Katharine Derderian
@kderderian1.bsky.social
Working @amnestyeu.bsky.social for human rights in EU foreign policy (Africa, Asia, Americas).
Posting on all things human rights and humanitarian.
Nomad happily landed in Belgium.
Posting on all things human rights and humanitarian.
Nomad happily landed in Belgium.
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The EU has long championed human rights in Cuba.
It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to:
👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders
👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence
It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to:
👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders
👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The EU has long championed human rights in Cuba.
It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to:
👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders
👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence
It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to:
👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders
👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
“Women defenders are punished not only for speaking out, but also for being mothers, journalists & community leaders” says @anaamancay.bsky.social.
“The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"
“The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Women defenders are punished not only for speaking out, but also for being mothers, journalists & community leaders” says @anaamancay.bsky.social.
“The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"
“The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"
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A new @amnesty.org report reveals how the Cuban state systematically targets women activists, journalists & rights defenders.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Cuba: The State represses women human rights defenders
The Cuban government must put an end to institutional gender-based violence against women human rights defenders, journalists, and activists.
www.amnesty.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A new @amnesty.org report reveals how the Cuban state systematically targets women activists, journalists & rights defenders.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
🚨So much at stake as #EPlenary discusses human rights in Tanzania this week
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Tanzania: Whereabouts of government critic unknown: Humphrey Polepole - Amnesty International
Humphrey Polepole was abducted in Dar es Salaam on 6 October 2025 by unidentified security forces. He is an outspoken government critic who has criticized President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the ruling ...
www.amnesty.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚨So much at stake as #EPlenary discusses human rights in Tanzania this week
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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Drawing on exchanges between 20 civil society experts, our paper points to the potential of the EU and the AU to positively shape human rights agendas, policies & practices in Europe & Africa
And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights.
@amnestyeu.bsky.social
And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights.
@amnestyeu.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Drawing on exchanges between 20 civil society experts, our paper points to the potential of the EU and the AU to positively shape human rights agendas, policies & practices in Europe & Africa
And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights.
@amnestyeu.bsky.social
And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights.
@amnestyeu.bsky.social
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In Europe & Africa, civil society is witnessing
➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions
➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work
➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law
➡️Authoritarian practices
➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions
➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work
➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law
➡️Authoritarian practices
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In Europe & Africa, civil society is witnessing
➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions
➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work
➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law
➡️Authoritarian practices
➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions
➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work
➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law
➡️Authoritarian practices
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African and European leaders meet next week for the AU-EU summit.
Civil society from both continents urges them to act for human rights in a rapidly changing global landscape.
Read our joint paper issued today 👉 www.fiacat.org/representati...
Civil society from both continents urges them to act for human rights in a rapidly changing global landscape.
Read our joint paper issued today 👉 www.fiacat.org/representati...
The changing global human rights landscape: A challenge to the African Union (AU) -European Union (EU) partnership
www.fiacat.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
African and European leaders meet next week for the AU-EU summit.
Civil society from both continents urges them to act for human rights in a rapidly changing global landscape.
Read our joint paper issued today 👉 www.fiacat.org/representati...
Civil society from both continents urges them to act for human rights in a rapidly changing global landscape.
Read our joint paper issued today 👉 www.fiacat.org/representati...
