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Colombian private mil contractors deployed to support abusive #RSF in #Sudan with apparent role of #UnitedArabEmirates companies & via #UAE military bases, new @hrw.org report finds @eudiplomacy.bsky.social: speak up & sanction #UAE companies & individuals involved 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

Colombian private military contractors apparently hired by a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company transited through UAE military bases before being deployed to Sudan to support the abusive Rapid S...

😀 A bit of good news at a difficult time! This week the UN General Assembly rejected US pressure & adopted resolution urging UN member states to transform the International Court of Justice ruling on state responsibility on #climatechange into action, led by #Vanuatu. @hrw.org's take follows in 🧵

#China s human rights violations also threaten EU’s economy & security. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu should put rights concerns at center of her vision of #EU s engagement with Beijing. Our take by @hderengerve.bsky.social 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/05... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social @gabrielgavin.bsky.social

It’s also because human rights violations in #China threaten EU’s economy & security that @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu should put human rights concerns at center of engagement with Beijing My colleagues @hderengerve.bsky.social s take before @ec.europa.eu security college👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

During occupation of #Uvira, eastern #DRCongo, #M23 & #Rwanda forces carried out summary killings, disappearances & sexual violence. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should sanction commanders involved in crimes, support justice & accountability. @hrw.org new report 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

<div><img width="600" height="400" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/05/20th-Anniversary-of-the-European-Civic-Forum-Photo-by-Benjamin-Goodwin-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/05/20th-Anniversary-of-the-European-Civic-Forum-Photo-by-Benjamin-Goodwin-600x400.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/05/20th-Anniversary-of-the-European-Civic-Forum-Photo-by-Benjamin-Goodwin-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/05/20th-Anniversary-of-the-European-Civic-Forum-Photo-by-Benjamin-Goodwin.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>As EU lawmakers turn their fire on “foreign-funded” NGOs, Natacha Kazatchkine warns that a coordinated witch-hunt is starving civil society of money, legitimacy and space to defend basic rights.

The humanitarian infrastructure sustaining life in Gaza remains in peril 6 months after the ceasefire. Israeli authorities are undermining humanitarian lifelines and continuing Israeli attacks have killed at least 856 Palestinians and wounded 2,463 others www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

As European Union commissioners prepare for their May 29 security college meeting on China’s influence on EU security, they should place human rights concerns at the center of those discussions.

As European Union commissioners prepare for their April 29 security college meeting on China’s influence on EU security, they should place human rights concerns at the center of those discussions.

Yesterday EP's development & foreign aff Committees rejected @ec.europa.eu's new funding plan to #Tanzania because it fails to address EP's human rights concerns. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social: call for justice for death of protesters & release of those arbitrarily detained. www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

The commission established to investigate violence during and after Tanzania’s October 2025 general elections submitted its findings to President Samia Suluhu Hassan on April 23, but it missed an oppo...

EU's leadership has been key to maintain scrutiny over #Eritrea 's dramatic human rights record. With 30 CSO groups, we call on @euatun.bsky.social to secure the full renewal of the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea at #HRC62 👇 defenddefenders.org/eritrea-exte... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

By designating #OVDInfo & 35 groups as "extremists," #Russia authorities don't even pretend to be rationale. It's repression & decimation at all cost. Full solidarity with our CSO colleagues. Our take 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/06... @villeniinisto.vihreat.fi @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

On June 4, 2026, Russian officials included a leading rights group, OVD-Info, along with 35 other Russian organizations, in its list of “extremists,” Human Rights Watch said today. A designation as “e...