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Robin Taylor

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Open Source Researcher @ HRW. Crisis, Conflict, and Arms.

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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Haitian security forces have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes, at times killing and injuring dozens of people. Some of these attacks appear to be deliberate extrajudicial killings. Latest from @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...
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Haiti: Drone Strikes Put Residents at Risk
Haitian security forces and private contractors working with them have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes.
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Nadia Hardman @nadiahardman.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🚨New @hrw.org report finds #Israel committed war crimes, crimes against humanity + ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Israel forcibly displaced 32,000 #Palestinian refugees from 3 refugee camps, prevented return + systematically destroyed parts of the camps.👇 hrw.org/node/392462
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Alice Autin @aliceautin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Almost a year ago, the fall of #Assad marked a historic shift after decades of atrocities, giving Syrians renewed hope for truth, justice and redress. HRW's new report advises on steps to advance comprehensive justice meet moment & reaffirm intl law. 🖇️: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Russia, using drones, attacked a UN Convoy in Ukraine. The very next day, they posted video evidence of the attack for the world to see, and not for the first time. Latest for @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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Russian Forces Deliberately Attack UN Aid Convoy
On October 14, news broke that Russian forces, using drones, had attacked a United Nations interagency convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Bilozerka in the region of Kherson, southern Ukraine.
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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Maksym Chernyak came to the US from Ukraine seeking safety. He died in ICE custody. This is his story. www.hrw.org/report/2025/... 🧵
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
@mabl2k.bsky.social Hey Carlos, mind giving a follow so I can dm you?
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Jean-Baptiste Gallopin @jbgallopin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
New @hrw.org research: Airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces using unguided bombs killed and injured scores of civilians, including children, in residential areas of Nyala, South Darfur, in February. Five strikes in 40 minutes on Feb 3 alone. www.hrw.org/preview-link...
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Sudan: Armed Forces Airstrikes in South Darfur
The Sudanese Armed Forces used unguided air-dropped bombs to carry out attacks in residential and commercial neighborhoods in Nyala, South Darfur in early February 2025, Human Rights Watch said today....
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Laura Navarro @lauranavarro.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Listen, Run, Hide. This is how residents in #Kherson live, under armed quadcopter #drones operated by Russian forces. One of the most difficult and terrifying visual works I have ever faced Have a look at out new @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Every morning, Petro picked up his wife Tetiana in Antonivka, Kherson. One day, a Russian drone was waiting and attacked. Their story is one of many in our new investigation into deliberate drone attacks on civilians. New @hrw.org feature: Listen, Run, Hide. www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
New @hrw.org report: Since mid-2024, Russian forces have increasingly used armed quadcopter drones to kill and injure hundreds of civilians in Kherson. Victims were walking, biking, driving, or even receiving medical care when attacked.
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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
From Poltava to Kryvyi Rih, @hrw documents 4 Russian strikes that killed 47 civilians and injured 180+. No military targets. No justification. Just Ukrainian civilian lives lost. 📄Read the evidence. Demand justice. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05... Ukraine #JusticeMatters #HumanRights
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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🚨 New @hrw report: Russian attacks in Ukraine are killing more civilians in 2025 than last year. Playgrounds. Apartments. Hotels. City centers. No military targets. No warnings. Possible war crimes. 📄 Read the full report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/05... Ukraine #WarCrimes #HumanRights
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
@ja31ck.bsky.social hey can you follow me so I can send you a message?
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Tomorrow marks two years of war in Sudan. Civilians across Sudan continue to face egregious abuses and deliberate harm. So far, the world has failed to act. At UNSC today & in London tomorrow, leaders again have the chance. @hrw.org's reporting since April 15, 2023: www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
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The Sudan Conflict, 2 Years On
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
@arseblog.com that intro, chef kiss.
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
New @hrw.org: Urgent action needed to address the threat of landmines & explosive remnants of war in Syria. Since Dec 8 there have been over 600 casualties The transitional govt & int'l donors shld support clearance, education & assistance Detailed recs👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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Syria: Landmines, Explosive Remnants Harming Civilians
Over a decade of conflict has resulted in Syria being extensively contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war, a major barrier to safe return and reconstruction efforts.
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Mary Wareham @marywareham.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Devastating developments driven largely by two countries that have not banned antipersonnel landmines – the United States & Russia – are threatening international norms & long-standing working to eradicate these weapons, which predominately harm civilians - @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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Backsliding on Landmines Endangers Civilian Lives
The International Day for Mine Action on April 4 is a moment to highlight the work of the thousands of deminers around the world who clear and destroy landmines and explosive remnants of war.
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Cristian González Cabrera @cristianfergo.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
In a significant step toward affirming the rights of transgender people in Poland 🇵🇱, the country’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling eliminating the requirement for trans people to sue their parents in gender recognition proceedings. New commentary from @hrw.org: hrw.org/news/2025/03...
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Landmark Ruling on Trans Rights in Poland
In a significant step toward affirming the rights of transgender people in Poland, the country’s Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling that eliminates the requirement for trans people to involve ...
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JosimarFootball @josimarfootball.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
«Se til Europa».
