tlhumanrights.bsky.social
Official account for the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. House of Representatives. Co-Chairs Rep. James P. McGovern (D-MA) & Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ).
👤 Joined on 05 December 2024
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@tlhumanrights.bsky.social#Bahrain 🇧🇭 This month, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja paused his strike to safeguard fellow prisoners’ medical care, was blocked amid threats of violence, and is still denied video calls. Read more about his case here: buff.ly/ZqoOiQz #FreeAlkhawaja @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social @tlhumanrights.bsky.social
Show PostThank you so much for @tlhumanrights.bsky.social for calling my brother’s release.. We must bring Ekpar home.
Show Post#Philippines: The arrest of former president Rodrigo #Duterte is good news for the 🇵🇭 journalists who were victims of his reign of terror. RSF is issuing a reminder that under his rule, 20 journalists were murdered and the press was brutally suppressed. rsf.org/en/duterte-s...
Show PostHong Kong's national security trial of Jimmy Lai is a stark example of silencing critical voices. "The ordinary actions of a media owner and writer are being treated as crimes," his lawyer said on behalf of @peninternational.bsky.social. Read the full statement bsky.app/profile/peni... #FreeJimmyLai
Show Post🇬🇹 #Guatemala: Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora has been reimprisoned on the orders of an appeal court judge who was intimidated. RSF is angered by the continued weaponisation of the legal system and calls on the Supreme Court to rule immediately on his appeal. #FreeZamora rsf.org/en/guatemala...
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