Maria Elena Vignoli
@me-vignoli.bsky.social
Senior Counsel, International Justice Program @hrw (she/her)
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On December 1, #ASP24 is starting in The Hague!
🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
🧵👇👇👇 on the main areas of action at the session
🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
🧵👇👇👇 on the main areas of action at the session
Human Rights Watch Briefing Note for the Twenty-Fourth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties
The states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will meet from December 1-6, 2025, in The Hague, for the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP).
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On December 1, #ASP24 is starting in The Hague!
🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
🧵👇👇👇 on the main areas of action at the session
🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
🧵👇👇👇 on the main areas of action at the session
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
“Putin should be in The Hague to face the charges against him, not attending summits hosted by an ICC member."
New from @hrw.org ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#JusticeMatters
New from @hrw.org ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#JusticeMatters
Tajikistan: Arrest Putin
Tajikistan should deny entry to Russian President Vladimir Putin or arrest him if he enters the country, based on an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for him.
www.hrw.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Putin should be in The Hague to face the charges against him, not attending summits hosted by an ICC member."
New from @hrw.org ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#JusticeMatters
New from @hrw.org ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#JusticeMatters
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
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:
@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?
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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:
@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:
The Trump administration is doubling down on its attack on the #ICC and the rule of law: www.state.gov/releases/off...
‼️ICC member countries should speak up and take action in defense of the court and its critical global mandate‼️
See @hrw.org's reaction from Liz Evenson 👇
‼️ICC member countries should speak up and take action in defense of the court and its critical global mandate‼️
See @hrw.org's reaction from Liz Evenson 👇
August 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Trump administration is doubling down on its attack on the #ICC and the rule of law: www.state.gov/releases/off...
‼️ICC member countries should speak up and take action in defense of the court and its critical global mandate‼️
See @hrw.org's reaction from Liz Evenson 👇
‼️ICC member countries should speak up and take action in defense of the court and its critical global mandate‼️
See @hrw.org's reaction from Liz Evenson 👇
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
The #ADF massacre in Ituri province highlights the need for improved #DRCongo army and UN response and protection of civilians. New communique for @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
DR Congo: Armed Group Massacres Dozens in Church
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group killed more than 40 people, including several children, with guns and machetes during a nighttime church gathering on July 26-27, 2025, in eastern Democr...
www.hrw.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The #ADF massacre in Ituri province highlights the need for improved #DRCongo army and UN response and protection of civilians. New communique for @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
Le massacre commis par les #ADF dans la province de l'Ituri souligne la nécessité d'améliorer la réponse de l'armée de la #RDCongo et de l'ONU et la protection des civils. Nouveau communiqué pour @hrw-fr.hrw.org
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
RD Congo : Un groupe armé massacre des dizaines de personnes dans une église
Le groupe armé Forces démocratiques alliées (Allied Democratic Forces, ou ADF) a tué plus de 40 personnes, dont plusieurs enfants, à l'aide d'armes à feu et de machettes lors d'un rassemblement de nui...
www.hrw.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Le massacre commis par les #ADF dans la province de l'Ituri souligne la nécessité d'améliorer la réponse de l'armée de la #RDCongo et de l'ONU et la protection des civils. Nouveau communiqué pour @hrw-fr.hrw.org
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new @hrw investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new @hrw investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
🧵One year since the impunity wall in #Guinea started cracking. On July 31, 2024, a Guinean court convicted ex-president Moussa Dadis Camara, and others, in a landmark trial for crimes against humanity, including rapes and killings of protesters in 2009.
justsecurity.org/103451/guine...
justsecurity.org/103451/guine...
15 Years On, Landmark Guinea Trial Delivers on Justice and Shows Path for Future Accountability
The national trial, which began 13 years after the massacre, is a rare example of domestic accountability for former senior officials.
justsecurity.org
July 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🧵One year since the impunity wall in #Guinea started cracking. On July 31, 2024, a Guinean court convicted ex-president Moussa Dadis Camara, and others, in a landmark trial for crimes against humanity, including rapes and killings of protesters in 2009.
justsecurity.org/103451/guine...
justsecurity.org/103451/guine...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
#July17 is ⚖️ International Justice Day ⚖, the anniversary of the #ICC's founding treaty, the Rome Statute.
✊🙌 It's a day to reflect on courageous efforts around the 🌏 to ensure justice for the worst crimes through national and international courts.
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
✊🙌 It's a day to reflect on courageous efforts around the 🌏 to ensure justice for the worst crimes through national and international courts.
