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Friederike Mager

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Coordinator, EU Advocacy @hrw.org | RTs ≠ endorsements. Available in EN/FR/DE. https://www.hrw.org/about/people/friederike-mager

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Friederike Mager @friederikemager.bsky.social · Jul 3

For the first time, the #EU raised concerns about #ElSalvador at the Human Rights Council, spotlighting President Bukele's escalated crackdown.

But more is needed. EU should use its human rights toolbox strategically to foster positive change & ensure accountability. 🧵

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EU Should Act Against El Salvador’s Dismantling of Democracy

In June, the European Union, for the first time, raised concerns about El Salvador’s deteriorating situation at the UN Human Rights Council. The European Parliament then held a debate on President Nay...

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Myrto Tilianaki @myrtotilianaki.bsky.social · 7d

5 questions you might have about #COP30 and why it’s a pivotal moment for climate action & human rights.

Governments should phase out fossil fuels, ensure a just transition, and protect forests & communities. hrw.org/news/2025/10/09/qa-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop30

Q&A: United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30)

The 30th annual United Nations climate change conference, COP30, will bring together states that are party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as thousands of experts, journalists...

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Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social · 7d

A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts. He received a presidential pardon this week following widespread outrage, but this is an unprecedented sentence for nonviolent expression in Tunisia. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Tunisia: Death Sentence for Facebook Posts

A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts.

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Sarah Saadoun @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social · 1d

Today, @hrw.org released the 1st major report on tax, documenting how policies that favor the rich drove Sri Lanka into economic crisis & starved its public education system. UN tax treaty negotiations are historic chance to address a root cause. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Sri Lanka: Ruinous Tax Policies Stoke Inequality

Sri Lanka’s tax policies played a driving role in the country’s devastating 2022 economic crisis and have contributed to the chronic underfunding of education and other public services.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Sep 12

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, has been convicted of plotting a coup.

The historic ruling is the first time a former president was tried for an attempted coup in Brazil, showing nobody should be above the law.

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Friederike Mager @friederikemager.bsky.social · 29d

#Peru | @mreyesmilk.bsky.social on the recently signed amnesty bill: "In a country that continues to witness attacks to democracy & rule of law and where impunity remains ubiquitous, this latest measure is a cruel blow to victims’ long-standing quest for justice."

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 29d

#Israel forces occupying southern #Syria have destroyed homes, forcibly displaced civilians, in absence of immediate threat.

These are war crimes.

@kajakallas.bsky.social: #EU should press for accountability & seek sanctions on officials responsible of violations.

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Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Syria since December 2024 have carried out a range of abuses against residents, including forced displacement—a war crime.

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · Sep 16

"Israel has committed genocide in #Gaza" - concludes UN Commission of Inquiry.

All states have legal obligations to end the genocide & punish those responsible.

"The absence of action to stop it amounts to complicity"

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... #HRC60

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Claudio Francavilla @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social · Sep 10

At long last: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to propose sanctions on Israeli ministers, suspension of #EU - #Israel trade deal

It took 2 years of unspeakable crimes, 60K+ killed, famine, growing consensus on #genocide

It will go on, unless #Merz & #Meloni stop blocking EU action

#SOTEU

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Sep 10

What is happening in Gaza has shaken the conscience of the world.

Man-made famine can never be a weapon of war. This must stop.

EU aid to Gaza far outweighs that of any other partner.

But of course, Europe needs to do more.

Here are measures for a way forward ↓

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Lauren Seibert @laurenseibert.bsky.social · Sep 3

“Migrants report brutal treatment by EU funded security forces” in #Mauritania: NPR @npr.org on new report by @hrw.org

Listen to NPR here 👇
www.npr.org/2025/08/30/n...

HRW’s report: shorturl.at/stqpv

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Migrants report brutal treatment by EU funded security forces

Migrants trying to leave from the west African country of Mauritania say they are suffering brutal, inhumane and degrading treatment at the hands of security forces funded by the European Union.

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Almaz Teffera @almazteffera.bsky.social · Sep 4

@hrw.org published a Q&A on #reparations for historical & ongoing colonial atrocities ahead of a AU-CARICOM summit.

A unified African-Caribbean rights-based position on reparations shaped w civil society & communities would be a gamechanger for the reparations movement.

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Q&A: Reparations for Historical and Ongoing Colonial Atrocities

In this Q&A, Human Rights Watch examines the application of the right to reparation to redress past and present harms stemming from colonial atrocities, including enslavement, systemic racial inequali...

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · Sep 3

Very honored that @hrw-brussels.bsky.social met today with EU's new Special Representative for Human Rights @kajsaollongren.bsky.social.

Rich discussion on the many challenges ahead for the human rights movement - in the world and within Europe. No doubt we have a strong advocate for a stronger EU!

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Aug 29

Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against migrants and asylum seekers.

In a new report, HRW documents the abuses 🧵⬇️
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Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses
EU, Spain Support Fueled Crackdowns, Ignored Abuses; Reforms Beginning

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · Aug 27

EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights Watch

The EU and Spain incentivised repression in Mauritania primarily against black African people attempting to get to Europe irregularly, says Human Rights Watch.

