Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Disgusting, brutal repression in Venezuela captured on this video. #VZLAcrisis pic.twitter.com/7yJGZR1vPh
Jim Murphy @jimmurphySF
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Fri, Jul 14 2017 21:24:58
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https://twitter.com/jimmurphySF/status/885973417777709056
— Jim Murphy (@jimmurphySF)Fri, Jul 14 2017 21:24:58

Brexitania… UK sees highest spike in religious & racial hate crimes ever recorded. Driven by hate-mongering politics http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/racist-hate-crimes-surge-to-record-high-after-brexit-vote-new-figures-reveal-a7829551.html … pic.twitter.com/nB4kGP293Q
Andrew Stroehlein @astroehlein
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Sun, Jul 09 2017 09:29:13
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https://twitter.com/astroehlein/status/883981354144329729
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein)Sun, Jul 09 2017 09:29:13

Liu Xiaobo, a brave champion of nonviolence, human rights, and freedom, will be remembered in China and throughout the world. pic.twitter.com/Dff32gHhtH
Human Rights Watch @hrw
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Thu, Jul 13 2017 14:57:06
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https://twitter.com/hrw/status/885513423793958912
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw)Thu, Jul 13 2017 14:57:06

'Even if I am crushed into powder, I will embrace you with ashes': #LiuXiaobo to #LiuXia. Sole goal now: freeing her. pic.twitter.com/QLULE8K7zX
Sophie Richardson @SophieHRW
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Thu, Jul 13 2017 14:20:13
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https://twitter.com/SophieHRW/status/885504139240906753
— Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW)Thu, Jul 13 2017 14:20:13

Last time a Nobel Peace laureate died in custody was in Nazi Germany. China govt cruelty is shocking. RIP #LiuXiaobo https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/13/china-democratic-voice-liu-xiaobo-dies-custody … pic.twitter.com/02M5tdEAqC
Andrew Stroehlein @astroehlein
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Thu, Jul 13 2017 16:59:04
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https://twitter.com/astroehlein/status/885544117765320704
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein)Thu, Jul 13 2017 16:59:04

Quote by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. China should immediately free the gravely ill human rights champion https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/05/g20-press-china-free-nobel-laureate … pic.twitter.com/n8zjN6vpVN
Human Rights Watch @hrw
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Sun, Jul 09 2017 16:30:08
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https://twitter.com/hrw/status/884087285008003072
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw)Sun, Jul 09 2017 16:30:08

"I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes." Liu Xiaobo pic.twitter.com/UMAfMCZZXQ
Edward Herbert @ed_herbert
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Thu, Jul 13 2017 13:44:39
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https://twitter.com/ed_herbert/status/885495189783052289
— Edward Herbert (@ed_herbert)Thu, Jul 13 2017 13:44:39

Kenneth Roth @KenRoth
As Saudi-led blockade starves Yemenis and bombing destroys their hospitals, cholera spreads among weakened public. http://bit.ly/2tU2EhY
Sat, Jul 08 2017 18:06:01
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https://twitter.com/KenRoth/status/883749023508815873
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth)Sat, Jul 08 2017 18:06:01

Turkey Marches for Justice - 450 miles in 25 days. Daily Brief: https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2017/07/10 … pic.twitter.com/CWr3P116MU
Human Rights Watch @hrw
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Mon, Jul 10 2017 20:58:19
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https://twitter.com/hrw/status/884517160508416004
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw)Mon, Jul 10 2017 20:58:19

José Miguel Vivanco @JMVivancoHRW
.@leopoldolopez's house arrest should redouble international pressure on Maduro's dictatorship.My piece in @nytimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/leopoldo-lopez-venezuela.html …
Tue, Jul 11 2017 16:31:44
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https://twitter.com/JMVivancoHRW/status/884812460997431296
Tue, Jul 11 2017 16:31:44

