Trending rights tweets this week: Killings continue in Myanmar as the military junta declared martial law, meaning protesters or activists can be brought before military courts and have no right to appeal sentences meted out; US calls on Ethiopia to allow aid groups to reach millions of war-ravaged civilians in Tigray; marking 10 years since the Syrian uprising began; and the Atlanta shootings strike fear into the Asian American community.
We shouldn't call it a "battle zone" (as this article does) when the Myanmar junta's security forces fire live ammunition at unarmed pro-democracy demonstrators. It's slaughter. And a horrible crime. https://t.co/x8q39fQYHX pic.twitter.com/nxDMiz1grV
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 17, 2021
#Myanmar martial law means any protesters or activists brought before military courts have NO right to appeal sentences given, such as hard labor in prison for unlimited years. Junta's system in #Burma designed to deny justice, not ensure it #SaveMyanmar https://t.co/3cbjD54Qpo pic.twitter.com/62owqRX9J2
— Phil Robertson (@Reaproy) March 17, 2021
What do we need? Action! When do we need it? Now! @hrw 's @TeppeiKasai outlines👇how #Japan should support #Myanmar people and NOT the #MyanmarMilitary #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://t.co/JCyyffJR1n pic.twitter.com/3oz1Qdieq9
— Manny Maung (@mannymaung) March 15, 2021
Axum #Ethiopia massacre survivor: “The hill was like a graveyard, a ghost hill.”
UN Should Urgently Investigate Atrocities by All Parties https://t.co/8LLZTTkbWW https://t.co/ZJnUdh2Drx #Tigray pic.twitter.com/SjtxUbh2Iv
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) March 14, 2021
United States calls on #Ethiopia government to follow through on recent commitment to let aid groups reach millions of war-ravaged, previously out-of-reach, civilians in #Tigray by authorizing communications equipment & by giving aid workers extended visas https://t.co/c2EOlpECo2 pic.twitter.com/7ZOcFaXLPz
— Gerry Simpson (@GerrySimpsonHRW) March 19, 2021
The head of the Ethiopian Red Cross in Tigray said "Eritrean soldiers had killed seven of his workers including a driver who was dragged from his ambulance and shot. The Red Cross’s fleet of 254 ambulances in Tigray has been reduced to 30." https://t.co/4xH99ZaajE pic.twitter.com/FtKp8sP63s
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 19, 2021
Today marks ten years since the #Syria uprising started. Difficult to overstate the price paid by Syrians fighting for freedom, dignity & rights, and the importance of continuing to push for justice and reform. A thread on what we've seen this past decade. #Syria10 (1/12) pic.twitter.com/XHYhL2mmA6
— Sara Kayyali (@skayyali1) March 15, 2021
As UK police cite #COVID19 to break up #SarahEverard vigil & arrest mourners while letting football fans march 1 week ago, @HRW report finds 10+ governments have used pandemic to end protests despite green-lighting other gatherings https://t.co/D6g0FXTZiD https://t.co/SRX6dMrV9T
— Gerry Simpson (@GerrySimpsonHRW) March 14, 2021
He: "As long as we get vaccinated here, it's good. If it takes a few extra years to vaccinate the developing world, too bad.”
Me: “The longer the virus spreads, the greater chance for a mutation to emerge that’s more deadly & to which the vaccine you had offers no protection.”
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) March 13, 2021
https://twitter.com/Nadia_Hardman/status/1371704686907170816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1371724403495604226%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2021%2F03%2F19%2Ftop-rights-tweets-week
Iranian women are saying #MeToo and demanding a strong law on violence against women. RT in solidarity! pic.twitter.com/ds4rmTAzVa
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) March 13, 2021
In a democracy, the public should be able to debate public matters without fear of retaliation. In Brazil, the @jairbolsonaro gov uses a dictatorship-era law to silence critics of its disastrous #covid19 policies. YouTuber @felipeneto is the latest case. https://t.co/JMNQriUe9b https://t.co/E8CbOhS3Ys
— César Muñoz (@_Cesar_Munoz) March 15, 2021
A bad day is no excuse for murdering 8 people. The mass shooting in Atlanta is a prime example of how racism and misogyny kill. Stop excusing this murderous act and hold the shooter to account! https://t.co/kPdb7GexjS #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate @hrw pic.twitter.com/66SOblNAWP
— Seashia (@SeashiaVang) March 18, 2021
New: Eminent experts find UN's "list of shame" for violations against children in war "seriously undermined" by alarming omissions and discrepancies. They call on @antonioguterres to list all perpetrators, without exception.
My take on their new report: https://t.co/sSGoCRnVGu pic.twitter.com/XXFfIvgAye
— Jo Becker (@jobeckerhrw) March 17, 2021
In #Jordan, if you can't pay back a loan, you go to jail. In 4 years, no. of ppl wanted for failure to repay increased from ~4000 to 40,000.
New @hrw report finds this practice violates human rights & is among the *least* effective ways to recoup debts. https://t.co/arxMObMcEP pic.twitter.com/2bXYdZTeSU— Sara Kayyali (@skayyali1) March 16, 2021
BREAKING‼️ #Germany arrests “Bai L.” former member of #Gambia ex- president Yahya Jammeh’s “Junglers” hit squad for crimes against humanity https://t.co/swXO8SxmE6. ⤵️ thread pic.twitter.com/HE26KRYfgB
— Reed Brody 🧣⚖️♟️reedbrody.bsky.social (@ReedBrody) March 16, 2021
