louis charbonneau

New @hrw investigation : Colombian former soldiers who fought on the side of the abusive Rapid Support Forces in Sudan transited through UAE military bases before their deployment to Darfur. hrw.org/node/393607

🚨This afternoon the 🇺🇳UN General Assembly adopted a resolution urging UN member countries to transform the @ICJ_org's findings on State responsibilities on climate change into action, led by @VanuatuUN ❤️🌎 @hrw's @loucharbon's reaction and mini 🧵 👇

This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opi…

"Reporting is not treason," @SangerNYT says after Trump attacked him for his coverage of the Iran war.

Sexual violence against Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention is unfortunately not breaking news. Nick’s column cites numerous reports documenting it, including our work at @stoptorture_il. His thorough investigation confirms it and calls for the US to avoid complicity in it

🚨 New from @hrw: #Trump's administration's drastic cuts of US foreign aid have made it harder to document human rights violations, protect communities at risk, hold human rights abusers to account. - @YagerSarahH Details here in new HRW paper here 👇 hrw.org/news/2026/05/1…

After taking control of Uvira in eastern #DRC, M23 fighters and Rwandan forces went door-to-door to summarily kill men and boys and committed rape and abductions. Criminal investigations are needed. New @hrw report hrw.org/news/2026/05/1…

Check out @hrw @loucharbon's piece on @UNOCHA humanitarian chiefs’ remarks stating he would reject US financial contributions that would require to comply with anti-rights conditions, discriminating against women and transgendered people. hrw.org/news/2026/05/1…

Judge overturns US sanctions on UN official @FranceskAlbs who called for war crimes prosecutions over Gaza politi.co/3R9ilxV via @politico

Exclusive: The UN's $60 million fiasco: a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of impact investing. The rise & fall of an ex senior UN official who once managed $billions 4 the UN. Today he spends his time teaching chess to fellow prison inmates. devex.com/news/exclusive…

Don't get jaded, overwhelmed, don't let mass atrocities be normalized-get inspired, get to work, get cracking.. Read our calls for action & new direction to prevent genocide, mass killing here. Thank you @NotreDame for supporting this publication peacepolicy.nd.edu/2026/04/29/the…

🚨2day @HRW & leading UK humanitarian & human rights groups called on the UK gov 2 urgently take action over Israel's discriminatory death penalty law ➡️Suspend the 🇬🇧🇮🇱Trade Agreement ➡️Implement ICJ Advisory Opinion newarab.com/news/uk-groups…

Scoop: U.S. threatens to stop paying a “significant portion” of its 2026 dues to the UN unless it meets a series of several new cost-cutting conditions. @elissamio and I obtained internal US diplomatic notes on policy. devex.com/news/exclusive…

🚨2day 8 UK civil society leaders incl myself @hrw issued a joint statement to RAISE THE ALARM about the conviction of 2 fellow leaders Jamal + Nineham in relation to peaceful protest This is an extraordinary further attack on peaceful protest in 🇬🇧 newarab.com/news/top-uk-ri…

The authorities’ unrelenting abuses have forced Tigrayans to flee the area nearly four years after a truce for the 2020-2022 conflict in northern Ethiopia. Read more: hrw.org/news/2026/04/2…

Authorities and security forces in Ethiopia’s contested Western Tigray Zone are arbitrarily detaining ethnic Tigrayans and imposing a discriminatory system that severely restricts their movements, employment, and access to services.

🚩NEW: Israeli & Iranian attacks on vital energy infrastructure were unlawfully indiscriminate & trigger profound economic consequences for millions of ppl in the region & globally. @HRW found the attacks may amount to war crimes. See our investigation👇 hrw.org/news/2026/04/2…

🚨 New from @hrw: #Israel & #Iran both carried out unlawful attacks on energy infrastructure in March Strikes damaging globally critical sites in Iran & #Qatar may amount to war crimes - @joey_shea 👉 hrw.org/news/2026/04/2…

In light of upcoming European Union talks with the Taliban, the EU should not risk legitimizing the Taliban through cooperation on deportations. Returning people to Afghanistan would put lives at risk.