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...
NEW: The Trump administration has deported thousands of Cubans, many of them older adults, to Mexico, denying them due process & leaving many stranded without access to basic services.
“They’re casting us aside to die,” said Harold A. (pseudonym), a 58-year-old Cuban national. 🧵⤵️
😀 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 🧵
Philippe Dam
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has flagged serious risks to López's life and integrity and called on El Salvador to act. However, Salvadoran authorities have not publicly reported any steps taken in response. The OAS Permanent Council has remained silent.
Ruth's arrest is part of a broader crackdown. A foreign agents law targeting civil society followed within days. Constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya was jailed shortly after. By September, at least 140 HRDs and journalists had fled El Salvador.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Lou Charbonneau
“With its crackdown against HRDs and journalists, El Salvador is joining the ranks of authoritarian govts like Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. Latin American & European govts should take the country’s authoritarian drift seriously and urgently step up their response.” @juanitagoebertus.bsky.social
