| 1 | Oct 12, '23 | BREAKING: Israel has used white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, putting civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries. White phosphorus causes excrucia | 246× | 19.2M | 56k | 32k | 3.5k |
| 2 | Oct 12, '23 | Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon | 60.6× | 4.7M | 8.3k | 4k | 623 |
| 3 | Aug 26, '24 | A new report documents Israel’s torture of Palestinian healthcare workers from #Gaza. The cases all follow a pattern, as @astroehlein explains in today's Daily Brief: | 38.2× | 3M | 8k | 5.1k | 1.3k |
| 4 | Dec 20, '22 | BREAKING: The Taliban have banned women from universities. This is a shameful decision that violates the right to education for women and girls in Afghanistan. The Taliban are maki | 28.1× | 2.2M | 8.5k | 5k | 154 |
| 5 | Oct 13, '23 | Human Rights Watch has determined based on verified video and witness accounts that Israeli forces used white phosphorus in military operations in Lebanon and Gaza on October 10 an | 27.9× | 2.2M | 8.1k | 6.1k | 411 |
| 6 | Oct 4, '23 | Egypt's President Sisi suggested that people should accept hunger as the price of development. With an economy in dire crisis, Egypt's rise in hunger has happened while the governm | 25.6× | 2M | 4.2k | 1.5k | 298 |
| 7 | Dec 4, '23 | NEW: Satellite imagery reviewed by HRW shows that orchards, greenhouses and farmland in northern Gaza have been razed since the beginning of Israel’s ground invasion, compounding c | 25.3× | 2M | 5.6k | 4.7k | 928 |
| 8 | May 31, '23 | Pakistan: Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts | 16× | 1.2M | 17k | 7.6k | 46 |
| 9 | Jan 23, '23 | India has banned a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 riots in Gujarat state. The documentary highlighted a report that found Modi “directly resp | 15× | 1.2M | 8k | 4k | 266 |
| 10 | Oct 25, '23 | "When double standards are exposed, the motives of the EU are questioned, and its credibility is eroded." @TiranaHassan addresses @EP_HumanRights on Israel, Palestine, and internat | 13.9× | 1.1M | 7.4k | 4.3k | 336 |
| 11 | Aug 21, '23 | Saudi authorities are spending billions on sports-washing to improve their image. But out of public view, Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants an | 13× | 1M | 2.4k | 2.3k | 163 |
| 12 | Jun 5, '24 | NEW: Israel's use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at risk and contributing to displacement. HRW verified the use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli | 11.3× | 880k | 3.4k | 2.7k | 367 |
| 13 | Oct 13, '23 | “Ordering a million people in Gaza to evacuate, when there’s no safe place to go, is not an effective warning... World leaders should speak up now before it is too late.” - @clivea | 11.2× | 875k | 7.7k | 3.8k | 141 |
| 14 | Mar 9, '23 | As protests around Pakistan’s elections intensify, the police in Punjab province have cracked down on demonstrations, and one activist has allegedly died as a result of police tort | 10.6× | 829k | 8.7k | 4.9k | 36 |
| 15 | Mar 31, '25 | Trans rights are human rights. #TransDayOfVisibility | 10.1× | 787k | 3.1k | 961 | 70 |
| 16 | Feb 14, '23 | Tax officials in India have raided BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, just weeks after India banned a two-part BBC documentary criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s failure | 9.9× | 770k | 6.8k | 2.8k | 59 |
| 17 | Dec 29, '24 | Jimmy Carter, former US president who was committed to human rights, has died. He was 100 years old. Carter set a powerful example for world leaders to make human rights a priority | 9.7× | 755k | 8.1k | 2.8k | 392 |
| 18 | Oct 13, '23 | The international community should act to prevent a calamity. The Israeli military's evacuation order in northern Gaza, where over a million people live, could have devastating hum | 9.3× | 722k | 4.3k | 2.6k | 58 |
