Philippe Dam
@philippedam
HRW's EU Advocacy Director, in #Brussels.
7400 people victims of system of arbitrary detention, abuse & collective expulsion from #Tunisia to #Libya since @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu’s 2023 deal with Saied. UN experts expose cost of a flawed & cruel policy. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social : urgent to change course. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Starting now! @HRW will call for 🌎 universal definition of #TransnationalRepression ✅checklist of progress ⚠️no complicity 🔎EU-wide monitoring 🌐use of all foreign policy tools Love stream 👇 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
#Sudan 's 'war economy' sustains conflicts and abuses - says UN Human Rights Chief. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should take more measures to stem flow of product linked to funding abuses. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
🔴 #BREAKING: @europarl.europa.eu just adopted its urgency resolution on #RSF attacks on #ElObeid. For 1st time, it included explicit condemnation of #UnitedArabEmirates support to #RSF & called on @eudiplomacy.bsky.social to sanction UAE-based company #GSSG. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
At yesterday's EP debate on #ElObeid #Sudan, @ingeborgterlaak.bsky.social called out external support, @maritmaij.bsky.social & @nela-riehl.bsky.social denounced #UnitedArabEmirates' support to #RSF & @jcoetjen.bsky.social called for sanctions on UAE company. www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/v...
#Sahel: #EU regrets #Niger #BurkinaFaso #Mali withdrew from Intl Criminal Court. Great @anouarelanouni.bsky.social responded to media inquiry but there should be dedicated @eudiplomacy.bsky.social statement denouncing this move & urging them to re-join ICC. audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/vid...
#Sudan UN Human Rights Chief's call is clear: press RSF to stop offensive on El Obeid, end strikes on civilians, stop flow of weapons. For @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, it means: 🔊Call out #UAE role publicly ✍️Sanction those responsible, including #UAE officials & companies ⛑️Act to protect civilians
📞 @kajakallas.bsky.social @eudiplomacy.bsky.social #EU response to #Sudan crisis on total stand-still since #Berlin Conference. Time to wake up to risk of atrocities. Where are sanctions? Where is pressure on #UnitedArabEmirate to stop fueling conflict & atrocities? www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
Day 1 of Irish Presidency of EU Council. #Ireland has a strong record in support of human rights policies & press for accountability. Its leadership is more needed than ever. Our letter to @micheal-martin.bsky.social on EU's domestic and foreign policy 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
"Judicial madness" @lemonde.fr's Edito denounces Europe's paralysis in the face of #Tunisia's crackdown on dissent. Years of silence, elevated as flawed strategy by @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, emboldened repression. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: time to reverse course. www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
3 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
With scores of civil society groups, we call on #HRC62 to convene urgent debate on situation in #ElObeid #Sudan. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social @euatun.bsky.social: your support is key. defenddefenders.org/sudan-urgent...
Happening now at @europarl.europa.eu GenevaCall & @hrw.org @isiki79.bsky.social urge EU approach to #Sahel to put human rights, int’l law, protection of civilians & accountability at its core. Our earlier letter to @joaocravinho.bsky.social @kajakallas.bsky.social 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
Today our colleague @isiki79.bsky.social will brief @europarl.europa.eu HR Committee on situation in #Sahel. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social needs a strategy that puts humanitarian law, protection of civilians & justice at forefront. 📅 23 June 🕔4pm CET 🔗 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
EU's return regulation & externalization policies slashed by UN Human Rights chief & and experts as carrying risks of human rights violations. Strict due diligence and genuine independent monitoring needed to mitigate risks. Full texts👇 www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Hearing today at @europarl.europa.eu on human rights in #Tanzania. MEPs should press for investigations into police's use of force, accountability for election violence & release of detained critics. 📅 Today 22 June ⏲️ 3pmCET 🔗 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social
#Sudan: @eudiplomacy.bsky.social spokesperson calls #RSF to half attacks on El Obeid, Kordofan, & to protect civilians and infrastrures. @kajakallas.bsky.social: EU should sanction RSF commanders and backers fueling atrocities - including #UAE companies. www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/sudan-s...
European Parliament just rejected @ec.europa.eu's proposal to resume funding to #Tanzania - because authorities failed to ensure accountability for electoral violence that killed 100s protesters & because opposition leaders remain in detention 👇 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
#TransnationalRepression (when states targets critics beyond their borders) once again on @europarl.europa.eu's agenda. @hneumannmep.bsky.social's report provides urgent roadmap for Commission & Member States to #StopTransnationalRepression Full text 👇 www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
Important EU's Ambass to #Sudan explicitly criticizes transfer of foreign fighters to #Sudan. But one country is involved: @hrw.org exposed Colombian mercenaries transited via #UnitedArabEmirates. @kajakallas.bsky.social: EU should sanction UAE-based company involved. www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...
EU's leadership has been key to maintain scrutiny over #Eritrea 's dramatic human rights record. With 30 CSO groups, we call on @euatun.bsky.social to secure the full renewal of the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea at #HRC62 👇 defenddefenders.org/eritrea-exte... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social
A rights-respecting #Syria is key for successful normalization with Damascus. We wrote to @kajakallas.bsky.social @eudiplomacy.bsky.social to press #EU to tie future relations to genuine progress on accountability, security sector reform & fundamental rights guarantees. www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...
After years of silence over #Tunisia ‘s crackdown on critics, @EUDiplomacy.bsky.social speaking up against attack on Ligue tunisienne des droits de l'homme (LTDH) is welcome. There should be no place for attacks on rights & freedoms in EU-Tunisia relationship. www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/tunisie...
& despite abuses in #Tigray, new risks of conflict, 0 progress on accountability & crushed civic space ahead of elections, Commissioner Sikela's move to resume budget support is the worst message @eudiplomacy.bsky.social can send to #Ethiopia's authorities. Our take 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...
So it's out. @ec.europa.eu Jozef Sikela made 0 reference to 2023 conclusions that made end of conflicts & accountability key conditions for resumption of EU support. Sikela to #Ethiopia: ignore #EU expectation, you still get its money. international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
“This is not self-defence: It is a blatant violation of the UN Charter" UN HR Experts rightly condemn #Israel forces' 8 April mass bombing & forced displacement in #Lebanon, urge all states to end arms transfers to Israel & support civilians. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social
280.000 displaced, aid blocked, killing & sexual violence: civilians in #SouthSudan bear the brunt of abuses by all warrying parties. Investigations, accountability needed. www.hrw.org/news/2026/04... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social