HRW Silicon Valley

The Silicon Valley office of @HRW, an organization dedicated to investigating and exposing international #humanrights abuses.

[Global Alliance of Territorial Communities @globalalliancet]

States should recognize #IndigenousPeoples and local communities as essential allies, uphold their land rights, and support their successful initiatives.

Read the article by @TuntiakKatan and @lucianatellez

https://t.co/DNXqrMz6ej

#WorldIndigenousDay #CommunityBasedSolutions

[Gerry C. Johnson @gerrychronicles]

TUNE IN NOW: The US Congress is holding a hearing on #REPARATIONS and #HR40. Watch it live today at 10AM ET: https://t.co/c8mCNDSch1

This discussion has been a long time coming, and justice can't wait. #ReparationsNow

[Sophie Richardson @SophieDRich]

There’s still time, @OIC_OCI @OICatUN, to make this right. #China: OIC States Whitewash #Xinjiang Abuses https://t.co/SgCmQ2UyCj @hrw @hrw_chinese

[Skye Wheeler @WheelerSkye]

@UNHRC last week made me think of this important grassroots initiative of community orgs, many led by women, fighting flooding, and climate change in the USA @AnthropoceneAL https://t.co/6zOo932q9T The anger is beginning to rise, like the water.

[Hillary Margolis @hillarymargo]

Remember #Poland’s #CzarnyProtest #StrajkKobiet #BlackProtest? Almost 3 years later, women’s rights in Poland are under attack. Join me at our #HRC41 side event tomorrow 27/6 featuring @HRW @FIDH Fundacija Autonomia & PSAL to hear more. Background reading: https://t.co/xhCG4GlIaE

[HRW Silicon Valley @HRW_SV]

18 People Open A Box of LGBT Myths and Gasp, Cringe and Laugh at What They ...

WATCH https://t.co/uHELlsVgGF via @YouTube

[CNN Opinion @CNNOpinion]

.@clarychka and @NicoleAustinHil spoke with two brothers in a Texas detention center. "The little one was quiet with matted hair, a hacking cough, muddy pants and eyes that fluttered closed with fatigue." https://t.co/swPRH4khaE

[HRW Silicon Valley @HRW_SV]

As a member of the UN #HRC, Philippines should be upholding highest human rights standards, not butchering thousands in the so-called "war on drugs". @LailaMatar on why #HRC41 is critical moment for States to step up and call for urgent investigation - https://t.co/pkanTaxUPs

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Southeast Asian leaders are meeting at their annual summit today. They should use the opportunity to drastically rethink their response to the plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya.

Daily Brief: https://t.co/JvgN39vNNH

[Jane Buchanan @JaneMBuchanan]

GOOD NEWS!! UN Security Council UNANIMOUSLY adopts first ever resolution on protection of people with #disabilities. #WorldRefugeeDay @UKUN_NewYork @PLinUN @IDA_CRPD_Forum @NujeenMustafa

[HRW Silicon Valley @HRW_SV]

The Trump administration's attacks on the asylum system are leaving many families stuck at the US/Mexico border, where they risk being returned to potentially dangerous conditions in Central America: https://t.co/L6aTYNZWV1 #WorldRefugeeDay

[Agnes Odhiambo @AgnesOdhiambo]

Thousands of pregnant girls and young mothers in Africa denied education. Humanitarian responses also exclude them. @hrw news: https://t.co/qOjsQHqccA

[louis charbonneau @loucharbon]

.@columlynch: #Xinjiang Visit by UN Counterterrorism Official Provokes Outcry. Quotes me: “It’s handing #China a propaganda victory & risks confirming...false narrative that this is a counterterrorism issue, not a question of massive human rights abuses." https://t.co/aOJ3KsgahW

[Skye Wheeler @WheelerSkye]

@HRW has researched sex work all over the world and finds the case for decriminalization overwhelming. #NewYork lawmakers should pass a bill ending arrests, police harassment and stigma for consensual adults selling sex. https://t.co/P8nJeaUDYx

[HRW Silicon Valley @HRW_SV]

152 million children are victims of child labor worldwide. On #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor, here’s what we know about how to end it. https://t.co/zghHEhe5AQ
#NOChildLabourDay

[HRW Silicon Valley @HRW_SV]

Want to know what life could be like in the US if state laws like Alabama’s total abortion ban dismantle the #AbortionRights protected in #RoeVWade? Join an important @hrw Facebook Live TODAY at 12 p.m. EST with @MargaretWurth and @pauavilg. https://t.co/XPgArfWD1M

[HRW Silicon Valley @HRW_SV]

How can governments stop violence & harassment in informal sectors like domestic work? A new ILO treaty being developed this week will provide concrete and specific steps. https://t.co/eHoQImYmgN #ILOendGBV #metoo #StopGBVatWork

[Margaret Wurth @MargaretWurth]

Honduras provides 'frightening preview' of what could happen with abortion in US. Important article by @MayaOppenheim for @Independent about @hrw research on Honduras abortion ban.

https://t.co/QPPU8VUlE9

[Margaret Wurth @MargaretWurth]

THREAD: want to know what life could look like in the US if #AbortionRights protected by #RoeVWade are dismantled? @amybrauns and I spoke with women and activists in Honduras, where abortion is completely banned.

https://t.co/2FarNzs8T2 1/

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

UK: Hunger and Extreme Poverty in a Rich Country

Why are families going hungry in the world's 5th largest economy?

RSVP for this Facebook live discussion with @Alston_UNSR & @Kartik__Raj https://t.co/qBGOA1bUVm