Laetitia Bader
@LaetitiaBader
Horn of Africa director at Human Rights Watch. Views my own, RT not automatically an endorsement.
A sustainable peace between #Congo and #Rwanda can only be delivered if accountability for human rights violations committed by all sides is out front. My take in @thehill for @hrw thehill.com/opinion/intern…
#KeepEyesonSudan “Sometimes, we cannot secure next week’s funding, so we reduce the quantity served daily or omit some items — for example, removing meat from a meal,” Mohamed added. “Some kitchens have stopped operating, and others are working partially.” thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2…
#Niger: 2 Years On, Ex-President Still Arbitrarily Detained Each day #Bazoum spends in detention moves Niger further away from a democratic path. Authorities should reconsider what type of msg his detention sends across the region and the world, @hrw hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…
#Mali: Army, #Wagner Group Disappear, Execute #Fulani Civilians The AU should ramp up its engagement to help protect civilians from abuses by all warring parties, including by assisting in investigations of abuses and pressing for fair prosecutions, @hrw hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…
Women held in male-only ICE facilities. People punished for seeking mental health care. Deaths that may have been linked to medical neglect. @hrw @Am4ImmJustice and SOS call for urgent reforms to end these abuses. #ImmigrationDetention #HumanRights🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…
In admiration of the brave local responders in Al Fasher in #Sudan; despite the ongoing shelling, blocked aid, and threats to their lives, local responders continue to run communal kitchens that feed hundreds of families every day. They must be protected and supported.
Ethiopian troops 'executed' aid workers in Tigray war, charity says bbc.com/news/articles/…
🚨New @hrw finds that #Thailand is threatening, extorting, and detaining #Myanmar nationals who have fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand. The Thai government should introduce a temporary protection regime for Myanmar nationals. hrw.org/news/2025/07/1…
🔴MSF has published the findings of an internal review into the brutal killing of three of its staff members María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda in central Tigray, Ethiopia, on 24 June 2021. Read more: bit.ly/3TAupGu
#Sudan Alert❗ The #foodsecurity and nutrition situation is expected to deteriorate as famine-affected areas face the lean season. Call for immediate action and large-scale response. See full IPC Alert here: ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user…
#Guinée: 1an plus tard, deux activistes tjrs portés disparus ⚠️Les autorités devraient prendre des mesures immédiates+mener une enquête crédible sur les disparitions des 2activistes+ratifier la Convention internationale contre les disparitions forcées. hrw.org/fr/news/2025/0…
#Ethiopian doctor Daniel Fentaneh, detained for almost 2 weeks on politically motivated charges, following health workers’ strike. Gov’t should drop charges, end clampdown & meaningfully engage with grievances @hrw hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…
➡️Back the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s renewed focus on Darfur and urge cooperation with its investigations & in relation to arrests of individuals wanted by the court ➡️Push for a comprehensive justice strategy for atrocity crimes committed across Sudan
At the briefing UNSC/ICC members should: ➡️Express unwavering support for the ICC & condemn threats/attacks against the court, its officials, and those cooperating with it ➡️Commit to ensuring that the ICC has adequate resources to fulfil its mandate in Darfur & across its docket
2⃣ On July 10, the #ICC Deputy Prosecutor will brief the UN Security Council on the Office of the Prosecutor’s work on #Darfur. The briefing comes as horrific atrocities continue with devastating consequences for civilians in Sudan’s Darfur: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
We welcome the rejection by @UNHumanRights of a draft resolution (L.1/Rev.1) presented by #Eritrea to discontinue the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, Dr. Babiker, and end scrutiny. Civil society strongly pushed back against this unprecedented, harmful & bad faith initiative,…