Adam Coogle

Deputy Director, Middle East & North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch

[billvanesveld @billvanesveld]

New UN Commission of Inquiry report on children in #Gaza.

In case after case of Israeli attacks killing children, the COI found "systemic impunity". Just one example👇

https://t.co/vMz3aaNkzl

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

6 Executed as Jordan Resumes Death Penalty https://t.co/uNtTYekIyy

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

Massacres and killings targeting Syrian religious minority groups throughout 2025 show how quickly targeting individuals turns into collective punishment of entire communities. People should not be targeted because of their religion or background https://t.co/uwOcBU4Rf3

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

"If activists are safe only when a governor backs down, a public figure chooses not to escalate, or mediation succeeds, then their freedom is not a right. It is a permission slip."

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

Important piece by @HaidHaid22 on free expression in Syria today. While there is an opening for publicly challenging authority not seen in many decades, the laws on the books can still be used to limit those who dare to speak out https://t.co/gxlbTCxE71

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

New @hrw report finds that the Trump admin’s immigration raids in Minnesota btn Dec 2025 and March 2026 terrorized residents and led to widespread human rights violations https://t.co/F0irtNyAcP

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

Israeli efforts to change the demography of Jerusalem are war crimes, enabled by the impunity granted by Israel’s close allies. https://t.co/WSrrcDfCiI

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

East Jerusalem: Israel Escalating Home Demolitions, Evictions https://t.co/WSrrcDfCiI

[Human Rights Watch Canada @HRWcanada]

Canada needs to act now to ban all trade with Israel's illegal settlements to comply with international law and end complicity in abuses.

Joint civil society letter: https://t.co/YWJO9ypeSn

[billvanesveld @billvanesveld]

>1.5m Syrians have a war-caused disability. Humanitarian programs have often excluded kids w/ disabilities, but Minister Hind Kabawat just highlighted the need for donor support for disability rights, especially inclusive education. A good signal.
@ZayadinH on what's needed now👇

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

Syrian Government Pledges Protection for Children with Disabilities @ZayadinH https://t.co/1xoH9sUUXo

[Jim Wormington @jwormington]

Soccer Fan and Angry at FIFA?

Five Things to Do When Watching the World Cup

My oped for @hrw on how to watch soccer AND fight for justice and equality this month.

https://t.co/jMXWkqyQ2E

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

🧵1/5 The appalling scenes of xenophobic violence that broke out on June 9 in #Belfast are a frightening reminder of how normalized racism and organized racist violence have become in the UK.

A devastating knife attack should never be used to justify more violence. Human Rights Watch’s thoughts are with all the victims of violence.

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

The United Nations Secretary-General's reported inclusion of Israel's armed and security forces on the annual conflict-related sexual violence blacklist should be followed by action.

It’s up to other governments to take action to halt abuses — ending weapons sales, imposing targeted sanctions, and suspending preferential trade agreements.

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

Amid stalled U.S.-Iran peace talks, Israel has intensified its attacks across Lebanon and on Wednesday issued an evacuation order for all areas south of the Zahrani River — about 14% of the country. That includes Tyre, one of Lebanon’s largest cities.

“It’s hard to see an end in sight,” says Ramzi Kaiss, researcher at Human Rights Watch, who notes that nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since the April 16 U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

https://t.co/EqFYA5QarP

[Arab Reform Initiative / مبادرة الإصلاح العربي @ArabReform_ARI]

Politics of Transition - #Syria

We’d like to introduce you today to our very special guests, who will be joining us this Monday for what promises to be a very insightful and significant discussion.

Meet Hiba Zayadin, a senior researcher in the Middle East and North Africa Division for Human Rights Watch Sverige investigating human rights abuses in Syria and Jordan.

Previously at Human Rights Watch, Hiba investigated human rights violations in the Arab Gulf States.

Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Hiba served four years as editor of the Middle East and North Africa desk at IFEX, a global network of organizations working to promote and defend freedom of expression as a fundamental human right.

Head to our website for more details:
https://t.co/1IAlIpQBXe

@ZayadinH

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

The humanitarian infrastructure sustaining life in Gaza remains in peril over six months after the ceasefire agreement in October 2025.

As the Board of Peace prepares to brief the United Nations Security Council on May 21 on its newly-issued six-month progress report, Israeli authorities are undermining humanitarian lifelines.

Continuing Israeli attacks have killed at least 856 Palestinians and wounded 2,463 others, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

Read more: https://t.co/SfFiryKTRW

[Adam Coogle @adamcoogle]

Palestinians in Gaza are still hungry, still cannot reach medical care, and civilians are still being killed. Whatever the Board of Peace tells the Security Council, that is what life looks like six months in. https://t.co/tiD4ostMEJ

[Sari Bashi @saribashi]

This was a rich but tough conversation with @Issaamro and @PeterBeinart on why it's so hard for U.S. readers to believe Palestinian survivors of sexual violence in Israeli detention. @stoptorture_il https://t.co/6nAMUYkqdM

[Sari Bashi @saribashi]

Kristof's piece was rigorous & human. It did not break news. Sexual torture of Palestinian detainees has been extensively documented. Israeli authorities know it bc they regularly receive complaints from @stoptorture_il -and close them wo concrete action https://t.co/lblK6nfcaz