Nika, the 17 yr old whose death amid protest in Iran in 2022, turned her into one of symboles of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, was sexually violated by 3 officers and then beaten to death.

This based on classified docs the BBC was given and spent months verifying:…

3,688 cases of CRSV committed in 2023.

95% of the cases are against women and girls.

4% of the cases are against men and boys.
 
The reported cases are only the tip of the iceberg as #CRSV continues to be a vastly under-reported crime.
 
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1/ Colleagues and I echo calls, including from Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture, for an international #torture free trade agreement to rein in tools used for torture and to regulate their use by law enforcement. 🧵

In a letter seen by POLITICO, more than 160 NGOs urge Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, to “refrain from advocating or pressuring” countries to accept the latest draft of the Pandemic Instrument text.

#PandemicAccord #INB9

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Amidst the challenges in #Sudan , our grassroots network of dedicated healthcare professionals continues to serve communities across 8 locations in Northern State. At SAPA, we're committed to providing essential medical care where needed most.

#KeepEyesOnSudan
#SAPAHopeForSudan

🙏 special rapporteurs on freedom of peaceful assembly & association & extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions join my call for a torture-free trade treaty to prohibit production, trade &use of weapons & equipment that are inherently cruel, inhuman & degrading! It’s time!

International humanitarian law is eroding in the face of continuous violations over the last decade, in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. These laws have done a lot to rein in the destructive power of modern weapons but they are being undermined, including by the US.

👏Congratulations to #Congo on ratifying Optional Protocol to Convention ag #torture #opcat . They commit to set up or designate national preventive body to visit places of #detention & allow the intl #SPT subcommittee to visit unannounced. 👏👏👏 ⁦UN Treaty Bodies⁩

#NargesMohammadi & 13 other Political Prisoners Condemn the Execution of #ToomajSalehi : Our silence today dictates the fate of each of us tomorrow.

#FreeToomaj

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1/ As we speak, #Rohingya villages in Buthidaung, northern #Rakhine State are being burned down & Rohingya are once again being forcibly displaced while indiscriminately targeted for killing.

We are witnessing a situation similar to, if not worse than, that of 2017 in #Myanmar .

“Around the world – from Ukraine to Sudan to Gaza – violence experienced by pregnant civilians, women giving birth, nursing women, and women struggling to survive in the period after childbirth remains entirely at the sidelines of global political conversations.”

Syria's conflict has caused too much loss & grief.
 
My message to Govts at #GA today: We need your full cooperation w/ Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria so it can begin search & support to victims.
 
This goes beyond politics. It's about our shared humanity.

🇺🇸 Doctors to #SCOTUS : Abortion = health care.

♀️ Today, health professionals joined PHR to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to protect #abortion care and block enforcement of Idaho’s abortion ban in emergency rooms. #EMTALA

Free Iranian protest rapper Toomaj Salehi #FreeToomaj - Sign the Petition! change.org/p/free-iranian… via Change.org

The death sentence against dissident rapper in Iran #ToomajSalehi is grotesque manipulation of the judicial process; the aim is to silence dissent.

Supporters of free speech and dissent should unite to demand his immediate release. #FreeToomaj iranhumanrights.org/2024/04/rapper…

#ToomajSalehi rapper & songwriter, and human rights activist has been sentenced to execution by the Islamic Republic regime his lawyer confirms.

#NOTOEXECUTIONS
#FreeToomaj

My latest reflections on my visit to the #DRC 👇
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Today is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, the annual commemoration of the genocide committed by the Ottoman government more than 100 years ago. Some 1.5 million Armenians were killed through systematic massacres and starvation.

'This museum is not an answer. It is a question mark.'

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel spoke these words #OnThisDay in 1993 at the dedication of our Museum. He lit the eternal flame with President Bill Clinton and Chairman Harvey Meyerhoff (left).

The ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights covered the Senate hearing on solitary confinement, and included insights from Tuesday’s activities from several experts, including our director Jessica Sandoval Jessica Sandoval.

This is a great recap of the key research, opinions, and data that was shared on…