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Human Rights Watch

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19 Feb 21

Back in 2016, we embarked on research about the bullying of LGBT students in Japanese schools because, while the government of Japan was a leader on LGBT issues at the United Nations and internationally, they had made very little progress here at home.

@knightktm

Dozens of Japanese students that HRW researchers @knightktm & @MichaelBochenek interviewed told us that, in their class, it was common knowledge that they were being bullied and their teachers would never help them. Here are some Manga illustrations of their stories.

@knightktm

For example, when our LGBT senior researcher @knightktm interviewed Akemi, an 18-year-old transgender student in Okinawa. He said “I only heard about LGBT people from teachers when they made gay jokes.”

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Human Rights Watch

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11 Apr 19

Imagine a president being in power for 30 years… Three decades of his authoritarian rule and serious human rights abuses… and then, one day, he’s gone. THREAD on Sudan 1/13
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Months of peaceful #SudanProtests finally achieved what some thought was impossible: President Omar Al-Bashir is finally out of power. But the demonstrators are right not to be satisfied with just that alone. 2/13

@lana_hago

Al-Bashir’s ouster is a testament to the tenacity of protesters who remained in the streets despite the government’s deadly repression. (Photo by @lana_hago) hrw.org/news/2019/04/0… 3/13

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Human Rights Watch

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22 Jan 19

@hancock_steph

Starting now in London, a deep dive into the human rights challenges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with @hancock_steph moderating & @sarahleah1 starting off the presentations… (we’re also tweeting in Arabic at @hrw_ar ) #Rights2019

LIVE: facebook.com/HumanRightsWat…

@sarahleah1

We are here in London though we wish we were in the Middle East. When we talk about the clamping down on independent civil society in most of the region, that’s not just domestic civil society, but international civil society as well. ~ @sarahleah1

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The people of the Arab world, especially those with independent voices, find themselves trapped inside their countries, giant virtual prisons for their citizens. ~ @sarahleah1

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Human Rights Watch

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17 Jan 19

Starting now: The launch of our 29th annual World Report, looking at human
rights practices in more than 100 countries and giving an overall summary of the state of human rights globally. Livestream here: facebook.com/HumanRightsWat…
#Rights2019

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#Rights2019

@WenzelMichalski

This is the 2nd time we’ve launched our World Report in Berlin. We chose Germany
because of its new UN Security Council seat and because Germany’s voice on
behalf of human rights has become so important. ~ @WenzelMichalski #Rights2019

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Human Rights Watch

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18 Jan 18

@KenRoth

World Report launch: Human Rights Watch executive director @KenRoth making his initial presentation on “The Pushback Against the Populist Challenge”... #Rights2018

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A year ago, as Donald Trump entered the White House, the global surge of authoritarian populists seemed unstoppable. - @KenRoth #Rights2018

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Politicians claiming to speak for “the people” built support by demonizing minorities, attacking human rights principles, and fueling distrust of democratic institutions. - @KenRoth #Rights2018

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