.Human Rights Watch's Federico Borello: "The UN has always had shortcomings, but it’s essential globally to monitor human rights, deliver humanitarian aid, protect refugees, and promote international accountability."

.Human Rights Watch's Federico Borello: "Countries should reject out of hand Trump’s nonsensical proposals, like to undermine the global asylum system. The US gov't’s withholding of funds from the UN should energize other gov'ts to step up & fund its lifesaving human rights & humanitarian programs."

.Human Rights Watch's Federico Borello: "Otherwise, we risk abandoning victims of abuses and war crimes while making the world a safe space for dictators, kleptocrats, and human rights violators.”

My reaction to Trump’s speech this morning

Good news: “Microsoft has terminated the Israeli military’s access to technology it used to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls made each day in Gaza and the West Bank”. Keep the pressure. theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival to deflect attention from its brutal repression of free speech and other pervasive human rights violations. Comedians performing in Riyadh should use this opportunity to call for the release of detained Saudi activists.

I'm deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Jane Goodall, our dear Messenger of Peace. She is leaving an extraordinary legacy for humanity & our planet. I'm grateful for her lifelong environmental protection efforts & her strong support for the United Nations .

In The New York Times, Agnes Callamard and I ask "What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?" Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have worked closely with Palestinian human rights groups for decades and can attest that their work is indispensable to the human rights community. nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opi…

There is no armed conflict in the United States. International human rights law is fully applicable, just in case someone gets any idea.

You'd expect #EU to stand for int'l justice as #Trump admin crushes ICC & groups working w/ it. Instead Brussels has offered less than minimum service. EU should call out US sanctions against ICC & Pal NGOs, use Blocking Statute to mitigate their impact. nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opi…

Very important step for accountability in Afghanistan.

We often hear that football unites people. It does in this case too: unite people in outrage over excessive spending on football stadiums instead of health and education.

🚨 NEW: Homeland Security federal agents used excessive force against protesters, medics, legal observers & journalists at numerous protests outside ICE facility in Illinois. This isn’t crowd control—it’s intimidation. Congress must act. 📢 Read the Human Rights Watch report: hrw.org/news/2025/10/2…

I was ashamed of my team when it lost 5-0 in the CL final, but I am more ashamed now. Inter ⭐⭐ no response? hrw.org/ar/news/2025/1…

Devastating report: US complicit in enforced disappearance, torture and sexual violence of detainees sent to El Salvador. hrw.org/news/2025/11/1…

Harrowing testimony.

To make the work of international and national prosecutors easier, we identified clearly those who must be investigated and prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial today amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia. They face up to 23 years in prison if convicted of the unfounded charges. hrw.org/news/2025/11/2…

We need international attention to this plague, which has marred Nigeria for too many years.

We Human Rights Watch banned from Russia - not a huge surprise. This will not deter us. We will continue reporting on crimes committed within and outside of Russia. hrw.org/news/2025/11/2…