The UN's 'list of shame,' trans rights in Mexico, barriers to education in Uganda.

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Argentina's president has shut down a key anti-gender violence agency at a time when the government is defunding programs to ensure women's rights.

Argentina should work to protect women and comply with international treaties on gender-based violence.

It's been a year since an overcrowded, unseaworthy boat capsized off the 🇬🇷 coast. Only 104 of the 750 passengers survived. Hamza, one of the survivors, told me he's still haunted by what happened.

Today, he asks again the Greek authorities for justice⤵️
hrw.org/news/2024/06/1…

And learn more about how survivors are advocating #JusticeForPylos :

hrw.org/news/2024/06/1…

On June 14, 2023, an overcrowded trawler carrying an estimated 750 people sank off the coast of Pylos, Greece. Only 104 survived.

A year later, survivors are still waiting for justice.

hrw.org/news/2024/06/1…

Good news as #euro2024 in Germany kicks off: for the first time at a UEFA event, there is a Reporting Channel for #HumanRights incidents.

You can now report discrimination, violence or any other risky situation online in 39 languages:

app.whistle-report.com/report/99f2d09…

'Over 500 of the people drowned...They are not numbers. They had dreams, they had families, and they had rights. They had a right to live.' - Oday Al Talab, who lost a brother in the #Pylos shipwreck. Please read his account of loss and search for justice euobserver.com/migration/arcc…

The authorities in #Rwanda have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society ahead of general elections scheduled for July 15, 2024. New Human Rights Watch press release:
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Criminal trial against Russian director Berkovich + playwright Petriychuk. Court closes the trial to public, claiming, without evidence, threats against a witness. And closes it just before defense to present case. Total show trial. What a disgrace.
hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

This week, the UK High Court granted HRW and Amnesty International permission to intervene in a case challenging the UK government's continued arms transfers to Israel.

Emilie McDonnell explains this important ruling.

Weekly Quiz!

This week’s #quiz is a another 5-question brainteaser on the latest #Humanrights issues.

Test your knowledge: trib.al/rCAEf40

“All we care about is that the world knows what happened” – Walid, shipwreck survivor.

A year ago, more than 600 people died when an overcrowded boat sank off #Pylos , Greece.

Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch retrace the tragedy hour-by-hour 🧵 #JusticeforPylos
amnesty.org/en/latest/pres…

There were 15 hrs to save people.
600+ died.

➡️Survivors & families deserve truth & Justice.
➡️ Greece should be held accountable for abuses at borders.
➡️ The EU needs to increase scrutiny of Greece migration practices & compliance with rights obligations.

RT #JusticeForPylos .

🧵 on the human rights index created by our partners from Belarusian Helsinki Committee.

Please read, share, and give them a follow!
#Belarus

The Thai government should immediately release Y Quynh Bdap, a Montagnard religious freedom activist & refugee & ensure that he is not sent back to Vietnam. If returned, he faces a real risk of an unfair trial and ill-treatment by Vietnamese authorities. hrw.org/news/2024/06/1…

Good to see UN Human Rights office's update report on #Ethiopia .

Key message to parties to the conflict:

⛑️protect civilians & prevent violations
⚖️investigate and ensure accountability

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

On the anniversary of one of the worst shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International document in this thread the catalogue of failures in the hours leading up to the tragedy & survivor allegations of direct responsibility of the ΛΙΜΕΝΙΚΟ ΣΩΜΑ. Please read, it's important.

Weekly Quiz!

This week’s #quiz is a another 5-question brainteaser on the latest #Humanrights issues.

Test your knowledge: trib.al/b9Up4MO

🇭🇹President Biden's new asylum restrictions risk exposing thousands, including Haitians, to harm.

Human Rights Watch Bill Frelick 'As long as it remains too dangerous to walk the streets of Haitian cities, Haitians outside the country fearing return need to be protected.'➡️ hrw.org/news/2024/06/1…🧵

One year since the Adriana sank off the coast of Pylos, Greece, and the investigation into the tragedy has barely progressed.

The boat was carrying an estimated 750 people, mainly from Syria, Pakistan, and Egypt. Only 104 survived.
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