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👉Uphold the rights of refugees & migrants
👉Champion justice for rights violations, supporting the work of the ICC & regional courts
👉Defend the international human rights system with its crucial norms & safeguards that protect people on both continents
👉Champion justice for rights violations, supporting the work of the ICC & regional courts
👉Defend the international human rights system with its crucial norms & safeguards that protect people on both continents
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
👉Uphold the rights of refugees & migrants
👉Champion justice for rights violations, supporting the work of the ICC & regional courts
👉Defend the international human rights system with its crucial norms & safeguards that protect people on both continents
👉Champion justice for rights violations, supporting the work of the ICC & regional courts
👉Defend the international human rights system with its crucial norms & safeguards that protect people on both continents
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The AU & EU should deliver on their shared human rights commitments, working together toward principled positions & consistent action:
👉Respond to conflict & crisis in line w/int'l human rights standards
👉Protect rights defenders, activists, civil society & their important work
👉Respond to conflict & crisis in line w/int'l human rights standards
👉Protect rights defenders, activists, civil society & their important work
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The AU & EU should deliver on their shared human rights commitments, working together toward principled positions & consistent action:
👉Respond to conflict & crisis in line w/int'l human rights standards
👉Protect rights defenders, activists, civil society & their important work
👉Respond to conflict & crisis in line w/int'l human rights standards
👉Protect rights defenders, activists, civil society & their important work
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
Conflict & crises. Authoritarian practices & closing civic space. Attacks on the international human rights system.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
EU-AU summit must rise to challenges on human rights – European Institutions Office
Dear African and European leaders, As the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) meet for a summit on 24-25 November in Luanda, Angola, both institutions are confronted with burgeoning conflic...
www.amnesty.eu
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Conflict & crises. Authoritarian practices & closing civic space. Attacks on the international human rights system.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
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And as European and African leaders meet at next week's EU-AU summit, the human rights and humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC must be high on the agenda.
The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
DRC: Warring factions in eastern DRC commit horrific abuses including gang rapes, summary executions and abductions
Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses aga...
www.amnesty.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
And as European and African leaders meet at next week's EU-AU summit, the human rights and humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC must be high on the agenda.
The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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@amnesty.org documented gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army.
100,000s of lives are at stake.
The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.
100,000s of lives are at stake.
The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
@amnesty.org documented gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army.
100,000s of lives are at stake.
The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.
100,000s of lives are at stake.
The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
EU inaction in DRC kills!
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
EU inaction in DRC kills!
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reposted by Katharine Derderian
At UN HRC Sp. Session on #Sudan, UN Human Rights chief calls all States to "take urgent concrete action to ensure protection of civilians in El Fasher"
#EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
#EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
High Commissioner at Special Session on Sudan: The international community has a clear duty to act
Mr. President, Excellencies,The atrocities that are unfolding in El Fasher were foreseen and preventable – but they were not prevented. They constitute the gravest of crimes.My Office has issued more...
www.ohchr.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
At UN HRC Sp. Session on #Sudan, UN Human Rights chief calls all States to "take urgent concrete action to ensure protection of civilians in El Fasher"
#EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
#EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
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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
@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
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
@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
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Crisissituaties zoals in #Darfoer vragen onmiddellijke actie. België, als ondertekenaar van het Genocideverdrag, moet het voortouw nemen om de genocide te voorkomen en te stoppen. Onverschilligheid == medeplichtigheid. België moet nú handelen. #Sudan #Darfur #HumanRights
De burgers in Darfoer: eens te meer vergeten verliezers
Réginald Moreels, Wim Van Damme, Lut Lynen, Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes, Mit Philips en Stefaan Van der Borght zijn humanitaire artsen die in Darfoer met Artsen Zonder Grenzen (AZG) gewerkt hebben. Ze zijn o...
www.demorgen.be
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Crisissituaties zoals in #Darfoer vragen onmiddellijke actie. België, als ondertekenaar van het Genocideverdrag, moet het voortouw nemen om de genocide te voorkomen en te stoppen. Onverschilligheid == medeplichtigheid. België moet nú handelen. #Sudan #Darfur #HumanRights
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European and Latin American states must act now for *all* those forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained in Venezuela.
And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes.
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And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
European and Latin American states must act now for *all* those forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained in Venezuela.
And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes.
9/9
And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes.
9/9
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Enforced disappearances & arbitrary detention are part of a widespread, systematic attack on real or perceived dissent in Venezuela.
The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity.
8/9
The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity.
8/9
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Enforced disappearances & arbitrary detention are part of a widespread, systematic attack on real or perceived dissent in Venezuela.
