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Ben Ward

@Benjamin_P_Ward

I work on Europe for Human Rights Watch (he/him) I don't post here anymore. Try me at: @bpward.bsky.social https://teapawt.org/t.co/GLit2wPhd0

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Joined February 2011
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The struggle to end domestic violence needs to include a push to transform societal understanding of gender roles, and employers have a key role to play in this effort and, increasingly, an obligation to do so. #EndGBV #RatifyC190 hrw.org/news/2024/11/19/over…
The Overlooked Crisis of Domestic Violence in the Workforce

The Overlooked Crisis of Domestic Violence in the Workforce

In Indonesia’s humid heat, I watched as dozens of men on motorcycles lingered outside the garment factory gates, their children hanging off their shoulders, as they waited for their partners to...

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At least 350 transgender and gender-diverse people have been murdered over the past year, according to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project @TGEUorg. This Trans Day of Remembrance should serve as a rallying cry for vigilance, protection, and action. trib.al/1VRr8Ed
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Good to see this important UK leadership role on #equality and #humanrights being openly advertised. The ⁦@EHRC⁩ is recruiting a new Chair. 👇 gov.uk/government/news/chair…
Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission term extended to November 2025

Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission term extended to November 2025

The government has extended the terms of the EHRC chair and deputy chair to November 2025, while launching a recruitment campaign for a new chair.

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Grateful for the chance to attend counter conference in Berlin marking 140 years after key European colonial conf. Powerful atmosphere in the room. Europe Has Yet to Address Colonial Legacies hrw.org/news/2024/11/14/euro…
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30,000+ people seeking safety have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea over the last 10 years. ‼️ We refuse to accept this appalling loss of life. Do you too? Sign the petition: hrw.org/WithHumanity #WithHumanity
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For more than a decade, we have seen Hungary's increasingly anti-democratic government erode the rule of law and dismantle the institutions that protect people's rights. @iskrakirova discusses countering authoritarianism in Hungary:
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On November 15, 1884, the Berlin Africa Conference opened & paved the way for Europe to expand its colonial domination & exploitation across Africa. 140 years of failed European reckoning w its colonial legacies call for a decolonial conference. hrw.org/news/2024/11/14/euro… ⤵️ @hrw
Europe Has Yet to Address Colonial Legacies

Europe Has Yet to Address Colonial Legacies

European governments have yet to reckon with and meaningfully address the ongoing impacts of their colonial legacies affecting people of African descent on the African continent and in the diaspora,...

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As #EU furthers plans to prevent arrival of individuals seeking protection, @hrw, partners urge leaders, @EU_Commission to: ➡️ recall obligations under EU Charter on right to asylum ➡️ ensure rights respecting implementation of asylum & migration pact hrw.org/news/2024/11/12/eu-l…
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Respect for the fundamental rights of all shouldn't be optional as is too often the case with France, but the backbone of all national and international policies. Here's what France's Prime Minister and his government should do to make this happen👇 hrw.org/news/2024/11/05/lett…
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Human rights defender Osman Kavala Marks 7 Years Behind Bars - joint statement by @hrw @TR_Litigation @ICJ_org with third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights on Kavala (2) v. Türkiye hrw.org/news/2024/11/01/turk…

Turkiye: Osman Kavala Marks 7 Years Behind Bars

Türkiye’s continued unlawful detention of the human rights defender Osman Kavala is a result of prosecutors and courts effectively operating under the political control of the government, three human...

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You still have a few days to apply to be @HRW's new Germany director. A job at the heart of the action in Berlin promoting human rights protection around the world. Come join us (closes Nov 3). DM me with questions
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Two more weeks to apply to be @hrw’s Germany Director. Closes Nov 3. DM me with questions on the post @hrw_de
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#Syria is NOT safe for returns. The only reason why some Syrians have crossed back into #Syria is because #Lebanon has become even less safe for them. @HRW has documented multiple cases of repression, persecution, detention & death of returnees 👇👇 hrw.org/news/2024/10/30/syri…
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No one should be left to die at sea. No one should be left to die at sea. No one should be left to die at sea. No one should be left to die at sea. No one should be left to die at sea. hrw.org/WithHumanity #WithHumanity
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It is with great sadness that I learn of the death of my longtime @HRW colleague Joe Stork. He played a key role in guiding our work in the Middle East and North Africa for decades. He was a warm, skillful, and deeply committed man. hrw.org/news/2024/10/25/huma…
Human Rights Watch Mourns Middle East Expert Joe Stork

Human Rights Watch Mourns Middle East Expert Joe Stork

Joe Stork, a beloved mentor and friend to human rights activists across the Middle East and a treasured colleague whose career at Human Rights Watch spanned more than three decades, died unexpectedly...

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Replying to @EURightsAgency
@EURightsAgency’s new report ‘Being Muslim in the EU’ stresses the urgency for European governments to officially recognize anti-Muslim racism to effectively tackle it alongside all other forms of racism and discrimination. @hrw published research too🧵 fra.europa.eu/en/news/2024/m…
Muslims in Europe face ever more racism and discrimination

Muslims in Europe face ever more racism and discrimination

One in two Muslims in the EU face racism and discrimination in their daily life – a sharp rise since 2016. Muslim women, men and children are targeted not just because of their religion, but also...

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Paradise Lost: UK recently said it would return l #chagosislands to Mauritius /retaining leased US base #DiegoGarcia. @hrwpodcast tells shameful history of Britain's last African colony, of force & a people's long fight to return home. hrw.org/video-photos/audio/2…
Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

In the late 1960s, the United Kingdom made a deal allowing the US to build a military base on Diego Garcia, one of 58 islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The UK, which...

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🇪🇺 #EU leaders and the @EU_Commission doubled down at this week’s summit on plans to prevent people from arriving to Europe and to speed up deportations. Here is how one experiment with externalising #migration management has worked out👇 https://teapawt.org/t.co/ArNK09onyz @hrw
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While Türkiye is engaged in summary deportations of Syrians and Afghans, the European Union continues to provide funds for migration management to Türkiye. The EU should make sure its migration support to Türkiye is not used to violate rights.
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Today #EU ambassadors decide on the @EU_Commission proposal to delay the #EUDR @hrw + 225 organisations urge EU governments & @Europarl_EN to reject this delay. The need for the EUDR is as pressing as ever. Full #Together4Forests statement: together4forests.eu/resource…
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The 16 men being taken by an Italian Navy ship to Albania are being put at risk for the sake of a terrible experiment. Evidence shows that offshore asylum schemes do not function in a way that respects people’s rights and international law apnews.com/article/italy-alb…
Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent

Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent

Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its borders.

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