Global Commission on Drug Policy @globalcdp.bsky.social Calling for policies that are based on evidence, science and human rights #drugpolicyreform
Follow does not imply endorsement.
globalcommissionondrugs.org
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) @actsa-uk.bsky.social Working in solidarity with southern Africa civil society to shift power and undo the legacies of colonialism and apartheid. Formerly the Anti-Apartheid Movement.
Charlie Beckett @charliebeckett.bsky.social LSE journalism professor
I run the LSE Polis Journalism and AI project
Hammer
Partnership on AI @partnershipai.bsky.social A non-profit bringing together academic, civil society, industry, & media organizations to address the most important and difficult questions concerning AI.
Vukosi Marivate @vukosi.bsky.social Chair of Data Science at University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Co-Founder LelapaAI. #NLProc
PhDCS Rutgers, BScEE-MsEE Wits University.
Changing the World @DeepIndaba @MasakhaneNLP.
Made with ❤️ Tshwane
Lab Data Science for Social Impact 
Ethiopia Beyond @talksmart.bsky.social Exploring the untold beauty, culture, history, innovation, and spirit of Ethiopia.
Sharing authentic stories, breathtaking places, people, traditions, and the new face of Africa’s rising destination.
From ancient civilizations to modern transformation — E
Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability @westerncapeforum.bsky.social NGO | Social justice for persons with disabilities | Human rights | Disability rights | Education rights | Children's rights 
Haroon Bhorat @haroonbhorat.bsky.social Professor of Economics
University of Cape Town
South Africa 
Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social Senior editor @Nature.com's Careers team. Word nerd and chronicler of the geekosphere. Flip-turner at 5am. Opinions are just mine. she/her
Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social GM @reveliolabs.bsky.social, MIT Researcher, he/him, Senior Visiting Researcher @ Ritsumeikan, Co-Founder of Humanyze, former Senior Researcher @ HBS, author of People Analytics
IT for Change @itforchange.bsky.social We work on #InternetGovernance, #Gender, #Education & #DigitalJustice.
👩🏾🏫 Edu work @itfcedutech.bsky.social
📍 Field center @prakriyeitfc.bsky.social
Itforchange.net
Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social Assistant Prof of Media Psychology in the Department of Communication Science at VU Amsterdam (🇳🇱) researching media effects, digital well-being, attention, mental health. Open Science, Computational Methods
🖥️ https://dougaparry.com
🇿🇦 From South Africa
Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social Cornell Tech professor (information science, AI-mediated Communication, trustworthiness of our information ecosystem). New York City. Taller in person. Opinions my own.
Constantine Lignos @lignos.bsky.social Asst. prof. of computational linguistics, Brandeis University. I focus on natural language processing resources and models for less-resourced and minoritized languages, with a specialization in named entity recognition. #NLProc #NLP https://lignos.org/
Siobhan Mackenzie Hall @smhall97.bsky.social 🇿🇦 | Fairness in AI | University of Oxford | Deep Learning Indaba | Internships: Google DeepMind || Microsoft Research
https://siobhanmackenziehall.com/
ReCreate South Africa @recreateza.bsky.social An umbrella advocacy movement of Users and Creators of Copyright, based in South Africa.
https://www.re-createza.org/
James Allingham @jamesallingham.bsky.social Research Scientist @GoogleDeepMind | Organiser @DeepIndaba | Machine Learning PhD @CambridgeMLG | 🇿🇦
Assoc Prof Robyn Pickering @pickeringrobyn.bsky.social Assoc. Professor University of Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 Co-director Human Evolution Research Institute | geology, isotopes, U-Pb dating carbonates, human evolution, southern African palaeoclimates | equitable fieldwork | decolonisation |she/her
Data Science for Social Impact @dsfsi.bsky.social Data Science for Social Impact research group in the CS Department, U of Pretoria.
Visit us at https://www.dsfsi.co.za
Socials https://linktr.ee/dsfsi
Nick Fitzhenry @nickfitzhenry.bsky.social Postdoc at CAMPOP & King's College, Cambridge
PhD in Economic History, LSE.
nicholasfitzhenry.co.uk
Research: death, disease & doctors during Apartheid
Methods: Applied econometrics & historical demography.
Teaching: Industrial Rev., History of Middle East
Geno Teofilo @genoteofilo.bsky.social NGO Aid Watch Founder and NGO Communications Professional. Former Oxfam, Norwegian Refugee Council & others. Coffee please!
Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social A unique collection of art that speaks to freedom, dignity and equality. Owned, managed and cared for by the @ConcourtTrust.
https://ccac.concourttrust.org.za/
https://www.instagram.com/concourt_art?igsh=MXUxNmp1b3d5MWlteA==
Owl Arcana 🇿🇦 @owlarcana.bsky.social Editor at @carteblanche.co.za and relentless news junkie. Often staring at the ceiling at 3 in the morning. Owns two cats but wants to own them all. Perpetually playing catch-up on TV series from a decade ago. 
Thandi Smith @thandis.bsky.social Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa www.mma.org.za ll @mediamattersza
Media, media freedom, digital rights, internet governance and freedom of expression.
Caryn Gootkin @caryng.bsky.social SA-based book lover, justice seeker, puzzle doer
Jean le Roux @jeanleroux.bsky.social Senior Investigator, Graphika.
Cape Town, South Africa.
Shireen Hassim @shireenhassim.bsky.social African socialist feminist political junkie, loves all who make the world beautiful. Work in Ottawa, live in Toronto, love in Johannesburg. Knitting my way to sanity.
Murray Hunter @muzhunter.bsky.social Digital rights and surveillance oversight.
Underperforming in mischief-making.
South Africa.
Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social Newspaper person. Co-founder @thecontinent.org and The Atlas (theatlasnewspaper.org)
Sohini Gowan @sohinigowan.bsky.social 🇿🇦 Healthcare Communicator. Data-driven Storyteller. Strategist. Former Clinical Research professional. Media literacy advocate. Politics nerd. Joburg-to-the-core.
Andrew Trench @andrewtrench.bsky.social Recovering journalist and editor. AI entrepreneur. Strategic communications consultant. Open water swimmer (for sanity). Based in Cape Town, South Africa.
AntonHarber @antonharber.bsky.social Journalist, free speech activist, executive director of the Henry Nxumalo Foundation
Raeesa Pather @raediology.bsky.social Ink spills, pencil shavings, glowing keyboard. Blank document. Investigative journalist and writer in South Africa. 
ⴷngelion @angelion.bsky.social Lion, amateur photographer, rambler of ruins, ronso enthusiast.
Ronso International - ronsoint.bsky.social
t.me/Angeli0n
Robyn Porteous @robynporteous.bsky.social Intersectional Feminist. Writer. Runner. Bibliophile. Anti-Racist. She/Her. Disinformation destroys democracy. #BlackLivesMatter. Views my own.
Dr Nechama Brodie @brodiegal.bsky.social South African journalist & academic. teach/research/publish on media, journalism, archives, public health, data & research methods. Strong sideline in homicide studies + forensic pathology. Writes books and sings songs. It’s not AI it’s automation
Chris Roper @chrisroper.bsky.social Deputy CEO at @Code4Africa, Former Ed-in-Chief: Mail & Guardian and 24. com. Knight Fellow at ICFJ 2015-2019. He/him
Julian Rademeyer @julianrademeyer.bsky.social Writer, researcher on organised crime. Previously at Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, TRAFFIC and Africa Check. Author of 'Killing for Profit’. Views my own.
Andrew Fraser @arfness.bsky.social Opinions. Comms. OSINT. Analysis. Marketing strat. Some snark. Radical apanthropist.
NB: It's probably more complicated than you think - whatever it is.
TheAfricaDailyPost @theafricadailypost.bsky.social Your go-to source for quality journalism across Africa, covering breaking news, business, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and diplomacy. TheAfricaDailyPost.com
Bronwynne Wiehl @handle.invalid I help GenX professionals to stop hiding & to grow their confidence & personal brands on social media channels | LinkedIn coach | 8min/km runner (some call it jogging) 💁🏻♀️
Etienne Shardlow 🇿🇦 @ettysh.bsky.social #BowieForever
Governance of IT and Service Management consultant.
Time Magazine Person of the Year 2006.
#FreePalestine🇵🇸 Antiracist
Pierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at UCT and author of the Blog, Constitutionally Speaking. I am not a journalist. Hopeful that everyone on this app will read before commenting.
