Amr Magdi

Türkiye: Leading Opponent of Erdoğan on Trial The Istanbul mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu will stand trial on March 9, 2026 as the central defendant in a politically motivated mass corruption prosecution, Human Rights Watch said ...

The trial of jailed mayor and opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu, which starts today, follows more than a year of the authorities weaponizing the criminal justice system against the opposition CHP party and its elected officials, harming democracy, @hrw.org research finds
www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

European Leaders Offer Lukewarm Defense of International Law In times of conflict, such as in the escalating hostilities in the Middle East, governments committed to international law need to be prepared to defend it and in particular protect humanitarian and h...

how hypocrite & deluded can some EU leaders be when they only call on Iran to respect international law & end attacks on civilians while totally ignoring calling on the US and Israel to do the same? www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...
@hrw.org spotlights the damage

Europa verteidigt das Völkerrecht nur halbherzig Gerade in Konfliktsituationen, wie den eskalierenden Feindseligkeiten im Nahen Osten, müssen Regierungen, die sich dem Völkerrecht verpflichtet sehen, bereit sein, dieses auch zu verteidigen.

Wer Prinzipien nur verteidigt, wenn es nichts kostet, hat keine.

Gemeinsam mit Aisling Reidy und @philippedam.bsky.social habe ich aufgeschrieben, was wir von der heuchlerischen Doppelmoral Europas bei der Verteidigung des Völkerrechts halten. Spoiler: Nicht viel.

www.hrw.org/de/news/2026...

اجتماع طارئ لـ«أطباء الأسنان» بعد حبس طبيبين وصيدلي على خلفية «التكليف».. والقبض على رابع اجتمع مجلس نقابة أطباء الأسنان بشكلٍ طارئ، أمس، لبحث أزمة حبس طبيبي أسنان وصيدلي من خريجي دفعة 2023، احتياطيًا، على خلفية نشاطهم في رفض قرار وزير الصحة بتكليف خريجي كليات طب الأسنان والعلاج الطبيعي وا...

اجتماع طارئ لـ«أطباء الأسنان» بعد حبس طبيبين وصيدلي على خلفية «التكليف».. والقبض على رابع

#EU leaders should never belittle role of int'l law or apply it selectively - as they've done since #USA/#Israel's strikes on #Iran & retaliatory strikes on neighboring countries.

It goes against #EU values & its long-term interests.

Our take 👇
www.hrw.org/news/2026/03... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

US Military’s Dangerous Slide Toward Fully Autonomous Killing The United States Department of Defense’s decision on February 27 to reject the artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s ethical red lines for AI for military use is a clear sign that the Pentagon ...

I'm at the #UN meeting on autonomous weapons systems with partners from @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social - states have the opportunity to draw legal red lines around emerging weapons systems.

Will they?

New @hrw.org dispatch with @abacci.bsky.social

www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

Türkiye: Leading Opponent of Erdoğan on Trial The Istanbul mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu will stand trial on March 9, 2026 as the central defendant in a politically motivated mass corruption prosecution, Human Rights Watch said ...

Türkiye: Leading Opponent of Erdoğan on Trial www.hrw.org/news/2026/03... the infamous story of Erdogan's authorities pushing politicized prosecutions against his political rivals.

Human Rights Watch raises serious concerns on US Defense Secretary’s Media Remarks on Rules of Engagement
www.hrw.org/news/2026/03... international law is what protects us all, now and in the future. Being the stronger one, shouldn't fool any government into disregarding them. Why blame Russia then?

A Small Change in Egypt’s Tax Code, A Big Opportunity for Rights In an overdue but welcome step, Egypt’s Ministry of Finance has published data showing state owned enterprises, following 2024 tax reforms to remove their tax exemptions, contributed 67 billion pounds...

A Small Change in Egypt’s Tax Code, A Big Opportunity for Rights www.hrw.org/news/2026/02... My colleague @sarahsaadoun.bsky.social & I write on the gov't announcement that billions were generated in tax revenue from previously exempted military-owned enterprises long-shielded from scrutiny.

Three years ago, at least 94 people, including 35 children, died near Italy in what is known as the Cutro shipwreck.

Humane and rational migration policies are possible, and there is now a rare chance for accountability.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OwsMud

Vor drei Jahren starben mindestens 94 Menschen, darunter 35 Kinder, in der Nähe von Italien bei dem sogenannten Cutro-Schiffsunglück.

Die Todesfälle im Mittelmeer sind vermeidbar. Eine humane und vernünftige Migrationspolitik ist möglich.

Ein Anfang ist die #Seenotrettung.

Sechs Jahre ohne Gerechtigkeit für Hanau Vor sechs Jahren, am 19. Februar 2020, erschoss ein rechtsextremer und rassistischer Angreifer in Hanau aus eindeutig rassistischen Motiven neun Menschen und verletzte sechs, die überwiegend muslimisc...

Sechs Jahre ohne Gerechtigkeit für Hanau
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Egypt: Refugees in hiding amid crackdown involving arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations In recent months, the Egyptian authorities renewed their campaign of arbitrarily detaining and unlawfully deporting refugees and asylum seekers solely on the basis of their irregular immigration statu...