| 19 | Oct 9, '23 | Abhorrent. This is a call to commit a war crime by @yoavgallant. The @IntlCrimCourt should take note. Quote by @OmarSShakir ⤵️ | 9.2× | 717k | 3.1k | 1.7k | 121 |
| 20 | May 20, '23 | Pakistan: Mass Arrests Target Political Opposition | 9.0× | 698k | 9.3k | 4.9k | 23 |
| 21 | Mar 26, '20 | Mexico: López Obrador Misinforms Public on the Health Risks of the Pandemic | 7.5× | 0 | 13k | 7.8k | 115 |
| 22 | Jun 2, '23 | Pakistan: Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts | 7.2× | 563k | 11k | 4.9k | 12 |
| 23 | Jun 4, '23 | #Pakistan’s military courts, which use secret procedures that deny due process rights, should not be used to prosecute civilians, even for crimes against the military. | 7.0× | 543k | 8.3k | 4k | 16 |
| 24 | Mar 21, '23 | The police in Pakistan have used abusive measures in the escalating confrontation between police and Imran Khan’s supporters. | 7.0× | 543k | 11k | 5.5k | 31 |
| 25 | Oct 12, '23 | Learn more on Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon in HRW's Q&A document: | 6.8× | 527k | 2.5k | 893 | 64 |
| 26 | Jan 28, '23 | The Indian government’s blocking of a BBC documentary on the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002 is just the latest attempt to prevent criticism of the government of Prime M | 6.6× | 515k | 5.1k | 2.1k | 81 |
| 27 | Aug 23, '22 | Pakistan: Make Torture a Crime | 6.6× | 0 | 14k | 6.4k | 41 |
| 28 | Feb 1, '21 | Quote of the Day, by @TiranaHassan The situation in #Myanmar requires an urgent response from the international community. | 6.4× | 0 | 11k | 5.6k | 23 |
| 29 | Feb 2, '21 | “Indian authorities should be releasing activists and others already jailed or facing criminal charges in politically motivated cases, not adding to that list" ~ @mg2411 #FarmersPr | 6.3× | 0 | 14k | 5.9k | 61 |
| 30 | Oct 18, '23 | The Israeli government should immediately end its total blockade of the Gaza Strip that is putting Palestinian children and other civilians at grave risk. The collective punishment | 6.2× | 480k | 4.1k | 2.1k | 52 |
| 31 | Oct 13, '23 | No water. No fuel. No electricity. No assistance. No escape from the bombing. Aid freezes risk further punishing Palestinian civilians who are already facing unprecedented repressi | 6.0× | 465k | 6.3k | 3.4k | 100 |
| 32 | Mar 31, '24 | French popstar Aya Nakamura has been facing racist abuse following reports she might perform a song by singer Edith Piaf at the Paris Olympics. Hateful remarks directed toward her | 5.5× | 426k | 3.2k | 1.3k | 199 |
| 33 | Feb 2, '21 | The government of India’s Prime Minister Modi is presiding over a dangerous regression in free speech rights in pursuit of its Hindu nationalist agenda. #FarmersProtest | 5.4× | 0 | 9.9k | 5.4k | 43 |
| 34 | Nov 2, '23 | Israel's intense bombardment of Gaza and blockade is having a devastating impact on people with disabilities, many of whom are unable to flee, access assistive devices, or get medi | 5.3× | 410k | 3.5k | 2.7k | 145 |
| 35 | Jun 3, '23 | #Pakistan’s military courts, which use secret procedures that deny due process rights, should not be used to prosecute civilians, even for crimes against the military. | 5.3× | 409k | 7.6k | 3.7k | 10 |
| 36 | Jun 5, '23 | Senegalese authorities should immediately ensure an independent and credible investigation into violence during protests across the country. At least 16 deaths have been reported, | 5.2× | 404k | 2.7k | 2.4k | 37 |
| 37 | May 20, '23 | Pakistan: Mass Arrests Target Political Opposition | 5.2× | 404k | 7.1k | 3.7k | 21 |
| 38 | Jun 5, '23 | “Denying people a fair trial is not the answer to Pakistan’s complex security and political challenges.” | 5.0× | 386k | 6k | 2.6k | 7 |
