Andrew Stroehlein

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups Reports detailing intentional targeting of Palestinians as a group, and systemic destruction of Palestinian society, add to pressure for action

"Two leading human rights organisations based in Israel, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in #Gaza and the country’s western allies have a legal and moral duty to stop it."
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Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance

"There is little doubt that Israel’s actions are sufficient to meet the requirements for genocidal conduct." #Gaza
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Excellent overview of the region that’s likely the next target of Putin’s murderous imperialism - and of nations that offer some inspiration and hope for confronting it. Well written and widely sourced, it’s sympathetic to the cause but presents the nuances and doubts fairly. #books

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel is not all down to antisemitism

"It is a concentration camp."
- Israel’s former prime minister Ehud Olmert
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Masked, Armed and Forceful: Finding Patterns in Los Angeles Immigration Raids - bellingcat Bellingcat collected videos and images from recent immigration raids in Los Angeles, analysing trends and apparent tactics used by law enforcement.

Armed officers, frequent use of force and people grabbed on the street or at their places of work. Working with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org we have monitored the LA raids, discovering recurring trends and tactics used by officers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/07...

Cuba: Protesters Detail Abuses in Prison Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison.

Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in #Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison, including beatings, solitary confinement, and lack of medical care.
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YouTube video by Andrew Stroehlein The Big Battle of Brussels

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the fight of the century – the battle of our lives – here in the sold-out EU arena in Brussels...
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🚨 UN spokesperson condemns US sanctions on #Israel #Palestine expert @franceskalbs.bsky.social

“The imposition of sanctions on special rapporteurs is a dangerous precedent…The use of unilateral sanctions against special rapporteurs, or any other UN official or expert, is unacceptable.”

🚨 @hrw.org's International Justice Program director Liz Evenson reacts to US sanctions against UN expert @franceskalbs.bsky.social.

La grande bataille de Bruxelles Des groupes industriels européens et américains tentent d'affaiblir la loi phare de l'Union européenne sur la responsabilité des entreprises et ses mesures de lutte contre le changement climatique.

Le sort d'une loi européenne essentielle à la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique est désormais entre les mains du Parlement européen. Les parlementaires céderont-ils au lobbying des puissantes industries ?

Dans le #BriefDuJour de @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social ⤵
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Die große Schlacht von Brüssel Hey Leute, willkommen zum Kampf des Jahrhunderts – dem Kampf unseres Lebens – hier in der ausverkauften EU-Arena in Brüssel.

Das Schicksal eines für den Kampf gegen die globale Erderwärmung wichtigen EU-Gesetzes liegt jetzt beim Europäischen Parlament. Werden die Parlamentarier dem Druck der mächtigen Industrie nachgeben?

Das und mehr im heutigen #DailyBrief von @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social: www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...

The Big Battle of Brussels: Daily Brief The fate of a key EU law that helps fight global warming is now in the hands of the European Parliament. Will parliamentarians succumb to lobbying by powerful industries? Read Andrew Stroehlein in Hum...

An epic battle for the future - in my Daily Brief today…
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In South Korea, you can get penalized simply for getting older.

In a new report, HRW documents how South Korea’s laws and policies to protect older workers from age discrimination actually do the exact opposite.

Read more: bit.ly/4lGERYR

Punished for Getting Older : Daily Brief South Korea’s employment system is rigged against older people. Read Andrew Stroehlein in Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief:

In South Korea the system is rigged against older people. My Daily Brief:
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Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.

As if there’s not enough hate in this world already, they built a hate-spewing bot…
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ODIHR notes with particular concern the arrests of dozens of protestors in recent months and reports of the lack of respect for fair trial standards, as well as increased pressure on human rights defenders and civil society actors carrying out their legitimate work. 🇬🇪#Georgia

Puni·e·s pour avoir vieilli Le gouvernement sud-coréen punit les travailleur·euse·s pour leur âge. C'est la conclusion sans appel d'un nouveau rapport de Human Rights Watch qui examine comment des lois et des politiques sud-coré...

