General-purpose activist + writer. Pākehā. Brilliant + Amazing. Human rights, politics, feminism, community building, books, parenting, Jesus. @rightsmetrics
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Back in the days of blogs, I started one – Sacraparental.com - just as I was learning to be a mother, missing being a minister, and living through deep postnatal depression.
It morphed into a resource website on social justice + spirituality for parents + kids.
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⚽🇦🇷 Argentina has lifted the FIFA Men’s World Cup three times, but does its human rights record deserve a place on the podium too?
Did you know you can see all of Argentina’s human rights scores for free on our Rights Tracker? Explore more here: rightstracker.org/country/AR…
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The Philippines ranks among the lowest performing countries in the region when it comes to human rights, according to the global independent non-profit organization Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI).
bulatlat.com/2026/06/26/phil…
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Beijing just rolled out the red carpet to lecture the world on global human rights, completely ignoring independent international data that places its own domestic record at the absolute bottom.
On June 11, 2026, the Chinese government hosted the Global Human Rights Governance High-Level Forum in Beijing. Addressing over 400 international delegates, Publicity Department Minister Li Shulei claimed that China adheres to a people-centered philosophy that treats state-driven development and economic survival as the primary basic human rights. This narrative actively attempts to prioritize collective economic milestones over individual civil liberties.
Independent tracking data from the Human Rights Measurement Initiative reveals the stark reality behind this official rhetoric. According to recent global metrics, China ranks near the bottom of the world across multiple safety and empowerment indicators. The nation scored a dismal 2.3 out of 10 for physical integrity, heavily penalized by widespread arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and systemic mistreatment.
The data reveals an even bleaker reality for civil and political liberties, where China scored a crushing 1.9 out of 10 for citizen empowerment. This near-total suppression applies directly to freedom of opinion, peaceful assembly, and religious belief. The extreme deficit in personal freedoms exposes a massive rift between the government's international public relations efforts and its domestic reality.
#HumanRights #Beijing2026 #GlobalGovernance #CivilLiberties #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations
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📢Please tag your favourite journalist who reports on human rights, inequality, poverty, or how the government treats people in prison, disabled people, Māori, single parent families...
New data out 25 June; early access for journos and NGOs here:
humanrightsmeasurement.org/2…
ALT two women in traditional Korean dress, looking at a phone. Text: 2026 human rights data preview. RightsTracker.org
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📣 On 25 June, HRMI releases our 2026 human rights scores covering 200+ countries and territories.
🔍 Journalists & NGOs can now request embargoed early access to explore the data before launch: bit.ly/4okiBGX
Tag a journalist, researcher, or human rights advocate 👇
📢Please tag your favourite journalist who reports on human rights, inequality, poverty, or how the government treats people in prison, disabled people, Māori, single parent families...
New data out 25 June; early access for journos and NGOs here:
humanrightsmeasurement.org/2…
ALT two women in traditional Korean dress, looking at a phone. Text: 2026 human rights data preview. RightsTracker.org
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In an ideal world, many of us would be in Zambia this week for #RightsCon, meeting in person.
Everything that happened last week only underlines why it feels even more important now to continue to find ways to connect.
Join HRMI @rightsmetrics’s “Wish we were at RightsCon” virtual coffee hours so we can still meet. We are hosting two sessions to make it easier to connect with friends and colleagues across time zones.
You can register for whichever time works best for you:
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 #𝟭: lnkd.in/edhawbuj
Time: 4PM EST (5 May) / 8PM GMT (5 May) / 9PM CET (5 May) / 10PM CAT (5 May) / 1:30AM IST (6 May) / 4AM BKK (6 May) / 8AM NZT (6 May)
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 #𝟮: lnkd.in/eapG3E3q
Time: 9AM EST (6 May) / 1PM GMT (6 May) / 2PM CET (6 May) / 3PM CAT (6 May) / 6:30PM IST (6 May) / 8PM BKK (6 May) / 1AM NZT (7 May)
Come share, ask questions, and connect—we would love to meet you. See you there!
Human Rights Measurement Initiative | Thalia Kehoe Rowden | Melissa C. del Aguila | Meridith LaVelle, Ph.D. | Nkosi Sibanda | Thalía V | Patrick Poon | Keshia Mahmood | Evelynne Gomez | Damith Chandimal
#RightsCon2026
#RightsCon26
#FreedomOfSpeech
#HumanRights
#WhatGetsMeasuredGetsImproved
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Thanks everyone who helped to do the survey and share expert opinions. You all own the survey. My excellent colleagues will help to analyze the data. HRMI’s approach is unique. 🙏
The survey will be closed tomorrow (April 26). Share with us your observations of the human rights situation in your country. We need your expert opinions. Thanks! Send me an email at [email protected] (it’s a @ProtonMail account. Encrypted.) if you have any questions about the survey.
