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she/her Human Rights✊ Climate🌎 Gender🟰 Communications Specialist at @bellonaeu.bsky.social
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⚒️We welcome @ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's initiative to launch a Strategic Dialogue on #Steel, which began yesterday... ❌However, civil society organisations #CSOs must be included! Together with @eeb.org @caneurope.org @e3g.bsky.social @wwfeu.bsky.social & more!

“The rise of anti-immigrant politics comes alongside a rise in climate-driven migration. As the Earth warms, climate change threatens to uproot many more people and—indirectly—usher in a new era of populist authoritarianism.”

Ahead of US President Donald Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch’s US Program Director Tanya Greene and Washington Director Sarah Yager discuss Trump's executive orders, damage to human rights, and the path ahead. Learn more ⤵️

🚨 🚌 Omnibus or omni-bust? The new Omnibus simplification package raises serious questions about the EU’s commitment to #sustainability reporting. If left unchanged, the proposal would be a step backward for both the market and the climate! 🔗Read our key concerns: eu.bellona.org/2025/02/26/p...

Google announced significant changes to its artificial intelligence policy this week. This pivot from refusing to build AI for weapons to stating an intent to create AI that supports national security ventures is stark, and it sparks serious human rights concerns. Read more: bit.ly/4gwYBeL

"I Shall Not Hate" screening last night, hosted by MEP @catarina-europe.bsky.social. Powerful documentary following the journey of Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, a remarkable Palestinian doctor and peace advocate whose daughters were murdered by Israeli shells. A profound example of resilience!

Over 160 NGOs, trade unions, and civil society organizations, including Human Rights Watch, have called on the European Union to ban trade and business with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Read more:

Widespread destruction in Gaza is no accident—much of it reflects a calculated Israeli policy to make Gaza unlivable. Trump’s suggestion of “taking over” Gaza and further forcibly displacing Palestinians would amount to an alarming escalation in the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.

Gaza belongs to Palestinians. Forcible displacement of populations is against international law. President Trump’s outrageous comments disregard the basic human rights of millions of Palestinians. His comments only serve to further escalate this destructive conflict.

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