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Jan Kooy

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Communications @hrw.org (Associate Director, Europe) Board of Directors @sportrightsall.bsky.social Past: Foreign Desk, Dutch newswire ANP

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Yalkun Uluyol @yalkun.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Beijing's transnational repression targeting critics, diaspora communities & researchers working on its rights violations threaten freedoms globally. In this new podcast, I talked about the "authoritarian reach inside your democracy" with Katherine Davies. youtu.be/yYIPycbAd2o?...
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Authoritarian reach - inside your democracy
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Elaine Pearson @elainepearson.bsky.social · 9h
As protests in India escalate, so too have reports of detentions and abuses against peaceful protesters. Indian authorities should exercise restraint & stop beating peaceful protesters. They should stop harassing journalists & allow them to do their jobs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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CJP at Jantar Mantar: Delhi sees more protests as freed 'cockroach' group's leaders vow to continue fight
Hundreds of people who came out on the streets despite the police's restrictions were detained on Sunday.
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 9h
“The ongoing government crackdown on LGBT people raises serious concerns about Senegal’s compliance with international law, the Olympic charter, and Senegal’s own laws. The government should call a halt to this crackdown.”
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Senegal: Brutal Crackdown Violates LGBT People’s Rights
Senegal’s growing crackdown on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people is violating their rights, causing increasing fear and stigma, and should be ended immediately. Mass arrests forced...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 10h
"...het internationaal rechtssysteem staat niet op het punt van verdwijnen. Integendeel.” - Philippe Sands in @nrc.nl #JusticeMatters
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‘Ik werk niet op basis van een soort Champions League van gruwelijkheden’
Philippe Sands: Het internationaal recht staat voor een grotere uitdaging dan op enig ander moment sinds 1945, ziet de Brits-Franse internationaal jurist en auteur Philippe Sands. Toch blijft hij opti...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Love seeing this on Coming Out Day in The Hague. Parliament Pride!
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
As armed conflicts proliferate around the globe, World Mental Health Day is a reminder that the psychological toll stemming from hostilities result in mental health harms that have lasting effects on people’s lives. New from @hrw.org / Federica Nucita ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...
Ibrahim, a 5-year-old boy with autism, is held by his father in Idlib, Syria, June 2022.  © 2022 Human Rights Watch.
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HRW Brussels @hrw-brussels.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨 New report by the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers documents the deep crisis that legal profession is facing in Belarus, including state control, repression and erosion of independence. Read it here ⤵️ bahrl.org/wp-content/u...
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Hans Schnitzler @hansschnitzler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Alsof het in twijfel trekken van de integriteit van journalisten door een lid van het Koninklijk Huis niet al erg genoeg is..." Deze beschermheer van de techbro's valt toch onder de ministeriële verantwoordelijkheid? www.trouw.nl/opinie/prins...
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Prins Constantijn, Techbro van Oranje, is vooral de beschermheer van de miljardairsklasse
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Guus Valk @guusvalk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
No context NSC
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Fatima Willems 🫶🏽🐾 @fatimawillems19.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Mona Keijzer bij #NSC 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Mensen vertrekken
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/10/2026
👏 👏 👏 Congratulations to Navi Pillay, an activist, human rights investigator, and international judge, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. From Rwanda to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Navi Pillay has sought justice for the world’s worst crimes.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/10/2026
On October 9, the United States government sanctioned the International Criminal Court, citing ICC jurisdiction over crimes by US nationals abroad. This is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law. Read HRW's statement: bit.ly/4zuGQqh
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/10/2026
The Trump administration’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law. By attacking the ICC, the US government is threatening justice for victims of abuses from Palestine to Ukraine, Myanmar, and Sudan. Read more:
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US Sanctions on ICC Put Global Justice at Risk
The Trump administration’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law.
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“The outside world may be under a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal, but reality tells a very different story. There is nothing normal about living in a tent under bombardment, without enough food or drinking water for your family.”
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Gaza: Ceasefire Anniversary Marks Year of Failed Promises
Israeli forces continue to kill and wound civilians and deny sufficient food, aid, and water to Palestinians in Gaza one year after a ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025.
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wilmerheck.bsky.social @wilmerheck.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hoe een Israëlische beïnvloedingsoperatie op Nederlandse bodem de polarisatie aanwakkert: "De NCTV waarschuwde al voor ongewenste Israëlische inmenging: gebeurde dat ook in Delft?": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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De NCTV waarschuwde al voor ongewenste Israëlische inmenging: gebeurde dat ook in Delft?
Buitenlandse beïnvloeding: In Delft werd de vertoning van NAZA, een documentaire over de Gaza-oorlog, verstoord door een overlevende van 7 oktober en een Israëlische militaire actiegroep. Deze operati...
