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Friederike Mager
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Friederike Mager @friederikemager.bsky.social · 26d
At the 4th #EU–#CELAC Summit, leaders should tackle key human rights challenges in both regions:

🔵Back rights-based responses to crime & violence
🔵Defend democracy & fundamental rights
🔵Act on climate & environmental harm
🔵Support the bi-regional care pact

Our letter: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Reposted by Friederike Mager
philippedam.bsky.social
#EU states have key responsibility to show full support to Int'l Criminal Court as attacks by #Russia & #USA undermine its work.

🗣️ Speak up against US sanctions
🛡️ Use blocking statute & other measures to protect ICC, its officials & civil society

www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
International Criminal Court: Justice at Risk
Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should intensify efforts to protect the court and human rights groups campaigning for justice from attack.
www.hrw.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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philippedam.bsky.social
#Tunisia.ns protesting authoritarianism show more courage than EU Delg in Tunis.

Is EU's utter silence on #Tunisia's repressive turn its way to implement @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's deal? It's a blow to principles; it's also poor policy

www.france24.com/en/live-news... @anouarelanouni.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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🚨The Russian government has banned us as an “undesirable” foreign organization. Our work hasn’t changed. But what’s changed is Russia’s full-throttled embrace of dictatorial policies, its staggering rise in repression & the scope of the war crimes its forces are committing in Ukraine.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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philippedam.bsky.social
Amazing news from #Tunisia: lawyer & commentator Sonia Dahmani released from arbitrary detention; at same time as Euro-Parliament adopted critical resolution on her case

Public diplomacy works. A lesson for @eudiplomacy.bsky.social: Silence is never an option

www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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philippedam.bsky.social
2 weeks ago @ec.europa.eu launched vague Civil Society Strategy.

But in parallel vdLeyen's own party joins far-right groups for charge against basic support to civil society.

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: show leadership, press your own party to end anti-CSO smears.

euobserver.com/eu-political...
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
friederikemager.bsky.social
Ahead of #Honduras' general elections, fraud allegations, army and prosecutor interference, and political deadlock in the electoral authority threaten free and fair elections. Independent domestic & intl. observers will be key to safeguarding credibility.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Honduras: Threats to Free, Fair Elections
Escalating political pressure on electoral authorities threatens Hondurans’ right to vote in free and fair elections.
www.hrw.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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cristianfergo.bsky.social
🇩🇴The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has struck down laws that criminalized same-sex conduct among police and military officers — a historic victory in the fight for equality. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Dominican Republic: Court Ends Security Forces Gay Sex Ban
The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Codes of Justice of the National Police and the Armed Forces that criminalized consensual same-sex conduct by officers, ...
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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hrw.org
NEW: The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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hrwdeutschland.bsky.social
⚠️ NEUE Recherche: Die Zwangsvertreibung der Bewohner*innen von drei Flüchtlingslagern im #Westjordanland durch die israelische Regierung im Januar und Februar 2025 stellen Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit dar.

Mehr erfahren: https://bit.ly/47QuEoQ
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
friederikemager.bsky.social
As the world comes together to tackle the climate crisis at #COP30 in #Brazil, its Congress is considering proposals that would exacerbate it. Those measures could have severe impact on the Amazon, which is critical for global climate.

New @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Brazil: Don’t Strip Protection of Environment, Defenders
Brazil’s Congress should reject proposals to dismantle environmental licensing requirements and to revoke a plan to protect human rights defenders.
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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hrwdeutschland.bsky.social
Trotz katastrophaler Lage in #Gaza hebt die Bundesregierung den Exportstopp für Rüstungsgüter an Israel auf.

Das birgt Risiken politischer & rechtlicher Mitverantwortung für mögliche Völkerrechtsverbrechen.

#Deutschland ist als Vertragsstaat der UN-Völkermordkonvention zur Prävention verpflichtet.
Israel-Gaza-Krieg: Bundesregierung liefert künftig wieder alle Rüstungsgüter an Israel
Wegen des harten Vorgehens im Gazastreifen stoppte Deutschland im Sommer den Export mancher Rüstungsgüter nach Israel. Nun hebt die Bundesregierung die Einschränkung auf. Sie schaut allerdings auch au...
www.spiegel.de
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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philippedam.bsky.social
On Thursday EU ministers will debate their #Sahel strategy, as civilians pay cost of conflict & repression.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social: make clear there'll be no security & stability unless protection of civilians is at the center.

Our take 👇
euobserver.com/africa/ard19...
#Mali #Niger #BurkinaFaso
After three military coups, EU must focus on civilians in Sahel
Since a series of military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, most EU military and capacity-building missions have been closed, development aid has been largely frozen, and diplomatic relations w...
euobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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philippedam.bsky.social
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social: Stand for human rights in #Tunisia, call for release of those arbitrarily detained & respect for fundamental freedoms

@mounirsatouri.bsky.social @michaelgahler.bsky.social: Put #Tunisia on your urgency situation agenda

www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
The EU Has Simply Abandoned Human Rights in Tunisia
In the early morning of April 19, a Tunis Court issued sentences in a mass trial of 40 lawyers, opposition figures, and critics of the president. Thirty-seven defendants were sentenced to heavy prison...
www.hrw.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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philippedam.bsky.social
EU institutions should stop ignoring #Tunisia s fall into repression. Petting authoritarian leaders in the back is not only a blow to EU values - it's also bad policy.

