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andrewstroehlein.bsky.social
European Media and Editorial Director, Human Rights Watch https://bsky.app/profile/hrw.org. Subscribe to my human rights newsletter: https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights All my links here: https://linktr.ee/andrewstroehlein
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We have wandered very far off of that path.

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Thomas Fugate, who has no apparent management or anti-terrorism experience, replaced an Army veteran with more than two decades of national security experience who resigned in March when the administration began cutting his staff. By @hannahallam.bsky.social‬

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Israel's "calibrated starvation as policy" in #Gaza www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

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Does anyone even remember anymore that government should be about trying to make people's lives better? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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After an @afp.com investigation, YouTube and TikTok removed 28 pages that were using AI to churn out fabricated sermons delivered in Pope Leo XIV's voice or otherwise attributed to him. Many of the fakes had far more views than any post on the pope's official Instagram. www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

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What I'm trying to do with this Daily Brief is write about human rights in ways that we can all understand. It's not intended for experts and activists (although, many of them have told me they like it, too). Have a look at recent editions and tell me what you think: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...

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Ukraine attacks military bases in Russia, destroying long-range bombers. Russia responds by attacking cities, killing civilians. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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The European Convention already does adapt, as its judges apply its protections to new situations to safeguard people’s rights. European leaders need to defend its vital institutions not undermine them www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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What I'm trying to do with this Daily Brief is write about human rights in ways that we can all understand. It's not intended for experts and activists (although, many of them have told me they like it, too). Have a look at recent editions and tell me what you think: www.hrw.org/daily-brief-...

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« Et si les autorités n'ont pas suffisamment de preuves pour juger cette affaire, après avoir eu un an pour les rassembler, elles devraient libérer Joe », a conclu l’ONG Human Rights Watch dans son rapport [Daily Brief] publié le 5 juin 2025. www.alwihdainfo.com/RCA-L-affair...

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Ukraine attacks military bases in Russia, destroying long-range bombers. Russia responds by attacking cities, killing civilians. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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#Trump administration sanctions four #ICC judges just for doing their jobs. The new sanctions come as Trump is working to undercut rule of law in the US. ICC member countries should make clear they back the court’s independence and critical global mandate. Victims everywhere deserve justice.

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Since the talk is about tagging this morning, I thought I'd share this from Brussels some years ago. (No, I wasn't living in a particularly tough neighborhood.)

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At the "Red Line for Palestine" event in London this week, HRW spoke to singer and actress Paloma Faith and actor Khalid Abdalla. Action is needed — it is absolutely critical that the UK government take concrete steps to stop Israel's violations of international law.

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I am deeply surprised and shocked the two ego-addicted man-babies have fallen out with each other. I did not see that coming at all, and it completely upends my view of everything. Devastated.

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"inspired street art has nothing in common with sprayed-on assertions of ‘me, me, me’" Agree 100%. Tagging is just pissing with paint to mark territory. Ugly in form, ugly in intent. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“systemic & large-scale violations of labor rights in #Belarus... Including: • liquidation of all independent trade unions • persecution of civil society activists & members of independent trade unions • mass dismissals & pressure on workers disloyal to govt penbelarus.org/en/2025/06/0...

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Et si les autorités n'ont pas suffisamment de preuves pour juger cette affaire, après avoir eu un an pour les rassembler, elles devraient libérer Joe.

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Many times in my Daily Brief, I talk about individuals I’ve never met. Not today. I worked with Joe, and I knew him as a stand-up guy. Arrested by Russian forces, Joe has been imprisoned without trial in the Central African Republic for over a year now. Please share: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

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In Thailand, a civilian court’s conviction of 2 army instructors for the beating death of a conscript is the first successful prosecution under the 2022 prevention of torture law. www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

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“systemic & large-scale violations of labor rights in #Belarus... Including: • liquidation of all independent trade unions • persecution of civil society activists & members of independent trade unions • mass dismissals & pressure on workers disloyal to govt penbelarus.org/en/2025/06/0...

