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European Media Director, Human Rights Watch, . Covering worldwide. (If I've blocked you, there's a reason for it: )

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    Jan 15

    People frustrated with the negative sides of Twitter sometimes ask me what they can do about it. Here's a thread with some ideas. Whether you have 100 followers or a million, you can do something to help… 📢

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  2. 7 minutes ago

    Guess who...

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    3 hours ago

    60 million doses is good. But the world needs billions of doses. We need wider production of vaccines globally... ...but the US (among others) is blocking that by obstructing the at the WTO.

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    10 hours ago

    New report on extrajudicial killings, of civilians in military courts & torture in Apure state, Venezuela. The ’s prosecutor should consider these egregious abuses in their analysis of crimes against humanity in Vzla.

    Venezuelans Flee from Abusive Security Forces
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    Apr 22

    'Business at usual' doesn't work in a global pandemic. 's is at 's annual shareholder meeting today to demand a . He breaks down why drug companies must make Covid vaccines a public good.⬇️

    A year in, 1 in 4 people in rich countries like the US have gotten a COVID vaccine. In poorer countries? Just 1 in 500. I’m repping to call for a at ’s annual shareholder meeting. : THREAD 1/
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  6. 3 hours ago

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    🇪🇺 Dear EU Citizens, 🇬🇧 Dear UK Citizens, 🇺🇸 Dear US Citizens, 🇦🇺 Dear Australian Citizens, Do you want a longer pandemic? No, of course not. But your governments, by blocking wider production of vaccines globally, are prolonging the pandemic.
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  7. 3 hours ago

    60 million doses is good. But the world needs billions of doses. We need wider production of vaccines globally... ...but the US (among others) is blocking that by obstructing the at the WTO.

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  8. 3 hours ago

    You know what really had destructive impact...

    Erdogan says Biden's genocide recognition will have 'destructive impact'
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  9. 4 hours ago

    "UN delegations shouldn’t be giving credibility to abusive states by rewarding them with human rights posts. … In the future, UN member states should … insist on competitive slates for all."

    UN member states elected Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, China & Myanmar to UN bodies linked to women's rights, despite deplorable rights records. says the best way to protect UN human rights system from bad governments is competitive elections.
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    5 hours ago

    UN member states elected Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, China & Myanmar to UN bodies linked to women's rights, despite deplorable rights records. says the best way to protect UN human rights system from bad governments is competitive elections.

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  11. 6 hours ago

    Regional Failure on Crisis... Human Rights Watch Daily Brief:

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    7 hours ago

    : here are some ideas on how can be better used to improve human rights and environmental standards worldwide - provided serious political will to use it as such. Follow the thread below 👇🏽 1/

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    13 hours ago

    When the proposal for the was formally put forward at the WTO in October, over 1 million of us had already died from COVID-19. Now - after 6 months of the EU, UK, US & others blocking the idea - the death toll is over 3 million.

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    7 hours ago

    Children are already suffering impacts of climate change today. My piece with about the kids taking 33 govts to European Court over , putting commitments to rapidly reduce emissions under intense scrutiny:

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  15. 8 hours ago

    Awful, deliberate cruelty. The authorities should immediately release her.

    BREAKING : An Iranian court has given a new sentence to British/Iranian Nazanin Zaghari- Ratcliffe. One year in jail & a one year travel ban.
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  16. 10 hours ago

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    And the current rollout is hugely uneven. Rich governments are hogging scarce supplies. 83% of shots that have gone into arms worldwide have been administered in high- & upper-middle-income countries. Only 0.2% in low-income countries.
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  17. 10 hours ago

    "A map detailing the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines internationally has sparked anger..."

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    10 hours ago

    1/ India is burning. Quite literally. Govts & blocking please watch this video. How many more families shd die for rich govts to see people's lives matter? How many doctors should go over the edge because they can't bear to helplessly watch patients die?

    “I’ve never seen such a terrifying situation. I can’t believe we’re in the capital of . People aren’t getting oxygen and they’re dying like animals”. Another horrifying ground report from , Fred Scott and Sanjay Ganguly in
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    14 hours ago

    You can argue that, in normal times, patent rules are essential. But a global pandemic is not normal times. We need the

    World map showing how some countries’ governments - the EU, UK, US, Australia, Brazil, Norway, Switzerland, Japan - are blocking wider vaccine production globally by obstructing the TRIPS waiver at the WTO.
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    11 hours ago

    How it started. How it's going. , keep your word & let's share the recipe for lifesaving vaccines so that we can stop talking about rationing better & make enough to ration less

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    17 hours ago

    The world can’t afford vaccine imperialism when millions wait for a jab

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