| 39 | Oct 17, '23 | “Horrific beyond words.” A strike on al-Ahli hospital, also known as al-Moamadani, in central Gaza has killed at least 500 people. World leaders need to act to prevent large-scale | 4.8× | 371k | 2.6k | 1.1k | 40 |
| 40 | Jan 14, '23 | In India, the BJP-led government continued its systematic discrimination and stigmatization of religious minorities, particularly Muslims. BJP supporters increasingly committed vio | 4.6× | 356k | 2.7k | 1.4k | 50 |
| 41 | Aug 23, '22 | Pakistan’s Senate should urgently pass a bill that would make torture a criminal offense. | 4.5× | 0 | 9.5k | 4.4k | 11 |
| 42 | Oct 12, '17 | Spain: Police Used Excessive Force in Catalonia | 4.4× | 0 | 4.8k | 6.6k | 6 |
| 43 | Feb 2, '21 | Indian Authorities Lash Out at Protests | 4.2× | 0 | 8.8k | 3.9k | 32 |
| 44 | May 22, '23 | #Pakistan’s police have now carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. More from @ast | 4.1× | 319k | 6.2k | 3.2k | 16 |
| 45 | Dec 22, '17 | Spanish police engaged in excessive force when confronting demonstrators in Catalonia during a disputed referendum on Catalonia’s independence in October - one of @hrw's most viewe | 3.9× | 0 | 4k | 6.2k | 1 |
| 46 | Mar 21, '23 | Pakistan: Drop Overbroad Terrorism Charges | 3.7× | 288k | 3.8k | 2.1k | 21 |
| 47 | Apr 27, '21 | Israeli officials are committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution. The world needs to act on behalf of the millions of Palestinians being institutionally discriminated again | 3.7× | 0 | 5.5k | 3.7k | 243 |
| 48 | May 28, '20 | This is rare 1920s footage of Greenwood, an African-American enclave in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Greenwood’s abundance of Black-owned businesses and its prosperity earned it the nickname “ | 3.3× | 0 | 5.9k | 3.5k | 319 |
| 49 | Oct 14, '23 | No matter what the other side does, no one has the right to target civilians. Deliberately killing civilians is a war crime, as is hostage-taking. All parties to the conflict are o | 3.3× | 254k | 1.9k | 855 | 23 |
| 50 | Dec 12, '24 | Pakistan's government is setting up a new agency to prosecute people who share or access online content it deems critical of state institutions. The Pakistani government should pro | 3.2× | 252k | 1.9k | 1.3k | 70 |
| 51 | May 22, '23 | Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. | 3.1× | 238k | 4.2k | 2.1k | 6 |
| 52 | May 1, '20 | CoronaJihad is Only the Latest Manifestation | 2.9× | 0 | 5.8k | 2.9k | 49 |
| 53 | Oct 23, '20 | Azerbaijan: Cluster Munitions Used in Nagorno-Karabakh | 2.7× | 0 | 3.1k | 1.7k | 19 |
| 54 | Mar 15, '18 | In Brazil, rights defender @mariellefranco had posted several tweets about killings by the police in Rio de Janeiro. Yesterday, a car pulled alongside hers and opened fire, killing | 2.6× | 0 | 5.7k | 2.7k | 15 |
| 55 | May 1, '24 | Peaceful protest is a human right. Freedom of speech is a human right. Freedom of expression is a human right. Universities should respect the right to protest. | 2.6× | 203k | 3.5k | 1.5k | 90 |
| 56 | Jan 24, '23 | The Indian government’s blocking of a BBC documentary on the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002 is just the latest attempt to prevent criticism of the government of Prime M | 2.6× | 200k | 2.7k | 955 | 36 |
| 57 | Aug 12, '19 | India Needs to Step Back in Kashmir | 2.5× | 0 | 4.5k | 2.7k | 15 |
| 58 | May 12, '17 | 'Since 9/11, US citizens are 7 times more likely to be killed by a right-wing extremist than a Muslim attacker...' | 2.4× | 0 | 4.4k | 2.8k | 0 |
| 59 | Oct 13, '23 | Ordering a million people in Gaza to evacuate, when there’s no safe place to go, is not an effective warning. World leaders should speak up now before it is too late. @OmarSShakir | 2.3× | 179k | 2k | 1k | 54 |
| 60 | Aug 23, '19 | “The number you have called has been temporarily disconnected” India: Release arbitrarily held detainees; Restore Internet and phone communications; #EndKashmirShutdown! | 2.3× | 0 | 3.4k | 2.6k | 15 |
