El Salvador has moved from violence perpetrated by criminal groups to, increasingly, a police state. Agustín, 16, fled violence from criminal groups and now he is experiencing police abuse.

Read his story: hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…

Texas Constructing Massive Anti-Migrant Military Base hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…

US: Supreme Court Opens Door to Chaos, Abuse in Texas hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…

US Truth and Healing Commission on Indigenous Boarding Schools is Long Overdue hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…

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/column…

US States Should Ensure Indigenous Voting Rights hrw.org/news/2024/03/0…

My experience last summer of what Trump will be celebrating in Eagle Pass today:

I saw asylum-seeking families — including at least 4 babies — stuck under rows of concertina razor wire.

I witnessed a panicked toddler nearly drown as soldiers looked on.

thehill.com/opinion/immigr…

New today: A federal judge has ordered a preliminary injunction against SB4, Texas’ law that would allow state and local police to deport people.

documentcloud.org/documents/2444…

Protecting democracy in this year of 60+ elections around the world is about more than who wins. We need to focus on systems, calling out repression, investigating corruption, bolstering independent institutions and more. My global take ⁦Foreign Policy In Focus (fpif.org)⁩ Human Rights Watch. fpif.org/protecting-dem…

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.

US: Texas Border Policies Threaten Deadly Outcomes hrw.org/news/2024/02/0…

Playing Politics with the Right to Seek Asylum in the US hrw.org/news/2024/01/3…

No child should be forced to sleep in the streets.

In a new report, HRW finds that child protection authorities in Marseille, France, are leaving children with health needs on the street without treatment, psychosocial support, or follow-up care. bit.ly/3HBHnxx

The right to seek asylum is a human right.

But Texas often uses barriers and violence at the border to push migrants back.

The US government should stop Texas’ cruel deterrence practices.

A year of research, 70 interviews. The fossil fuel and petrochemical industry have created a 'sacrifice zone' in Louisiana as state and federal government authorities have failed to protect the rights of residents. New research, new 98-page @HRW report: hrw.org/news/2024/01/2…

Good news! SCOTUS has ruled that the federal government can remove the harmful and sometimes lethal razor wire Texas National Guard placed on the banks of Rio Grande as part of Operation Lone Star. The preservation of life is paramount. themessenger.com/politics/supre…

US lawmakers want harsh new border rules that would violate human rights put vulnerable people in danger.

But they can’t be implemented without Mexico.

President Andrés Manuel should tell the US he won’t be complicit in undermining the right to asylum.

hrw.org/news/2024/01/1…

Human Rights Watch Amicus Brief in Michigan v. Paredes hrw.org/news/2023/12/2…