Philippe Dam

US Defense Secr's line on "Stupid rules of engagement" should be wake-up call.

Can @eudiplomacy.bsky.social afford letting #USA crush int'l rules without a blink? #EU's failure to stand up goes against its interests, paves way for more affronts from oppressive leaders.

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For once, #EU 's deference to #USA could be of use, as US yesterday sanctioned #Rwanda 's army & its top commanders for continued support to abusive #M23.

An occasion for @eudiplomacy.bsky.social to be break its month-long apathy and follow suit.

www.dw.com/en/us-sancti... @kajakallas.bsky.social

#EU 's selective & ambiguous words on situation in Middle East can only continue to undermine the bloc's credibility. They also badly weaken int'l norms.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should explicitly press #USA, #Israel & #Iran to abide by IHL & to protect civilians.

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#Gaza reconstruction should be guided by int'l law & human rights. But Board of Peace would go exactly against those principles - say UN Experts.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should refrain from any support to initiatives that go against human rights of #Gaza population.

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Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression | Kenneth Roth Their actions are no different from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Paul Kagame’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Trump's and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression -- no different from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Kagame’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. I explain: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Shame that #Italy doesn't seem to have signed on (yet?) - signaling Italy's worrying preference for politics over human rights & basic facts, and continued decline of its human rights foreign policy under Tajani.

Great @euatun.bsky.social maintained strong leadership on joint statement on #Ethiopia situation.

Attacks on media & CSOs, failure to ensure accountability for past abuses & renewed risks of conflict make it more important than ever for #HRC61 to stay involved.

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@hrw.org is closely monitoring initial reporting that Israel and the United States have launched strikes on #Iran. Our focus remains civilian protection and carrying out our mandate by monitoring for any violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.

Come on, @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social, what is this post??

#Hungary should fully comply with EU Court ruling which found that 201 failure to renew #Klubradio license "infring[ed] on freedom of expression & information."

At time of erosion of rule of law across Europe, this is landmark decision.

Ethiopia Shutters Key News Outlet On February 24, three months ahead of scheduled national elections, Ethiopia’s Media Authority announced the revocation of the Addis Standard’s operating license.

Suspension of prominent Addis Standard news outlet by authorities is reminder of why @euatun.bsky.social UN should lead joint statement on deteriorating situation in #Ethiopia.

States that seek to dilute #EU's attention on Ethiopia only undermine EU's credibility.

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UN inquiry on #Sudan points at indications of genocide in #Darfur 's El Fasher, before & during take-over by #RSF forces.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should:

⛑️Support deployment of mission to protect civilian
🔎 Investigate #UAE s role
⚖️Support accountability efforts

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Independent Monitoring Critical for Syria’s Transition Syria is at a pivotal moment. After years of devastating conflict and decades of repression, the country’s transitional phase will determine whether it breaks with entrenched patterns of abuse or mere...

Decisions taken now about justice & accountability will shape #Syria ’s future.

At #HRC61, @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should support the renewal of UN Commission of Inquiry in full. Syrian transitional authorities' refusal to do so would be a denial of justice.

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Angola: Reject Bill to Restrict Civil Society A bill passed by Angola’s parliament on January 22, 2026, to regulate nongovernmental organizations would significantly expand government control over civil society and undermine fundamental freedoms.

Tmrw's #EU #Angola ministerial meeting is opportunity to publicly call for anti-NGO bill not to be signed into law & sent back to Parliament.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should not remain silent when laws expand control on civil society & undermine freedom of association.

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#EU institutions should speak out about violations in #USA, exercise oversight over European companies supporting #ICE, support human rights defenders & monitors, & stand ready to act if or when anti-rights policies reach level of gravity that requires int'l action. - @hrw.org

This is happening at time of erosion of #RuleOfLaw, with #USA ’s rights-violating actions including retaliation against critics, expanded coercive powers & neutered democratic checks-and-balances, whose cumulative effects underpin a decided slide toward authoritarianism in the USA.

Minnesota killings are part of a broader pattern of immigration officers’ use of excessive violence. Skyrocketing arrests lead to record-high 70,000 people locked up in immigration detention centers, overcrowding & inhumane. This is part of a national campaign of terror.

A #USA that emboldens abuses at home will embolden them abroad. This is a challenge to the transatlantic relationship itself. #EU should also be fully aware of risks their nationals face due to conditions in the USA today.

