“Despite the State Department’s claims about resuming some ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance,’ many programs remain paused due to massive staffing disruptions and inconsistent and unclear guidance.” @HRW

The UN can no longer rely on the U.S. as a stable & generous funder of humanitarian & human rights programs. Govts that support these efforts should ensure the UN has adequate funding so it can protect civilians & human rights defenders & save lives. @HRW

As Syria navigates a fragile transition, misinformation complicates decisions for refugees considering return. EU and other host countries should back “go-and-see” visits, enabling Syrians to assess conditions without risking legal status.

And what, might you ask, makes Guantanamo a "perfect place," in the words of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to hold migrants? Could it be that it is a remote, closed military base in Cuba notorious as a site of torture & indefinite, degrading detention?

US President Donald Trump’s statement that the US would “take over” the Gaza Strip & that the Palestinian population there would need 2 be moved out would, if implemented, amount 2 an alarming escalation of forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza. @HRW

The EU can ease the pressure on Syrian refugees making life-altering repatriation decisions by allowing them to return temporarily on go-and-see visits to make informed choices about going home. @ZayadinH @HRW

“The Chinese government continues to deny Uyghurs their right to leave the country, restrict their speech and associations when abroad, and punish them for having foreign ties.” @YalkunUluyol, China researcher at @hrw Human Rights Watch.

Algerian authorities have increasingly used arbitrary travel bans to retaliate against perceived critics. The authorities should lift the arbitrary bans and stop using them as a tool to repress dissent.

The Greek Ombudsman found a “a series of serious & reprehensible omissions in the search & rescue duties on the part of senior officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard” in its response to the June 2023 Pylos shipwreck that claimed the lives of 500+ migrants.

My comment to @VOANews on #Guantanamo: "It's essentially a black hole, a place where people will not have lawyers, separated from their families, completely isolated."

US: Don’t Send Migrants to the Black Hole of Guantánamo--a remote, highly controlled overseas US military installation, which the US government has used to evade legal protections and public scrutiny.

RT @belkiswille: Today Israel’s ban on UNRWA, Gaza’s main aid agency, comes into effect. Its impact will be catastrophic for pregnant women…

RT @TiranaHassan: “With the stroke of a pen, much of the overseas refugee and parole infrastructures built slowly since the Vietnam War era…

Given the prospect of lengthy indefinite mass immigration detention in the US, this peer-reviewed medical journal (JAMA) study is important: it reveals high prevalence of mental illness & PTSD for people who had been detained for 6 months or longer. ..

My @HRW colleague, Alison Parker, on how the Trump executive orders are spreading fear throughout US communities and how they threaten human rights.

RT @hrw: Thailand plans to send 48 Uyghur men who have been in Thai detention for over a decade to China. If deported, these Uyghur detai…

Trump's executive orders closing down safe and legal pathways for refugees and immigrants will result in lawlessness and chaos, making the world a more dangerous, less humane place. Read on for my thoughts:

RT @hrw: After being sworn in as US president on Monday, Donald Trump rapidly issued one executive order after another. "As far as human r…

RT @CarineNantulya: #Greece #EU A landmark ruling finds Greek border pushbacks are systematic. The European Court of Human Rights has spoke…

RT @Nadia_Hardman: #Turkey allows ‘go and see’ visits for #Syrian refugees, meaning refugees won’t lose their documentation if they visit #…