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Lauren Seibert @laurenseibert.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 New @hrw.org report documents years of serious abuses by security forces in #Mauritania against West & Central African migrants, while those same authorities received equipment/support 💰 from the EU & #Spain to bolster border control & prevent irregular migration
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Friederike Mager @friederikemager.bsky.social · Aug 27

The #EuropeanUnion has been an exception, increasingly raising concerns about #ElSalvador's deteriorating situation - but more steps are necessary to stop the dismantling of institutional checks & concentration of power.

Comment by @juanitagoebertus.bsky.social
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El Salvador's Democracy Is Dying | Opinion

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang campaign has yielded tangible results—homicide rates have dropped dramatically—but it has come at a steep cost.

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Friederike Mager @friederikemager.bsky.social · Aug 20

" #Ecuador has a clear obligation to begin to phase out fossil fuels in a way that respects the will of its people, the courts, & the human rights of affected communities. Complying with the referendum by closing the wells is long overdue." @richardpearshouse.bsky.social

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Clementine de Montjoye @demontcl.bsky.social · Aug 20

New @hrw.org report documents summary executions of 140+ civilians by the #Rwanda‑backed #M23 in 14 villages/farmlands in eastern #DRCongo in July 2025. Laws of war remain binding, even during peace negotiations. Those responsible should be brought to justice.

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DR Congo: M23 Mass Killings Near Virunga National Park

The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group summarily executed over 140 civilians, in at least 14 villages and farming areas in July 2025 near Virunga National Park, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · Aug 19

More calls from trade unions to suspend #EU-#Israel Association Agreement & #StopTradeWithSettlements in OPTs.

EU's inaction is appalling. Calls from workers across Europe shouldn't be ignored.

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Ida Sawyer @idasawyer.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚨 Broken bones. Amputated finger. Loss of vision. Concussions. Deep lacerations. Severe bruising.

Law enforcement responded to protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles with deliberate brutality, in clear violation of int'l human rights law.

NEW @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

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Philipp Frisch @phfrisch.bsky.social · Aug 15

Meine Kollegin @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social heute Morgen in der @fr-zeitung.bsky.social mit einem starken Gastkommentar zur Situation in #Afghanistan. Afghanische Frauen widersetzen sich den Taliban. Deutschland sollte den gleichen Mut aufbringen.

Human Rights Watch auf Deutsch @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social · Aug 15

Heute ist es vier Jahre her, dass die Taliban in #Afghanistan wieder die Macht ergriffen haben.

Es ist auch ein Jahrestag der gebrochenen Versprechen - ein Gastbeitrag in der @fr-zeitung.bsky.social von @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social:

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Jahrestag der gebrochenen Versprechen

Afghanische Frauen widersetzen sich den Taliban. Deutschland sollte den gleichen Mut aufbringen - ein Gastbeitrag von Fereshta Abbasi (Human Rights Watch).

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Human Rights Watch auf Deutsch @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social · Aug 11

Da Israel weiterhin Journalist*innen den Zugang zum Gazastreifen verwehrt, spielen palästinensische Journalist*innen eine unersetzliche Rolle bei der Dokumentation und Berichterstattung über die anhaltende Vernichtung der palästinensischen Bevölkerung durch Israel.

#NotATarget

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Friederike Mager @friederikemager.bsky.social · Aug 12

Journalists should never be a target.

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · Aug 12

There should be no transfer of arms that could be used to commit human rights violations in #Gaza.

@coe.int's @commissionerhr.coe.int reminds that Europe's own human rights standards commit all states to act quickly.

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Conflict in Gaza: Council of Europe member states should refrain from arms transfers that could lead to human rights violations - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int

Strasbourg 12/08/2025

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Friederike Mager @friederikemager.bsky.social · Aug 7

Seit 10/2023 wurden auch rechtswidrige, willkürliche Angriffe mit US-Munition verübt. @hrw.org hat keine Hinweise darauf gefunden, dass die untersuchten Schulen militärische Ziele waren. Deren Angriff ist somit rechtswidrig & willkürlich – ein Verstoß gegen das humanitäre Völkerrecht.

Friederike Mager @friederikemager.bsky.social · Aug 7

Für Vertriebene aus #Gaza gibt es keine sicheren Orte.

100+ Angriffe der israelischen Streitkräfte haben über 500 Schulgebäude getroffen, von denen viele als Unterkünfte genutzt wurden. Hunderte von Zivilist*innen wurden getötet & nahezu alle Schulen in Gaza erheblich beschädigt.

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Gaza: Israels Angriffe auf Schulen verschärfen Notlage der Zivilbevölkerung

Die tödlichen Angriffe der israelischen Streitkräfte auf Schulen, in denen palästinensische Zivilist*innen Zuflucht gesucht haben, zeigen, dass es für die Vertriebenen aus Gaza keine sicheren Orte gib...

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