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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.

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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🚨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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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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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.

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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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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@mabl2k.bsky.social Hey Carlos, mind giving a follow so I can dm you?

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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....

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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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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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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Hunted From Above The 93-page report, “Hunted From Above: Russia’s Use of Drones to Attack Civilians in Kherson, Ukraine” and an accompanying web feature, document how Russian forces appear to be deliberately or reckle...

Russia must immediately stop these attacks. States must investigate and prosecute those responsible. The world cannot look away.

Read the report: Hunted From Above
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

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This is the first time HRW has concluded that Russia is intentionally targeting civilians in Ukraine using drones—constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Serhii Dolhov lost his foot to a drone-dropped antipersonnel landmine while walking near his home.

“I am always looking up for drones, but I wasn’t looking down for mines”, he said.

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Russian forces have used cheap, commercially available drones armed with munitions including prohibited antipersonnel mines— they have used these drones to attack people, homes, ambulances, grocery stores, and infrastructure.

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The attacks have devastated daily life in parts of Kherson: shops have closed, buses stopped running, prevented ambulances from reaching victims, and families have had to flee en masse.

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The video of her attack was posted online with the caption: “Ukrainian Armed Force soldiers ride bicycles. This character was accurately eliminated.”

She is a civilian, and was in regular clothes, and unarmed.

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Anastasia was cycling in Kherson when she saw a drone begin to follow her.

The drone, operated by a Russian soldier, chased her for 300 meters before dropping a munition. She was hit in the neck, leg, and ribs—but kept biking, covered in blood.

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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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Serhii Dolhov lost his foot to a drone-dropped antipersonnel landmine while walking near his home.

“I am always looking up for drones, but I wasn’t looking down for mines”, he said.

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Russian forces have used cheap, commercially available drones armed with munitions including prohibited antipersonnel mines— they have used these drones to attack people, homes, ambulances, grocery stores, and infrastructure.

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The attacks have devastated daily life in parts of Kherson: shops have closed, buses stopped running, prevented ambulances from reaching victims, and families have had to flee en masse.

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The video of her attack was posted online with the caption: “Ukrainian Armed Force soldiers ride bicycles. This character was accurately eliminated.”

She is a civilian, and was in regular clothes, and unarmed.

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Anastasia was cycling in Kherson when she saw a drone begin to follow her.

The drone, operated by a Russian soldier, chased her for 300 meters before dropping a munition. She was hit in the neck, leg, and ribs—but kept biking, covered in blood.

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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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🚨 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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@ja31ck.bsky.social hey can you follow me so I can send you a message?

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The Sudan Conflict, 2 Years On

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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@arseblog.com that intro, chef kiss.

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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.

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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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.

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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