Laura Pitter
@Laurapitter
Human rights lawyer fighting for criminal, economic, racial & social justice. Ex-Human Rights Watch, public defender, civil litigator, UN staffer, & journalist.
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Human Rights Watch
@hrw
Exposing #HumanRights abuses around the world Join us to help end them! Staff: https://t.co/2JflyBeYHI HRW social accounts https://t.co/AIpbUxDqR4 + Follow
Kenneth Roth
@KenRoth
Past Human Rights Watch executive director (1993-2022). Now visiting professor at Princeton SPIA. My book, 'Righting Wrongs,' to be published Jan 2025 by Knopf. + Follow
Tirana Hassan
@TiranaHassan
Executive Director at Human Rights Watch @hrw. Social Worker. Lawyer. Rights Advocate. Feminist. Immigrant + Follow
Scott Hechinger
@ScottHech
Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Fighting everyday to share the truth about public health & safety. + Follow
Alec Karakatsanis
@equalityAlec
founder, @CivRightsCorps civil rights lawyer author of usual cruelty (2019) and copaganda (forthcoming 2024) + Follow
Andrew Stroehlein
@astroehlein
European Media & Editorial Director, @hrw. My newsletter: https://t.co/KwjkBG9dJX All my links: https://t.co/QUQS8Dj4xh + Follow
Keri Blakinger
@keribla
Reporter: @latimes. Priors: @marshallproj @HoustonChron @NYDailyNews. Author: Corrections in Ink. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite) + Follow
Jan Egeland
@NRC_Egeland
Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council @NRC_Norway @Flyktninghjelp + Follow
Hina Naveed🧕🏽
@HinaEsq
🇵🇰🗽| RN Esq. | formerly @hrw @ACLU | Working towards a future when humanity prevails over politics. Views my own. Tweets ≠ legal advice. + Follow
Alka Pradhan⁷
@PradhanAlka
Int'l human rights lawyer at Guantanamo & ICC. @PennLaw prof. No DoD opinions here; retweets are not confirmation/denial of classified info. She/Her + Follow
Dyjuan Tatro
@DyjuanTatro
may or may not be notable • @BPIBard Alum • @thefortunesoc Board Member • #EndTheException Ambassador • You should watch #CollegeBehindBars • my views + Follow
Jameel Jaffer
@JameelJaffer
Director, @knightcolumbia. Editor, @just_security. Formerly @ACLU. This is my personal account. Also: @jameeljaffer.bsky.social & @[email protected]. + Follow
Carol Rosenberg
@carolrosenberg
Covers Guantánamo Bay, the base, policy, prison, people and war court for The New York Times. + Follow
David Menschel
@davidminpdx
Criminal defense attorney | Social activist | Documentary filmmaker | Movement strategist | Foundation director + Follow
Just Security
@just_security
Forum on law, rights, and security. Editorial Board includes former senior government officials, top civil society attorneys, and law professors. Based @nyulaw. + Follow
Legal Defense Fund
@NAACP_LDF
America's premier civil rights law organization fighting for racial justice through litigation, advocacy, & public education. Established in 1940. + Follow
Murtaza Hussain
@MazMHussain
Writing @theintercept and cohost @intercepted. Investigations, global affairs, tech, languages. Tips: [email protected] Signal: +1-201-338-0534 + Follow
Charlie Savage
@charlie_savage
New York Times national security & legal reporter • Author of 'Takeover' & 'Power Wars” • Originally from Indiana + Follow
The Black Wall Street Times
@TheBWSTimes
Access is the New Civil Right + Follow
derecka
@dereckapurnell
rooting for everyone resisting oppression | author, Becoming Abolitionists | movement lawyer | Guardian columnist | @DreamDefenders | @Hammerandhope + Follow
Lina Khan
@linakhanFTC
Chair, Federal Trade Commission. Retweets, Follows, & Likes ≠ Endorsements. + Follow
Zephyr Teachout
@ZephyrTeachout
