juliableckner.bsky.social
@juliableckner.bsky.social
Senior Researcher @hrw.org
Big agribusiness will be out in force at #COP30 to protect the status quo that promotes and finances their pesticide-driven businesses, but delegates should listen to those who live near these farms and suffered from the health harms from constant pesticides.

www.nexojornal.com.br/ensaio/2025/...
Por que os agrotóxicos deveriam estar na agenda da COP30
As delegações da conferência deveriam ouvir os pequenos agricultores e assumir compromissos financeiros para apoiar abordagens agroecológicas para a produção de alimentos
www.nexojornal.com.br
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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After deliberately blocking humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza for 78 days, Israel has begun allowing in a “basic amount” of aid.

Israeli authorities’ blockade and use of starvation of civilians as a weapon of war amounts to war crimes and acts of genocide.
May 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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The UN Child Rights Committee condemns mass starvation of children in Gaza amid aid blockades: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Gaza: UN Child Rights Committee condemns mass starvation of children amid aid blockades
GENEVA  - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the continued obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza, urging the international community to pressure Israel to allow immediate and sust...
www.ohchr.org
May 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) says nearly 3,000 aid trucks are piled up at Gaza’s border, unable to cross due to Israel’s now two-month blockade.

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May 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights.

This is what a descent into autocracy looks like:

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100 Human Rights Harms in 100 Days
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s executive policies, orders, and actions that pose significant risks to the hum...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Reports that Myanmar’s military has continued with airstrikes after the earthquake tells you everything you need to know about the junta - obsessed with its brutal repression of civilians and desperately trying to win the war whatever the human cost. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Myanmar earthquake: Junta continues air strikes after devastating quake
A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people".
www.bbc.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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UN relief chief warns that food is ‘rotting’ at the Gaza border as Israel continues to breach humanitarian law with the blockade imposed on March 18 ⤵️ aje.io/43pq7y
Gaza people surviving on canned food as fresh produce ‘rotting’ at border
UN relief chief warns food ‘rotting’ at Gaza border as Israel breaching humanitarian law with blockade since March 18.
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March 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Prior to the earthquake, Myanmar was already facing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the junta's aid blockages & economic collapse which has left millions of people at risk of starvation and half the population in poverty. Now it's even worse. www.bbc.com/news/live/c4...
Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to more than 1,000 as hundreds trapped under rubble
In Mandalay, Myanmar, more than 1,500 houses are damaged as Bangkok rescue officials believe 15 people could be alive under the rubble of a collapsed building.
www.bbc.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Russia tightens its grip on occupied Ukraine, forcing Ukrainians there to "regulate their legal status"—get a Russian passport or register as a foreigner—or leave. This paves the way for forced deportations, a potential war crime and crime against humanity
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Get a Passport or Leave: Russia’s Ultimatum to Ukrainians
A decree Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on March 20, 2025, requires Ukrainian citizens living in the Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizka, Khersonska, Donetska, and Luhanska regions to either ...
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March 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“If we tolerate an Israel exception to our rights of free speech, we can be sure that other exceptions will follow.“
March 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Israel carried out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians by systematically destroying women’s healthcare facilities during its war on Gaza and using sexual violence as a war strategy, say UN experts.

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March 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Recent atrocities in Syria's coastal regions are deeply alarming. Government action to protect civilians and prosecute perpetrators of summary executions, and other grave crimes must be swift and unequivocal.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Syria: End Coastal Killing Spree, Protect Civilians
Summary executions and other atrocities have taken place in Syria’s coastal region following insurgent attacks on Syrian security forces and during subsequent government security operations, with the ...
www.hrw.org
March 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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“Duterte’s arrest is a long-overdue victory against impunity that could bring victims and their families a step closer to justice. This momentous event sends a message to rights abusers everywhere that one day they could be held to account.”@HRW

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Philippines: Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant
The arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is a historic step toward justice, Human Rights Watch said today.
www.hrw.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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For comment and updates on #Duterte for @hrw.org follow @carlosconde.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Israel has cut off electricity to Gaza’s last functional desalination plant, forcing the plant—which served 500K people—to come to a halt.
March 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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(1/3) We join human rights orgs in asking UNSG Antonio Guterres ahead of his trip to #Bangladesh to urge the Interim Govt to ensure justice for victims of abuses, protect civic space, and reform institutions including the security sector, with UN support.
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Letter to the U.N. Secretary-General in Advance of His Visit to Bangladesh - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Bangladesh is now undergoing unprecedented changes following widespread protests that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government in August 2024.
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March 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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UK, France and Germany say Gaza aid freeze could breach international law
UK, France and Germany say Gaza aid freeze could breach international law
Ministers issue joint statement after Israel cuts off supplies in effort to push Hamas to accept change in ceasefire deal Britain has joined Germany and France to warn that Israel could be in breach of international law by halting the entry of aid into…
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In two words: this is Poisonous Profit. The Zambian government should urgently suspend operations and revoke the licenses of companies involved in hazardous mining activities in Kabwe. Profit should never come before children’s health.
#leadfreekabwe
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children
Zambia’s government is facilitating hazardous mining and processing of toxic lead waste in the city of Kabwe that poses major health risks to children.
www.hrw.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
from my brilliant colleague @eminacerimovic.bsky.social
Last week, I got a text from an orthopedic surgeon who was denied entry to Gaza 8 hours prior to her deployment. She was not the only one. After speaking to several doctors, it was clear that Israeli authorities are arbitrarily denying medical staff entry to Gaza.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza
Israeli authorities denied an orthopedic surgeon entry into Gaza last week, preventing her from providing crucial treatment to children with disabilities. One of her patients, Minah, a 3-year-old girl...
www.hrw.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Inching toward a full-on break with the rule of law: @propublica.org reports on what looks like the administration's "fake" review of aid programs, which would mean it "will have defied a federal judge’s order in a brazen gambit to continue dismantling USAID." www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts...
www.propublica.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Deeply troubling that 40+ Uyghur men held in Thai detention for more than a decade are now at imminent risk of being sent to China.

We iterate our call to Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra not to send them to China where they risk imprisonment & torture.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...
Thailand: Don’t Send Uyghurs to China
A group of 48 Uyghur men who have been held for over a decade in Thai immigration detention face risks of enforced disappearance, long-term imprisonment, torture, and other severe mistreatment if Thai...
www.hrw.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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New @hrw.org report: The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group fighting alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces, intentionally targeted civilians in a January attack on Tayba village, killing at least 26 people including a child. This constitutes war crimes. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02... 🧵
Sudan: Armed Group Allied to the Military Attacks Village
The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group that fights alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), intentionally targeted civilians in an attack on January 10, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.
www.hrw.org
February 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The much anticipated UN human rights report on the #monsoonrevolution in #Bangladesh estimates 1,400 people were killed and thousands injured, the vast majority of whom were shot by Bangladesh’s security forces. More than 10% were kids.

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

Key takeaways 🧵👇
Bangladesh: UN report finds brutal, systematic repression of protests, calls for justice for serious rights violations
GENEVA – Bangladesh’s former Government and security and intelligence services, alongside violent elements associated with the Awami League party, systematically engaged in a range of serious human ri...
www.ohchr.org
February 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM