Robin Taylor

New @hrw 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.

@RALee85 Do you have ref material for this? (just curious how you know)

The HUD for the Hornet strike drone by Eric Schmidt's Swift Beat.

NEW: UN Security Council resolution on new framework to deal with impasse around Morocco’s claims to Western Sahara does not ensure that the right to self-determination for the territory’s peoples is upheld and is consistent with international law @hrw hrw.org/news/2026/03/2…

While many Israelis are taking shelter from missile and drone attacks, armed settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fog of war to seize land and advance Israel’s ongoing dispossession and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. hrw.org/news/2026/03/1…

"This rubble is of my first home. The home where my father also grew up. Where my husband and I said our marriage vows." What’s happening in Lebanon is a “human rights and humanitarian disaster in the making,” says HRW’s @lamamfakih, whose family home in Beirut was struck amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.

A new Sudan coalition on atrocity prevention is a welcomed step. Its success, however, will be measured by its ability to deliver on protecting civilians, deter further atrocities, and push accountability on the top of the agenda @hrw hrw.org/news/2026/03/1…

NEW: Haitian security forces and private contractors working with them have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes. Dozens of ordinary people, including many children, have been killed and injured in these drone operations. hrw.org/news/2026/03/1…

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: hrw.org/news/2026/03/1…

After a pause of more than a year, white phosphorus has been used again in Lebanon. The last recorded incident on whitephosphorus.info dates to 19 Nov 2024. New strikes verified and geolocated by @hrw in Yohmor are mapped below. About 70 homes fall within the impact area.

NEW: The Israeli military unlawfully used white phosphorus over homes on March 3, 2026, in the Lebanese town of Yohmor. The use of white phosphorus over residential areas is extremely alarming and will have dire consequences for civilians. Read more: bit.ly/4bdqxDt

New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed.

NEW: An unlawful attack on a primary school in southern Iran before midday on February 28, 2026, that reportedly killed scores of civilians, including many children, should be investigated as a war crime. Read more: bit.ly/40dNAcv

Reports of real world use and a very fast moving issue, here's our analysis today. There is a widening chasm between the slow diplomacy of #UN talks and pace of development and use of emerging technology in weapons systems. #KeepCtrl #AutonomousWeapons #KillerRobots

The US Department of Defense is reportedly using artificial intelligence from @AnthropicAI in its strikes in Iran. Why is this important? HRW's @a_bacci and @veritycoyle explain ⤵️

Det norske oljefondet er investert i minst 17 teknologiselskaper med forretningsforbindelser med israelske militæret som på ulike måter er knyttet til ulovlig okkupasjon, apartheid eller folkemord mot palestinere Les Lysverket Analyse's rapport lysverket.org/utredninger/sp…

The war in #Sudan also lead to massive deforestation as people are desperate to get firewood for cooking and heating. Green areas in cities such as #Khartoum have been complete cut down, including acacia tries, used for arabic gom. Good piece here: malaymail.com/news/life/2026…

@andynovy hey, would you mind following back so I can shoot you a dm!

With @LaetitiaBader I travelled to eastern Chad to interview refugees who had fled from El Fasher, Darfur. They described many massacres from the Rapid Support Forces as it took control of the city in late October. Some thoughts on the trip: hrw.org/news/2026/02/0… @hrw @hrw_ar

This is the kind of fearless politician that a competent party would embrace. Instead, Nancy Pelosi formally rebuked her for criticizing Israel, smearing her as an anti-semite, and the Zionist Biden administration opened an investigation into her finances that went nowhere.

GeoConfirmed Iran. Our data contributed to an investigation conducted by Human Rights Watch (@hrw). Great work by all the volunteers! Our map: geoconfirmed.org/iran --- Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres - UN Member States Should Call for Human Rights Council Special Session. hrw.org/news/2026/01/1…

It's a small glimmer of hope that even within the most evil corporate entity that is Disney and the most commercial commodified franchise in history a handful of humans were still capable of making art