Law Prof. Antimonopolist. Books: Corruption in America, Break ‘em Up. Words in @nytimes @foreignpolicy @thenation @nybooks @theprospect. Current: the future + Follow
Open Markets Institute
@openmarkets
We are a group of journalists & scholars in policy & economics working at the vanguard of antimonopoly to achieve victories that empower everyone. + Follow
Daniel Hanley
@danielahanley
Senior Legal Analyst at @openmarkets. Opinions are my own. + Follow
Beth Daley
@BethBDaley
Editor and General Manager @ConversationUS. Proud alum of @InsideClimate, @NECIRBU, @BostonGlobe, @JSKStanford. + Follow
Nisha Varia
@Nisha_Varia
#HumanRights advocate, researcher, trainer. Gender, labor, GBV, migration, ethics. Former @hrw @thenewschool. For a world with dignity and safety for all. + Follow
Jewish Voice for Peace
@jvplive
Jews organizing toward Palestinian liberation and Judaism beyond Zionism + Follow
Oren Ziv
@OrenZiv_
Journalist & photographer @972mag + Follow
Peter W Galbraith
@PeterWGalbrath
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Donovan Harris
@donoharrtv
Writer. Storyteller. Strategist. + Follow
Erica Bower
@EricaRBower
Researcher-advocate advancing tools to help communities plan to relocate - or stay - with dignity in a changing climate 🌎🌍🌏 + Follow
Tona Boyd
@TonaBoydEsq
Associate Director-Counsel of LDF (@NAACP_LDF) the nation's first civil and human rights law org. Tweets are my own. + Follow
Kimberlé Crenshaw
@sandylocks
Professor @ColumbiaLaw and @UCLA_law; Executive Director @AAPolicyForum; Host @IMKC_podcast; Views expressed here are my own! + Follow
Trey
@walktrey
writing about race, history, democracy. conspiring to build stronger social movements. dancing. + Follow
National Congress of American Indians
@NCAI1944
Founded in 1944, NCAI is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian & Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of Tribal Nations. + Follow
Quinn Manson Buchwald
@QuinnMBuchwald
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Almaz Teffera
@AlmazTeffera
Researcher on racism in Europe @hrw, ex @amnesty @ecre @AIRECenter, alumnus @Geneva_Academy. RTs not endorsements + Follow
Tyler Mattiace
@TMattiaceHRW
Mexico Researcher @HRW @hrw_espanol. Migrants' rights, security & justice reform, free speech, democracy & rule of law, disappearances. Ex @lse_id + Follow
Congresswoman Cori Bush
@RepCori
Doing the most for MO-01 (STL)—starting with those with the greatest need. Politician + Activist = Politivist. Member, @HouseJudiciary, @OversightDems. She/her. + Follow
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@RepAOC
This account is maintained by federal staff to share services and legislation relevant to constituents of NY-14. + Follow
Vicki B. Gaubeca
@vgaubeca
Associate Director, US Immigration and Border Policy at Human Rights Watch. Views strictly my own. + Follow
Nature is Amazing ☘️
@AMAZlNGNATURE
Animals 🐿️ Nature 🦋 Discovery 🦖 + Follow
Jalen Brown
@itsJalenB
Congressional Health Care Reporter @InHealthPolicy | Past: @BGOV, @CNN, @Forbes | @NABJ | ❝The people must know before they can act...❞ — Ida B. Wells + Follow
Scott D. Levy
@ScottDLevy
Chief Policy Counsel @fwdus. Photo credit: my 8 year old. Tweets are my own. + Follow
Maggie Blackhawk
@MaggieBlackhawk
Professor @NYULaw; scholar of Congress, constitutional law, & federal Indian law; co-director, NYU-Yale American Indian Sovereignty Project; she/her/kwe. + Follow
Amanda Jack
@brooklynPD
she/her @CUNYLaw/1 of many @5borodefenders fighting theracist crimpunishment system/alum @Peace_Presence @Bklyndefender @massbailout Now @LegalAidNYC/views mine + Follow
Alana Sivin 史蘭娜
@_AlanaSivin
She/Her || Jewish Boricua || Vegan || Former public defender || Daytime: NY State Director @fwdus || Nighttime: Prez @coda_les || Views mine 😎 + Follow
BLovelyy♡