| 61 | Nov 6, '23 | BREAKING: HRW calls for an arms embargo on Israel and Palestinian armed groups. Providing weapons that knowingly and significantly would contribute to unlawful attacks can make tho | 2.2× | 173k | 1.9k | 968 | 43 |
| 62 | May 22, '21 | Abandoned Corpses in Rural India Indicate Surge in Covid-19 Deaths by @mg2411 | 2.2× | 0 | 4.2k | 2.2k | 42 |
| 63 | Sep 30, '20 | New York City police carried out a plan to trap, assault, and arrest over 250 peaceful protesters in the South Bronx on June 4. Complete video here: | 2.1× | 0 | 3.8k | 2.3k | 133 |
| 64 | Apr 6, '22 | NEW from @hrw and @amnesty: In Western Tigray, widespread abuses against the Tigrayan population amount to crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. | 2.1× | 0 | 2k | 2.6k | 29 |
| 65 | Feb 3, '21 | India: Journalists Covering #FarmersProtest Charged Drop Cases, Protect Media Freedom | 2.1× | 0 | 4.3k | 2k | 5 |
| 66 | May 31, '20 | In the span of about 24 hours between May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob descended on Greenwood, a successful black economic hub in Tulsa, Oklahoma then-known as “Black Wall Stre | 2.0× | 0 | 3.1k | 2.4k | 146 |
| 67 | Sep 30, '24 | Stop bombing civilians. Stop bombing civilians. Stop bombing civilians. Stop bombing civilians. Stop bombing civilians. #StopBombingCivilians | 2.0× | 154k | 3.7k | 1.6k | 77 |
| 68 | May 13, '21 | “I have never seen the police engage in this level of sustained brutality across Colombia.” ~ @JMVivancoHRW #Colombia Protests: Police Force, Built for War, Finds a New One | 2.0× | 0 | 3.6k | 2.3k | 19 |
| 69 | Nov 21, '24 | The International Criminal Court judges’ decision to issue arrest warrants against senior Israeli leaders and a Hamas official in the face of strong opposition – including from the | 1.9× | 145k | 4.1k | 1.2k | 98 |
| 70 | Feb 11, '22 | "It is our right. Hijab is our right." A hijab ban in Karnataka, India is violating the right to express one's religious beliefs. | 1.8× | 0 | 3.8k | 1.7k | 26 |
| 71 | Feb 3, '21 | Indian Authorities Lash Out at #FarmersProtest | 1.8× | 0 | 3.8k | 1.7k | 7 |
| 72 | Apr 10, '20 | Indonesia: Little Transparency in COVID-19 Outbreak | 1.8× | 0 | 3.5k | 1.9k | 59 |
| 73 | Nov 14, '24 | Israeli authorities are responsible for crimes against humanity in Gaza. New HRW report examines how Israeli authorities’ conduct has led to the displacement of over 90% of Gaza's | 1.8× | 138k | 2.9k | 2k | 271 |
| 74 | May 27, '20 | Thousands of children in the Philippines have suffered lasting physical, emotional, and economic harm from President Rodrigo Duterte’s abusive “war on drugs.” The government should | 1.7× | 0 | 3k | 2k | 163 |
| 75 | Apr 20, '21 | BREAKING: A Minnesota jury has properly convicted former officer Derek Chauvin of second-degree murder for the killing of George Floyd on May 26, 2020. #DerekChauvinTrial | 1.7× | 0 | 4k | 1.6k | 21 |
| 76 | Mar 27, '25 | An alarming decision — an Israeli court is upholding the detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyah for six months without charge or trial. HRW has previously documented the arbitrary det | 1.6× | 126k | 2.5k | 1.5k | 142 |
| 77 | Jun 3, '25 | Gunning down people you are choosing to starve as they desperately seek food for their families shocks the conscience. States should urgently act, including imposing sanctions and | 1.6× | 126k | 2.5k | 1.4k | 124 |
| 78 | Mar 30, '18 | The number of Palestinians killed and gravely wounded by Israel's soldiers firing into #Gaza is shocking. @HRW statement | 1.6× | 0 | 1.9k | 2.2k | 5 |
| 79 | Nov 21, '24 | The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri. These warrants should push the internation | 1.6× | 122k | 2.3k | 832 | 73 |