Our take on the fabricated mass ‘Conspiracy’ Trial 👇

www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Tunisia: Overturn Unjust ‘Conspiracy’ Trial Convictions
A Tunisian Court on November 17, 2025, is scheduled to hear the appeal of 37 people unjustly sentenced to heavy prison terms in a politically motivated “Conspiracy Case” from April.
www.hrw.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
friederikemager.bsky.social
At the 4th #EU–#CELAC Summit, leaders should tackle key human rights challenges in both regions:

🔵Back rights-based responses to crime & violence
🔵Defend democracy & fundamental rights
🔵Act on climate & environmental harm
🔵Support the bi-regional care pact

Our letter: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
friederikemager.bsky.social
Police have failed to take crucial steps to investigate 121 killings during a raid in Rio de Janeiro, #Brazil. They didn´t preserve crime scenes and the chain of custody of evidence.

Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation.

New @hrw.org : www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Brazil: Serious Investigative Failures in Deadly Rio Raid
Rio de Janeiro police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including four police officers, during a raid in low-income,...
www.hrw.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
friederikemager.bsky.social
@phfrisch.bsky.social zum Treffen zwischen #Merz und #Erdoğan: Allianzen in Verteidigung, regionaler Entwicklungspolitik und Wirtschaft dürfen die brutale Repression in der Türkei nicht überschatten.

Demokratische Rückschritte müssen offen angesprochen werden, bevor es zu spät ist.
Merz darf Erdogans Menschenrechtsverstöße nicht ignorieren
Nach dem Treffen des britischen Premiers Keir Starmer mit Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan zur Unterzeichnung eines Vertrags über den Kauf von Kampfflugzeugen durch die Türkei wird sich am 30.
www.hrw.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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philippedam.bsky.social
Today is 1st #EU-#Tunisia Association Council since @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu 's migration deal in July 2023.

Since, #Tunisia fell more deeply into repression. #EU should make clear failure to release pol detainees & end crackdown will lead to political consequences.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
The EU Has Simply Abandoned Human Rights in Tunisia
In the early morning of April 19, a Tunis Court issued sentences in a mass trial of 40 lawyers, opposition figures, and critics of the president. Thirty-seven defendants were sentenced to heavy prison...
www.hrw.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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almazteffera.bsky.social
Returning colonial-era cultural belongings & ancestral remains is an international human rights & reparations issue. Communities' rights should be at the core. Yet Germany's new guidelines distance themselves from international law.

Returns aren't goodwill gestures.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
New German Guidelines on Colonial Returns Fail Rights Test
Last week, German federal, state, and local authorities adopted Common Guidelines on the handling of cultural assets and human remains from colonial contexts. Despite the welcome efforts to regulate t...
www.hrw.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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taylorrobin.bsky.social
Russia, using drones, attacked a UN Convoy in Ukraine. The very next day, they posted video evidence of the attack for the world to see, and not for the first time. Latest for @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Russian Forces Deliberately Attack UN Aid Convoy
On October 14, news broke that Russian forces, using drones, had attacked a United Nations interagency convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Bilozerka in the region of Kherson, southern Ukraine.
www.hrw.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
friederikemager.bsky.social
By embedding #LGBTIQ+ equality in #EU external action, the new strategy positions the EU as a global defender of LGBTIQ+ rights.

Next step: turn ambitions into action through political will, adequate funding, enforcement mechanisms, and implementation at home & abroad.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
EU Launches New LGBTIQ+ Strategy
This month, the European Commission released its LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030, a renewed and ambitious step in the European Union’s commitment to equality, inclusion, and human rights.
www.hrw.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
🧵 As #EU governments prepare to meet amid a fragile #Gaza ceasefire, pressure is mounting for them to "drop the stick" they never used on #Israel

Caving to that pressure would be yet another blow to their credibility, and to hopes for rights and justice: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #EUCO #FAC ⤵️ 1/7
Ceasefire or Not, EU Should Keep Pressure on Israel to End Abuses
As European Union leaders and foreign ministers prepare for meetings to discuss the situation in Israel and Palestine, some of their representatives in Brussels, and Israel’s new ambassador to the EU,...
hrw.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
#Brazil: Illegal cattle ranching has devastated territories in the #Amazon, right where #COP30 will be held

Some of that beef may have come into the EU - and keep coming if EU Deforestation Law #EUDR is delayed

New @hrw.org report: hrw.org/news/2025/10...

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social
“Now is not the time to sanction Israel,” an EU diplomat said.

Tell that to those mourning, starving, maimed, living under occupation and apartheid.

Sanctions, suspension of EU-Israel deal must be squarely on the table - and leave it only once adopted.
👉🏽 euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w... #EUCO #FAC
October 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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myrtotilianaki.bsky.social
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...
hrw.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM