Human Rights Watch found no evidence of a military target at the site.

Just a week before, Israel reportedly submitted written assurances to the US State Department that US-provided weapons were not being used in violation of international law.

On March 27, Israel struck an emergency center in Lebanon, claiming they targeted a “terrorist operative [with] the Islamic Group,”killing 7.

New Human Rights Watch investigation finds that all 7 were civilian aid workers, killed in an unlawful attack using a US weapon
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Women and girls suffer disproportionately from the crisis ravaging #Haiti 🇭🇹, – UN experts sound alarm about discrimination and violence, including trafficking, sexual exploitation & sexual slavery.

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1/ Post- #Brexit , a trade partner sought by the #UK government is the #UnitedArabEmirates (UAE). It has pledged billions of £ in investment into UK and wants to have ownership in UK telecoms, media and nuclear. But UAE backing of genocide in #Sudan raises questions in #London .🧵

Researchers from Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch) and @SITU_research visited IHRC Harvard Law School to present their collaborative project with Truth Hounds which documents Russian devastation of Mariupol, paving the way for future accountability. Read more: humanitariandisarmament.org/2024/04/30/mar…

Since early Dec, footage shows Russian forces gunning down at least 15 Ukrainian soldiers attempting to surrender on battlefield, and possibly six more. Russian drone recording captures voice giving orders to “take no prisoners, shoot everyone.” hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

🇭🇹Today, #Haiti 's Transitional Presidential Council appointed Edgard Leblanc Fils as its president and Fritz Bélizaire as Prime Minister. They should work to restore security and uphold #humanrights for Haitians until a regular government is formed through democratic elections.

#BurkinaFaso : CPJ is alarmed that authorities on Saturday (April 27) indefinitely suspended access to the websites of seven media outlets: DW Deutsche Welle, TV5MONDE,Ouest-France, @lemondeFR, The Guardian, APAnews, and Agence Ecofin. TV5 Monde's television broadcasts were also…

📣 On May 6, Human Rights Watch will launch Rights & Wrongs, a podcast taking listeners behind the scenes of HRW’s in-depth investigations.

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🇭🇹 Amid #Haiti 's humanitarian crisis, great news! Projects like this by WFP Haiti (PAM) 🕊️ can bring sustainable change for families at risk.

Humanitarian organizations need more funding now to continue their work.

More Human Rights Watch recs to address the crisis ➡️hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…

🇭🇹Un Conseil Présidentiel de Transition vient d'être installé en #Haïti . Ses membres devraient œuvrer avec la société civile haïtienne pour restaurer la sécurité et permettre des élections libres selon un calendrier clairement défini.

Recoms de HRW en français ➡️hrw.org/fr/news/2024/0…

🇭🇹A Transitional Presidential Council has just been installed in #Haiti . Its members should work with Haitian civil society to restore security and enable free, fair, and credible elections within a clearly defined timetable.

More Human Rights Watch recommendations ➡️hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…

#BurkinaFaso : L’armée a exécuté sommairement au moins 223 civils, dont 56 enfants, dans 2 villages le 25 février 2024.

Ces massacres comptent parmi les pires exactions commises par l’armée depuis 2015 et pourraient constituer des crimes contre l'humanité.
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#BurkinaFaso army massacred 223 villagers in revenge attack - Human Rights Watch, via BBC News (World)

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Le nouvel envoyé de l’UA pour la prévention des génocides peut-il endiguer les atrocités en Afrique ? bit.ly/3QaVizy

Defying the facts, the UK parliament has passed a law declaring Rwanda 'safe' so it can send asylum seekers there.

This law violates asylum seekers' human rights.

Big day ahead in Oslo where governments are discussing a 2022 political declaration aimed at restricting or refraining the use of explosive weapons in populated areas due to foreseeable harm caused to civilians youtu.be/9HGwWY5SixA?si…

The fossil fuel & petrochemical industry is harming newborn health in #canceralley .
Proud to have my @HRW report, 'We're Dying Here: The Fight for Life Inside a Louisiana Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone' featured alongside work of Dr. Kimberly Terrell & w/Ashley Gaignard and Tessa.

My former colleague Devon Lum and I authored an article for @GIJN, detailing how at @HRW we employed open-source research methods to verify hundreds of photographs and videos, documenting the devastation of Mariupol by Russia.

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Alarming reports of mass mobilization of fighters on both sides raise concerns that fighting in El Fasher, one of Darfur’s most populated cities, could lead to atrocities against civilians. hrw.org/news/2024/04/1…