Ben Ward

I work on Europe for Human Rights Watch (he/him)

I don't post here anymore.
Try me at:
@bpward.bsky.social

[Negar Mohtashami (she/her) @negarmohtashami]

The struggle to end domestic violence needs to include a push to transform societal understanding of gender roles, and employers have a key role to play in this effort and, increasingly, an obligation to do so.

#EndGBV #RatifyC190

https://t.co/cTqH95vJ8b

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

At least 350 transgender and gender-diverse people have been murdered over the past year, according to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project @TGEUorg.

This Trans Day of Remembrance should serve as a rallying cry for vigilance, protection, and action. https://t.co/AyYSzoPRut

[Ben Ward @Benjamin_P_Ward]

On World Children's Day, @HRW's @Kartik__Raj looks at data showing 1/3 of kids in the UK live in poverty, and why urgent action is needed by the UK government to end the abusive "two child limit" on social security for families with 3+ children
https://t.co/XvZeMHhzfN

[Ian Duddy @IanDuddyUK]

Good to see this important UK leadership role on #equality and #humanrights being openly advertised. The ⁦@EHRC⁩ is recruiting a new Chair. 👇 https://t.co/OdbqmdIMFg

[Hugh Williamson @HughAWilliamson]

Grateful for the chance to attend counter conference in Berlin marking 140 years after key European colonial conf. Powerful atmosphere in the room.

Europe Has Yet to Address Colonial Legacies https://t.co/LtTp3Jygty

[HRW Brussels @HRW_Brussels]

30,000+ people seeking safety have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea over the last 10 years.

‼️ We refuse to accept this appalling loss of life. Do you too?

Sign the petition: https://t.co/0AD35NIxSY

#WithHumanity

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

For more than a decade, we have seen Hungary's increasingly anti-democratic government erode the rule of law and dismantle the institutions that protect people's rights.

@iskrakirova discusses countering authoritarianism in Hungary:

[Almaz Teffera @AlmazTeffera]

On November 15, 1884, the Berlin Africa Conference opened & paved the way for Europe to expand its colonial domination & exploitation across Africa.

140 years of failed European reckoning w its colonial legacies call for a decolonial conference.

https://t.co/Gv9taG88Zy

⤵️ @hrw

[Ben Ward @Benjamin_P_Ward]

A resolution adopted by Germany's Bundestag on curbing antisemitism & protecting Jewish life could negatively impact civil society & free expression. Germany’s concern about antisemitism is justified but its approach risks undermining rights https://t.co/RX96hUzXWG

[Iskra Kirova @iskrakirova]

As #EU furthers plans to prevent arrival of individuals seeking protection, @hrw, partners urge leaders, @EU_Commission to:

➡️ recall obligations under EU Charter on right to asylum

➡️ ensure rights respecting implementation of asylum & migration pact

https://t.co/JH10YJntFL

[Bénédicte Jeannerod @BenJeannerod]

Respect for the fundamental rights of all shouldn't be optional as is too often the case with France, but the backbone of all national and international policies.

Here's what France's Prime Minister and his government should do to make this happen👇

https://t.co/cNSpCLdZHR

[Ben Ward @Benjamin_P_Ward]

The mounting death toll from floods in Spain isn't just a tragedy. It's a human rights crisis.

[Emma Sinclair-Webb @esinclairwebb]

Human rights defender Osman Kavala Marks 7 Years Behind Bars - joint statement by @hrw @TR_Litigation @ICJ_org with third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights on Kavala (2) v. Türkiye https://t.co/R7kOWrSfM0

[Hugh Williamson @HughAWilliamson]

You still have a few days to apply to be @HRW's new Germany director. A job at the heart of the action in Berlin promoting human rights protection around the world. Come join us (closes Nov 3). DM me with questions

[Philippe Dam @philippe_dam]

#Syria is NOT safe for returns.

The only reason why some Syrians have crossed back into #Syria is because #Lebanon has become even less safe for them.

@HRW has documented multiple cases of repression, persecution, detention & death of returnees 👇👇

https://t.co/AkzkTMFecV

[Ben Ward @Benjamin_P_Ward]

For more on the cruel two-child limit see
https://t.co/b6eb9wYXM8

[Ben Ward @Benjamin_P_Ward]

Comment from @HRW on #UKBudget

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

No one should be left to die at sea.
No one should be left to die at sea.
No one should be left to die at sea.
No one should be left to die at sea.
No one should be left to die at sea.

https://t.co/Jm3pA2Ts4v
#WithHumanity

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

It is with great sadness that I learn of the death of my longtime @HRW colleague Joe Stork. He played a key role in guiding our work in the Middle East and North Africa for decades. He was a warm, skillful, and deeply committed man. https://t.co/889BDsqgQW