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
July 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
#July17 is ⚖️ International Justice Day ⚖, the anniversary of the #ICC's founding treaty, the Rome Statute.
✊🙌 It's a day to reflect on courageous efforts around the 🌏 to ensure justice for the worst crimes through national and international courts.
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
✊🙌 It's a day to reflect on courageous efforts around the 🌏 to ensure justice for the worst crimes through national and international courts.
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
🚨This is a busy week for the #ICC & its members in New York, with two important events taking place at the UN 👇
1️⃣On July 7-9, ICC member countries will meet for a special session to discuss the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression: asp.icc-cpi.int/sessions/doc...
1️⃣On July 7-9, ICC member countries will meet for a special session to discuss the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression: asp.icc-cpi.int/sessions/doc...
July 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🚨This is a busy week for the #ICC & its members in New York, with two important events taking place at the UN 👇
1️⃣On July 7-9, ICC member countries will meet for a special session to discuss the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression: asp.icc-cpi.int/sessions/doc...
1️⃣On July 7-9, ICC member countries will meet for a special session to discuss the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression: asp.icc-cpi.int/sessions/doc...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act isn't a solution to economic inequality or for managing immigration and asylum procedures — it's a blueprint for cruelty.
The US deserves a health care system that fulfills everyone’s human right to health, and a budget that makes this possible.
The US deserves a health care system that fulfills everyone’s human right to health, and a budget that makes this possible.
July 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act isn't a solution to economic inequality or for managing immigration and asylum procedures — it's a blueprint for cruelty.
The US deserves a health care system that fulfills everyone’s human right to health, and a budget that makes this possible.
The US deserves a health care system that fulfills everyone’s human right to health, and a budget that makes this possible.
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
After refusing to arrest ICC fugitive Netanyahu, Hungary is now doubling down on impunity by withdrawing from the court.
The EU cannot afford to stay silent as member states weaken the ICC, at odds with 🇪🇺 values, laws & objectives.
Now, how will the EU respond?
hrw.org/news/2025/06...
The EU cannot afford to stay silent as member states weaken the ICC, at odds with 🇪🇺 values, laws & objectives.
Now, how will the EU respond?
hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Hungary: Orbán Government Withdraws from ICC
Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an insult to victims and survivors of the world’s worst crimes.
hrw.org
June 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
After refusing to arrest ICC fugitive Netanyahu, Hungary is now doubling down on impunity by withdrawing from the court.
The EU cannot afford to stay silent as member states weaken the ICC, at odds with 🇪🇺 values, laws & objectives.
Now, how will the EU respond?
hrw.org/news/2025/06...
The EU cannot afford to stay silent as member states weaken the ICC, at odds with 🇪🇺 values, laws & objectives.
Now, how will the EU respond?
hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
The Trump administration’s new travel ban is just one of many harmful, arbitrary, and discriminatory policies.
The US government should work toward a rights-respecting approach to immigration policy that protects the dignity of immigrants.
The US government should work toward a rights-respecting approach to immigration policy that protects the dignity of immigrants.
June 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Trump administration’s new travel ban is just one of many harmful, arbitrary, and discriminatory policies.
The US government should work toward a rights-respecting approach to immigration policy that protects the dignity of immigrants.
The US government should work toward a rights-respecting approach to immigration policy that protects the dignity of immigrants.
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
🚨 My latest for @hrw.org in the @thenewarab.bsky.social
If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take:
A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW
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www.newarab.com/opinion/with...
If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take:
A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW
⬇️
www.newarab.com/opinion/with...
Without stopping arms to Israel, UK Gaza ‘concern’ is empty talk
If the UK has any spine on Gaza, it must at least use its political leverage and impose a total arms embargo on Israel, writes Yasmine Ahmed.
www.newarab.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🚨 My latest for @hrw.org in the @thenewarab.bsky.social
If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take:
A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW
⬇️
www.newarab.com/opinion/with...
If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take:
A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW
⬇️
www.newarab.com/opinion/with...
#Trump administration sanctions four #ICC judges just for doing their jobs. The new sanctions come as Trump is working to undercut rule of law in the US.
ICC member countries should make clear they back the court’s independence and critical global mandate.
Victims everywhere deserve justice.
ICC member countries should make clear they back the court’s independence and critical global mandate.
Victims everywhere deserve justice.
June 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
Libya's fragmented & polarised justice sector suppresses fundamental freedoms, obstructs accountability.
Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects.
New @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects.
New @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Libya: Barriers to Justice
Libya’s fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses.
www.hrw.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Libya's fragmented & polarised justice sector suppresses fundamental freedoms, obstructs accountability.
Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects.
New @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects.
New @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
🧵 May 23 is EU Day Against Impunity: a moment to reaffirm EU countries' commitment to justice for victims of the most serious crimes.
71 human rights groups have called on the EU to defend the #ICC against escalating attacks.
Why does it matter?
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
71 human rights groups have called on the EU to defend the #ICC against escalating attacks.
Why does it matter?
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
EU Should Defend the ICC
The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission, 57 nongovernmental groups said today. These attacks could undermine justice for...
www.hrw.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🧵 May 23 is EU Day Against Impunity: a moment to reaffirm EU countries' commitment to justice for victims of the most serious crimes.
71 human rights groups have called on the EU to defend the #ICC against escalating attacks.
Why does it matter?
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
71 human rights groups have called on the EU to defend the #ICC against escalating attacks.
Why does it matter?
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights.
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
US: Trump’s First 100 Days an Assault on Rights
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine the human rights of people in the United States and abroad.
www.hrw.org
April 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights.
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
📢Join us for a timely webinar on #Sudan hosted by @AtrocitiesWatchAfrica & @hrw.org
🗓️April 22, 2025
🕔5 PM Kampala | 4 PM The Hague | 10 AM DC
🎙️Twenty Years After #ICC #Darfur Crimes Referral: Accountability Gap and #Justice Pathways for #Sudan
🔗Register here: shorturl.at/3zITk
🗓️April 22, 2025
🕔5 PM Kampala | 4 PM The Hague | 10 AM DC
🎙️Twenty Years After #ICC #Darfur Crimes Referral: Accountability Gap and #Justice Pathways for #Sudan
🔗Register here: shorturl.at/3zITk
April 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
The ICC can overcome these challenges only with the support of the intl community and its member countries. They should step up their efforts to protect the court that they created to ensure that victims of the most serious crimes have access to justice.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
EU Should Defend the ICC
The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission, 57 nongovernmental groups said today. These attacks could undermine justice for...
www.hrw.org
April 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The ICC can overcome these challenges only with the support of the intl community and its member countries. They should step up their efforts to protect the court that they created to ensure that victims of the most serious crimes have access to justice.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
My oped on Duterte's arrest, now on @thehill.com.
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The case against Duterte is a stark reminder of the importance of the ICC as a court of last resort. But it is precisely because the court is pursuing its global mandate that it is currently under attack.
thehill.com/opinion/5244...
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The case against Duterte is a stark reminder of the importance of the ICC as a court of last resort. But it is precisely because the court is pursuing its global mandate that it is currently under attack.
thehill.com/opinion/5244...
I covered Duterte’s Rise. His victims’ families feared he was untouchable.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by Philippine authorities and flown to The Hague for his arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for his responsibility in the crime …
thehill.com
April 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My oped on Duterte's arrest, now on @thehill.com.
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The case against Duterte is a stark reminder of the importance of the ICC as a court of last resort. But it is precisely because the court is pursuing its global mandate that it is currently under attack.
thehill.com/opinion/5244...
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The case against Duterte is a stark reminder of the importance of the ICC as a court of last resort. But it is precisely because the court is pursuing its global mandate that it is currently under attack.
thehill.com/opinion/5244...
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
🦨"Skunks at the Garden Party" - that's what it feels like to advocate for human rights at the United Nations these days.
My take in ENVOY Magazine on the challenges civil society face at the UN as hostility to human rights keeps spreading. @hrw.org
My take in ENVOY Magazine on the challenges civil society face at the UN as hostility to human rights keeps spreading. @hrw.org
Skunks at the Garden Party - envoy
Advocating for human rights in the halls and corridors of United Nations headquarters is not easy, but it’s what some of us do every day. Most global crises and conflicts involving human rights abuses...
envoymag.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🦨"Skunks at the Garden Party" - that's what it feels like to advocate for human rights at the United Nations these days.
My take in ENVOY Magazine on the challenges civil society face at the UN as hostility to human rights keeps spreading. @hrw.org
My take in ENVOY Magazine on the challenges civil society face at the UN as hostility to human rights keeps spreading. @hrw.org
Reposted by Maria Elena Vignoli
🚨The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court amid serious attacks on its mandate & mission, say 58 NGOs. These attacks could undermine justice for victims of serious international crimes around the world.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
EU Should Defend the ICC
The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission, 57 nongovernmental groups said today. These attacks could undermine justice for...
www.hrw.org
April 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🚨The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court amid serious attacks on its mandate & mission, say 58 NGOs. These attacks could undermine justice for victims of serious international crimes around the world.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...