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What happens when your island disappears?
Academy Award–nominated actor and human rights advocate @MarkRuffalo has joined forces with Human Rights Watch, NowHere Media, and Agog to narrate "Solwata," a new immersive documentary spotlighting the human consequences of climate change in the Pacific nation of Solomon Islands.
Drawing on Human Rights Watch research and the lived experiences of coastal communities confronting rising seas, displacement, and planned relocation, the 25-minute immersive experience invites audiences to walk alongside the communities of Solomon Islands as they grapple with the effects of devastating tides and rising sea levels.
"Solwata," or "saltwater," in Solomon Islands Pidgin, was created by NowHere Media and co-produced by Agog and Human Rights Watch. The film will premiere at Venice Immersive, the immersive section of the Venice International Film Festival (September 2–12).
Learn more: solwata.com/
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An array of former government officials, human rights groups, bar associations, and legal experts from around the world have filed amicus briefs supporting our lawsuit challenging US sanctions related to the #ICC 👇
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An apparent Ethiopian govt airstrike in #Tigray on August 20 injured 13 civilians, incl. children & should be investigated as a war crime. The indiscriminate strike highlights threats posed to civilians as fighting in northern Ethiopia escalates. New @hrw hrw.org/news/2026/09/25/ethi…
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Tibet adopted decision to implement the National Ethnic Unity Law, becoming the 1st minority region to do so. It also passes a related decision to strengthen the "Three Consciousness". These form an ideological framework...
Tibet rubber-stamp legislature agenda says it's deliberating draft measures to implement the national Ethnic Unity and Progress Law. Let's see how it goes: xizang.gov.cn/xwzx_406/zwyw/… On the law, see: hrw.org/news/2025/09/28/chin…
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#Niger
Rejects Key Rights Recommendations at UN UPR Review
Niger needs to meaningfully engage with UPR recommendations by fully implementing those it accepted and addressing the serious rights concerns raised in those it rejected, @hrw
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Zara Larsson has cancelled her upcoming performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Might it have something to do with the UAE's role in helping to fuel war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan?
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Read more on this growing evidence here: hrw.org/news/2026/05/25/suda…
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#Syria: 'Return to Nothing' - Visit the exhibition by @AliHajSuleiman at @Europarl_EN from 28.9. to 1.10.
Join us on Monday, 28 Sept, at 18h30 for the opening, hosted by @MarcoTarquinio & with remarks by EEAS SecGen @KajsaOllongren
Need access to EP? 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Russian authorities are doubling down on their efforts to quash freedom of expression, including access to information, by increasingly suppressing tools to circumvent draconian censorship laws.
These repressive tactics affect millions of people in Russia seeking to connect to the internet without state censorship.
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Fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray, Amhara, and Afar regions erupted on September 22 between the Ethiopian military and forces aligned with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front.
This follows reported clashes and airstrikes in Tigray since August.
Civilians must be protected.
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US President Donald Trump is welcoming Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Washington, DC.
Both leaders’ attacks on human rights have a global impact.
Human rights are non-negotiable. World leaders should reject Xi and Trump’s attack on human rights.
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Over 3.5 million Syrians have returned home. Many came back to find nothing.
On Sept. 28, we're bringing this reality to the European Parliament.
Join @alihajsuleiman and Human Rights Watch in Brussels for a photo exhibition and roundtable on Syria's reconstruction.
Register here: bit.ly/4hlg3VF
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I stand firmly with @JewherIlham who has fought tirelessly for the freedom of her father, my father, and of countless Uyghurs. Every single world leader with principle should echo her call and press Beijing.
Say it loud, say it clear, say it again and again: #FreeIlhamTohti
12 years ago today, my father, Ilham Tohti, was sentenced to life in prison for “separatism”—a charge that bears no resemblance to the work he dedicated his life to.
My father is an Uyghur economist, scholar, writer, educator, husband, father, and believer. Above all, he was a man who devoted his life and his own resources to fostering dialogue, supporting his community, bridging divides, and helping people understand one another.
He is not the criminal the Chinese government has portrayed him to be. A man who spent his life building bridges should never have been locked behind bars.
For 12 years, our family has lived with his absence. For 9 years, we have had no family visit with him.
Today, on the 12th anniversary of his life sentence, I once again call on the Chinese government: Release Ilham Tohti.
Let my father come home. Let him read, write, think, teach, and love his family freely again! #FreeIlhamTohti
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The UK government has said it will renegotiate its agreement with Mauritius over the future of the Chagos Islands.
Decisions about the Chagos islands need to be centered on the Chagossian people, still forcibly displaced from their homeland by the UK and US.
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Too many women, in all jobs, everywhere, face misogynist abuse at work. They should be able to count on heads of state to be key allies in ending this kind of abuse—not high profile perpetrators of it. hrw.org/news/2026/09/23/trum…
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At least 28 political prisoners are still being held in dreadful conditions in Bhutan.
When Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay meets world leaders at the United Nations general assembly this week, they should urge him to release all remaining political prisoners. #UNGA
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NEW: The Myanmar military junta subjects women political prisoners to torture, sexual violence, and life-threatening denial of medical care. 🧵⤵️
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Among the over 30,000 political prisoners detained since the junta’s February 2021 coup, there are about 6,600 women and 640 children.
In 2025 and 2026, Human Rights Watch interviewed 17 former women political prisoners, 3 family members, and 4 lawyers and advocates.
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The junta should urgently and unconditionally release all women political prisoners and their children.
Read more: bit.ly/4h3pmec
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In Iran, an average of one protester per week has been sent to the gallows since March. Scores of protesters remain at imminent risk of execution.
At the @UN_HRC this week, Human Rights Watch spoke about the ongoing atrocities Iranians are facing, including possible war crimes by Israel and the US. Learn more ⤵️
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Form 28 Sept - 2 Oct, visit 'Return to Nothing' by
@AliHajSuleiman at @EuroParl_EN.
And join opening reception on Monday 28 Sept, 6.30pm - hosted by MEP @MarcoTarquinio & with opening remarks by @EEAS_SecGen Kajsa Ollongren. Need access to EP?
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