𝓢𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓭𝔂𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓻 🐻 🇿🇦 @studdybear.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🇿🇦 Just a GenX Bear 🐻 and his HuzBear of 20 years.
| 🏕 Camping |☕ Coffee | ⛱️ Beach |🐻 Bear |👬HuzBear | ⛵Sailing | 🚫Not a gamer | ♨️ Braai |
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
#KZNSouthCoast
Alastair Otter @alastairotter.bsky.social Editor of The Outlier, data communications and visualisation expert. theoutlier.co.za
IndiaWilloughby @indiawilloughby.bsky.social Trans people should expect no fair treatment or justice in the UK - the 22nd safest country in Europe to be LGBT. Biological Female 🏳️⚧️ Anti Free Speech.
Mere Mortal Musings @meremortalmusings.bsky.social South African Atheist, Leftist, Feminist, Altruist and occasional sports enthusiast. 
Hennie Kriel @officially-hennie.bsky.social Cape Town, South Africa
Webcomics enthusiast. Watcher of movies. Coffee shop explorer.
Formerly LittleManKriel on the ol' bird app.
The Beardly Ben @thebeardlyben.art He/him. Cape Town based bearded Illustrator & games animator at @freelives.bsky.social. Husbear of @dwuff.com. Metalhead. TTRPG enthusiast. Cat and dog dad. Bisexual.
✉️ thebeardlyben@gmail.com
linktr.ee/thebeardlyben
FUCK AI
Adam Schiff @adamschiff.com California Senator. Father, husband, former prosecutor, triathlete, and sometimes comic.
Rose Hayden-Smith, PhD @rosehaydensmith.com History PhD 🕰️ | #VictoryGardens | Emerita U of California | Writer & Book Lover 📚 | Family, faith (Episcopal) | ☀️🌊805 | #CooperativeExtension Blog: https://bio.site/rosehaydensmith
Sleepy the Basset @sleepybasset.bsky.social Joined 2025-03-11.
I'm probably doing this all wrong. I'm pretty sure I am.
Mad as hell & I'm gonna use that PS 6.0 I paid too much money for, whether I know how to use it or not!
Mad, Sad, Scared, Dyslexic, Improvising.
Global Health Matters podcast 🎙️ @ghm-podcast.bsky.social A podcast on inspiring actions to achieve health for all | produced by TDR at WHO | Dr Garry Aslanyan, executive producer & host
Dalla Lana School of Public Health @uoftdlsph.bsky.social A leading model for #publichealth and #healthsystems learning, research and service with impact at local and global levels.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu Health, dignity, and justice for every human. This is the official account for #HarvardChan: hsph.harvard.edu
Gavi @gavi.org Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance helps vaccinate half the world’s children against deadly and debilitating diseases. #VaccinesWork #ForOurFuture
Sabin Vaccine Institute @sabinvaccine.bsky.social Extending the benefits of immunization to all people, everywhere.
#vaccineswork- A African Development Bank Group @afdbgroup.bsky.social The African Development Bank Group works to reduce poverty and improve living conditions on the continent. #FeedAfrica #PowerAfrica #IndustrialiseAfrica #IntegrateAfrica #ImproveQualityOfLife
European Respiratory Society @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social A non-profit organisation dedicated to sharing scientific knowledge, fighting lung disease and promoting lung health. ERS has more than 35,000 members worldwide. ersnet.org
Nature @nature.com Research, news, and commentary from Nature, the international science journal. For daily science news, get Nature Briefing: https://go.nature.com/get-Nature-Briefing
John-Arne Røttingen @jarottingen.bsky.social Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Wellcome- G @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
International Energy Agency @iea.org Shaping a secure & sustainable energy future. We provide data, analysis & ambitious real-world solutions on all fuels & technologies.
Campaign Collective @campaignshq.bsky.social We create positive change by leading collaborative campaigns and helping organisations amplify their impact through expert, ethical communications.
Pat Murphy @pittspat.bsky.social sports, film, tv, science, engineering, space......heck everything
Angie @akanel.bsky.social Fighting against the 2nd law of thermodynamics one day at a time. Other laws are by back yard ;)
@ced123.bsky.social @ced123.bsky.social 
Luvabelle @luvabelle.bsky.social 
United Nations Water @un-water.bsky.social www.unwater.org
Coordinates the United Nation’s work on water and sanitation for a better world.
