Måns Molander

Nordic Director, @hrw Human Rights Watch. Views expressed are personal, Not very active here. More on

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Human Rights Watch’s new report presents evidence showing that, since 2024, the Abu Dhabi-based security company, Global Security Services Group (GSSG) hired hundreds of Colombian private military contractors who deployed to Sudan to fight alongside the RSF, which is battling the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).

[Minky Worden @MinkysHighjinks]

⚽ It’s 2 weeks until the @FIFAWorldCup kicks off on June 11. This largest-ever sporting event is beloved by many, but is unfolding against a backdrop of abusive ICE enforcement in the US, threats to media freedom, discrimination, and unmet human rights commitments by FIFA+16 host cities.

Planning to attend or watch?

Check out @HRW’s new "Reporters’ Guide to Covering the 2026 World Cup," for the 50,000+ journalists covering the events—and fans who want to be informed about the human rights of host nations
(🏆 yes, the cover is the ignominious “FIFA Peace Prize”!) https://t.co/vHcAoxKpSy

[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.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Dangerous and potentially fatal diseases among children are rising in the United States thanks to the anti-vaccine ideology promoted by Trump's "health" secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. https://t.co/0dfZsEKP0x

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Leaving aside the economic disaster for Russia caused by Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, things are not going well for Russia on the military front either.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

The European Union should adopt clear enforceable human rights benchmarks in its engagement with Ethiopia, so recent diplomatic and financial normalization doesn't undermine accountability efforts regarding abuses in the Tigray, Oromia, and Amhara regions. https://t.co/czqEV7qap5

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

As Trump wastes billions on his pointless war of choice with Iran, he has forced more than three million hungry Americans off federal food assistance. https://t.co/dx3UPJQYb8

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

In light of upcoming European Union talks with the Taliban, the EU should not risk legitimizing the Taliban through cooperation on deportations. Returning people to Afghanistan would put lives at risk.

[Fereshta Abbasi @FereshtaAbbasi]

“There should be no returns to an unsafe Afghanistan and no deportations built on deals with the Taliban. If EU countries engage at all, their focus should be human rights, not migration control." Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan Researcher, Human Rights Watch.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Hezbollah agrees to extend the ceasefire if Israel withdraws from its occupation of southern Lebanon and stops attacking Lebanese targets. https://t.co/Uj67qoohAR

[Måns Molander @manmader]

Leaders meeting in Berlin on April 15, 2026, the three-year mark of ongoing conflict in Sudan, should commit to concrete, time-bound measures to protect civilians and to hold those responsible for serious international crimes to account.

https://t.co/frZyJY9yTV

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Hungary’s opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has won the election, bringing an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power.

The new government should act fast: end rule by decree, suspend the Sovereignty Protection Office, drop politically motivated cases, guarantee peaceful protest, restore judicial independence, and meet EU rule of law milestones. Rights can’t wait.
https://t.co/O0t2fb0B2V

[Måns Molander @manmader]

Hungary’s incoming government should take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights, dismantle abusive laws and institutions, and strengthen democratic institutions, after years of backsliding.

https://t.co/1sH90R1LsQ

[Yasmine Ahmed @YasmineAhmed001]

🚨My latest opinion piece on the conviction of 2 fellow UK civil society leaders Ben Jamal & Chris Nineham over peaceful protest 4 Gaza @The_NewArab

This is a warning sign for us all @AkikoMHart @libertyhq @dnlgorman @englishpen @AmnestyUK @JUSTICEhq

https://t.co/SUYrBbEvt5

[Claudio Francavilla @ClaFrancavilla]

Who needs sanctions when you can have deep concerns?

[Maya Wang 王松蓮 @wang_maya]

Europe's focus on China's subsidies & industrial policy is missing a deeper point: that its political economy is built on "a scaffolding of abuses that enable authorities to reshape economic sectors and to strong-arm communities with minimal resistance." https://t.co/o0E2BlFA5L

[Lindsay Saligman @lindsaysaligman]

The UK is using concerns about antisemitism as a pretext to restrict protest — just as the US did. As a Jewish human rights lawyer, I've seen this before. "We are all safest when we are able to hold our governments accountable." My op-ed in
@ChurchTimes https://t.co/BoLy4CDjVW

[Fereshta Abbasi @FereshtaAbbasi]

The new mechanism that the @UN_HRC last October for Afghanistan will be a key tool in holding perpetrators of grave abuses to account. Member states and the UN leadership should urgently operationalize it and ensure it has the necessary resources to fulfill its mandate.

[Tanya Lokshina @TanyaLokshina]

State control over internet infrastructure has long been a top priority for the Kremlin. Recent escalation of internet censorship raises serious concerns over the ability of people in #Russia to access open and free internet. @hrw https://t.co/VUT8CpB0pS

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Russia’s deportation and forcible transfer of thousands of Ukrainian children amounts to a crime against humanity, according to the UN Commission of Inquiry.

Putin and another Russian official are wanted by the ICC in connection with these allegations: https://t.co/yVLVbsMbhf