Jane Buchanan

Human rights researcher, trainer, advocate. #business+human rights #Ukraine #Russia #disability #children's rights. Former @hrw.

[David Polansky @polanskydj]

I don’t wish to sound apocalyptic about this, but one has the sense that at present our society is simultaneously characterized by wildly disproportionate accountability for trivial transgressions and zero accountability for profound institutional failure.

[Jo Becker @jobeckerhrw]

In #Ukraine, all schools are closed due to the war. But there's something that telecommunications providers can do to help Ukrainian children continue their education -- provide free access to education services, without charging for data. @techchildrights
https://t.co/cWqKVhZckS

[Yulia Gorbunova @yuliagorbunova_]

Scores of civilians fleeing northern Ukraine to escape Russian shelling found themselves victims of yet another assault. The use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects in populated areas heightens concerns of unlawful and disproportionate attacks.
https://t.co/lsB1Inp1xS

[Hillary Margolis @hillarymargo]

Hundreds of thousands of women flee or live in conflict in #Ukraine on this International Women's Day, a stark reminder that every conflict & refugee crisis is a women’s rights crisis. Women's & girls' rights should be upheld even in war.🧵https://t.co/IV4Nu7MvrN #IWD2022 @hrw

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

🇺🇦#Ukraine: “Protect those with disabilities & older people caught up in the violence,” urge UN human rights experts. “Their chances of a successful evacuation are slim given their mobility impairment & the general lack of inclusive rescue processes.” https://t.co/LfmhOujpYE

[UN SR Disability Rights - G. Quinn @SR_Disability]

Credible reports raise concern about safety of #Ukraine’s 2.7 million disabled citizens, particularly those in residential care homes. I welcome information to clarify facts on the ground & assist in achieving accountability👉 https://t.co/dHXwdNI1lV

https://t.co/l60XSgDnOW

[UN SR Disability Rights - G. Quinn @SR_Disability]

Testimonies from #Ukraine indicate persons w/disabilities, older persons & their families being severely impacted. Fighting in residential areas is leaving many cut off from vital support
Basic rules protecting civilians in conflicit aren't optional, but an obligation under law.

[Michael Bochenek @MichaelBochenek]

If kids ask if Russia is at war, teachers should answer no: it is conducting a “special peacekeeping operation” to stop a “nightmare of genocide” against “millions” of ethnic Russians & Russian speakers.

@billvanesveld on Russia's school disinformation. https://t.co/HfSK41YvIN

[Shantha Rau Barriga @ShanthaBarriga]

In any armed conflict, people with #disability are among the most at risk. #Ukraine️ is no exception.
Read this account of the risks facing children with disabilities in a #Kharkiv hospital. Heartbreaking.
@yuliagorbunova_ @SR_Disability @IDA_CRPD_Forum
https://t.co/kLS04tNup8

[EmmaDaly @EmmaDaly]

Kharkiv is under relentless attack from Russian forces & their use of cluster munitions in populated areas shows a brazen & callous disregard for people’s lives that could amount to war crimes - @SteveDGoose #RussianUkrainianWar #RussiaUkraine
https://t.co/IKvmRKvLSA via @hrw

[Jane Buchanan @JaneMBuchanan]

@ASLuhn Alec, I'm sorry. I'm glad you are safe. I really feel for you having to up and leave your life.

[Bridget Sleap @Bridget_Sleap]

UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session on #Ukraine today should urge parties to conflict to take special precautions to protect older civilians, among others. @hrw recent global report shows time and again #olderpeople are invisible victims of war
https://t.co/l8BuNAq8QV

[Yulia Gorbunova @yuliagorbunova_]

If there is an escalation in hostilities, a key issue of the renewed international focus on Ukraine should be protection of civilians.
Also, a reminder that Ukraine has been at war with Russia for 8 years: since Russia occupied Crimea and has been backing armed groups in Donbas.

[Jane Buchanan @JaneMBuchanan]

First of its kind @hrw research and video on abuses against older people in armed conflict and protracted violence in countries around the world. https://t.co/LMZYFgTW3Y

[Bridget Sleap @Bridget_Sleap]

Government forces and armed groups have unlawfully attacked, killed, executed, detained, tortured, raped and abducted older civilians, and destroyed their property. Government forces and armed groups should end abuses against #olderpeople. Watch this @hrw video

[Minky Worden @MinkysHighjinks]

Beijing’s Games of Shame should be reckoning for @Olympics

As #Beijing2022 closes,how will it will be seen in history?
🥇threats+abuses of athletes
🥇failures to protect children
🥇censorship
🥇sportswashing atrocities+
🥇propaganda bonanza for Xi Jinping
https://t.co/dyfmaajb2b

[Minky Worden @MinkysHighjinks]

Terrible news Russian# gov trying to shutter Russian #LGBT Network.

Network+Igor Kochetkov are courageous activists who fought Russia’s pernicious anti-LGBT laws+policies for years and before Sochi @Olympics—have saved many lives; by @HRW’s @TanyaLokshina https://t.co/vdJd6fMMAY

[Dragica Mikavica @DragicaMikavica]

Children with disabilities are left behind in peacetime, let alone in #conflict situations. @hrw points to little action taken since UN Security Council Resolution 2475 (2019), leaving scope to #acttoprotect @childreninwar

@EminaCerimovic @save_children

https://t.co/gg2w78YIeD

[Jane Buchanan @JaneMBuchanan]

Children with #disabilities in war face abandonment, disruption of services and education, and psychological harm. Yet they have largely been left out of @UN efforts to protect children impacted by armed conflict. It's time to change this: https://t.co/dziHbZwlOz