Jane Buchanan retweeted
I don’t wish to sound apocalyptic about this, but one has the sense that at present our society is simultaneously characterized by wildly disproportionate accountability for trivial transgressions and zero accountability for profound institutional failure.
Jane Buchanan retweeted
In #Ukraine, all schools are closed due to the war. But there's something that telecommunications providers can do to help Ukrainian children continue their education -- provide free access to education services, without charging for data. @techchildrights
hrw.org/news/2022/03/10/free…
Jane Buchanan retweeted
Scores of civilians fleeing northern Ukraine to escape Russian shelling found themselves victims of yet another assault. The use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects in populated areas heightens concerns of unlawful and disproportionate attacks.
hrw.org/news/2022/03/08/ukra…
Jane Buchanan retweeted
Hundreds of thousands of women flee or live in conflict in #Ukraine on this International Women's Day, a stark reminder that every conflict & refugee crisis is a women’s rights crisis. Women's & girls' rights should be upheld even in war.🧵hrw.org/news/2022/03/08/hono… #IWD2022 @hrw
Jane Buchanan retweeted
🇺🇦#Ukraine: “Protect those with disabilities & older people caught up in the violence,” urge UN human rights experts. “Their chances of a successful evacuation are slim given their mobility impairment & the general lack of inclusive rescue processes.” ow.ly/H1Wj50IaSAR
Jane Buchanan retweeted
Credible reports raise concern about safety of #Ukraine’s 2.7 million disabled citizens, particularly those in residential care homes. I welcome information to clarify facts on the ground & assist in achieving accountability👉 ohchr.org/en/issues/disabili…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
Jane Buchanan retweeted
Testimonies from #Ukraine indicate persons w/disabilities, older persons & their families being severely impacted. Fighting in residential areas is leaving many cut off from vital support
Basic rules protecting civilians in conflicit aren't optional, but an obligation under law.
Jane Buchanan retweeted
If kids ask if Russia is at war, teachers should answer no: it is conducting a “special peacekeeping operation” to stop a “nightmare of genocide” against “millions” of ethnic Russians & Russian speakers.
@billvanesveld on Russia's school disinformation. hrw.org/news/2022/03/04/russ…
Jane Buchanan retweeted
In any armed conflict, people with #disability are among the most at risk. #Ukraine️ is no exception.
Read this account of the risks facing children with disabilities in a #Kharkiv hospital. Heartbreaking.
@yuliagorbunova_ @SR_Disability @IDA_CRPD_Forum
hrw.org/news/2022/03/07/unde…
Jane Buchanan retweeted
Kharkiv is under relentless attack from Russian forces & their use of cluster munitions in populated areas shows a brazen & callous disregard for people’s lives that could amount to war crimes - @SteveDGoose #RussianUkrainianWar #RussiaUkraine
hrw.org/news/2022/03/04/ukra… via @hrw
Jane Buchanan retweeted
UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session on #Ukraine today should urge parties to conflict to take special precautions to protect older civilians, among others. @hrw recent global report shows time and again #olderpeople are invisible victims of war
hrw.org/news/2022/02/23/glob…
Jane Buchanan retweeted
If there is an escalation in hostilities, a key issue of the renewed international focus on Ukraine should be protection of civilians.
Also, a reminder that Ukraine has been at war with Russia for 8 years: since Russia occupied Crimea and has been backing armed groups in Donbas.
First of its kind @hrw research and video on abuses against older people in armed conflict and protracted violence in countries around the world. hrw.org/news/2022/02/23/glob…
Government forces and armed groups have unlawfully attacked, killed, executed, detained, tortured, raped and abducted older civilians, and destroyed their property. Government forces and armed groups should end abuses against #olderpeople. Watch this @hrw video
Jane Buchanan retweeted
Beijing’s Games of Shame should be reckoning for @Olympics
As #Beijing2022 closes,how will it will be seen in history?
🥇threats+abuses of athletes
🥇failures to protect children
🥇censorship
🥇sportswashing atrocities+
🥇propaganda bonanza for Xi Jinping
hrw.org/news/2022/02/18/chin…
Jane Buchanan retweeted
Terrible news Russian# gov trying to shutter Russian #LGBT Network.
Network+Igor Kochetkov are courageous activists who fought Russia’s pernicious anti-LGBT laws+policies for years and before Sochi @Olympics—have saved many lives; by @HRW’s @TanyaLokshina hrw.org/news/2022/02/09/russ…
Jane Buchanan retweeted
Children with disabilities are left behind in peacetime, let alone in #conflict situations. @hrw points to little action taken since UN Security Council Resolution 2475 (2019), leaving scope to #acttoprotect @childreninwar
@EminaCerimovic @save_children
hrw.org/news/2022/02/02/un-h…
Children with #disabilities in war face abandonment, disruption of services and education, and psychological harm. Yet they have largely been left out of @UN efforts to protect children impacted by armed conflict. It's time to change this: hrw.org/news/2022/02/02/un-h…
The Global Disability Summit on February 16-17 is a timely opportunity for governments & others to #CommitToChange the daily reality for people with disabilities & ensure their rights are respected. Don't forget to register! #GDS2022 @GDS_Disability
In two week's time, global leaders will gather for the world's biggest discussion on #DisabilityRights 🌎
Will you be joining us?
Register here: registration.tappin.no/regis…
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