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NRC @nrc.nl · 09/10/2026
Zeven landen springen gezamenlijk in de bres voor Strafhof, zijn het ‘zeer oneens’ met Amerikaanse sancties
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Zeven landen springen gezamenlijk in de bres voor Strafhof, zijn het ‘zeer oneens’ met Amerikaanse sancties
Zeven lidstaten van het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) hebben hun „blijvende en onvoorwaardelijke steun” uitgesproken aan het Strafhof.
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Follow the Money @ftm.nl · 08/10/2026
Vijf jaar geleden opende Follow the Money een kantoor in Brussel. Het plan was helder: uitzoeken waar Europees geld terechtkomt. Inmiddels zijn we talloze onthullingen, schandalen en rechtszaken verder. Waarom internationale onderzoeksjournalistiek meer nodig is dan ooit, lees je hier:
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Vijf jaar FTM in Europa: de dreigingen nemen toe, maar onze kracht ook
Vijf jaar geleden begon Follow the Money een onderzoeksredactie in Brussel om de macht in Europa onder de loep te nemen. De urgentie die we toen voelden, is sindsdien alleen maar toegenomen. De wereld...
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Koninklijk Huis @koninklijkhuis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
De Koning ontvangt op Paleis Huis ten Bosch: 🔸 De president van het International Criminal Court (ICC), mevrouw Tomoko Akane. Het ICC is gevestigd in Den Haag. www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieu...
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Trouw @trouw.nl · 09/10/2026
Nobelprijs voor de Vrede naar Navanethem Pillay
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Nobelprijs voor de Vrede naar Navanethem Pillay
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Levi @levi98k.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
White Power vlaggen, neonazi Ron Sloof voorop, een spandoek met "wie niet luisteren wil moet maar voelen" en later werd nog de favoriete mars van de Wehrmacht "Erika" afgespeeld. @nhnieuws.nl aan Ron Sloof: Wat vindt u dat er moet gebeuren?" www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/36414...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Governments that value human rights and accountability should condemn this outrageous move and take swift action to protect the ICC, its staff, and all those who cooperate with it, starting with the European Union using its laws to mitigate the sanctions’ impact in the region.”
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US Sanctions International Criminal Court
The United States government on October 9, 2026, sanctioned the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing jurisdiction over crimes by US nationals abroad.
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"The ICC was created to ensure that no one, no matter how powerful, is above the law." #JusticeMatters
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“The Trump administration has made clear its aim to destroy the ICC to shield US and Israeli officials from facing charges before the court." - Philippe Bolopion, Executive Director Human Rights Watch
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"As there is a six-month delay before the measures are applicable, there is room for dialogue."
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"The EU stands ready to take any necessary measures to enable the Court to carry out its work both in investigating and prosecuting war crimes and crimes against humanity, and to protect the interests of EU operators within the Single Market."
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Statement on the International Criminal Court following announcement of US sanctions
The European Union has been a constant supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is deeply regrettable that the United States has announced intentions to impose sanctions.\nThe EU will w...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The International Criminal Court's host country responds to latest attack by the Trump administration against the court ⤵️ #JusticeMatters
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Tom Berendsen @ministerbz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nederland blijft pal voor het Internationaal Strafhof staan. We zullen ons maximaal blijven inzetten om het Hof goed te laten functioneren: als gastland en als verdragspartij.
Statement op visual: "De aangekondigde sancties tegen het Internationale Strafhof zijn een ongewenste en nieuwe escalatie. Ik betreur deze nieuwe stap zeer. We staan pal voor het Hof.
Tegelijkertijd gaan de sancties nog niet direct in. Dienstverleners kunnen dienstverlening aan het Hof voortzetten. Dat is belangrijk.
Ook bieden de zes maanden tot inwerkingtreding van de sancties ruimte voor dialoog. Die ruimte verwelkom ik en wil ik serieus gaan verkennen, samen met andere landen die bij het Hof zijn aangesloten." Tom Berendsen, Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"The Court calls upon States to continue taking concrete actions, including to ensure that the Court continues to have the necessary means to continue its work. No one should be punished for serving the cause of justice. History will judge this moment."
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The ICC strongly rejects US sanctions against the institution
Today, the United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution. This unprecedented step follows a series of designations against thirteen independent Judges and p...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"The sanctions are intended to undermine the rule of law internationally and the work ​that an independent judicial institution is doing. Our work will continue across all our situations, our investigations and our prosecutions." - ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan #JusticeMatters
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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges.
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Jo Becker @jobeckerhrw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In Uganda, the high cost of pre-primary education means that most children miss out on critical early learning. Now, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is calling on Uganda to provide free, state-run pre-primary education to all children. More here: www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...
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UN Child Rights Committee Calls for Free Pre-Primary Education in Uganda
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Uganda to significantly expand government support for early childhood education and provide free, state-run pre-primary education ...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Niger’s authorities should drop the politically motivated charges against Abrourahamane Lirwana and release him. Niger’s authorities should respect fundamental freedoms and ensure political opponents, journalists, and civil society activists can operate safely and freely.