Saudi Arabia should #EndMaleGuardianship system which violates fundamental #womensrights. https://www.hrw.org/EndMaleGuardianship … pic.twitter.com/IrcsEGXqqF
Human Rights Watch @hrw
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Tue, Jul 11 2017 14:09:53
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https://twitter.com/hrw/status/884776763955478528
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw)Tue, Jul 11 2017 14:09:53

Govt sponsored Soros hate campaign in #Hungary fans antisemitism. Unworthy of EU member state. https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/12/hungarian-government-stoops-new-low-hate-campaign … pic.twitter.com/B7XEU6Baty
Lydia Gall @LydsG
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Wed, Jul 12 2017 14:22:15
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https://twitter.com/LydsG/status/885142263424274436
— Lydia Gall (@LydsG)Wed, Jul 12 2017 14:22:15

"More Syrians are dying from lack of access to healthcare than as a direct result of the fighting"--World Bank. http://bit.ly/2t12Qfn pic.twitter.com/cDmCtIg0qh
Kenneth Roth @KenRoth
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Tue, Jul 11 2017 19:42:24
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https://twitter.com/KenRoth/status/884860444577603585
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth)Tue, Jul 11 2017 19:42:24

Self-harm, suicide, aggression, anxiety & depression on rise as mental health of refugees deteriorates in #Greece http://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/12/eu/greece-asylum-seekers-silent-mental-health-crisis … pic.twitter.com/JUGMyADCTv
Eva Cossé @Eva_Cosse
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Wed, Jul 12 2017 08:06:07
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https://twitter.com/Eva_Cosse/status/885047605457244160
— Eva Cossé (@Eva_Cosse)Wed, Jul 12 2017 08:06:07

Ten #US Senators urge US Amb. @nikkihaley to press for independent UN probe into deaths of UN experts in #Kasai #DRC https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2017/07/08/senators-roberts-booker-lead-bipartisan-letter-urging-ambassador-haley-to-appoint-special-investigation-into-deaths-of-un-investigators/ … pic.twitter.com/9gVvbhNjcO
Ida Sawyer @ida_sawyer
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Sat, Jul 08 2017 08:26:57
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https://twitter.com/ida_sawyer/status/883603298389028865
— Ida Sawyer (@ida_sawyer)Sat, Jul 08 2017 08:26:57

Another serious blow to free speech in #Bahrain: @NABEELRAJAB sentenced to 2 yrs prison for talking to journalists. http://birdbh.org/2017/07/breaking-nabeel-rajab-sentenced-to-2-years-in-absentia-for-speaking-to-journalists/ … pic.twitter.com/2hzd4SAhf1
Lotte Leicht @LotteLeicht1
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Mon, Jul 10 2017 20:41:07
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https://twitter.com/LotteLeicht1/status/884512833718935552
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1)Mon, Jul 10 2017 20:41:07

Heather Barr @heatherbarr1
Thank you @NydiaVelazquez and all of the Congress members who fought for the Afghan girls robotics team. Victory! http://politi.co/2t5aUMe
Wed, Jul 12 2017 22:36:49
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https://twitter.com/heatherbarr1/status/885266727336108033
— Heather Barr (@heatherbarr1)Wed, Jul 12 2017 22:36:49

A framework for eliminating nuclear weapons - @hrw welcomes new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/07/treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-adopted … #ICYMI pic.twitter.com/IZNwfJuXnN
Mary Wareham @marywareham
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Sat, Jul 08 2017 13:23:30
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https://twitter.com/marywareham/status/883677926495051776
— Mary Wareham (@marywareham)Sat, Jul 08 2017 13:23:30

Iran government just got big kick from top soccer stars to end unjust stadium ban #Watch4Women @hrw https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/07/11/iranian-soccer-stars-call-on-government-to-repeal-ban-on-women-in-stadiums/?utm_term=.81a9afc00253 … by @MarissaPayne pic.twitter.com/GbvAdpkRLC
Minky Worden @MinkysHighjinks
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Wed, Jul 12 2017 00:59:23
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https://twitter.com/MinkysHighjinks/status/884940215881801728
— Minky Worden (@MinkysHighjinks)Wed, Jul 12 2017 00:59:23

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