Maria Burnett

@MariaHRWAfrica

Human Rights Watch, Division Associate Director, covering East/Horn of Africa. RT not endorsement. Mom of 3...

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    May 28

    As campaigns officially kick off in : Ensure Free and Fair Elections

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    22 hours ago

    In our special podcast this week: should Kenyans be worried about election violence? Listen here:

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  3. Retweeted
    Jul 26

    1. In March, reported on coalition attack on boat filled w. Somali refugees, migrants off 's coast

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    10 hours ago

    This is what we can learn from Joseph ’s bodyguard reviews 's book

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    Jul 19

    WEBINAR: examining the pros, cons & best practices of using strategic litigation for

    , , and 7 others
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    Jul 26

    BREAKING: will post $100k bail for Pedro Hernandez, 17yo held for a year at Rikers & pressured to plead guilty. 1/

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    17 hours ago

    Good insight into the many layers of intimidation/ restrictions Al-Shabab is placing on people in drought affected areas under its control

    Al-Shabaab militants ban starving Somalis from accessing aid. My report here:
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  8. 18 hours ago

    "Distinctly anticlimactic" - Kenya's Presidential Debate Falls Short on Rights Discussion

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  9. 18 hours ago

    Al-Shabab burns homes, abducts ppl, loots livestock in drought-affected villages, forcing 1000s to flee

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    19 hours ago

    Al-Shabab burns homes, abducts ppl, loots livestock in villages facing drought forcing 1000s to flee

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    Jul 26

    China is truly and deeply holding it's foot firm in . I see deep trouble in future. More surveillance & human rights abuse.

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    Jul 26

    Tanzania has hit a British mining company with a fine worth two centuries of revenue -

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    Jul 26

    Less than 2 weeks to go to we hear from the head of Get 9 here:

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    Jul 26

    1/Interested in facts on transgender in the mil--check out our RAND study which ran the numbers on cost and effects

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    Jul 26

    This is discrimination, plain and simple. I stand with the brave transgender Americans who selflessly serve our military.

    BREAKING: Trump: Transgender people will not be allowed to serve `in any capacity' in the US military.
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  16. Jul 26

    Family Watch International Mangles Families and Rights

    I got approached in Kampala today to sign this form. I rejected it outright as a religious campaign to promote discrimination & homophobia
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    Jul 26

    New piece on why US needs a war crimes office and ambassador, with lots of links to related coverage:

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    Jul 26

    The African Union's future relevance & credibility depends on its ability to generate more unity, argues

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    Jul 26

    Fellowship by for journalists in developing countries covering human trafficking. Deadline 28 July.

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    Jul 26

    Ugandans take Chinese firm to court in latest HIV workplace battle- Reuters …

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  21. Jul 26

    "Achieving social justice in a profound & lasting manner is fundamentally a political project" via

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