Criminology – the flagship journal in the discipline – recently published an article with completely erroneous results about the impact of reduced policing on crime. This has major implications for public budgets and public policy.

Study links #fossilfuel and #petrochemical plants to poor birth outcomes.
New PBS: PBS NewsHour William Brangham highlights @HRW report, critical new study from Dr. Kimberly Terrell Dr. Kimberly Terrell, and #CancerAlley residents Ashley Gaignard and Teesha.
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NEW: From Human Rights Watch (and me). Texas is building a massive new $400M anti-migrant military base.

The 'Forward Operating Base” outside of Eagle Pass will house up to 1,800 national guard members, include an armory, and have 'surge' capacity for 2,300 troops.

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Well done and a deep credit to the incredible, long, and historic struggle of community leaders Sharon, Shamyra and Shamell Lavigne risestjames and Tish and Robert Taylor of Concerned Citizens of St. John, among many other residents of Louisiana's Cancer Alley. Thank you!

Today, Human Rights Watch, Truth Hounds & SITU Research release new findings on Russia's devastation of Mariupol. These findings are based on extensive open-source research & interviews with hundreds of people between March 2022-Jan 2024. hrw.org/feature/russia… 1/10

🚨New Human Rights Watch report published today “Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook” hrw.org/news/2023/12/2… 1/

WATCH: Sari Bashi, program director at Human Rights Watch, joined the latest #WITHpod w/Chris Hayes to talk about life in the West Bank and the devastating impact of Israel's war against Hamas.

Hear the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts: link.chtbl.com/H1_0J49V?sid=tw

More than a century after surviving the Tulsa Race Massacre, Mother Randle is still fighting, smiling, and embodying the courage that we all need right now. Happy 109th birthday to one of the most inspiring people that the reparations movement has ever known. ❤️

This #DayOfTheDead we honor the thousands of loved ones who have died crossing the US-Mexico border as the result of US deterrence policies that use a combination of punishment, violent infrastructure, and weaponized terrain to drive people to dangerous crossings. #DiaDeMuertos

Joe Biden doesn’t trust casualty figures from Gaza’s health ministry. Experts do theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…

New from Human Rights Watch: In Israel and in Palestine, we are witnessing loss of civilian life at a scale we have not seen in the modern history of that conflict. Clear warning signs that further atrocities are imminent. Leaders should rise to the moment
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A grandmother. A recent high school student. A farmer. Snatched from their homes in Israel and held hostage in Gaza. Hamas and other armed groups should release all civilian hostages immediately and unconditionally. hrw.org/news/2023/10/1…

There are bad faith actors on all sides of this conflict. Why I respect human rights groups like Human Rights Watch is that they call out abuses wherever they see them. Today they have 2 reports, suggesting Hamas committed war crimes *and* that Israel’s Gaza blockade is also a war crime. 🧵

In 10+ years as a human rights defender, I've been to morgues after mass killings & the cells of Guantanamo. Seen lots of anguish & cruelty. But the scenes I'm seeing of the aftermath of the strike on Al-Ahli Hospital have left me at a loss for words. Abject horror. THIS MUST END

New Interview: I talked to Human Rights Watch’s Sari Bashi about what’s happening in Gaza, and the importance of viewing international law as “non-reciprocal.” newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/t…

Sari Bashi (Sari Bashi) on the evacuation order in Gaza go.nybooks.com/46FyYUq

With unverified allegations & misinformation swirling about, Human Rights Watch on why verifying video evidence is vital. Body of evidence is slowly being built—the crimes will be documented, stories will be told & we wont rest until the perpetrators are held to account hrw.org/news/2023/10/1…

The latest @HRW 101/explainer video.

The right to social security is a human right.