Israel is excluding 4.5 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza from its COVID vaccination efforts; civilians in Tigray, Ethiopia, have faced massive restrictions on food access for more than two months; President Biden reverses the odious #MulimBan and more after his inauguration; and Russian authorities should free Alexi Navalny immediately.
Israel isn't just obligated to supply vaccines to Palestinians. After 50+ yrs of occupation, it must provide access on par w what it provides its own citizens. Yet, while 25+% of Israelis vaccinated, 4.5+ million Palestinians remain excluded. New from @hrw https://t.co/qMPWHE4i79 pic.twitter.com/PWJyFvxMjs
— Omar Shakir (@OmarSShakir) January 17, 2021
“Nothing can justify today’s reality in parts of the West Bank, where people on one side of the street are receiving vaccines, while those on the other do not, based on whether they’re Jewish or Palestinian.” – @OmarSShakir https://t.co/0D3AAWUQko pic.twitter.com/2MqmUVVQ0Y
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) January 17, 2021
Civilians in #Tigray have faced massive restrictions on food access for 2+ months & #UN estimate 2.3 million need life saving assistance. This is a manmade disaster that all parties to conflict can prevent by ensuring unhindered access to those in need https://t.co/ht7ZUDcjc1
— Laetitia Bader (@LaetitiaBader) January 19, 2021
#FreeNavalny Immediately! pic.twitter.com/yHsx2QZr8f
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) January 17, 2021
This is a real act of bravery for Alexei Navalny to return to Russia, given that government agents already tried to kill him once. But he understandably wants to be part of the pro-democracy movement in Russia, not a dissident in exile. https://t.co/TcsKI8qob9
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) January 17, 2021
One percent of Afghanistan’s female judges were murdered today. “Peace talks” have brought an escalation in violence—including women, especially high profile women—rather than anything resembling relief. Hopes for the future are dimming fast. https://t.co/iaBcPPJFxQ
— Heather Barr (@heatherbarr1) January 17, 2021
UN member countries rightly criticized #Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers and questioned why incarceration rates of First Nations peoples remain so high at last night's UN review of our human rights record https://t.co/rnROrCvtbX pic.twitter.com/0bIf1ojIwQ
— Sophie McNeill (@Sophiemcneill) January 21, 2021
As Ugandan President Museveni keeps his principal electoral opponent @HEBobiWine locked up under house arrest to prevent him from contesting the recently announced electoral "results," Wine files a complaint for arbitrary detention with the United Nations. https://t.co/yGeNVmO4f1 pic.twitter.com/K1I0oJ5aeh
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) January 22, 2021
Here is China’s breathtakingly hypocritical statement at the UN Human Rights Council calling on Australia to protect the rights of ethnic minorities. Of course Australian can do better, but China needs to stop its abuses against Uyghurs, Tibetans etc. pic.twitter.com/nK1CAu7kLy
— Elaine Pearson (@PearsonElaine) January 21, 2021
Today is a new day for Justice, equality, understanding, acceptance and hope. pic.twitter.com/cOaQ4nkCWX
— Nicole Austin-Hillery (@NicoleAustinHil) January 20, 2021
Awestruck by @TheAmandaGorman's inaugural poem:
Even as we grieved, we grew
Even as we hurt, we hoped
Even as we tired, we tried
That will forever be tied together victorious
Not because we will never again know defeat
But because we will never again sow division. pic.twitter.com/zC4r29uusx— Jo Becker (@jobeckerhrw) January 20, 2021
This is huge – reading sex discrimination provisions to cover discrimination against LGBT people is the logical outcome of the Bostock decision, but one the Trump administration resisted. Today's EO affirms federal protections for LGBT people in housing, healthcare, and more. https://t.co/qVZbnfq9Uq
— Ryan Thoreson (@ryanthoreson) January 21, 2021
I'm doing a human rights-focused read of the summary of the immigration bill Biden is slated to send to Congress today. @hrw https://t.co/okTwCQzD3p A lot of good! Some downers. Thread: pic.twitter.com/ubZV88h9C8
— Clara Long (@clarychka) January 20, 2021
On day one, @JoeBiden reversed the odious #MuslimBan. It's an important step, yet much more needs to be done to create an immigration system that respects the human rights of all.
Looking forward to pushing President Biden toward that goal!https://t.co/cSrZpzyE1h
— Grace Sung Ehn Meng 맹성은 (@grace_meng) January 21, 2021
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
#MLKDay pic.twitter.com/JHzeDZm8UK— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) January 18, 2021
As European Union and humanitarian agencies continue to ask #Ethiopia authorities stop obstructing the free flow of life-saving help to civilians in #Tigray, UN and other aid groups say a staggering 4.5 million people now need food aid https://t.co/p55oLh6Lrw pic.twitter.com/k79RdfxnVf
— Gerry Simpson (@GerrySimpsonHRW) January 17, 2021
#Rights2021: Thailand faced a serious human rights crisis in 2020. https://t.co/QnPe67LVCb pic.twitter.com/qHSDXvXyg6
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) January 16, 2021
