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RSF till utrikesministern: Kräv Gui Minhais frigivning under Kina-besöket - Reportrar utan gränser

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Reportrar utan gränser @reportrarutangranser.se · 14h

Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergards statsbesök i Kina sammanfaller med tioårsdagen av kidnappningen av den svenske förläggaren Gui Minhai. – Det enda acceptabla resultatet av utrikesministerns resa är att min pappa följer med henne hem, säger Angela Gui, dotter till Gui Minhai.

Sveriges utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergards pågående statsbesök i Kina sammanfaller med tioårsdagen av bortförandet av den svenske medborgaren Gui Minhai. I ett öppet brev uppmanar Reportrar uta...

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Måns Molander @manmader.bsky.social · 18h

Idag är Sveriges utrikesminister i Kina för samtal. Hon bör kräva att Gui Minhai, som hållits i 10 år, frisläpps omedelbart. Mänskliga rättigheter sägs vara en hörnsten i svensk utrikespolitik, då måste de vara det även i dagens samtal.

Skriver i Aftonbladet:

www.aftonbladet.se/a/vg4RpL

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Christina Abdulahad @christinaabdulahad.bsky.social · 18h

Regeringens pressmeddelande nämner tyvärr inget om mänskliga rättigheter, bara samarbete “där det är möjligt och i linje med våra intressen och värderingar.”
Om mänskliga rättigheter är en hörnsten i utrikespolitiken bör det märkas – börja med Gui Minhai.

www.regeringen.se/pressmeddela...

Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard reser till Kina

Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard besöker Kina den 16–17 oktober. Under besöket kommer utrikesministern att delta i möten med representanter...

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Christina Abdulahad @christinaabdulahad.bsky.social · 18h

Gui Minhais fall belyser också den kinesiska regeringens transnationella repression – övergrepp som syftar till att hota och övervaka oliktänkande utanför landets gränser, även i Sverige.

www.hrw.org/report/2024/...

“We Will Find You”

The 46-page report, “‘We Will Find You’: A Global Look at How Governments Repress Nationals Abroad,” is a rights-centered analysis of how governments are targeting dissidents, activists, political opp...

World Report 2025: Rights Trends in China

Christina Abdulahad @christinaabdulahad.bsky.social · 18h

De uppenbara övergreppen i fallet Gui är ett tydligt exempel på den tilltagande repressionen i Kina under Xi Jinpings styre, något som @hrw.org har dokumenterat utförligt. www.hrw.org/world-report...

Bör vara en självklar del under samtalen i Peking

Christina Abdulahad @christinaabdulahad.bsky.social · 19h

Den här veckan markerar 75 år av Sverige–Kina-relationer – och 10 år sedan Gui Minhai bortfördes.
När utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard nu reser till Peking bör mänskliga rättigheter stå högt på agendan.

www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/vg4...

@manmader.bsky.social @hrw.org

DEBATT. Sveriges utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard besöker Kina denna vecka “för att främja svenska prioriteringar inom ekonomi, handel och säkerhetspolit

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 1d

The October ceasefire in Gaza has brought some desperately needed relief after two years of atrocities. But much more needs to be done.

Israel should fully lift its unlawful blockade and facilitate rebuilding. States should support accountability for grave crimes committed.

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 1d

Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

Jan Eliasson: ”Regeringens hantering av Greta behöver klargöras”

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Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 1d

Skickade regeringen en instruktion till ambassaden i Tel Aviv om hur Greta Thunberg och de andra svenska deltagarna i nödhjälpsflottiljen skulle hanteras? Den tidigare toppdiplomaten Jan Eliasson ställer sig frågan och vill att regeringens roll ska klargöras.

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ny...

Greta Thunberg och hennes medfångar vittnar om tortyr under fångenskapen i Israel. Nu reagerar två tidigare utrikesministrar på UD:s hantering. – Jag har svårt

”De sparkade på mig varje gång flaggan nuddade mitt ansikte”

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Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 1d

Vi träffar Greta Thunberg hemma i hennes kollektiv. Och får höra om tortyren hon och de andra i flottiljen utsattes för. I vår granskning framgår att UD tonat ned allvaret i situationen, i sin kommunikation med anhöriga under fångenskapen. Bilder av Magnus Wennman.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0V...

Greta Thunberg om skräckdygnen i israeliskt fängelse Slag, sparkar och hot om att gasas i burar. Greta Thunberg och flera andra ur flottiljen berättar nu detalj

Changes to EU Law Will Undermine Corporate Accountability

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hderengerve.bsky.social @hderengerve.bsky.social · 3d

😧 The EP Omnibus I revision on #CSDDD passed, erasing the harmonized EU civil liability framework.

