Matt McConnell (@mcconnell_m) 's Twitter Profile
Matt McConnell

@mcconnell_m

economic justice and rights researcher for @hrw focusing on global health | ex @OpenSociety fellow | writer of mediocre SFF | šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø/šŸ‡§šŸ‡¦šŸ‡­šŸ‡· | he/him

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linkhttps://www.hrw.org/about/people/matt-mcconnell calendar_today15-02-2012 03:12:28

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1/ 🧵 The US Senate just passed a budget that rewards the wealthy while slashing programs essential for human rights They call it the ā€œOne Big Beautiful Billā€ Here’s what they think is ā€œbeautifulā€ šŸ‘‡ Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

louis charbonneau (@loucharbon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Human Rights Watch: Proposed #Trump administration budget would benefit the wealthiest at the expense of human rights. If signed into law, it would strip millions of people of health insurance coverage and harm rights in numerous other ways. - Matt McConnell hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

.<a href="/hrw/">Human Rights Watch</a>: Proposed #Trump administration budget would benefit the wealthiest at the expense of human rights.

If signed into law, it would strip millions of people of health insurance coverage and harm rights in numerous other ways. - <a href="/mcconnell_m/">Matt McConnell</a> 

hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…
Lena Simet (@lenasimet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Powerful panel at #FFD4 on financing alternatives to budget cuts for investing in universal social protection & public services for all. The most common austerity measure? Slashing social protection—replacing universal programs w narrow, means-tested safety nets. @ Isabel Ortiz

Powerful panel at #FFD4 on financing alternatives to budget cuts for investing in universal social protection &amp; public services for all.

The most common austerity measure? Slashing social protection—replacing universal programs w narrow, means-tested safety nets. @ Isabel Ortiz
Matt McConnell (@mcconnell_m) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another international conference, another conference WiFi system blocking access to civil society groups' sites, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International United Nations says it welcomes the voices of CSOs but prohibits #FFD4 #FFD4Sevilla guests from even looking at their work smh

Another international conference, another conference WiFi system blocking access to civil society groups' sites, including <a href="/hrw/">Human Rights Watch</a> and <a href="/amnesty/">Amnesty International</a> 

<a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> says it welcomes the voices of CSOs but prohibits #FFD4 #FFD4Sevilla guests from even looking at their work smh
EFE Noticias (@efenoticias) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Human Rights Watch alerta que el plan fiscal de Trump "extenderĆ­a los recortes fiscales que benefician desproporcionadamente a las familias mĆ”s ricas" en Estados Unidos. efe.com/mundo/human-ri…

Federico Borello (@fborello1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Stop the ā€œOne Big Beautiful Bill Actā€ that puts the rights of people in the United States at risk. Tell Congress: No Funding for Cruelty, No Cuts to Human Rights. hrw.org/NotOnOurWatch #NotOnOurWatch

Sarah Saadoun (@sarah_saadoun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œThis is the most regressive tax policy that has ever been put forward. That inequality agenda Trump is now trying to take global.ā€ Joseph E. Stiglitz on the US budget bill. For Human Rights Watch analysis- hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

Sarah Saadoun (@sarah_saadoun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump’s budget not only transfers public goods to private pockets in the US, he weaponised the process to let US companies keep ripping off the govts where they operate, hurting their ability to fund health, educ etc hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

Human Rights Watch (@hrw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The future of money is being decided — and that future should put human rights first. Human Rights Watch is at the International Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Spain. Listen to Matt McConnell's dispatch ā¤µļø

Sylvain Aubry (@saubryhr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu" šŸ½ļø. Why is #FFD4 important for human rights - and how can human rights contribute to reshaping global economic rules to make it fairer? Our very own Matt McConnell makes it very clear just 1ļøāƒ£ minute below.

louis charbonneau (@loucharbon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not exactly a brilliant headline for an unprecedented assault on human rights that will take away millions of people’s health insurance…

Not exactly a brilliant headline for an unprecedented assault on human rights that will take away millions of people’s health insurance…
Human Rights Watch (@hrw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The United States Congress just passed the ā€œBig Beautiful Billā€ that will deepen economic inequality and funnel billions in public money into harmful immigration policies. Now is the time for constituents to stay engaged and speak out. #NotOnOurWatch

The United States Congress just passed the ā€œBig Beautiful Billā€ that will deepen economic inequality and funnel billions in public money into harmful immigration policies. 
  
Now is the time for constituents to stay engaged and speak out. 
 
#NotOnOurWatch
HRW en franƧais (@hrw_fr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

L'avenir de la finance est en train de se décider et cet avenir doit donner la priorité aux droits humains. Human Rights Watch participe à la Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement à Séville, en Espagne. Matt McConnell nous explique les enjeux ⤵

Laetitia Bader (@laetitiabader) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Ethiopian doctor Daniel Fentaneh, detained for almost 2 weeks on politically motivated charges, following health workers’ strike. Gov’t should drop charges, end clampdown & meaningfully engage with grievances Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

Belkis Wille (@belkiswille) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Maksym Chernyak came to the US from Ukraine seeking safety. He died in ICE custody. This is his story. hrw.org/report/2025/07… 🧵

Maksym Chernyak came to the US from Ukraine seeking safety. He died in ICE custody. This is his story.  hrw.org/report/2025/07… 🧵
Sarah Saadoun (@sarah_saadoun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pleasure to join The People’s Program with Rosie Bultman along with my colleague Matt McConnell to talk about how Trump used the budget bill to kill a global rule that would’ve helped prevent companies from dodging taxes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Matt McConnell (@mcconnell_m) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Had a great convo with Rosie Bultman of KCSB-FM 91.9 and my Human Rights Watch colleague Sarah Saadoun about the Trump admin's terrible budget bill and how it will make ordinary people pay for tax cuts for the rich with their health Take a listen šŸ‘‡ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…