| 80 | Sep 14, '16 | 3 years ago he warned public of massive gov surveillance, time for Obama to #PardonSnowden | 1.6× | 0 | 2.7k | 1.9k | 2 |
| 81 | Jan 11, '22 | For the first time ever, the US quarter features a Black woman. Maya Angelou, legendary American poet and civil rights activist, is being honored on the "tails" side of the coin, a | 1.6× | 0 | 3.3k | 1.3k | 49 |
| 82 | Jul 19, '24 | The World Court has found Israel responsible for apartheid. The court has placed responsibility with all states and the United Nations to end violations of international law in the | 1.5× | 120k | 2k | 1.1k | 122 |
| 83 | Dec 24, '19 | India: Deadly Force Used Against Protesters | 1.5× | 0 | 2.2k | 1.9k | 34 |
| 84 | Jan 13, '20 | On January 12, Hong Kong authorities denied Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, entry to Hong Kong, where he had planned to launch the organization’s World Repo | 1.5× | 0 | 2.1k | 2k | 4 |
| 85 | Feb 4, '21 | A Gold Medal for Sexism in Japan | 1.4× | 0 | 2.4k | 1.3k | 64 |
| 86 | Feb 2, '21 | India: Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged | 1.4× | 0 | 2.9k | 1.4k | 7 |
| 87 | Jan 26, '24 | "The World Court’s landmark decision puts Israel and its allies on notice that immediate action is needed to prevent genocide and further atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza." | 1.4× | 107k | 2.6k | 1.3k | 68 |
| 88 | Jan 12, '20 | Hong Kong Bars Human Rights Watch Head | 1.4× | 0 | 1.9k | 1.8k | 5 |
| 89 | Jan 8, '20 | Hong Kong: Create Independent Investigation of Police | 1.3× | 0 | 2k | 1.7k | 7 |
| 90 | Aug 11, '25 | The brazen targeted killing of Palestinian journalists Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammad Qreiqeh, along with 4 other media workers, highlights the unimaginable peril Palestinian journa | 1.3× | 101k | 2.3k | 1.1k | 95 |
| 91 | Sep 16, '25 | New UN Commission of Inquiry report reinforces the consensus among experts around Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. As the Israeli govt escalates its assault on Gaza City & | 1.2× | 97k | 3.1k | 1.4k | 115 |
| 92 | Jun 7, '20 | Reckless Use of US Helicopters to Intimidate Protesters Hovering low over protesters and using rotor wash to disperse them is dangerous. On June 1, DC's National Guard even used a | 1.2× | 0 | 3.5k | 762 | 19 |
| 93 | Feb 19, '22 | Wearing a hijab should be a personal choice. The government’s hijab restrictions in schools and colleges violate India’s obligations under international human rights law. | 1.1× | 0 | 2.3k | 1.1k | 15 |
| 94 | May 25, '22 | Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids have a right to be safe at school. Kids have a right to | 1.0× | 0 | 2.7k | 768 | 6 |
| 95 | Jan 27, '21 | Today is #HolocaustRemembranceDay - held on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We must make "never forget" also mean "never again". Daily Brief: | 1.0× | 0 | 2.2k | 964 | 8 |
| 96 | Jul 15 | What happens when your island disappears? Academy Award–nominated actor and human rights advocate @MarkRuffalo has joined forces with Human Rights Watch, NowHere Media, and Agog to | 1.0× | 78k | 145 | 161 | 19 |
| 97 | Aug 26, '25 | US military personnel could face legal liability for assisting Israeli forces who commit war crimes in Gaza. As a warring party, US forces could be jointly responsible for particip | 0.9× | 73k | 2.6k | 1.2k | 135 |
| 98 | Jan 24, '19 | Angola Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct | 0.8× | 0 | 1.7k | 739 | 11 |
| 99 | Oct 3, '25 | Sanctions on Palestinian human rights organizations, ICC officials, a UN special rapporteur. The Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice. Read @fborel | 0.8× | 60k | 2.2k | 1.1k | 190 |
| 100 | Aug 1, '21 | An absolutely beautiful and inspiring photo. Trending rights tweets this week: | 0.6× | 0 | 1.8k | 291 | 10 |