John Quinley III
@john_hq3
Director @FortifyRights. Focus on Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand. Alumni @refugeestudies, @NottsPolitics, @ZoryanInstitute. Advisory @FreedomCollab. He/Him.
In Karenni State earlier this year, I met joint resistance forces from Pa-Oh National Liberation Army and Karenni Nationalities Defence Force. They arrived back from fighting in Shan State against the junta. Took some rest, food, and went back to fight for their country.
The International Criminal Court should investigate AA’s war crimes, including abductions, torture, killings, and beheadings of Rohingya civilians, Fortify Rights said today. Read the full news release: fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2025-0…
New investigation by @FortifyRights reveals that the Arakan Army (AA) has committed serious violations of the laws of war against #Rohingya civilians in ad-hoc detention centers and villages under its control in #Rakhine State. fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2025-0…
Who do you agree with? One of the preeminent living scholars of the Holocaust, Israeli-American historian & Brown University professor, @bartov_omer, who wrote in the NYT that it is a genocide in Gaza. Or the Netanyahu-loving, ex-editor of the Jerusalem Post who says… it isn’t.
PHEW! I was worried there for a sec
Dhaka's streets are still alive, inspiring me to continue my work. Dhaka's people are still asking for justice. A poster on enforced disappearance people, Sheikh Hasina and her goons are the perpetrators.
🚨Two political prisoners in Myanmar have reportedly died in jail due to medical neglect, on July 20. This is part of a broader pattern of abuse by the junta against detainees. All political prisoners must be immediately and unconditionally released. irrawaddy.com/news/burma/2-p…
365 days of internet shutdown in Kachin State ------------------------ By Kachin Human Rights Watch - KHRW July 21, 2025 #KHRW #Kachin #internetservice #shotdown #Burma
🇺🇦 Thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted and forcibly taken to Russia, since Russia’s invasion in 2022, @TIME reports. President Zelensky urges world leaders to pressure Putin to return the children and hold perpetrators accountable. time.com/7302345/ukrain…
🇺🇦 Russia launched massive overnight airstrikes across #Ukraine, hitting Kyiv with drones and missiles and killing at least one person. Over the past two months, Russia has reportedly carried out drone attacks in Ukraine almost daily, with 741 aerial strikes reported in July 9…
Fear of custodial torture is rising after three Chin youths were arrested in Hakha last week in separate incidents on July 17 and 19. They were detained on suspicion of being resistance members, amid a renewed military crackdown.
It’s impossible to describe the feeling of returning to Ramallah without the word "home." I have only love for this city and land. I hope one day it will be free.
In this time of war, there are many instances where civilians suffer, and many instances where rights are violated. How can we seek justice for these survivors? How can we expose these acts to the world? Read this Q&A english.dvb.no/documenting-at… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #warcrimes
“From the perspective of competing with China in the Indo-Pacific, it is confounding to see the Department eliminate teams responsible for some of the most critical elements of that competition, even as Rubio claims that China is his number one priority,” said Henrietta Levin
India 🇮🇳 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed govt had “secretly issued a notification” to BJP-ruled states “to put people in detention centres on slightest suspicion [they are] Bangladesh migrants.” indianexpress.com/article/cities…
Just finished reading this amazing book by @AungNaingSoeAns @joefree215 I recommend it very very highly Go read it - and then help #SaveMyanmar and tell the world #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar amazon.co.uk/Frontline-Poet…
What is the reality of documenting atrocity crimes in #Myanmar? 🇲🇲 In this Q&A, @esther_jondal of @BWCI_Burma shares with @FortifyRights’s @Sai_Rights about the challenges of investigating war crimes on the frontlines and why accountability matters. 🧵1/3 Read more:…
Important and powerful film by @Abdulla_AH7 on Rohingya being detained in Malaysia.
Almost a decade without a crime, without a trial and without a voice. Rohingya refugees in Malaysian detention need the world to act. Share their story. Demand their release. 🔗 #FreeRohingyaDetainees #JusticeForRohingya #MalaysiaDetention #HumanRightsNow
On July 9, The Fort hosted #TheFortTalks with Bangladeshi journalist @Miraajripon and @FortifyRights @john_hq3. The conversation highlighted the need for accountability for protest-related killings, the upcoming elections, and ending Bangladesh’s cycle of political violence. 🇧🇩
Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Violence erupted at a rally of the youth-led National Citizen Party, with four people reportedly killed. There is no place for political violence. Authorities should protect peaceful protesters and hold perpetrators accountable. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
New @hrw report: Thai security personnel have engaged in racketeering through a semi-formalized system of extortion that involves “selling” unofficial “police cards” to Myanmar nationals looking for a pathway to documentation or just to avoid arrest. hrw.org/news/2025/07/1…