"Le gouvernement sud-coréen punit les travailleur·euse·s pour leur âge."

Dans le #BriefDuJour de @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social ⤵
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Amazing histories of early Indigenous American encounters with and in Europe. Details and perspectives I never got in school in the US. #books

‘Punishing workers for getting old’: how South Korea’s wage system impoverishes the elderly As nation moves to raise retirement age, new report warns the real problem isn’t when people retire, but how

This will be the topic of my Daily Brief later today...
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A Year On, Guinean Activists Still Missing Guinea’s military authorities should credibly investigate the disappearances of two political activists, make their whereabouts known, and either charge them with a recognizable crime or release them ...

#Guinea: A Year On, Activists Still Missing

It’s been one year since Sylla and Bah went missing, and the authorities have yet to carry out a credible investigation.

⚠️TIME FOR AUTHORITIES TO BREAK THE SILENCE.

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I should probably work on getting the thumbnails right with these things...

YouTube video by Andrew Stroehlein The Global Education Crisis

My latest video - on the global education crisis.
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EU-Libya: EU’s migration cooperation with Libya is ‘morally bankrupt’ and amounts to complicity in violations – European Institutions Office Ahead of a visit by EU Migration Commissioner Brunner and EU ministers to Libya to discuss migration cooperation on 8 July, Eve Geddie, the Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Of...

"The EU’s migration cooperation with Libya is morally bankrupt and amounts to complicity in horrific human rights violations," says @evegeddie.bsky.social

Today @magnusbrunner.bsky.social is in Libya with ministers to discuss migration cooperation 🧵 www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-liby...

The Global Education Crisis: Daily Brief The most recent global education figures make for grim reading. Will a new international pledge change things for the better? Read Andrew Stroehlein in Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief:

The global numbers are dizzying:

⚠️ hundreds of millions of children are not in education as they should be.

The negative impact on individual lives – not to mention on the future of humanity generally – is impossible to calculate.
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L’éducation face à une crise mondiale Les derniers chiffres mondiaux sur l'éducation sont alarmants. Près de 200 millions d'enfants et de jeunes ne sont pas scolarisés dans le secondaire. De plus, 72 millions d’enfants qui devraient être ...

"Des centaines de millions d'enfants ne sont pas scolarisés comme ils le devraient. L'impact négatif sur la vie des individus – sans parler de l'avenir de l'humanité en général – est impossible à calculer."

Dans le #BriefDuJour de @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social ⤵
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Hunderte Millionen Kinder erhalten nicht die #Bildung, die ihnen zusteht.

Die negativen Auswirkungen auf das Leben jedes Einzelnen – ganz zu schweigen von der Zukunft der Menschheit insgesamt – sind unermesslich.

Mehr im Daily Brief von @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social:
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Peru: Congress Undermines Fight against Organized Crime Laws passed by Peru’s Congress have undermined the independence and capacity of judges and prosecutors to fight organized crime.

“Congress’ assault on the rule of law has left millions of Peruvians more exposed to the threats of organized crime.”
- @juanitagoebertus.bsky.social
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Minerals for peace? How to make the Rwanda-DRC deal stick. A U.S.-brokered peace deal, signed on June 27 between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, will link economic integration and respect for territorial integrity with the promise of Western ...

"while this deal represents the most practical opportunity in years to end abuses against civilians in eastern #Congo, it fails to address the impunity that drives so much conflict."
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YouTube video by Andrew Stroehlein A Victory in Geneva

My latest Daily Brief on appalling abuses in #Eritrea and a win at the UN Human Rights Council...
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China’s human rights lawyers speak out, 10 years after crackdown In 2015, a nationwide campaign rounded up hundreds of rights advocates. Since then, suppression has become more systematic and less visible, lawyers say

“The Chinese government under Xi Jinping has sought to eradicate the influence of lawyers who defend people’s rights,” said Maya Wang, associate China director at Human Rights Watch.
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