#Haiti: Escalating gang violence outside Port-au-Prince has claimed over 1,000 lives & forced hundreds of thousands to flee since October 2024, threatening to destabilise the country & other states in the Caribbean - warns joint UN Human Rights & BINUH report.

#Haiti: I amplify the recommendations from BINUH that Haiti's judicial authorities: (1) Establish, as a matter of urgency, the two specialised judicial units for dealing with mass crimes and financial crimes, as created by decree-law in April 2025; and (2) Instruct the Public

Four years ago, thousands of Cubans took to the streets in nationwide demonstrations against the government. Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful protests have been subject to serious abuses in prison. New from HRW: bit.ly/44M3kVT

🇭🇹This decision is a key step toward a comprehensive response to Haiti’s crisis. But more is needed. Sanctions should also target Haitian and foreign actors whose support and financing of criminal groups have directly contributed to the violence engulfing the country.

Women held in male-only ICE facilities. People punished for seeking mental health care. Deaths that may have been linked to medical neglect. Human Rights Watch Americans for Immigrant Justice - AI Justice and SOS call for urgent reforms to end these abuses. #ImmigrationDetention #HumanRights🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…

🚨Human Rights Watch: Recomendaciones para conferencia sobre #Palestina en la #ONU 7/28-9: Llamamos a los gobiernos a comprometerse a acabar con la impunidad con acciones concretas. Sin acciones claras las autoridades israelíes seguirán exterminando y expulsando a los palestinos

Israel has for months deliberately starved Gaza's 2+ million ppl. They could end this nightmare at any time & yet they watch as kids die. States must all their leverage—including sanctions & an arms embargo—to stop Israel's extermination & acts of genocide

A bill that allows projects to go forward without environmental impact assessment could accelerate the destruction of the Amazon. The "Devastation Bill" is the biggest setback for Brazil’s environmental protection in decades. Lula should veto it. hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…

🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new Human Rights Watch investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6 🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/08/0…

🌍 Governments must suspend arms sales to Israel, impose sanctions, and demand accountability. The world cannot stand by as Israel guns down starving Palestinians getting food. States should act to stop Israel’s extermination of Palestinians. 🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/08/0…

🇭🇹Haiti’s crisis is deepening. From January to June 2025 BINUH documented: 3,137 killings 1,189 injuries 947 cases of sexual violence 346 kidnappings 73 extrajudicial executions Stronger international support that matches the scale of the emergency is urgently needed.

The US Congress should question why women should have 2 shoehorn their claims into a narrow understanding of membership of a particular social group & have less consistent or predictable protection than racial, religious, nationality & political groups hrw.org/news/2025/08...

🚨 Broken bones. Amputated finger. Loss of vision. Concussions. Deep lacerations. Law enforcement responded to protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles with deliberate brutality, in clear violation of int'l human rights law. NEW Human Rights Watch report: hrw.org/news/2025/08/1…

Brazil's Incra should publicly reject a proposal to downsizing the sustainable resettlement PDS Terra Nossa, in the Amazon. If approved, this proposal would reward illegal land-grabbers with impunity and leave residents vulnerable to violence. shorturl.at/gwuM6

Los dramáticos días de los migrantes venezolanos en Guantánamo, según HRW: aislamiento, falta de higiene y comida rancia cnn.it/4mxHP2I

🇺🇸Estados Unidos debe detener de inmediato cualquier traslado de inmigrantes detenidos a la base naval de la bahía de Guantánamo, en Cuba, donde se enfrentan a condiciones de detención abusivas e inhumanas que podrían constituir malos tratos. hrw.org/es/news/2025/0…

Que tristeza. Pocas personas apoyaron de manera tan decidida a las víctimas y la implementación del Acuerdo de Paz en Colombia como el Embajador Ptassek. Toda mi solidaridad con su familia y amigos.

🇭🇹Whilst many people have been forced to flee the violence devastating Haiti, Kareen Ulysse has chosen to remain and continue operating her family-run hospital in Cité Soleil, an area under criminal control. This initiative deserves recognition & support youtube.com/watch?v=5sMJKJ…

I’m furious – and ashamed – that the world is looking away. Thank you Jacqueline Charles for keeping the spotlight on Haiti: miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…