Kenneth RothVerified account

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Executive Director, Human Rights Watch

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Joined December 2008
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  1. 37 minutes ago

    The Bangladesh government has failed to address widespread allegations of torture and ill-treatment by its security forces, ten rights groups said on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Decisive international action is needed.

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Check out this compelling photo essay on Beijing's crushing of Hong Kong's freedoms, assembled from the perspective of the people of Hong Kong who had hoped for a life free from the Chinese Communist Party dictatorship. That hope is now being dashed.

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  3. 2 hours ago

    An illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank is testing the new Israeli government under PM Naftali Bennett. Settlers are rapidly expanding it into Palestinian land. Will the government stop it or, as so often has happened in the past, give a nod and wink?

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  4. 3 hours ago

    The horrible death of the workers in Ethiopia's Tigray region is another example of attacking food and medical aid as a method of war in this conflict -- a blatant war crime. Ethiopian & Eritrean forces have been responsible for many of these attacks.

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  5. 4 hours ago

    Indonesian doctors relied on China's Sinovac vaccine for Covid-19. Now they are getting sick and dying, paralleling experiences elsewhere.

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  6. 4 hours ago

    One way to counter governments' fear of economic retaliation from China for criticizing its repression is for pro-rights governments to band together to provide relief for anyone that Beijing targets.

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    Horrified to hear about the brutal murders of three staff members, who were doing incredibly courageous+important work to serve communities affected by war in . Our deepest condolences to their families, colleagues+friends, from

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  8. 4 hours ago

    European Union leaders roundly condemn Hungarian PM Viktor Orban's new anti-LGBT law. Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel speaks as a gay man of his personal offense at the law. Netherlands PM Mark Rutte asks whether Hungary should leave the EU.

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  9. 6 hours ago

    The German parliament just granted enhanced surveillance powers to the federal police and intelligence services, allowing them to use spyware to hack into phones & computers circumventing encryption used by messaging applications such as WhatsApp & Signal.

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  10. 9 hours ago

    A key to the Myanmar opposition demonstrating its democratic credentials is to embrace the Rohingya, unlike the murderous military and its junta.

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  11. 12 hours ago

    Two of Hong Kong's most hated figures are promoted: Secretary for Security John Lee becomes chief secretary – the number two job in government – and police chief Chris Tang is named as Lee’s replacement.

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  12. 19 hours ago

    "The BBC has complained to the UN about Iran's harassment of staff at the BBC Persian service. It says Iranian intelligence agents have threatened to kidnap London staff and take them to Iran." ]

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  13. 20 hours ago

    European Union: "The targeting of political parties, human rights defenders and media represents major setbacks for human rights and runs counter to Turkey’s obligations to respect democracy, the rule of law and women’s rights."

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  14. 21 hours ago

    The Afghan government is detaining hundreds of children for alleged involvement with the Taliban or other armed groups. Rather than compound the harm suffered by alleged child soldiers, these children should be reintegrated into society.

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  15. 22 hours ago

    It would be laughable if it weren't so deadly: Myanmar coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing says he "was simply trying to bring honesty back to democracy in the country," repeating his claim that the election was rigged (by fraud that only he saw).

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  16. 23 hours ago

    "Four Palestinians were recently shot dead by Israeli troops as they protested against the theft of more than 5 acres of their land, which was previously used for the cultivation of olives, for the construction of the illegal Israeli settlement of Evyatar"

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  17. Jun 25

    Because of support from China and Russia, the Myanmar junta so far has resisted international pressure to reverse the coup and stop the repression, but more pressure is needed, such as cutting off all gas revenue and stopping all arms shipments.

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  18. Jun 25

    US users of WeChat have anonymously sued Tencent because of its censorship and surveillance for the Chinese government. Now the lawyers for Tencent, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, want to force the plaintiffs to identify themselves despite a risk of retaliation.

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  19. Jun 25

    Yes, we need to fight climate change, but it shouldn't be with solar cells made by Uyghur Muslim forced labor in China's Xinjiang region.

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  20. Jun 25

    Adding insult to injury: First the Russian government sells arms to the Myanmar junta chief as most of the world boycotts his murderous repression. Then he is given an honorary degree. Was the degree in crushing democracy?

    Russia reportedly gifted Myanmar junta chief an honorary doctorate in defense art during his long trip to strengthen ties with the country which ended on Thursday, state-run media reported. The picture has became a memes on social media immediately.
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