Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

The tragic, unspeakable shooting in Orlando, Florida, sparks debate anew on gun control in the United States yet five days later there exists little legislative action to speak of; 80 countries around the world still criminalize consensual same-sex relations or discussion of LGBT rights; Syria hosted thousands of European refugees at the height of World War II, why won't Europe stand with Syrians now? child refugees in particluar face a host of challenges and dangers; a new report documents a brutal crackdown on university protesters in Ethiopia; new, grisly details of CIA torture came to light this week; and Human Rights Watch mourns the awful murder of a great woman and a valued human rights ally, Jo Cox.