Wish I were in Zambia! 😭
We'll learn more soon about what influenced the Zambian govt to make this extraordinary, damaging decision.
For now, 𝗛𝗥𝗠𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱.
Our statement:
humanrightsmeasurement.org/h…
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Absolutely wild turn of events.
It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online.
ALT STATEMENT: It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online. We understand this news is deeply upsetting for our community and while we know everyone has questions, our goal right now is to notify you of the event’s status because many of you have imminent travel plans. We do not recommend registered participants travel to Lusaka for RightsCon. Over the last 48 hours we have experienced an overwhelming surge of support from civil society, government representatives, sponsors, and our community as a whole. For this, we wholeheartedly thank you. We’ll communicate more information soon.
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This is devastating for Zambia and for human rights generally.
I was about to be flying to Lusaka - I'm available for press comment if anyone is covering this story.
#Zambia Deeply concerned by gvt’s "postponement" of @rightscon Requiring "disclosure of topics" for an "alignment with national values" is a clear violation of the rights to freedom of assembly, association and expression, and a deliberated attack on civic space. @ZambiaMFAIC 1/
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On Saturday I will either be flying to Zambia, or... not.
If anyone has background insight into what may have driven this wild, last-minute decision (which will surely be an economic and diplomatic disaster locally), I'd love to hear it.
Government postpones RightsCon 2026 Lusaka summit
lusakatimes.com/?p=517075
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Absolutely wild last minute announcement, with no consultation with organisers. Hopefully will be resolved speedily!!
Government postpones RightsCon 2026 Lusaka summit
lusakatimes.com/?p=517075
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💡 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲. Join us at #RightsCon2026 for this vital conversation about incarceration, poverty, and using data to drive change.
I'm feeling proud and excited about this session that brings together lived experience, data, and activism.
ALT Poster advertising our session at RightsCon in Zambia: Women Beyond Walls: Filling in the Data Deserts to Keep Women out of Prisons. In person 8 May, 11.30am, A103 With Akosua Akuffo from Tithandizane Comfort Home, Sabrina Mahtani from Women Beyond Walls, and the Human Rights Measurement Initiative digital rights lead and death penalty researcher Meridith LaVelle, Ph.D., and me.
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💡 💰 Do you want your #Kiwisaver investment money to be lent to countries with terrible human rights records – to sponsor their state activities? New research out today shows that that’s probably happening, without you knowing.
Great podcast ep: nzherald.co.nz/nz/ethical-in…
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Please share and nominate!
📢 NOMINATE YOUR COUNTRY | Would you like us to offer human rights data for your country?
We are considering which countries to expand to in 2026 - let us know if you want it to be you!
Fill out our confidential form here to show your interest: humanrightsmeasurement.org/h…
Please share and nominate!
📢 NOMINATE YOUR COUNTRY | Would you like us to offer human rights data for your country?
We are considering which countries to expand to in 2026 - let us know if you want it to be you!
Fill out our confidential form here to show your interest: humanrightsmeasurement.org/h…
Glad to be supporting colleagues in eSwatini (and in exile) to use our new human rights data.
📢 WEBINAR | HRMI's 2025 #eSwatini Data Launch!
Join us and take part in the discussion on HRMI's new #humanrights data and the current challenges facing eSwatini.
📅 27 August 2025
🕙 10:00AM CAT
🖱️REGISTER @ bit.ly/hrmi-eswatini2025
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🇭🇰📢 網絡研討會 | 參加我哋 2025年 #香港 人權數據 資料發佈(研討會會以香港粵語進行)!
我哋嘅專家講者會分享佢哋對HRMI關於 #香港 #人權 數據同埋而家香港面對嘅挑戰。
📅 2025年8月28日
🕖 香港時間7PM - 8PM
✍️ 喺呢度登記 @ bit.ly/hrmi-hk2025
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[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to Nkosi Sibanda, East and Southern Africa Engagement Lead at the Human Rights Measurement Initiative, about its 2025 report that highlights widespread restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly, and political participation in Eswatini.
Full interview: short-link.me/17qsO
#RiseAndShine