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Joseph Figueira Martin est emprisonné en République centrafricaine depuis plus d'un an. Il n'a été reconnu coupable d'aucun crime. Il n'y a eu aucun procès. @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social aborde le cas de son ancien collègue dans le #BriefDuJour ⤵ www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

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Europe is Watching Am 28. Juni 2025 soll in Budapest die Pride stattfinden –trotz offiziellen Verbots und wachsendem Druck auf queere und trans Communities in Ungarn. th-entertainment.de/budapest-pride

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Many times in my Daily Brief, I talk about individuals I’ve never met. Not today. I worked with Joe, and I knew him as a stand-up guy. Arrested by Russian forces, Joe has been imprisoned without trial in the Central African Republic for over a year now. Please share: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

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"The #Sudan conflict has killed tens of thousands, displaced nearly 13 million and created what the UN has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with the World Food Program saying almost 25 million people face 'acute hunger.'" www.npr.org/2025/06/04/n...

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It seems people don't want to buy cars from a guy who does Nazi-style salutes, promotes extremist hate, and wrecks humanitarian aid programs around the world... It restores one's faith in humanity a bit, doesn't it? www.reuters.com/business/aut...

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My home town #Cologne is currently evacuating more people than at any time since WW2. Radius of 1km, more than 20,000 people, a hospital, 3 bridges, a train station and plenty of offices. The reason is the defusing of 3 American WW2 bombs.

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New @hrw.org research: Airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces using unguided bombs killed and injured scores of civilians, including children, in residential areas of Nyala, South Darfur, in February. Five strikes in 40 minutes on Feb 3 alone. www.hrw.org/preview-link...

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When we need medical advice, who should we turn to: a doctor or a politician?  A doctor. That's common sense. Yet when it comes to some medical issues, some attention-seeking politicians try to derail our common-sense thinking. Sensible folks are not fooled... www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

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"by drawing attention to the unusual presence of African workers on Russian assembly lines, they also raise troubling questions for African governments. Why are their citizens toiling at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s arms empire?" www.economist.com/middle-east-...

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#Australia government moves to wreck both climate and cultural heritage. www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

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Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah, #Yemen, is a critical entry point for aid, and hundreds of workers were present. The US attack showed a callous disregard for civilians’ lives and should be investigated as a war crime. www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

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This leaked Nov 2024 EU report provided more than enough evidence to suspend the #EU - #Israel Association Agreement. If ongoing review under @kajakallas.bsky.social is credible, it will find that Israel’s violations have only worsened since EU states must finally act. As they should've long ago.

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Centrafrique: La justice retardée au pays

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“These are deliberate attacks on civilians, that is, war crimes. And the perpetrators film their war crimes and share the videos on social media. Russian forces are apparently proud of the atrocities they’re committing and the terror they’re spreading.”

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"We're still not abusing desperate, powerless people enough! We must abuse them more!!" (rough translation) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/w...

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Russia’s drone attacks on civilians - “human safaris” - in Kherson, #Ukraine, in my Daily Brief today: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

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Arrested by Russian forces last year. Still no date yet fixed for his trial.

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Russia’s drone attacks on civilians - “human safaris” - in Kherson, #Ukraine, in my Daily Brief today: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

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Les forces russes attaquent délibérément des civils avec des drones en #Ukraine. Elles filment ces crimes de guerre et les partagent sur les réseaux sociaux. Il semble que leur objectif soit de semer la terreur. Dans le #BriefDuJour de @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social ⤵ www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

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#RépubliqueCentrafricaine Le chercheur Joseph Figueira Martin, arrêté par les forces russes selon des motifs douteux il y a un an, devrait soit être jugé dans le cadre d’un procès transparent et équitable, soit libéré, selon @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social. www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

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« Les massacres ne semblent pas être des actes commis par quelques combattants individuels, mais reflètent plutôt les efforts de la part des dirigeants du M23 pour consolider leur contrôle par tous les moyens nécessaires. » www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

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