025 hrw.org/news/2026/10/10/gaza…
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🚨 New from @hrw: Tomorrow, Oct 13, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new members of the Human Rights Council for 2027-2029. Because the vote is devoid of competition, #Burundi is set to win reelection. hrw.org/news/2026/10/12/un-b…
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👏 👏 👏 Congratulations to Navi Pillay, an activist, human rights investigator, and international judge, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
From Rwanda to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Navi Pillay has sought justice for the world’s worst crimes.
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🤯 Will someone in the UN leadership explain to the director-general of the @FAO that human rights are one of the UN’s 3 main pillars, not some throwaway add-on? He reportedly fired a senior UN FAO official for “playing” human rights on #Gaza.
theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
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Estados Unidos: Operaciones marítimas cerca de Ecuador generan preocupaciones de derechos humanos bit.ly/4zeyOSk
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🇺🇸EEUU destruyó 8 pesqueros ecuatorianos🇪🇨 y detuvo a más de 140 tripulantes. Algunos denunciaron abusos. Ningún gobierno ha divulgado evidencias convincentes contra ellos.
Ambos deben explicar la base legal de estas operaciones e investigar los abusos.👇🏽hrw.org/es/news/2026/10/02/e…