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@KooyJan

Deputy European Media Director . Tweets mostly in English & Dutch. Optimist. Anti-fascist. kooyj@hrw.org

The Hague, The Netherlands
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Joined September 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 14

    'I Was Hit So Many Times I Can’t Count’. New report , going out on July 20, with focus on shocking abuses against child athletes in Japan, in pursuit of medals . Reporters can DM me for embargoed copy, interview requests, access to video etc.

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    2 hours ago

    “ needs to be redefined, so that acts which are horrendous on a mass scale can more easily be characterised as genocide, to limit the exceptionalism of the nature of the horror.”

    “The real question is, why does it matter if we call it a genocide, and is it less bad if it’s just a crime against humanity?” Really good interview with on
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    2 hours ago

    Een van de kenmerken van het fascisme ontbeerde Forum voor Democratie. Het gebruik van geweld. Dat is aan het veranderen. Ook door de steun aan de extreme boerenvleugel. Weggesleurde demonstrant spant rechtszaak aan tegen Thierry Baudet en zijn beveiligers

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    4 hours ago

    Wat een ironie: de dag nadat je een bespottelijk manifest hebt getekend waar zo'n beetje al je leden onder staan, krijg je een rechtszaak aan je broek voor het onderdrukken van de .

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    23 minutes ago

    Civil society statement asking State Parties to uphold transparent election for new Prosecutor free from political interference signed by

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    12 hours ago

    “Je kunt niet twintig jaar op allochtonen schelden en denken dat die mensen nooit iets terug gaan zeggen.”

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    54 minutes ago

    Have you already registered for our global event, on Thursday July 23? Do it now!

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  8. 1 hour ago

    On July 17, International Justice Day, let's remember the 298 people who were killed when was shot down over eastern Ukraine. Four suspects have been charged, this horrible crime will not go unpunished.

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    3 hours ago

    Never forget.

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    4 hours ago

    Vandaag zes jaar geleden is vlucht met 298 mensen aan boord uit de lucht geschoten boven Oost-Oekraïne. In memoriam.

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    2 hours ago

    ⭕️This is happening today, on (which commemorates the 's founding treaty). At 15:30 CEST (9:30am ET)

    We'll be moderating this tomorrow on how to strengthen the . The panel: from , from , from . Want to join us? Check out the Facebook event here:
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    2 hours ago

    ""You are not born a racist, it's taught by your parents, your environment, school. We want to unteach it" parliament has backed a petition by three teenage women requesting the addition of to the school curriculum.

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    6 hours ago

    Facebook says it opposes voter suppression but a review shows that nearly half of the best performing posts about voting by mail contained misinformation.

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  14. 2 hours ago

    Red Lights Indicate Doors Are Secured.

    # ask if we can have six in... #
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    4 hours ago

    Given that Russia is abusing its veto power to gradually starve the people of opposition-held parts of northern Syria of UN cross-border humanitarian aid, it is time to find non-UN routes to deliver cross-border humanitarian aid, working with Turkey.

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  16. 3 hours ago

    Goede zaak: Weggesleurde demonstrant spant rechtszaak aan tegen Thierry Baudet en zijn beveiligers. via

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  17. 4 hours ago

    On International Criminal Justice Day we reflect on ongoing efforts to fight impunity for atrocity crimes worldwide. Despite serious challenges, it is crucial to stand up for justice.

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    10 hours ago

    One of my personal heroes is Semyon Simonov, legendary labor researcher who doggedly documented abuses+deaths at Sochi +stadiums for the World Cup. Now the sports spotlight has shifted, is targeting him under “foreign agents” law”:

    , , and 7 others
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    16 hours ago

    Twee maanden na schorsing door Raad van State, exporteert Waalse regering opnieuw wapens naar Saudi-Arabië

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    17 hours ago

    Only months after a Belgian administrative court suspended exports to Saudi Arabia, the Walloon government exported 137 million euros worth of weapons. 🛑No pasaran! We have started a new legal action against these exports

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    7 hours ago

    “You’re not seeing a proliferation of rights; you’re seeing a fuller protection of all rights for all people. And I think that says something, that it is seen as threatening to Pompeo and the state department.“

    “The US state department’s effort to cherry-pick rights in order to deny some their human rights is a dangerous political stunt that could spark a race to the bottom by human rights-abusing governments around the world.”
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