⚡ During upcoming Trialogues, @hrw.org calls on all negotiators to reintroduce it and ideally strengthen what is left of the CSDDD
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Today the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs voted to adopt its position amending the European Union’s landmark corporate accountability law that will seriously curtail efforts to mitiga...

We Are Genocide Survivors. But Our War Is Far From Over.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 5d

"We will remember the martyrs—those who died teaching, reporting, healing, mothering, surviving. We will carry their memory like fire in our hearts. And we will begin again." Read Ali Skaik, a 19-year-old from Gaza, on the ceasefire that will hopefully bring an end to genocide.

We in Gaza will remember the martyrs--those who died teaching, reporting, healing, mothering, surviving. We will carry their memory like fire in our hearts. And we will begin again.

www.thenation.com

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deblbrown.bsky.social @deblbrown.bsky.social · 6d

New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org

Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies, Human Rights Watch...

This month sees the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. Adopted in October 2000, Resolution 1325 established that women should be ful...

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Heather Barr @heatherbarr.bsky.social · 8d

Oct 31 is the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, & Security. Resolution 1325 has never been more important than today, as we face a global backlash against women’s rights & escalating wars & crises around the globe.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

No women, no peace

Disturbing Reports of Sudan’s Military Using Chlorine Gas

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Jean-Baptiste Gallopin @jbgallopin.bsky.social · 7d

@hrw: All state parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention should support a transparent investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of the allegations of the use of chemical weapons by Sudan’s military.

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Jean-Baptiste Gallopin @jbgallopin.bsky.social · 7d

@hrw.org: A new investigation by France 24, a French broadcaster, provides the first public elements to corroborate the US allegations indicating that Sudan’s military may have used chlorine in two incidents in September 2024.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

The United States government sanctioned General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan’s de facto head of state, in January 2025, alleging that the SAF had used ...

How Syrian children are being shut out of Lebanon’s classrooms

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Bill Frelick @billfrelick.bsky.social · 9d

"Education should never be used as a political pawn & parents should not have to worry from one year to the next if their children will be able to go to school." @michellerandhawa.bsky.social @hrw.org in "How Syrian children are being shut out of Lebanon's classrooms" www.newarab.com/analysis/how...

Government restrictions have effectively barred tens of thousands of Syrian children from school in Lebanon, as NGOs step in to teach those left behind

www.newarab.com

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Michelle Randhawa @michellerandhawa.bsky.social · 9d

Despite promising statements from PM Nawaf Salam and MEHE Rima Karami on education for all, #Lebanon gov decision to uphold residency requirement for public school registration risks barring 10s of thousands of refugee students from school @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

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Claudio Francavilla @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social · 16d

It’s taken nearly 2 years of atrocities for the EU to finally propose suspending the #EU - #Israel deal. But without #Germany’s backing, it won’t go anywhere.

Berlin should stop opposing EU action, uphold its duties under the #Genocide Convention: hrw.org/news/2025/09...

@aussenminister.diplo.de

As Israel Escalates Assault, Germany Should Support EU Action on Gaza

The German government has so far claimed that only bilateral diplomacy, without concrete action by the European Union, is enough to press Israel to halt its atrocities. It hasn’t worked.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 15d

The United States is "actively trying to dismantle" today's system of international justice.

@fborello.bsky.social and @agnescallamard.bsky.social discuss how US sanctions against Palestinian rights orgs and ICC and UN officials puts rights at risk globally:

Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?

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Claudio Francavilla @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social · 10d

1/7 With Trump’s “peace plan” on the table, some EU states will seize it as an excuse to drop pressure on Israel: Germany, Italy & others will claim “diplomacy is working”, so no need to sanction ministers or suspend the EU-Israel trade deal.

That’s nonsense. Here’s why ⤵️🧵

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Lou Charbonneau @loucharb.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 @hrw.org reminds UN member states that justice & human rights for Palestinians can't wait for agreement on a peace deal. Govts must follow up on commitments they made at the UN last month to pressure #Israel to end atrocities in #Gaza & West Bank.

New dispatch by me & @benjeannerod.bsky.social 👇

Justice for Palestinians Can’t Wait for a Peace Deal

The calamitous situation in Gaza, with Palestinian civilians facing extermination and ethnic cleansing by Israeli forces, was a major focus of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-le...

Flotillas Highlight Urgency to Lift Israel’s Blockade of Gaza

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Sep 10

There is nowhere safe to go in Gaza.

Israeli forces have ordered thousands of Palestinians in Gaza City to evacuate as the military prepares another major assault.

States should act to prevent genocide in Gaza and press Israel to reverse course.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Sep 11

In the absence of international action, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza.

Governments should protect flotilla participants and press Israel to end its unlawful blockade of Gaza.

In the absence of international action to stop the Israeli government from continuing its grave crimes against Palestinians in Gaza, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at br...