The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity.
8/9
The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity.
8/9
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Spanish citizens Andrés Martínez & Jose María Basoa have been detained since September 2024 and accused of unsubstantiated charges.
Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained.
7/9
Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained.
7/9
Amnistía Internacional España on X: "Hoy, en el Parlamento Vasco, las familias de José María Basoa Valdovinos y Andrés Martínez Adasme agradecen a @PVasco_EuskoL el apoyo institucional y recuerdan que llevan más de 13 meses injustamente detenidos en Venezuela. Pedimos su liberación inmediata. @amnestyeuskadi https://t.co/Od8hUcRUlu" / X
Hoy, en el Parlamento Vasco, las familias de José María Basoa Valdovinos y Andrés Martínez Adasme agradecen a @PVasco_EuskoL el apoyo institucional y recuerdan que llevan más de 13 meses injustamente detenidos en Venezuela. Pedimos su liberación inmediata. @amnestyeuskadi https://t.co/Od8hUcRUlu
x.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Spanish citizens Andrés Martínez & Jose María Basoa have been detained since September 2024 and accused of unsubstantiated charges.
Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained.
7/9
Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained.
7/9
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Italian-Venezuelan national Biagio Pilieri was arbitrarily detained on 28 August 2024. A journalist and politician, he was subjected to enforced disappearance and is still being denied family visits and medical care.
6/9
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Venezuela: Further information: Release persons arbitrarily detained - Amnesty International
Around 900 people remain arbitrarily detained for political reasons in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan NGO Foro Penal. Many of these people are subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, enf...
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Italian-Venezuelan national Biagio Pilieri was arbitrarily detained on 28 August 2024. A journalist and politician, he was subjected to enforced disappearance and is still being denied family visits and medical care.
6/9
6/9
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Hungarian-Venezuelan national Luis Palocz was arbitrarily detained on 14 December 2024. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for days. His relatives now know he was sent to the El Helicoide prison.
5/9
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Venezuela: Further information: Release persons arbitrarily detained - Amnesty International
Around 900 people remain arbitrarily detained for political reasons in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan NGO Foro Penal. Many of these people are subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, enf...
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hungarian-Venezuelan national Luis Palocz was arbitrarily detained on 14 December 2024. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for days. His relatives now know he was sent to the El Helicoide prison.
5/9
5/9
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French citizen Camilo Castro was also arbitrarily detained at the border with Colombia, on 26 June 2025. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for months and he was only recently granted consular assistance.
4/9
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November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
French citizen Camilo Castro was also arbitrarily detained at the border with Colombia, on 26 June 2025. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for months and he was only recently granted consular assistance.
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Nahuel Agustín Gallo from Argentina was detained at the border with Colombia on 8 December 2024. Since then, authorities admitted his detention but refuse to release him.
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amnistia.org.ar
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Nahuel Agustín Gallo from Argentina was detained at the border with Colombia on 8 December 2024. Since then, authorities admitted his detention but refuse to release him.
3/9
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Danner Barajas from Colombia was detained for no apparent reason one year ago, on 7 November 2024, when he was about to cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
2/9
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
2/9
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Danner Barajas from Colombia was detained for no apparent reason one year ago, on 7 November 2024, when he was about to cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
2/9
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
2/9
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EU & Latin American leaders meeting at the #EU-#CELAC summit must not forget their citizens who have been arbitrarily detained & forcibly disappeared in #Venezuela.
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
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Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
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Venezuela: Detentions without a trace: The crime of enforced disappearance in Venezuela - Amnesty International
The Venezuelan authorities have committed, and continue to commit, enforced disappearances as part of their policy of repression of dissidents and those they perceive as such. This report analyses the...
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
EU & Latin American leaders meeting at the #EU-#CELAC summit must not forget their citizens who have been arbitrarily detained & forcibly disappeared in #Venezuela.
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
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Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
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