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The consequences of the Trump administration’s broad-based cuts to United States foreign assistance continue to grow, and the magnitude of the damage is breathtaking. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Four UN human rights experts urged Egypt to end the unlawful and arbitrary detention of activist and blogger, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, and release him without further delay. His mother is on hunger strike and was hospitalized this week. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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With his mother on hunger strike and fighting for her life in the hospital, @YasmineAhmed001 on why #FreedomForAlaa is the right thing to do: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/w... #FreeAlaa

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Alaa's mother, at risk of sudden death due to her 150-day hunger strike to free her jailed son, has been persuaded to end her fast—but only if UK ministers show any sign of progress in efforts to seek his release. theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Deeply concerning that Israel is importing its Gaza abuses to the West Bank. Israeli forces have killed almost 900 people there since October 7th, destroyed scores of homes and critical infrastructure, and left multiple refugee camps “near-unhabitable." www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Impending cuts to federal Medicaid spending could result in millions of Americans across the country losing health coverage www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

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ليلى سويف، الأم، والإنسانة ذات الضمير والعلم، بين الحياة والموت في المشفى. إن كان للرئيس السيسي رغبة حقيقية في إصلاح سياسي، فإن ملف معتقلي الرأي والضمير هو واجب الوقت وطال أوانه. علاء سُجن نحو ١٠ سنوات، ولو كان في نظر السيسي اقترف جرما، أليس ذلك عقابا قاسيا؟ الرحمة www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

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Tunisia clearly feeling the pressure from UN criticism of its widespread arbitrary detentions of critics: www.facebook.com/100064818906...

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The mother of jailed British-Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has been on hunger strike for some 150 days, has been admitted to the hospital. She's lost almost 70 pounds. www.reuters.com/world/jailed...

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Human Rights Watch: The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group that fights alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces, intentionally targeted civilians in an attack on January 10, 2025 www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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A powerful account of rescue at sea in the Mediterranean. The EU continues to support abusive actors like the Libyan Coast Guards, contributing directly to this cycle of extreme abuse. www.hrw.org/feature/2025...

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Human Rights Watch: Saudi authorities should not extradite Egyptian citizen Ahmed Kamel to Egypt, where he is at serious risk of arbitrary detention and torture www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and EU foreign ministers should unequivocally condemn Israel’s atrocity crimes and other serious violations of international law during the EU-Israel Association Council meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister today www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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European governments are lining up to defy the International Criminal Court and ignore arrest warrants. International justice doesn't work if you pick and choose who it applies to. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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OHCHR: The Tunisian authorities must bring an end to the pattern of arrests, arbitrary detentions and imprisonment of dozens of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, activists and politicians www.ohchr.org/en/press-bri...

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Amnesty: Egyptian authorities must immediately release dozens of people arbitrarily detained and prosecuted on terrorism-related charges, solely for posting online content supporting calls for an end to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rule www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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Five human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is sponsoring an investment conference in Miami and further whitewashing the country’s egregious human rights record www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Police and prosecutorial misconduct cost NYC $206 million last year. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/n...

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Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon between October 2023 and December 2024 destroyed vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure and public services, preventing tens of thousands of Lebanese from returning to their homes: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Sweeping sanctions imposed by the US, EU, UK, and others are hindering restoration of essential services in Syria. They lack clear, measurable conditions for removal and are hindering reconstruction efforts and exacerbating the suffering of millions www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Vehicle pursuits by Texas state troopers and local law enforcement have killed at least 106 people and injured 301 since 2021. Recent actions by Trump and Gov. Abbott will allow this to continue. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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African leaders meeting in Ethiopia this weekend are launching a new push for slavery and colonial reparations www.reuters.com/world/africa...

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The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon went into effect November 27. Since then, UN Experts found Israel has remained in Lebanon, killed at least 57 civilians, and destroyed 260 properties in south Lebanon www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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For many across the UK, the system is failing. People are struggling to access food, housing, healthcare, decent work and social security. 1 in 5 people live in poverty; healthcare wait times are excessive; and benefit levels are far too low. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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HRW: Houthi forces attacked several civilian homes and other civilian infrastructure in Yemen between January 5 and 12, 2025, in search of armed men. The attacks may amount to war crimes. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Teachers throughout Algeria are on strike to protest low salaries and deteriorating working conditions: apnews.com/article/alge...

