The US elections have dominated international news media for months, with other important developments getting little attention. FRIDAY POLL: Look at this list of 12 under-reported stories around the world. How many were you already aware of? (be honest)

Human Rights Watch

A Dozen Stories Not about the US Elections: Daily Brief

If you’re sick of the US elections (or the result), here are 12 other important stories around the world that deserve your attention. In @astroeh...

Gateway to Freedom monument in southern Moravia, #Czech Republic, on the border with Austria. Each iron beam is inscribed with the name of a person killed trying to escape communist Czechoslovakia.

We’re not in the last days of democracy, but we are perhaps in the last years of it - if those remaining leaders who care about democracy and human rights fail to work together to defend it at every turn. 🧵

This is one of the better analyses I've seen so far:

the Guardian

Our mistake was to think we lived in a better country than we do | Rebecca Solnit

Americans will be stuck cleaning up after Maga’s destructive streak because men like this never clean up after themselves

#Mozambique: "A boy walks on the streets of Maputo wearing a paper made bullet-proof vest. As the unrest enters a crucial time, security forces should remember that their primary job is to protect children like this boy. Stop killing them!" - HRW's Zenaida Machado (we don't know the photographer)

Phase out fossil fuels. That's it. That's the message for #COP29

Human Rights Watch

COP29: Climate Action Crucial to Protect Rights

Governments participating in the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) should urgently commit to drastically reducing their ...

"People facing atrocities in expanding conflicts in the Middle East, eastern Europe, the Horn of Africa, and elsewhere are unlikely to see much support from Washington over the next few years."

Human Rights Watch

Trump Take Two: Daily Brief

“People facing atrocities in expanding conflicts in the Middle East, eastern Europe, the Horn of Africa, and elsewhere are unlikely to see much s...

Working for human rights can achieve significant wins, but honestly, losing is more common. You and your colleagues are always in an underdog’s position, fighting against governments, large corporations, and other powers that have far more resources, money, and people than human rights organizations do.

Human Rights Watch

How to Get a Job in Human Rights: Daily Brief

If you’re thinking about working in the field of human rights, @hrw’s @astroehlein has some advice in his Daily Brief. Beware: this may not be ...

"During Trump’s first term as president... Human Rights Watch documented his record of rights abuses. These included... [efforts] ...to fuel a violent insurrection to overthrow the results of a democratic election."

Human Rights Watch

US: Second Trump Term a Threat to Rights in US, World

Donald Trump’s second term as United States president poses a grave threat to human rights in the United States and the world, Human Rights Watch...

What does the map of Europe look like in 5 years?