Friederike Mager

Ceasefire or Not, EU Should Keep Pressure on Israel to End Abuses As European Union leaders and foreign ministers prepare for meetings to discuss the situation in Israel and Palestine, some of their representatives in Brussels, and Israel’s new ambassador to the EU,...

🧵 As #EU governments prepare to meet amid a fragile #Gaza ceasefire, pressure is mounting for them to "drop the stick" they never used on #Israel

Caving to that pressure would be yet another blow to their credibility, and to hopes for rights and justice: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #EUCO #FAC ⤵️ 1/7

#Brazil: Illegal cattle ranching has devastated territories in the #Amazon, right where #COP30 will be held

Some of that beef may have come into the EU - and keep coming if EU Deforestation Law #EUDR is delayed

New @hrw.org report: hrw.org/news/2025/10...

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

“Now is not the time to sanction Israel,” an EU diplomat said.

Tell that to those mourning, starving, maimed, living under occupation and apartheid.

Sanctions, suspension of EU-Israel deal must be squarely on the table - and leave it only once adopted.
👉🏽 euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w... #EUCO #FAC

Q&A: United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) The 30th annual United Nations climate change conference, COP30, will bring together states that are party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as thousands of experts, journalists...

5 questions you might have about #COP30 and why it’s a pivotal moment for climate action & human rights.

Governments should phase out fossil fuels, ensure a just transition, and protect forests & communities. hrw.org/news/2025/10/09/qa-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop30

Tunisia: Death Sentence for Facebook Posts A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts.

A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts. He received a presidential pardon this week following widespread outrage, but this is an unprecedented sentence for nonviolent expression in Tunisia. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Sri Lanka: Ruinous Tax Policies Stoke Inequality Sri Lanka’s tax policies played a driving role in the country’s devastating 2022 economic crisis and have contributed to the chronic underfunding of education and other public services.

Today, @hrw.org released the 1st major report on tax, documenting how policies that favor the rich drove Sri Lanka into economic crisis & starved its public education system. UN tax treaty negotiations are historic chance to address a root cause. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, has been convicted of plotting a coup.

The historic ruling is the first time a former president was tried for an attempted coup in Brazil, showing nobody should be above the law.

#Peru | @mreyesmilk.bsky.social on the recently signed amnesty bill: "In a country that continues to witness attacks to democracy & rule of law and where impunity remains ubiquitous, this latest measure is a cruel blow to victims’ long-standing quest for justice."

www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Syria since December 2024 have carried out a range of abuses against residents, including forced displacement—a war crime.

#Israel forces occupying southern #Syria have destroyed homes, forcibly displaced civilians, in absence of immediate threat.

These are war crimes.

@kajakallas.bsky.social: #EU should press for accountability & seek sanctions on officials responsible of violations.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

"Israel has committed genocide in #Gaza" - concludes UN Commission of Inquiry.

All states have legal obligations to end the genocide & punish those responsible.

"The absence of action to stop it amounts to complicity"

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... #HRC60

At long last: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to propose sanctions on Israeli ministers, suspension of #EU - #Israel trade deal

It took 2 years of unspeakable crimes, 60K+ killed, famine, growing consensus on #genocide

It will go on, unless #Merz & #Meloni stop blocking EU action

#SOTEU

Migrants report brutal treatment by EU funded security forces Migrants trying to leave from the west African country of Mauritania say they are suffering brutal, inhumane and degrading treatment at the hands of security forces funded by the European Union.

“Migrants report brutal treatment by EU funded security forces” in #Mauritania: NPR @npr.org on new report by @hrw.org

Listen to NPR here 👇
www.npr.org/2025/08/30/n...

HRW’s report: shorturl.at/stqpv

@rsherlock.bsky.social

Q&A: Reparations for Historical and Ongoing Colonial Atrocities In this Q&A, Human Rights Watch examines the application of the right to reparation to redress past and present harms stemming from colonial atrocities, including enslavement, systemic racial inequali...

@hrw.org published a Q&A on #reparations for historical & ongoing colonial atrocities ahead of a AU-CARICOM summit.

A unified African-Caribbean rights-based position on reparations shaped w civil society & communities would be a gamechanger for the reparations movement.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Very honored that @hrw-brussels.bsky.social met today with EU's new Special Representative for Human Rights @kajsaollongren.bsky.social.

Rich discussion on the many challenges ahead for the human rights movement - in the world and within Europe. No doubt we have a strong advocate for a stronger EU!

Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses EU, Spain Support Fueled Crackdowns, Ignored Abuses; Reforms Beginning

Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against migrants and asylum seekers.

