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Trending rights tweets of the week: The Trump administration cannot find the parents of 545 children it separated; HRW documented Azerbaijan using banned weapons; justice served in Greece as the leadership of the neo-Nazi GoldenDawn party was sent to jail; and a new report reveals abuse and torture in North Korea’s pretrial detention system.
545 children whose parents cannot be found after Trump separated and deported them. Imagine if that was your child who was now all alone. https://t.co/NmIWrFPkds pic.twitter.com/tT7c9FFymo
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) October 24, 2020
Lawyers can't find parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration.
Most parents were deported to Central America without their children.
The next administration should stop the abusive policies & provide redress to those harmed. https://t.co/8c4j1YFI38 pic.twitter.com/lyjvpOA6kc
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) October 21, 2020
Azerbaijan: Cluster Munitions Used in Nagorno-Karabakh https://t.co/MbCymxA2XF
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) October 23, 2020
Thread: @HRW documented four separate incidents of #Azerbaijan's use of cluster munitions during the on-site investigation, which showed flagrant disregard for the safety of civilians. The use of cluster munitions should cease immediately https://t.co/2R5HwX8u9P pic.twitter.com/ptBXZSoHHQ
— Giorgi Gogia (@Giorgi_Gogia) October 23, 2020
The Chinese government is furious that its threats and cajoling aren't working as well as before, as an unprecedented 39 governments join together to condemn its repression in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong. https://t.co/DVAEdvm6SM pic.twitter.com/Kqc4I0vLle
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) October 9, 2020
#Nigeria: After soldiers opened fire at a crowd of protesters in Lagos last night, the authorities should immediately withdraw the military from the streets+identify and prosecute officers responsible for or complicit in any excessive use of force against peaceful protesters @hrw pic.twitter.com/dUiEMn0hoX
— Ida Sawyer (@ida_sawyer) October 21, 2020
Since Saturday, over 2,000 people arrived on a beach in Pemba, from villages across Cabo Delgado, where insurgents are killing people, torching homes, chasing villagers away. Many used their own clothes to pay for the boat ride -they had no money. This beach is all they have now. pic.twitter.com/i918ccysYT
— Zenaida Machado (@zenaidamz) October 21, 2020
BREAKING – Leadership of #Greece’s neo-Nazi #GoldenDawn party will be sent to jail today! The court rejected the prosecutor’s recommendation that their sentences should be suspended pending appeal. pic.twitter.com/qNXfr1NHCn
— Eva Cossé (@Eva_Cosse) October 22, 2020
The Chinese government is furious that its threats and cajoling aren't working as well as before, as an unprecedented 39 governments join together to condemn its repression in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong. https://t.co/DVAEdvm6SM pic.twitter.com/Kqc4I0vLle
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) October 9, 2020
Since #EndSARS protests calling for an end to police brutality began across #Nigeria on Oct 8, @hrw has documented unnecessary use of excessive force & attacks against protesters by security forces & armed thugs. New @hrw statement: https://t.co/bd4CFLZOGL pic.twitter.com/FHacMB6pHG
— Anietie Ewang (@aniewang) October 16, 2020
Eyewitnesses say Nigerian forces opened fire on protesters in Lagos.
"Members of the Nigerian army pulled up on us and they started firing.. They were shooting, they were firing straight, directly at us, and a lot of people got hit."#EndSARS #Lekki https://t.co/DB4jFi2TIp pic.twitter.com/mkEPCsn5Bb
— EmmaDaly (@EmmaDaly) October 21, 2020
Most of the parents who cannot be found were deported after being separated from their children. Family separation has caused – and is causing – irrevocable and severe harm. The next admin should focus not only on stopping abusive policies but providing redress to those harmed. https://t.co/LVkU1Tahrq pic.twitter.com/uo46BIfiDR
— Clara Long (@clarychka) October 21, 2020
The North Korean pretrial detention and investigation system is arbitrary and lacks any semblance of due process. Former detainees described to Human Rights Watch systematic torture, dangerous and unhygienic conditions, and unpaid forced labor. pic.twitter.com/YhQg9dpmMs
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) October 19, 2020
Very disturbing: apparent use of tear gas last night at #Poland protests against Constitutional Tribunal decision that virtually eliminates legal abortion. People's have right to demonstrate peacefully. https://t.co/TCpDnj8eXA
— Hillary Margolis (@hillarymargo) October 23, 2020
#DRC Wanted warlord Guidon has continued to prey on civilians in areas under his control. He should be arrested + his #Congo army backers should be investigated and prosecuted for using his abusive militia as a proxy force. Our new @hrw report + video https://t.co/9m0LbdCSqG pic.twitter.com/DuoLR3OVaa
— Thomas Fessy (@thfessy) October 20, 2020
Despite the regime's ruthless crackdown on dissent, brave democracy demonstrators continue to take to the streets in #Belarus insisting on:
-respect of rights
-justice for abuses
-release of detainees, &
-free & fair elections.Their courage, tenacity, & humanity is inspiring. https://t.co/TRVo7BWedX
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) October 18, 2020
THREAD: Today marks 1 year since October 2019 unrest in #Ethiopia left scores dead & devastated communities after security forces used lethal force against largely peaceful protests in some areas & failed to protect communities from mob violence in others https://t.co/kxqlgEughb pic.twitter.com/AXP0qzqdSW
— Laetitia Bader (@LaetitiaBader) October 23, 2020
I find it so difficult to post pix of starving-to-death, skeletal children in Yemen. But life has become truly unbearable for millions of them. Besides being killed or maimed, millions of children are experiencing irreversible stunted growth due to extreme malnutrition. pic.twitter.com/6c8aRhirSV
— Afrah Nasser (@Afrahnasser) October 19, 2020