- @hrw.org's @lealparker.bsky.social

Starting now, @EP_HumanRights debate on #ICE violations in the #USA starting now.

Link to live web stream below 👇

Israel: Aid Groups Barred From Gaza, West Bank Israeli authorities plan to bar 37 international nongovernmental organizations from operating in Gaza and the West Bank on March 1, 2026, for refusing to provide the government with lists of their sta...

#Israel authorities' plan to bar 37 aid groups from #Gaza & #WestBank violates key humanitarian principles, is another example of continued restriction of aid entry.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should act & press Israel to rescind abusive requirements.

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Today @hrw.org @lealparker.bsky.social will brief EP's #HumanRights Cttee on #ICE abuses in #USA.

⏰ 24 Feb, 4.30pmCET
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@eudiplomacy.bsky.social: attention to US #RuleOfLaw decline is key in order not to normalize abusive policies & press for reversal.

Iran: Tsunami of Arbitrary Arrests, Enforced Disappearances Iran’s authorities have waged a brutal campaign to terrorize the population through mass arbitrary detentions, torture, and enforced disappearances in the aftermath countrywide massacres of protesters...

“Do not forget the detainees… Be our voice or they will eliminate us all”

Plea for help should be heard by any EU official working on #Iran

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should do all it can to address death penalty risks & support universal jurisdiction to fight impunity

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As @hadjalahbib.bsky.social briefs #FAC today on #GreatLakes, @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should make clear #EU aid alone won't prevent civilian suffering caused by #Rwanda backed #M23 in #DRCongo

⚖️ Support justice & accountability
✍️Sanction commanders involved in crimes
💎End mineral deal w/ #Rwanda

Egypt: Refugees in hiding amid crackdown involving arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations In recent months, the Egyptian authorities renewed their campaign of arbitrarily detaining and unlawfully deporting refugees and asylum seekers solely on the basis of their irregular immigration statu...

And closing your eyes on #Egypt s crackdown against those fleeing #Sudan brutal conflict won't help, @kajakallas.bsky.social @magnusbrunner.bsky.social.

@amnesty.org urges #EU to press Cairo to protect the rights of refugees and migrants 👇

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

Slow & low-level sanctions & never-enough aid won't save #Sudan from disaster.

This piece nails it. #EU should urgently step up action - boost use of sanctions regime, speak up on #UAE's support to #RSF crimes & push for robust protection of civilians.

www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/suda...

Migrants in Libya victims of “violent business model” of systemic violations and abuses – UN report GENEVA – Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya are subjected to ruthless and systematic human rights violations and abuses, which include killings, torture, sexual violence and trafficking, a...

#Libya: UN Human Rights office reports that violations against migrants are so ruthless & systematic that it urges #EU to establish moratorium on interceptions & returns till adequate safeguards are ensured.

#EU policies perpetuate abuses.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

Farmers stand next to their tractor, piled high with raw cotton, outside the Fergana Region cotton collection point (ginnery) in September 2023.

“It is as if we have become hired workers for someone, not landowners” - a cotton farmer from the Khorezm region.

A new @hrw.org - @uzbekforum.bsky.social report examines the coercive state production system of cotton & wheat in #Uzbekistan.

More here: hrw.org/news/2026/02...

DRC: EU must move from concern to action for human rights in Eastern DRC – Joint letter – European Institutions Office Ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 23 February 2026, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) wrote to High Representative Kaja Kallas and EU...

On this, our joint letter today with @amnestyeu.bsky.social & @fidh-official.bsky.social

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@eudiplomacy.bsky.social @kajakallas.bsky.social

#GreatLakes: @hadjalahbib.bsky.social should press for #EU action on conflict w/ #Rwanda-backed #M23 in eastern #DRCongo. #EU aid alone cannot end & prevent civilian suffering.

⚖️ Support justice & accountability
✍️ Sanction commanders involved in crimes
💎 Review mineral deal with #Rwanda

Yesterday's @europarl.europa.eu res on #Uganda's electoral crackdown sends strong message: Violence against opposition should stop, should be no obstacles to civil society's work.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should publicly press for end of attacks on critics.

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#Niger: IS Sahel has killed 30 civilians, including 4 children, and 5 captured combatants in 2 attacks in Bossieye and Alfaga Daweyzé Koira, Tillabéri region, since Jan 18. The attacks are apparent war crimes.
Junta should protect civilians, @hrw.org

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