In a new report, HRW documents the abuses 🧵⬇️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights Watch The EU and Spain incentivised repression in Mauritania primarily against black African people attempting to get to Europe irregularly, says Human Rights Watch.

EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights Watch

🚨 New @hrw.org report documents years of serious abuses by security forces in #Mauritania against West & Central African migrants, while those same authorities received equipment/support 💰 from the EU & #Spain to bolster border control & prevent irregular migration
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www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

El Salvador's Democracy Is Dying | Opinion El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang campaign has yielded tangible results—homicide rates have dropped dramatically—but it has come at a steep cost.

The #EuropeanUnion has been an exception, increasingly raising concerns about #ElSalvador's deteriorating situation - but more steps are necessary to stop the dismantling of institutional checks & concentration of power.

Comment by @juanitagoebertus.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/el-salvadors...

" #Ecuador has a clear obligation to begin to phase out fossil fuels in a way that respects the will of its people, the courts, & the human rights of affected communities. Complying with the referendum by closing the wells is long overdue." @richardpearshouse.bsky.social

www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

DR Congo: M23 Mass Killings Near Virunga National Park The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group summarily executed over 140 civilians, in at least 14 villages and farming areas in July 2025 near Virunga National Park, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

New @hrw.org report documents summary executions of 140+ civilians by the #Rwanda‑backed #M23 in 14 villages/farmlands in eastern #DRCongo in July 2025. Laws of war remain binding, even during peace negotiations. Those responsible should be brought to justice.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

More calls from trade unions to suspend #EU-#Israel Association Agreement & #StopTradeWithSettlements in OPTs.

EU's inaction is appalling. Calls from workers across Europe shouldn't be ignored.

www.politico.eu/wp-content/u... @kajakallas.bsky.social

🚨 Broken bones. Amputated finger. Loss of vision. Concussions. Deep lacerations. Severe bruising.

Law enforcement responded to protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles with deliberate brutality, in clear violation of int'l human rights law.

NEW @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Meine Kollegin @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social heute Morgen in der @fr-zeitung.bsky.social mit einem starken Gastkommentar zur Situation in #Afghanistan. Afghanische Frauen widersetzen sich den Taliban. Deutschland sollte den gleichen Mut aufbringen.

Da Israel weiterhin Journalist*innen den Zugang zum Gazastreifen verwehrt, spielen palästinensische Journalist*innen eine unersetzliche Rolle bei der Dokumentation und Berichterstattung über die anhaltende Vernichtung der palästinensischen Bevölkerung durch Israel.

#NotATarget

Journalists should never be a target.

Conflict in Gaza: Council of Europe member states should refrain from arms transfers that could lead to human rights violations - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 12/08/2025

There should be no transfer of arms that could be used to commit human rights violations in #Gaza.

@coe.int's @commissionerhr.coe.int reminds that Europe's own human rights standards commit all states to act quickly.

www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Seit 10/2023 wurden auch rechtswidrige, willkürliche Angriffe mit US-Munition verübt. @hrw.org hat keine Hinweise darauf gefunden, dass die untersuchten Schulen militärische Ziele waren. Deren Angriff ist somit rechtswidrig & willkürlich – ein Verstoß gegen das humanitäre Völkerrecht.

Gaza: Israels Angriffe auf Schulen verschärfen Notlage der Zivilbevölkerung Die tödlichen Angriffe der israelischen Streitkräfte auf Schulen, in denen palästinensische Zivilist*innen Zuflucht gesucht haben, zeigen, dass es für die Vertriebenen aus Gaza keine sicheren Orte gib...

Für Vertriebene aus #Gaza gibt es keine sicheren Orte.

100+ Angriffe der israelischen Streitkräfte haben über 500 Schulgebäude getroffen, von denen viele als Unterkünfte genutzt wurden. Hunderte von Zivilist*innen wurden getötet & nahezu alle Schulen in Gaza erheblich beschädigt.

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Karte von Gaza mit eingezeichneten Verteilstellen für humanitäre Hilfe in Saudi, Tal al-Sultan, Khan Younis und Wadi Gaza.

Neue Recherchen von @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social dokumentieren, wie israelische Streitkräfte in #Gaza wiederholt auf hungernde Menschen geschossen haben, die nach Nahrung suchten. Die gezielten Tötungen sind keine Einzelfälle sondern #Kriegsverbrechen.
🔗 www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...

New @hrw.org report on #Lebanon

- International donors & aid agencies should support the Lebanese government to ensure the equitable reconstruction of schools.
- Lebanon should also provide jurisdiction to International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes since October 2023.