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No, asylum-seekers are not invading the country thehill.com/opinion/immi...

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Child poverty is the visible tip of an iceberg of rights failures in the UK. The UK government is falling short on a wide range of social and economic rights. My letter with @justfairuk.bsky.social’s director Jess McQuail in today’s @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @hrw.org

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ICC members should also act to safeguard the ICC’s vital mandate. This includes putting in place measures to mitigate the effects of the sanctions on the court and its operations. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Some of the bodies of migrants found in two mass graves in Libya bore gunshot wounds—one of the sites is thought to contain up to 70 bodies. At least 28 bodies had been recovered from a mass grave in the desert north of Kufra city www.reuters.com/world/africa...

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Amnesty: Egyptian authorities must stop trying civilians in military courts—a verdict is expected on Feb 12 on the military trials of five civilians fishing in a North Sinai lake controlled by a Ministry of Defense development agency. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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A New Jersey law that allows prosecutors to decide whether children are tried as adults is causing devastating harm. The law disproportionately affects children of color, yields arbitrary disparities, and prioritizes punishment over rehabilitation. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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US State Dept waivers on suspended foreign assistance have not resulted in the resumption of many vital programs protecting and promoting human rights. Trump’s suspension of $44 billion are endangering the health, safety, and livelihoods of millions. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said during a parliamentary session last week that the Japanese government was making an “earnest effort” to accept “ill or injured” people from Gaza as part of a “medical evacuation.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Last week, UN member states began negotiating a first-ever treaty on international tax cooperation that could replace the current patchwork system that deprives governments of billions in revenue and undermines their capacity to deliver on human rights. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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The UN’s top financial contributor—the United States—cannot be trusted to honor its commitments. The United Nations leadership and its member countries need a backup plan to ensure lifesaving UN humanitarian aid and human rights work continue. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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At least 29 bodies of migrants have been recovered in two locations in the southeast and west of Libya: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

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Trump’s focus on deporting immigrants has left many intercountry adoptees increasingly vulnerable. Brought to the US by adoptive parents who failed to secure their legal status, these individuals now face deportation from the only home they know www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Egypt's most prominent political prisoner, has spent most of the past 14 years behind bars since taking part in the 2011 uprising. His mother has been on hunger strike since sept 29, and has lost 55 pounds. apnews.com/article/brit...

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Tens of thousands of people remain trapped in life-threatening conditions in al-Hol and Roj camps in northeast Syria. Trump's suspension of foreign aid to NGOs operating in these camps is exacerbating life-threatening conditions, www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Google, which once went by the motto “don’t be evil,” appears to be changing tack. It has pivoted from refusing to build AI for weapons to stating an intent to create AI that supports national security ventures www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Trump's executive order yesterday authorizes asset freezes and entry bans on ICC officials and others supporting the court’s work. US government sanctions undermine international accountability for the worst crimes and deprive victims of justice www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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#Tunisia: UN Experts calls for unconditional & immediate release of unjustly detained defender Sihem Bensedrine We expect no less of key EU institutions. Unfortunately their silence sounds like complicity w/ repression. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... @kajakallas.bsky.social @giorgiogori.bsky.social

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Amnesty: Egypt should immediately release Badr Mohamed who was arrested as a child and has now served his unjust 5-year protest-related sentence www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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Egypt: where 23% inflation is actually an improvement www.reuters.com/world/africa...

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HRW and ACLU found the US government’s decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people’s rights. The 18,000-acre mining project will extract lithium from one of the world’s largest known deposits www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Spain: Ministers are pushing for a new universal child benefit in the 2025 budget—it has the potential to reduce the country’s alarmingly high child poverty rate and center the rights to social security and an adequate standard of living in budget planning www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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United Nations officials removed criticisms of the Saudi government from the official record of a UN-organized internet governance conference in Riyadh in December 2024, and retaliated against civil society organizations. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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