#WorldWaterDay #WorldToiletDay #WaterAction #Goal6 #SDG6 #WaterFacts
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) @undrr.bsky.social UNDRR has a big ambition: to help decision makers across the globe better understand and act on risk. We envision a world where disasters no longer threaten the the well-being of people and the future of the planet. | www.undrr.org
IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
WHO African Region @afro.who.int Official BlueSky account for the World Health Organization African Region - WHO/AFRO
Switzerland UN @swiss-un.bsky.social This is the official account of Switzerland at the United Nations
World Food Programme @wfp.org Laureate of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. 🇺🇳🌾🍛 The United Nations World Food Programme delivers food assistance to millions of people affected by crises.
OCHA Financing and Partnerships @partnerships.unocha.org Connecting humanitarian donors and partners to @unocha.org's mission
UNICEF @unicef.org UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to protect children's rights. We won't stop, #ForEveryChild.
Learn more: linktr.ee/for_every_child
60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social Skeets from the most successful news magazine in TV history, offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news ⏱️
Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social NPR White House correspondent. National Murrow Award Winner. Former Vox, USN&WR. Tariff explainer. Masculinity politics expert. Native Iowan. Jesus freak. Girlboss. Real piece of work.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com
UNHCR United States @usa.unhcr.org UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in the United States and the Caribbean.
We protect people fleeing war and persecution and provide lifesaving humanitarian aid.
Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social 🌍 Daily Human Rights Content 📊⚖️
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) @omct.social The worldwide network of 200+ NGOs standing up against torture. OMCT is a member of the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium.
Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
www.politico.com
CCVS @ccvsinternational.org Mental health care to individuals, families, and communities who have experienced violence, empowering them to rebuild their lives with resilience and dignity, and recreating and strengthening peaceful and supportive communities.
Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law @chrclla.bsky.social Advancing Human Rights for Marginalized Communities through Nationwide Litigation and Advocacy ⚖️
🗣️ #ProtectKids #LegalAccess #NoHumanIsIllegal
1505 E. 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
https://linktr.ee/chrclla
Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org Together, we defend freedom so that justice and democracy prevail 🤝
Acacia Center for Justice @acaciajustice.org Acacia fights to preserve and uphold the rights of immigrants and their loved ones navigating the U.S. immigration system. We deliver and advocate for vital services that uphold the due process rights of immigrants at risk of detention or deportation.
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social The Center for Justice & Accountability is an international organization that brings human rights abusers to justice. RP ≠ endorsement.
cja.org
REDRESS Trust @redress.org We help torture survivors obtain justice and reparation.
Follow us on LinkedIn: company/redress | IG: @RedressTrust
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium Member
Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social Co-creating reparations and other forms of redress with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.
Nonprofit Tech for Good @nonprofitorgs.bsky.social Nonprofit Tech for Good is a digital marketing and fundraising resource for nonprofits worldwide. 🌐 https://www.nptechforgood.com
International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social The International Refugee Assistance Project helps #refugees navigate #resettlement processes & works to improve relevant policy. Links/Reposts ≠ endorsements.
#FreeViasna @freeviasna.org ✊ Campaigning for human rights in Belarus with FIDH & Human Rights Center Viasna, demanding freedom for all political prisoners.
🤝 Support human rights defenders: donate.spring96.org
🔗 Learn more: freeviasna.org
#FreeViasna
España en la ONU @spainun.bsky.social Cuenta oficial de la Misión Permanente de España ante las Naciones Unidas | Official account of the Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations 🇪🇸🇺🇳
ECCO think tank @eccoclimate.bsky.social ECCO is an independent Italian, non-profit think tank dedicated to climate change and the energy transition.
Join our mission to accelerate climate action in Italy, the Mediterranean, Europe and around the world.
https://eccoclimate.org/en/
SABC News @sabcnews.bsky.social 
Moxii Africa @moxiiafricaza.bsky.social Striving for Open and Trusted Information.
Media Monitoring Africa is rebranding to Moxii Africa.
Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) @parinstitute.bsky.social PARI is an African research institute affiliated to the University of Johannesburg and Wits University, providing new and original social science research, advocacy and implementation support for South Africa, the global South and beyond.
Arthur Goldstuck @art2gee.bsky.social Author (The Hitchhiker's Guide to AI, etc). Sunday Times columnist. Publisher of Gadgetza.bsky.social. Founder of World Wide Worx research. Professional speaker. Imbiber of SF, single malt, music, comics. Wits U PhD candidate. Johannesburg. South Africa. 🇿🇦
Artslink.co.za @artslink.co.za Arts, Culture and Entertainment News and Internet Service Provider