EU leaders are considering declaring certain parts of Syria as safe for refugees to return to.

Ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's visit to Lebanon this week, it must be made crystal clear: Syria is categorically unsafe.

#SaudiArabia : two young men are at imminent risk of execution for crimes allegedly committed as children, countering the Kingdom's own narrative – and obligations: hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

Urgent action needed, Christophe FARNAUD Olof Skoog Luigi Di Maio

Int'l media continue to report on @HRW's findings that #BurkinaFaso forces involved in killings of 223 civilians in February.

Silencing the messengers will never cover the crimes. Full independent investigation needed, victims deserve the truth.

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“ #Syria is categorically unsafe to return anyone who decided to flee the conflict.”

EU leaders should know that Syria remains engulfed in violence & those who return are at serious risk of persecution. EU should neither return not support other states to return people to Syria.

.European Parliament just voted a law requiring large companies to prevent & remedy human rights, environmental abuses in their global supply chains.

A step forward for corporate accountability, signaling large corporations shouldn't get away with such abuses.
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EU parl approves supply chain law on the 11th anniversary of the #RanaPlaza disaster.

Holding all victims & survivors in our thoughts today as we get closer to a new chapter on corporate accountability.

Human Rights Watch #csddd #BizHumanRights

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#WestBank : backed by Israeli authorities, settlers’ violence, killings, and displacement have skyrocketed since Oct 7

#Israel ’s allies are finally sanctioning a few individuals. But this is a state policy, part and parcel of #apartheid

New Human Rights Watch report: hrw.org/news/2024/04/1…

New Human Rights Watch report documents the forcible displacement of 5 entire Palestinian communities due to settler attacks, often with direct participation of Israel Defense Forces.

⚠️This is not going to be resolved by sanctioning a few bad apples.

Here's what the EU should do: hrw.org/news/2024/04/1…