Amnesty Truro
@AmnestyTruro
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We are a group of ordinary people, living in mid Cornwall, campaigning for human rights. See our facebook page for more details.
Joined March 2013
"We are not weak - but the war has broken our bones, and the siege has hollowed out our stomachs" Read this moving account from an @Amnesty fieldworker in Gaza:
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In this moving account, Amnesty International's fieldworker bravely shares how their hopes of a ceasefire have been torn apart. The reality of their lives is now truly unbearable. Their home has been...
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The world cannot stand by and allow Israel to continue inflicting staggering levels of death and human suffering on Palestinians in Gaza.
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In Falmouth, UK, we will not forget the brave Saturday Mothers of Galatasary Square seeking justice for their loved ones @CmrtesiAnneleri #CumartesiAnneleri @aforgutu
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Colourful kites fill London sky in solidarity with people of #Afghanistan
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Event celebrates Afghan culture and protests against restrictions on women and girls two years after Taliban offensive
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Ink big: 30 people to get tattoo of one letter of human rights declaration https://t.co/OjaSC17PHg
#Manchester #HumanRights
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International art project will visit Manchester, where 30 people will be tattooed with one letter of 1948 UN document
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Ghana abolishes #deathpenalty, with expected reprieve for 176 condemned prisoners
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Country joins growing list of African nations free of capital punishment, but execution remains for high treason
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Singapore to execute a woman for first time in almost 20 years #deathpenalty
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Killing of Saridewi Djamani is one of two this week as activists say most on death row are marginalised people
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Jamshid Sharmahd: Iran could execute my dad at any time, says German woman https://t.co/s39iExFRBJ
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An Iranian-German businessman on death row may have made his last phone call, his daughter fears.
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Jubilee Pool filled with 75,000 plastic bottles #Penzance #PlasticPollution
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A synchronsied swimming group performed amongst the plastic waste which had been collected from the local community
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Bibby Stockholm asylum barge protesters take to streets in Falmouth against 'floating prison' https://t.co/Ek0flnRppm
#RefugeesWelcome
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Cornwall Resists say they will continue their direct action to oppose what they call the "hostile environment policies of this government"
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Supporting the week of protest against the government's cruel proposals to house refugees on barge Bibby Stockholm currently in Falmouth docks #Falmouth
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An 85-year-old British citizen in Sudan was shot by snipers and his wife then died of starvation after they were left to fend for themselves by the British embassy https://t.co/L0VbjwFQaZ
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Despite repeated calls for help, the man and his disabled wife were not assisted, his family says.
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Erasing women and girls from public life is a crime against humanity. The Taliban must be held accountable.
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Gary Lineker accepts #HumanRights award with call to show refugees more compassion
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Match of the Day host was in Rome to receive a ‘Sport and Human Rights’ award from Amnesty International for ‘his strong commitment towards immigration and human rights issues’
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Happy Birthday @KeskinEren1. You are an inspiration. We stand in solidarity with you and applaud your commitment to defending human rights and for standing up against injustice. @aforgutu
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#ProtectTheProtest Exeter Amnesty and supporters show solidarity for Turkiye Prides at last Saturdays Exeter Pride 2023. Freedom to be yourself
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Happy Birthday @KeskinEren1. We are always by your side. @aforgutu . We hope you can all stand strong in these difficult times.
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Protestors unite against Bibby Stockholm immigrant barge for 500 asylum seekers plans #RefugeesWelcome
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The protest - Resist Border Violence - No Floating Prisons - United Against the Bibby Stockholm - is supported by local groups including Cornwall Resists, Divest Borders Falex, Falmouth and Penryn...
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