A former journalist, I now work at Human Rights Watch. Women's rights and breaking news. I have a taxi cab obsession and corresponding book.
Columbus, OH
Joined May 2009
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Amy Braunschweiger retweeted
Tulsa mayor announces $105 million trust to address impact of 1921 massacre reut.rs/3Hf9TIC reut.rs/3Hf9TIC
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Right now, the House is rushing through a bill that would make health care less available, less affordable, and of poorer quality for millions
If you live in the US, use the info below to contact your Congressmembers and tell them to reject these cuts!
#HandsOffMedicaid
Read the full blog for more, stay connected, stay involved, keep calling your representatives at 866-426-2631 and tell them to vote NO and keep their #HandsOffMedicaid! familiesusa.org/resources/ad…
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A devastating Florida appeals court decision would eliminate abortion access for youth without parental support.
It would give parents unchecked power to force young people to continue pregnancies against their will.
@hrw + @ifwhenhow's response⬇️
hrw.org/news/2025/05/16/us-f…
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Earth Day now takes place amid record-breaking global heat and rising fossil fuel production. Yet it also offers an opportunity for governments to enforce environmental protections.
Tools exist. What’s needed now more than ever is the will to use them. trib.al/VakBnVB
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Trump's tariffs illustrate the dangers of tapping into economic-fueled anger to justify sweeping policy changes that will only make things worse. The change we actually need instead is to anchor economic policies in human rights. New from @hrw: hrw.org/news/2025/04/16/trum…
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Human rights groups & other civil society organizations in Libya should be able to operate without constantly having to look over their shoulder for fear of retaliation.
Authorities need to end repressive policies & revoke draconian laws.
New from @hrw
hrw.org/news/2025/01/27/liby…
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I had the privilege to interview Bishop Budde for my latest article for Rolling Stone. She said, "Trump seeks to dismantle everything I stand for.” Then she told me about resistance. rollingstone.com/politics/po…
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1/ An important day in Mexico, where Guanajuato state has finally reformed its laws to legal recognize trans identities. youtube.com/watch?v=7DTUfukE…
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Some adult webcam studios circumvent platform age requirements & hire children by "recycling" verified accounts after models quit.
I talked to @amybrauns about how platforms can stop this by transferring control of the account directly to the model.
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hrw.org/news/2024/12/09/i-ke…
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Everyone is watching Damascus, but in northern Syria fierce fighting is raging btween Turkiye-backed groups and the US-backed Kurdish-led SDF, leading to mass dispacement of 100,000. They face dire humanitarian conditions in the NE. hrw.org/news/2024/12/11/nort…
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1/ New HRW #Sudan report: The Rapid Support Forces & allied militias carried out war crimes in South Kordofan, killing and raping civilians, and looting & destroying homes in attacks that displaced 10s of thousands & left ghost towns in their wake. hrw.org/news/2024/12/10/suda…
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A reminder: People on the move are human beings with hopes beyond struggle and survival.
This Human Rights Day, help us expose the ‘externalization’ playbook threatening the right to seek asylum in Europe.
Watch and share.
#WithHumanity
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Trump's second term will bring new attacks on abortion rights, but in yesterday's election, voters in 7 states approved ballot measures to safeguard abortion access.
Abortion is a human right. @hrw will keep defending it.
reproductiverights.org/abort…
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If you’re sick of the US elections (or the result), here are 12 other important stories around the world that deserve your attention.
In @astroehlein’s Daily Brief: trib.al/jcFsQTM
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From local school board elections to presidential elections, human rights matter.
As voters head to the polls in the United States, millions of people have the opportunity to support human rights.
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US voters have a chance to safeguard abortion access in next week's election.
10 states have abortion-related measures on the ballot. Voters in these states have tremendous power to defend human rights.
My new piece for @hrw: hrw.org/news/2024/10/30/us-v…
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As EU leaders double down on plans to prevent people arriving on EU soil & speed up deportations, we must remember our shared humanity.
New HRW campaign calls on EU's coast guard agency @Frontex to use its resources to save lives at sea.
#WithHumanity
hrw.org/news/2024/10/24/fron…
Amy Braunschweiger retweeted
New @hrw report finds that #Houthis have arbitrarily detained + disappeared dozens of civil society, UN staff in #Yemen. Many spent their careers dedicated to improving conditions in their country, only to now be held with no access to family or lawyers.
hrw.org/news/2024/06/26/yeme…
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Russian occupying authorities in 🇺🇦forcibly Russify the school system and use coercion, threats detention, & even torture to pressure teachers to work with them. A harrowing story of a school principal from Ukraine's Kharkiv region documented by @hrw hrw.org/news/2024/06/20/teac…
