Laura Pitter
@Laurapitter
Deputy Director of the US Program at @HRW, former public defender, focusing on criminal and racial justice. Views are my own.
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https://www.hrw.org/about/people/laura-pitter 15-07-2009 17:35:22
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The killing of 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza is both tragic and unsurprising, given the Israeli military's extensive use of explosive weapons in populated areas in Gaza - a practice discredited globally - and its failure to facilitate and protect relief operations. A thread.
Frightening how much traction these false narratives about immigration produced by social media influencers get.
Narratives shamefully exploit desperate people fleeing violence and persecution for political aims.
Good reporting by Ken Bensinger & Rios nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/ā¦
Global migration will continue to increase due to ongoing conflicts, economic conditions, changing demographics, climate and environmental factors, and the need for family reunification. The US cannot enforce its way out of this reality. #StartWithDignity tucson.com/opinion/columnā¦
It's been 100 years since the Indian Citizenship Act but, despite some recent wins, U.S. Native citizens still face discrimination and major barriers to voting. US states and Congress need to more. See Human Rights Watch: hrw.org/news/2024/03/0ā¦. Abbey Koenning-Rutherford
We Human Rights Watch just released a 118pp report on rights abuses at one of the worldās largest REDD+ projects. We documented a flawed consultation process, forced evictions, and arbitrary arrests. Verra - Standards for a Sustainable Future should ensure accountability and remedies for victims. hrw.org/news/2024/02/2ā¦
With the deadline for relocation just a week away, the Panamanian government has still not provided water, sanitation + health care for the Guna Indigenous community to relocate from their flood-prone island to a safer site: Human Rights Watchās ā¦Erica Bowerā© hrw.org/news/2024/02/2ā¦
Haitians in Port-au-Prince describe life as a living hell.
'People trying to go out and eke out a living, people who are trying to send their children to school, get caught in the crossfire.' ~ Tirana Hassan at the Munich Security Conference
Candidates running for POTUS, Congress, and state and local offices must uphold + protect our human rights in their policy agendas. We should insist on it before and after the election.
TODAY Human Rights Watch released a guide with our key recommendations.
' ... as long as the [Biden] administration sidesteps the reality of Israeli abuses in Gaza and applies the rules of military assistance selectively, the moral authority claimed by the US will slip further away.'
Sarah H Yager on US hypocrisy on Gaza:
foreignaffairs.com/how-end-americā¦