None of this would have happened but for the incredible work & dedication of Syrian civil society & other justice actors who have spent decades fighting impunity. Congrats to CIJAonline Syrian Emergency Task Force Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, who all assisted this historic arrest.

I am proud of the work the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is doing to prevent products produced with slave labor in #China from entering the U.S. I welcome 5 new companies being banned today. dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-l…

Today is the Biden-Harris Admin's deadline to respond to the #GlobalMagnitsky letter on #Sudan sent by Senate Foreign Relations Committee House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems and me. The crisis in Sudan has only worsened since we sent the letter in April, as the admin. narrowly focuses on new rounds of talks.

Zim activists charged with “disorderly conduct for allegedly protesting outside a court in June about the arrest of dozens of opposition supporters” were denied bail for fear they would “abscond, could commit other offences and cause public despondency.” search.app/mhTfnyWFrNnTqw…

Everyday humanitarians work courageously & tirelessly across the globe to help protect & support the people who need it most. I am grateful for the work they do to ensure a better world for us all. We honor their sacrifice on #WorldHumanitarianDay.

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we must think of people suffering worldwide who deserve to live with peace & dignity. War & famine in Sudan deserves our attention as millions of Sudanese are displaced, & tens of thousands dead. We must do more to get assistance to the Sudanese people.

It’s good to see the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list updated to include two more companies persecuting #Uyghurs through forced labor. The U.S. will continue to hold #China accountable for these horrific human rights abuses. dhs.gov/news/2024/10/0….

.Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ranking Member Risch and Senator Senator Chris Coons, joined by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Todd Young, are introducing critical bipartisan legislation to ensure accountability for atrocities and protect civilians in the #Sudan war. #KeepEyesOnSudan

Cambodian journalist Mech Dara’s release on bail is a welcome first step. Next, the government should drop its charges against him. Reporting is not a crime. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

Rule of law & autonomy are already dead in #HongKong, but the gov't’s sentencing of 45 pro-democracy leaders is a travesty of justice. I also continue to be disgusted by Jimmy Lai’s treatment at the hands of HK authorities. They should all be released now. foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…

.Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ranking Member Risch calls out the Biden Admin for failing to designate Hemedti & RSF under Global Magnitsky sanctions following the latest round of atrocity-laden attacks by the RSF, this time on the famine-stricken #Zamzam IDP Camp, targeting women and children.

On #HumanRightsDay, the world must recommit to holding the #Maduro regime accountable for decimating its opposition and eroding any semblance of free & fair elections. The people of #Venezuela deserve to pursue their democratic aspirations.

#Iran’s authoritarian regime will stop at nothing to ensure it erases the fundamental freedoms of those who opposes the regime - inside its borders or out. Human rights matter little to a regime concerned only with self-preservation and power.

In #Burma, the civil war has created a destabilizing environment that has enabled the rapid growth of cyberscam centers, in which hundreds of thousands are forced into criminal activity.

#China continues to target Uyghurs, Tibetans, and other persecuted minorities to erase their language, faith, & identity. It remains the world’s largest perpetrator of transnational repression and has increasingly waged legal warfare against those who oppose the CCP.

The Biden Admin continues to ignore #humanrights issues in Africa. I'll continue to push for GloMag sanctions in #Sudan in response to genocide. During his recent trip to #Angola, Biden prioritized infrastructure projects over the gov't's abuses.

In #Belarus, the regime has crushed all fundamental freedoms & seeks to silence dissenters abroad. #Georgia's decision to restrict civic freedoms & attack peaceful activists raises serious human rights concerns.

It's outrageous that #Maduro arrested a prominent activist Jesús Armas yesterday on International #HumanRightsDay. Armas, and other Venezuelan political prisoners, should be released immediately.

The industrial-scale slaughter of Syrian people by the Assad regime must be brought into the light of day, documented, and prosecuted. #Assad and his associates must face long overdue justice for his crimes against humanity.

In personal news, yesterday Maggie Dougherty and I canoed out into the crystal lagoon beneath Mount Otemanu in Bora Bora, jeweled in vibrant flowers, where I asked her to marry me. She said yes, and is now known in French Polynesia as the future ‘Madame Herman.’ A press briefing