Jack Spehn

Economic Justice @hrw | @michiganstateu alum | MA @AU_SIS | Bluesky @

[MSF International @MSF]

⚠️ Attacks on healthcare in Ukraine appear to constitute a deliberate strategy to destroy the medical system.

"When hospitals are struck repeatedly, when ambulances are targeted with precision drones... this is not coincidence."
https://t.co/aSQBzrRj4x

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

A historic move for labor rights! Last week, a new ILO Convention on decent work in the platform economy was adopted by the International Labour Conference. The vote was 406 to 8, with 36 abstentions.

The adoption of this Convention is a landmark moment, and it now needs to be translated into real changes in workers’ lives.

Read more about the landmark treaty: https://t.co/NTE53Ttz2g

[MSF International @MSF]

🚨 Multiple Israeli strikes on, or next to, hospitals in southern Lebanon have killed people and injured scores of others, including dozens of healthcare workers. People and medical staff and facilities must be protected.

https://t.co/JM23wHrAWZ

[Jack Spehn @JSpehn]

New @SafeguardingHC report: attacks on health continued relentlessly in 2025.

- 2,546 attacks
- 790 health facilities damaged/destroyed
- 936 health workers killed, kidnapped, or arrested

Read @hrw’s press release: https://t.co/cF8gtJTNnd

[Jack Spehn @JSpehn]

Health care should never be a target of war.

UN member states and civil society met in NYC on Tuesday to recognize the urgent need to stop attacks on health in conflict and “close the gaps” between rhetoric and action.

New @hrw dispatch:

https://t.co/kntJ5t5l7n

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

NEW: Gig workers around the world experience long hours, unpredictable and declining pay, and serious safety risks.

In a new report, HRW documents the experiences of platform workers across nine countries.

Read more: https://t.co/e76JvWkpjR

[Lena Simet @LenaSimet]

🚨 Tomorrow @hrw releases a new report on the human impact of unregulated platform work - low pay, unsafe conditions, lack of social security across 9 countries.

It comes ahead of critical @ilo negotiations on the 1st global🌍standard for platform work.

DM for embargoed access.

[MSF International @MSF]

“States who committed to protecting medical care back in 2016 must stop hiding behind excuses and finger-pointing, and act.” - @MSF_IP 

10 years ago, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2286. Following through must be lead by action, not just words: https://t.co/2gji2sGINd

[Jack Spehn @JSpehn]

The shutdown may be over, but the fears and anxieties experienced by those impacted by the freezing of essential food assistance won’t soon be forgotten.

New from @hrw

https://t.co/K8TlpH2T28

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Cutting aid has a human cost.

The US Department of Agriculture announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through SNAP starting November 1 if the federal government is still shut down.

[Jack Spehn @JSpehn]

Suspending SNAP payments will put the rights of tens of millions of Americans in jeopardy. No one’s ability to eat should be vulnerable to political games.

New dispatch from @hrw

https://t.co/fuf0omiCH8

[Jim Wormington @jwormington]

Most people want a livable planet and fair treatment from businesses.

European parliamentarians should resist corporate lobbying against a law that requires businesses to tackle climate change and address their role in human rights abuses.

https://t.co/BOXUIUPO7u

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

What if we reformed economics so that instead of just fixing fixing market failures, we actively shaped our economies to tackle our biggest challenges?

Climate. Inequality. Health. We need a new approach.

🎧 @MazzucatoM on mission-driven economics + a #HumanRightsEconomWhat if we reformed economics so that instead of just fixing fixing market failures, we actively shaped our economies to tackle our biggest challenges?

Climate. Inequality. Health. We need a new approach.

🎧 @MazzucatoM on mission-driven economics + a #HumanRightsEconomy

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

The United States Congress just passed the “Big Beautiful Bill” that will deepen economic inequality and funnel billions in public money into harmful immigration policies.

Now is the time for constituents to stay engaged and speak out.

#NotOnOurWatch

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

The future of money is being decided — and that future should put human rights first.

Human Rights Watch is at the International Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Spain. Listen to @mcconnell_m's dispatch ⤵️

[Matt McConnell @mcconnell_m]

1/ 🧵 The US Senate just passed a budget that rewards the wealthy while slashing programs essential for human rights

They call it the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Here’s what they think is “beautiful” 👇

@hrw
https://t.co/S0m13AOYuJ