@blovelyyy__
🎓 Georgetown Law ‘26 | formerly incarcerated abolitionist | BLM ✊🏾 #endmassincarceration + Follow
a hostile minority
@mariahforathens
union thug @raiseupthesouth • bars @linquafranqa • phd literacy ed • malcolm x etc • views mine + Follow
THE REAL BLACK WALL STREET TOUR
@therealbwstour
This is a descendant-owned historical tour of Black Wall Street. You'll go on an insightful journey through the historic Greenwood area of Tulsa, Oklahoma. + Follow
Tracee Ellis Ross
@TraceeEllisRoss
@patternbeauty #thehairtales + Follow
Glory Chigogo
@glorychigogo
🇰🇪||Communications Professional||🇰🇪 Senior Press Officer @hrw Member @FPA_Africa Member @IPAEastAfrica Ambassador @WAFintl + Follow
Marc Krupanski
@mkrupanski
Working for healthy, safe + strong communities || now: Director, Community Safety & Policing @Arnold_Ventures + Follow
Mattia Fontana 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🇺🇦
@fontyisthere
«there's nought so queer as folk» 🍼1998 🏙@prov_bs 📍@ProvinciaTrento 📚@UniTrento 🇪🇺Democrat and European ✨figlio della τύχη 💄IzquierdaBoutique ✊Wokeshevik + Follow
David Stein
@DavidpStein
Asst Prof of History, UCSB. Fellow @rooseveltinst. Social movements & political economy—civil rights movement; economic policy; inflation; mass incarceration. + Follow
Upinngil
@Upinngil
A diversified farm in western Massachusetts specializing in raw milk, farmstead cheeses, grains, whole wheat baked goods, and pick-your-own strawberries. + Follow
Alison Siegler
@SieglerAlison
Prof and Founding Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic @Uchicagolaw. Views my own. “Mercy & empathy are great threats to an unjust society” -G. Doyle + Follow
Debbie Jeon
@DebbieJeon
Legal Director at the ACLU of Maryland, and dedicated track/cross country Mom. Tweets my own. + Follow
Dr. Babatunde Olugboji
@tolugboji26
Deputy Program Director, Human Rights Watch; Adjunct Professor of Human Rights at City University of New York’s Hunter College + Follow
New Georgia Project
@NewGAProject
The New Georgia Project is a non-partisan effort to register and civically engage the rising electorate in Georgia. Press inquiries: [email protected] + Follow
Zach Montague
@ZJMontague
DC-based @nytimes | reach me: [email protected] #FLX raised, would-be China hand, dutifully reading before RTing + Follow
Rachel Levine
@RachelEFLevine
Progressive, scholar of conflict resolution, lover of comedy, believer of Tikkun Olam & US Program Associate @HRW. Views are my own & Retweets ≠ endorsements. + Follow
Frederike
@F_Kaltheuner
advisor on all things tech policy and geopolitics / also: senior EU and global governance lead @AINowInstitute / Fake AI book @meatspacepress / all views my own + Follow
Darrick Hamilton
@DarrickHamilton
Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy; University Professor; and Director, @RacePowerPolicy @TheNewSchool + Follow
Serena#FreeHer
@SerenaFreeher
Social justice activist. Non-profit executive director (@newhourNY) @galaxy_gives fellow. Latinx. All opinions my own. + Follow
Reparations Daily (ish)
@ReparationsIsh
A daily (ish) newsletter uplifting the latest reparations-related news from across the world. Subscribe below! + Follow
fola akinnibi
@FolaAk
policing and city stuff @citylab. opinions mine. send me things at [email protected] + Follow
Latrice Walker
@TheRealLatriceW
Mom. Born and raised in Brownsville. Attorney. I proudly represent NY State's 55th Assembly District in Brooklyn. Chair of the Election Law Committee. 💙🕊 + Follow
César Muñoz
@_Cesar_Munoz
Diretor interino da Human Rights Watch no Brasil Acting Brazil director Americas associate director Human Rights Watch, @hrw_brasil, @hrw_espanol, @hrw. + Follow
Paul Aufiero
@aufierp
Senior Web Producer @hrw. + Follow