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Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Deeply concerning that Israel is importing its Gaza abuses to the West Bank. Israeli forces have killed almost 900 people there since October 7th, destroyed scores of homes and critical infrastructure, and left multiple refugee camps “near-unhabitable." www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
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Israel Imports Gaza Abuses into the West Bank
This week, Israeli tanks rolled into the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades as Israeli forces intensify their operations there.
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
New @hrw.org report: The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group fighting alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces, intentionally targeted civilians in a January attack on Tayba village, killing at least 26 people including a child. These are war crimes. hrw.org/news/2025/02...
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Sudan: Armed Group Allied to the Military Attacks Village
The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group that fights alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), intentionally targeted civilians in an attack on January 10, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Absolutely relieved to see human rights defender Sihem Bensedrine released yesterday in #Tunisia. She should never have been failed & still faces unjust travel ban. Authorities should drop abusive charges against her, free dozens of others still behind bars. www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 20/02/2025
New HRW geospatial analysis shows the dismantlement of camps west of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, that housed hundreds of thousands of displaced people. 1/10 🧵⤵️
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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Google has revised its AI Principles, scrapping a previous veto on developing AI weapons. A global industry leader suddenly abandoning its self-proclaimed prohibited uses of AI underscores why voluntary principles are not a substitute for regulation and enforceable law. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
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Google Announces Willingness to Develop AI for Weapons
Google, a company that once went by the motto “don’t be evil,” appears to be changing tack. The tech giant on Tuesday announced significant changes to its artificial intelligence (AI) policy that had ...
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 19/12/2024
NEW: For over a year, the Israeli government has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza the minimum water needed for survival, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths. A calculated policy. An act of genocide. 🧵⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
By deliberately depriving people of water, the Israeli gov has created “conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction” of Palestinians in Gaza. That's how the genocide convention defines a “genocidal act.” And it's continuing, @HRW finds: www.hrw.org/report/2024/...
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Extermination and Acts of Genocide
In the 179-page report, “Extermination and Acts of Genocide: Israel Deliberately Depriving Palestinians in Gaza of Water,” Human Rights Watch found that Israeli authorities have intentionally deprived...
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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Come work on tech research @hrw.org! Vacancy for a senior researcher, working with me, @deblbrown.bsky.social, @notzachcampbell.bsky.social. Scope to shape the role - expertise in platforms, internet infrastructure, data exploitation a bonus. Closes 5 Jan. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
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Senior Researcher, Technology And Human Rights
Multiple Locations Considered
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Latest @hrw.org on Sudan. The investigation reveals how the RSF and allied militias committed serious war crimes in South Kordofan. Read the first of a two-part series below. www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
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Sudan: War Crimes in South Kordofan
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed scores of civilians, and injured, raped, and abducted many others in waves of attacks in Habila and Fayu, two towns in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, between Decem...
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Alice Autin @aliceautin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders & a Hamas official break through the perception that certain individuals are beyond the reach of the law. Governments should support justice globally and address atrocities for all victims in Palestine and Israel⤵️ www.hrw.org/breaking-new...
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Finally. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
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Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejectin...
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 19/11/2024
"We need action now, not in two months." Continued arms transfers to the Israeli government are contrary to US law. HRW's Federico Borello discusses the need to halt arms sales to Israel:
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
"Basically everything that happened this week, including the riots, has been used by right-wing politicians — even our prime minister — to point the finger at migrants and blame them." A clearer picture is slowly emerging of the violence involving soccer fans in Amsterdam www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
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A clearer picture is slowly emerging of the violence involving soccer fans in Amsterdam | CBC News
A week after Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets of Amsterdam, triggering damning accusations of a "Jew hunt" in a city with an ugly history of antisemitism, a clearer picture of what happened that night is slowly emerging. It suggests a far more nuanced take on events than Dutch authorities had initially indicated.
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Last week we published research on RSF attacks in Gezira state in Sudan. The widespread attacks highlight an urgent need to protect civilians. www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...
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Sudan: Rapid Support Forces Target Civilians
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has killed, injured, and unlawfully detained scores of civilians and raped women and girls during attacks across Sudan’s Al Gezira state.
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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
“series of X-rays showing a piece of shrapnel buried inside a 20-month-old girl’s head & a bullet embedded in an 18-month-old boy’s chest are among images released by medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières revealing the impact of the war in #Sudan on children” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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X-rays show shrapnel and bullets buried in children caught in Sudan war
Images released by MSF doctors highlight impact of conflict in the country, with medical supplies and aid unable to reach people due to fighting
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Nice case of data misrepresentation: Threads is pretty much a mobile app only platform (website is garbage) and supposedly has 33 million daily users or nearly twice the number of Bluesky users full stop.
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I’m sold.
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
“This is the first time I have been interviewed by The New Yorker, and it’s happening because Israelis were killed. What happened when Palestinians were killed in the thousands” Husam Zamlot recently expressed the same on BBC. Palestinians are being interviewed to first and foremost denounce Hamas.
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Where the Palestinian Political Project Goes from Here
For decades, Hamas and Israel have maintained a violent equilibrium. How will the war change that paradigm?
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Here’s the news in rural Ontario.
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
Musk pushes whatever new update once a month that gets everyone’s knickers in a twist and will ultimately U-turn on said updates. Not sure why people are still surprised.
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Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social · 23/09/2023
@jackwolfwolf.bsky.social follow me already
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