Andrew Stroehlein

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European Media and Editorial Director, Human Rights Watch 

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Andrew Stroehlein20h ago

Over a million Rohingya have fled #Myanmar for #Bangladesh, but now seem stuck - survivors left shattered. 

https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2025/06/16?story=paragraph-10994&utm_medium=email&utm_source=the-day-in-human-rights&utm_campaign=2025-06-16

Shattered Survivors: Daily Brief

An incredible epic of survival – but one that’s far from unique for Rohingya from #Myanmar and now in #Bangladesh… Today in Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief:

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Andrew Stroehlein1d ago
The photo op flop.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/15/trump-army-parade
Trump coveted a military spectacle but his parade proved underwhelming: ‘Just kind of lame’

Trump’s army parade was neither the totalitarian North Korean spectacle that critics had grimly predicted, nor the triumph of Maga nationalism fans craved

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Andrew Stroehlein1d ago

#Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court is an insult to victims and survivors of the world’s worst crimes.

“After refusing to arrest Netanyahu, an ICC fugitive, when he visited the country, Hungary is now doubling down on impunity...”

https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/16/hungary-orban-government-withdraws-from-icc

Hungary: Orbán Government Withdraws from ICC

Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an insult to victims and survivors of the world’s worst crimes.

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Andrew Stroehlein3d ago
“Millions of people are expected to protest against the Trump administration on Saturday at roughly 2,000 sites nationwide in a demonstration dubbed #NoKings, planned for the same day as the president’s military parade and birthday.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/no-kings-protests
Millions in US expected to join ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump

Rallies at roughly 2,000 sites planned for Saturday, same day as US president’s military parade and birthday

The Guardian
Andrew Stroehlein4d ago

This week's editions of Human Rights Watch's Daily Brief covered: the US; Pakistan; Sudan; and Israel/Palestine.

Read more, and let us know what you think: https://www.hrw.org/daily-brief-archive

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Andrew Stroehlein4d ago
Relieved to see the 41st café open in our #Brussels neighborhood. I was getting worried we might drop below 40.
Andrew Stroehlein4d ago
Some Western governments seem to now be finally shifting policy on Israel/Palestine. But Israeli abuses and atrocities continue. Western governments need to do much more. My Daily Brief today:
https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2025/06/12?story=paragraph-10973
Too Slow a Shift on Israeli Abuses : Daily Brief

Some Western governments seem to now be finally shifting policy on Israel/Palestine. But Israeli abuses and atrocities continue. Western governments need to do much more. Read Andrew Stroehlein in Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief:

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Andrew Stroehlein4d ago
"Asking troops to police is an invitation to brutality. And Trump goads them on by dehumanizing the protesters as 'animals'...”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/12/los-angeles-national-guard-military
Troops are now patrolling Los Angeles. This is a disaster waiting to happen

Troops are trained for war, where they can shoot to kill. Asking troops to police is an invitation to brutality

The Guardian
Andrew Stroehlein5d ago

If you’re ever looking at a catastrophe or impending catastrophe and wonder which side is more to blame, the answer is simple: the more powerful side.

Whichever side in a conflict has more power has more responsibility for peace and the avoidance of bloodshed.

Andrew Stroehlein5d ago

I know everyone is overwhelmed with multiple crises around the world right now, but please take 3 minutes to remind yourself of what may be the worst of them all - but probably gets the least international attention: #Sudan.

https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2025/06/11?story=paragraph-10969

Sudan Update: Daily Brief

For more than two years now, a horrific conflict has been raging in #Sudan. In Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief today, Andrew Stroehlein reminds readers what’s been happening:

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