Egypt: Refugees in hiding amid crackdown involving arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

UNSC condemns RSF attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan, calls for an end to the war

UNSC condemns RSF attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan, calls for an end to the war https://aje.news/lt7fdb

إسرائيل: حظر منظمات إغاثية في غزة والضفة الغربية قالت "هيومن رايتس ووتش" اليوم إن السلطات الإسرائيلية تنوي منع 37 منظمة غير حكومية دولية من العمل في غزة والضفة الغربية اعتبارا من 1 مارس/آذار 2026، لرفضها تزويد الحكومة بقوائم موظفيها وبياناتهم الشخصي...

أواخر العام الماضي واجه 1.6 مليون شخص في #غزة مستويات خطيرة من الجوع، والآن تريد #إسرائيل منع 37 منظمة إغاثية من العمل في الأراضي المحتلة
https://bit.ly/4tU2RMW

a report by @hrw.org + the EIPR in 2006 detailed Egypt's "policy of erasure" of the Baha'is. Very little have changed since then. 20 more years of government's PR maneuvers that change little in the daily suffering.
www.hrw.org/report/2007/...

Baha’is in Egypt denied marriage, burial, and legal personhood by government and religious authorities, say three new UN reports The “persistent and systematic discrimination” of Baha’is in Egypt has been exposed in a trio of United Nations reports, each released this month, criticising Egypt’s civil and religious authorities f...

Baha’is in Egypt denied marriage, burial, and legal personhood by government and religious authorities, say three new UN reports
www.bic.org/news/bahais-...
While Egypt propagates that it upholds freedom of belief, reports like this show that the reality is far from that.

Sweden Deporting Young People Ayla, 21, Jomana, 18, and Ilya, 19, came to Sweden as children, though at different ages and under different circumstances. Today they face the same reality: all have been ordered to leave the country...

“Aging out” shouldn’t mean being forced out. Sweden is deporting young people who grew up here while their families stay. The government should halt these deportations and change course. Short dispatch by me and @suzebpark.bsky.social @hrw.org

www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Philippines: Duterte ICC Hearing Set to Begin The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s first major hearing in the case against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a critical step in ensuring justice for victims of the Philippines’ “war...

From Feb 23, a panel of 3 ICC judges will hear evidence to determine whether to confirm the charges against former Philippines President Duterte & send his case to trial. Read @hrw.org's Q & A about why this is a critical step in ensuring justice for the "war on drugs." www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

The SAVE Act Threatens Voting Rights This week, the US House of Representatives will vote on legislation that, if enacted, would create new barriers for millions of eligible voters in the United States.

The SAVE Act Threatens Voting Rights
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Sudan: RSF violations in capture of El Fasher amount to war crimes GENEVA – The Rapid Support Forces unleashed “a wave of intense violence … shocking in its scale and brutality” during its final offensive to capture the besieged city of El Fasher last October, commit...

Sudan: RSF violations in capture of El Fasher amount to war crimes
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... a new damning report by UN human rights office UNCHR

Next UN Secretary-General Should Champion Rights United Nations member countries will select a new UN secretary-general this year to succeed António Guterres in January 2027.

Next UN Secretary-General Should Champion Rights
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

European Parliament Tries to Bury the Right to Seek Asylum The European Parliament voted today to usher in changes to European Union asylum rules that jeopardize the right to seek asylum.

European Parliament Tries to Bury the Right to Seek Asylum
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Restore and Bolster Congressional Oversight of DHS, ICE, and CBP Congress approved five of six federal funding bills this week, delaying funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over concerns regarding recent immigration crackdowns, including killings ...

My colleague @hrw.org Angelica Oun on the imperative for Congress to end DHS abuses: www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Greek Coast Guard Under Scrutiny for Migrant Deaths On February 3, a devastating collision between a Greek Coast Guard vessel and a migrant boat occurred off the Greek island of Chios. The collision resulted in 15 deaths and 24 people injured, includin...

Greek Coast Guard Under Scrutiny for Migrant Deaths
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

‘I saw kids being shot, women, old people’: how a massacre unfolded in one Iranian city The Guardian has constructed a timeline for the terrible events of one night of protests in Rasht, based on first-hand accounts, video and photographs

‘I saw kids being shot, women, old people’: how a massacre unfolded in one Iranian city www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Hearing disturbing news Egyptian HRD & poet Ahmed Douma was arrested for the 5th time last month since his release 2.5 years ago. He was ill-treated, questioned for long hours & released on bail with charges of “spreading false information,” commonly used against peaceful HRDs.

Top official vows shift in operations after killings of US citizens, but says Trump not 'surrendering' mission

Top official vows shift in operations after killings of US citizens, but says Trump not 'surrendering' mission https://aje.news/w3j8p6

This is the escalation cycle I've been talking about for months, one Homan can't pretend DHS is not part of.

DHS adopts aggressive tactics and arrest quotas, the community responds angrily, agents mask up and DHS deploys more, the response gets bigger/angrier, agents get more aggressive, etc...

Budapest Mayor Charged for Holding Pride March This week, prosecutors filed criminal charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organizing the city's 2025 Pride march.

This week, prosecutors filed criminal charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organizing the city’s 2025 Pride march.

This is yet another example of the erosion of the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Hungary.