New Human Rights Watch report: For 8 years, warring parties in #Yemen have used water as a weapon of war in #Taizz, leaving 3 million residents to suffer without adequate access to water. Houthis + IRG should immediately negotiate to end the siege on Taizz’s water. hrw.org/news/2023/12/1…

Israel’s 2-month+ denial of food/water to Gaza’s population, its destruction of objects indispensable to survival—bakeries, grain mills, water facilities—& razing of agricultural land reflect policy to use of starvation as a weapon of war, an abhorrent war crime. New Human Rights Watch report.

The UN Security Council will vote today on a new resolution calling for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities” in #Gaza. No permanent Security Council member—not the US, not Russia—should veto resolutions aimed at stopping mass atrocities. hrw.org/news/2023/12/1…

We Human Rights Watch have documented more than 1,000 examples of suppression of voices in support of Palestine on Facebook & Instagram (Meta) since Oct 7. Tomorrow we release our damning findings. Stay tuned & be in touch if you'd like an embargoed copy.

Now public: communication to the Govt of #Uganda on the violent arrest & detention of 4 HRDs from Students Against Eacop Uganda🇺🇬. I regret not having received a response from the authorities. The HRDs are now on trial & I will continue to follow the case UGMissionGeneva srdefenders.org/uganda-violent…

1/ @HRW's 34th Annual World Report just launched today - a review of human rights around the globe, including at home in Canada. Human Rights Watch Canada hrw.org/world-report/2…

ICJ has urgently called for protecting Palestinians from genocide & further atrocities—watershed ruling that raises stakes for Israel's allies to back up stated commitment to global rules-based order by ensuring compliance w binding ICJ order—new from Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/01/2…

Over the past year, Human Rights Watch analyzed hundreds of Chinese government and company documents online and found links between the car industry, aluminum, and Chinese government labor transfers, a form of forced labor. Read our new report: hrw.org/news/2024/02/0…

New letter by Human Rights Watch & other NGOs call on Canada to suspend arms to Israel: "Countries that transfer arms to another country that are likely to be used in the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide risk being complicit in those crimes" hrw.org/news/2024/02/0…

🚨NEW: We just released a major report on #Russia's devastation of #Mariupol, which stands out as one of the worst chapters of #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine. Based on nearly two years of research Human Rights Watch, with our partners Truth Hounds & SITU Research hrw.org/news/2024/02/0…

Do you consider certification proof of responsible business conduct? Last year's deaths of 27 men at gold mine in Peru may have been preventable - it lacked basic fire prevention measures, acc to Public Eye. The mine was certified by Responsible Jewellery Council. hrw.org/news/2024/02/1…

Ethiopia's arrest of OLF spokesperson, Batte Urgessa, alongside a French journalist, highlights once again the government's intolerance of dissent. High time for #Ethiopia's partners to call the growing number of arrests out Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/03/0…

It is critical that the UN Security Council resolution passed today is immediately implemented. States should use all forms of leverage—including imposing arms embargo & targeted sanctions on Israel—to press it to comply. The lives of millions of Palestinians hang in the balance.

Abuse + exploitation in global value chains affect millions of people. But there is hope: today, the EU voted for a groundbreaking law that obliges companies to respect human rights & environment in their global value chains. hrw.org/news/2024/05/2…

„The race to net zero cannot trample over the poor.” António Guterres on UN Panel on Transition Minerals. We agree. Here are Human Rights Watch rec‘s to the UN Panel to ensure the rush on “energy transition” minerals does not harm communities + violate rights: aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/…

My latest report for Climate Rights International is now live: “My Body Is Burning” exposes how extreme heat and labor rights abuses endanger workers – including those in global supply chains – across Dhaka, Bangladesh. Huge thanks to all who shared their stories. cri.org/reports/my-bod…

From Lotte Leicht @lotteleicht.bsky.social and Felix Horne, on #EACOP and East Africa’s Fossil Fuel Future on Trial. "A 9/24 report by Climate Rights International on the @CNOOC-operated Kingfisher oil field, 1 of 2 major projects linked to EACOP, documented widespread human rights abuses." open.substack.com/pub/climaterig…

Not sure there’s a country in the world that loves football more than Scotland. It’s in the bones of the people. Twenty-seven year wait is now over. Sixty-one nations have played in the World Cup since Scotland last played in it. Scotland earned this - and it’s majestic

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Researcher Felix Horne writes for Climate Home News about the recent media lay-offs, including #climate journalists, and the urgent need for support and investment in truth and accountability highlighting that "the #climatecrisis will not pause because fewer people are paid to