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Gina Romero / Special Rapporteur FoAA

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Gina Romero, UN special rapporteur for Freedom of Assembly and of Association | Teaching at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia | Personal opinions, reactions not support - https://linktr.ee/GinaRomero

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@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:52 PM

#India even CJP leaders were detained and then releassed. Other youth had to devise creative ways to locate those detained and ensure they could return home safely. This must stop. Young people are just excercising their rights to freedom of opinion, expression and peaceful protest #RespecttheYouth

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:52 PM

#India I have been receiving terrible reports about young peaceful protesters being brutaly beaten by police, over 2500 sent to remote detention centers without legal support, some tortured, sexually assaulted, phones seized, protest-related material deleted, internet have been restricted. 1/

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:15 PM

Youth are portrayed as apathetic and lazy, yet they run student plenums in Serbia, a Discord election in Nepal, new curricula in Nigeria and apps that track lawmakers in Argentina. They do far more than protest. #RealParticipation #HumanRights www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:13 PM

#India I have communicated in the past with the gvt about allegded HHRR violations in the context of peaceful protests but have not received any response yet.

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:13 PM

#India once again indian youth take the streets peacefuly to make their voices hear, and once again the gvt respond with unlawful and excesive use of force, arbitrary detentions. Also restriction of the press have been reported. 1/

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:13 PM

▫️Here global study on digital surveillace and related chilling effects: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
▫️Here the report on the same topic: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
▫️Here the report on youth activism: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:13 PM

We have begun speaking publicly about this, breaking the taboo. We need concrete action: mental health challenges that hinder the exercise of rights must become a top priority, without compromising those very rights (for example, social media bans often induce more anxiety than protection). 4/

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:13 PM

Repression of youth activism is worsening burnout and trauma young people face due to inequality, exclusion, and social media–related violence. But, youth are leading the change in mental health activism. I will be presenting these findings in my report on youth activism next Friday at the UNGA. 3/

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:13 PM

I have been reporting on this across my work:
​🎥 Living under constant surveillance means existing in a permanent state of hypervigilance. It deeply affects mental health by instilling a persistent fear of engaging with others and causing severe trauma. globalvoices.org/2026/06/23/d... 2/

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:13 PM

​#mentalhealth Civil society, peaceful protests, and collective action are under siege worldwide. Stigmatization, criminalization, and constant harassment are severely impacting activists' mental health. This deters the exercise of rights today and creates a future generational chilling effect 1/

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:34 PM

Casi todos los sistemas de derechos humanos, globales y regionales, reconocen el poder de la juventud, pero se queda en el papel, pues la participación sigue siendo simbólica y la juventud, fuera de las decisiones que la afectan. #ParticipaciónReal #DerechosHumanos

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:51 PM

Almost every human rights system, global and regional, recognizes the power of youth, but it stays on paper, since participation remains tokenistic and young people are still left out of the decisions that affect them. #RealParticipation #HumanRights www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

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@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:34 PM

4/4 #موريتانيا | أحث السلطات على إعادة حقوقهما المدنية والسياسية ووضع حد للاضطهاد القضائي الذي يتعرض له نشطاء مناهضة العبودية. إن التنديد بالعبودية ليس
جريمة. #مدافعون_عن_حقوق_الإنسان

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:34 PM

3/4 #موريتانيا | أرحب بإطلاق سراحهما بعد العفو الرئاسي، لكن العفو لا يلغي العقوبة. فقد مُنعت المدافعتان عن حقوق الإنسان من المشاركة في الحياة العامة لمدة خمس سنوات بسبب انتقادهما للانتهاكات. #المجال_المدني

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:34 PM

2/4 #موريتانيا | لقد تابعت قضيتهما على مدى أشهر. تم اعتقال مريم في أبريل واحتُجزت مع طفلها الرضيع. تعرضت المرأتان للاختفاء القسري والسجن، كما تعرض المتظاهرون السلميون الذين وقفوا إلى جانبهما للضرب والاعتقال وفقاً للتقارير. #حرية_التجمع

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:34 PM

1/4 #موريتانيا | تصلني أخبار مقلقة من #موريتانيا. أيدت المحكمة العليا الحكم الصادر ضد النائبتين المناهضتين للعبودية مريم جنك و قامه سالم، بما في ذلك السجن لمدة 5 سنوات مع حرمانهما حقوقهما المدنية والسياسية. وقد فقدتا مقاعدهما في البرلمان بسبب فضحهما للانتهاكات. #حقوق_الإنسان

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:30 PM

El 16 de octubre presento mi informe sobre activismo juvenil. Lo construí con quienes lo viven, pues desde mayo de 2024 he hablado con más de 500 jóvenes activistas y sus organizaciones. Ser joven es más que una edad. #ParticipaciónReal #DerechosHumanos

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 2:04 PM

On 16 October I will present my report on youth activism. I built it with those who live it, as I have spoken with 500+ young activists and their organizations since May 2024. Being young is more than an age. #RealParticipation #HumanRights www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

@unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 12:52 PM

Se hace justicia. Sigo vigilante igual.

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