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Niger’s Junta Tightens Its Grip on Free Expression
A lawyer in Niger faces prosecution over comments about the army on social media while a prominent journalist and critic of the country’s military junta is being held in secret, with authorities refus...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"In awarding this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law – national and international – underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. Peace requires justice." #JusticeMatters
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 16/09/2025
"The State of Israel has committed genocide." Navi Pillay, chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, has told Al Jazeera that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide.
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 09/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 09/10/2026
#BREAKING South African Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Claudio Francavilla @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#GCC-#EU summit: @hrw.org wrote to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu & @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu highlighting 5 human rights priorities the EU should raise in Riyadh on Oct 24 and in ongoing partnership and trade negotiations with GCC countries. Why these priorities, and what is at stake: 🧵⤵️
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SaschaJanssen 🎸 @saschajanssen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Prinsenvlaggen, daar hoor je Geert dan weer nooit over klagen.
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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
With 36 groups, @hrw.org calls Human Rights Council to urgently convene Special Session on #Ethiopia following renewed large-scale hostilities & risk of atrocities on civilians. @euatun.bsky.social should show continued leadership & bring situation to HRC agenda defenddefenders.org/ethiopia-civ...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Several of these African governments are not only complicit in US abuses but have violated the human rights of these deported people themselves, including with arbitrary detention and in some cases sending them back to countries where they fled danger.” New, 125-page report by @hrw.org, out now ⤵️
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US: Deportations to African Countries Not Their Own
The Trump administration is sending hundreds of people who can’t be deported to their own countries, because of the danger they would face, to African countries where they have no connections.
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Kartik Raj @kartikraj.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026
Rest in peace, Maricarmen www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... May her struggle and the difficulties she faced now lead to positive change for the housing rights of many others.
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María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87
Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 08/10/2026
Five years ago, we set up in Brussels to hold European power to account. We've reported on missing billions, exposed hidden dealings that harm society, and have become a headache for the powerful. The threats and insults keep coming. So do our investigations.
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5 years in Brussels: defying threats with more investigations
Five years ago, Follow the Money set up an investigative team in Brussels to scrutinise power in Europe. The sense of urgency we felt back then has only grown since. The world around us has changed dr...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great news re the UN's investigations into war crimes in Sudan, but... "while the resolution acknowledges the importance of collection and preservation of evidence to support accountability, states did not act to strengthen the mission’s capacity to do so, a key recommendation by civil society."
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Countries Demonstrate Record Support for UN Sudan Probe Renewal
A record number of countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council this week voted to support a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 07/10/2026
Thousands are protesting across India against changes to voter rolls that have stripped millions of their right to vote. Indian authorities need to release all detained for peacefully protesting, stop suspending internet services, and investigate complaints of police abuse.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 07/10/2026
🧵 Three years have passed since Hamas-led armed groups committed war crimes and crimes against humanity against civilians during the October 7 assault on southern Israel. Revisit our report from 2024 ⤵️
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October 7 Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes by Hamas-led Groups
Hamas’ military wing – the Qassam Brigades – and at least four other Palestinian armed groups committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity against civilians during the October 7, 2023 ass...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨Great news: the UN HRC has extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Russia. With human rights defenders, journalists, and activists imprisoned, forced into exile, or otherwise silenced, the Special Rapporteur’s mandate is more important than ever. Read more⤵️
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Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Russia Extended for Another Year
The UN Human Rights Council on October 6 extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Russia for another year. Russia withdrew its amendment that attempted to delete...
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“These hearings are designed to produce guilty verdicts, not to weigh evidence under due process. The result is not accountability for the victims of gang violence, it is simply rubber stamping the mass incarceration under four years of the state of emergency.” New from @hrw.org ⤵️
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El Salvador: Mass Trials a Mockery of Justice
Since early 2026, Salvadoran courts have begun convicting people in mass trials of hundreds of defendants at a time, relying on weak evidence and giving them no real chance to defend themselves.
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026
you don’t hold "AI" accountable; you hold AI developers, vendors, and corporations that profit off it accountable holding "AI accountable" is like holding a toaster accountable. it's an inanimate object. it doesn't have wishes, feelings, or desires
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Lou Charbonneau @loucharb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
PS - More great reporting by @julianborger.bsky.social at @theguardian.com
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Fereshta Abbasi @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This feature compiles Human Rights Watch reporting on international human rights and humanitarian law issues by all parties during the conflict and the continuing need for accountability. www.hrw.org/feature/2026...
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Afghanistan: 25 Years Since the US-Led Invasion
This feature compiles Human Rights Watch reporting on international human rights and humanitarian law issues by all parties during the conflict and the continuing need for accountability.
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