khawaja.bsky.social
Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa, @HRW.org Senior Fellow, Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School Counsel to Human Rights & Privatization Project, NYU Law
👤 Joined on 27 November 2023
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@khawaja.bsky.social#HRC63: it took years for @euatun.bsky.social to include reference to #Tunisia situation. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social: years of silence came at a price for human rights. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: Review EU-Tunisia relations, call for release of arbitrarily detained www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
Show Post3 years after MoU w/ #Tunisia, #EU policy let human rights down & exposed EU officials to bullying & humiliation. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: take stock of this failure, push for reset that ties relation to real human rights progress Our letter 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/06... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social
Show PostA Tunis court has sentenced Sihem Bensedrine, a prominent human rights defender and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, to a total of 25 years in prison and a heavy fine, apparently in retaliation for her work.
Show PostTunisia has gone out of its way to shut down almost all available aid or protection for refugees & asylum seekers. The authorities should end this abusive prosecution, and allow groups to carry out humanitarian work. @khawaja.bsky.social, deputy MENA director @hrw.org. www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...
Show PostThe sentencing of Judge Anas Hmedi to one year in prison on April 6 is clear retaliation for his defense of judicial independence amid repeated attacks by President Saied. Tunisian authorities should immediately overturn his conviction and cease harassment of critical voices.
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