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Director of Amnesty International Belgium (Flemish) - @Amnestyvl - Activist campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all

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@AmnestyEU
Amnesty EU
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Last Friday, activists from @MANTHOC76 with support of @amnistiaperu met with @eu_eeas in Brussels. They raised the alarm about river pollution and deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon and weak protection for environmental defenders in Peru.
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@DeGraeveWies
Wies De Graeve
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#Belgium agrees measures to address Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in #Gaza and its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory. Far from enough, but the measures are important steps & an inspiring confirmation that sustained activism works to overcome States’ inaction.
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@AmnestyEU
Amnesty EU
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“They said we would die” @amnesty's new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC. Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC). Many may amount to war crimes. https://t.co/v232zkkJa5
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Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses...
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@AmnestyEU
Amnesty EU
3 months
Disgraceful. Shameful. The EU can't even muster the barest minimum measures to even start to hold Israel to account. This failure comes just as Israeli human rights organizations join others in finding that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
@euronews
euronews
3 months
EU fails to agree Israeli suspension from research fund over Gaza #EuropeNews
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@ErikaGuevaraR
Erika Guevara Rosas
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The cold-blooded killing of Palestinian human rights defender Awda Al-Hathaleen, is a brutal reminder of the relentless violence faced by Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank  Awda featured in @NoOtherLand At @amnesty we demand justice for him & for his community
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
3 months
With the publication of these two reports, @btselem and @PHRIsrael become the first two Israeli organizations to state it loud and clear, based on meticulous documentation and research: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. https://t.co/Mw1DUDgeqr
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Following the landmark publication of two reports by leading Israeli human rights organizations B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, which concluded that Israel is committing genocide...
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@AmnestyEU
Amnesty EU
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Palestinians need action, not words. Last week, the 27 EU foreign ministers failed to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. Since then, statements from EU leaders ring incredibly hollow in the face of starvation in the Gaza Strip... https://t.co/AZAoLAed7C
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Ursula von der Leyen
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Civilians cannot be targets. Never. The images from Gaza are unbearable. The EU reiterates its call for the free, safe and swift flow of humanitarian aid. And for the full respect of international and humanitarian law. Civilians in Gaza have suffered too much, for too long.
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
4 months
🧵 Following Israel’s 13 June attacks, Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds of people on claims of “collaboration” or “espionage” for Israel. Authorities have arbitrarily executed at least six people for such accusations since 16 June.
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Wies De Graeve
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Amnesty International slaat alarm over mogelijke op til zijnde executie van Ahmadreza Djalali #FreeDjalali #Iran Meer op https://t.co/tJlKBzJdm1
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@AmnestyIran
Amnesty Iran
4 months
.@amnesty is gravely concerned Swedish-Iranian #AhmadrezaDjalali is at imminent risk of execution after reports he was transferred today from Greater Tehran Penitentiary to an undisclosed location.Iran's authorities must immediately halt any plans to execute him &release him now!
@AmnestyIran
Amnesty Iran
5 months
PRESS RELEASE: Since Israel’s attacks on Iran began on 13 June, Iranian authorities have arrested scores of people over accusations of “collaboration” with Israel, made chilling calls for expedited trials and executions, and executed one man on 16 June
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Wies De Graeve
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🚨 Iran: Growing fears over torture and executions of individuals accused of ‘espionage’ for Israel, including Dr Ahmadreza Djalali #FreeDjalali Full statement on: https://t.co/Emz2USdHtA
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Wies De Graeve
5 months
Belangrijke en tijdige oproep aan #Iran vanuit het @Europarl_EN om dr. Djalali vrij te laten en naar een hospitaal te brengen. Het militaire opbod geeft aanleiding tot meer repressie en het risico op executies van mensen die Iran ziet als ‘vijanden’ is erg hoog. #FreeDjalali
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Hilde Vautmans
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Djalali must return to his wife and children before it’s too late. #FreeDjalali Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali has been unjustly imprisoned in Iran for over nine years. He is the longest-held EU citizen in the country. The European Parliament has adopted a strong resolution demanding
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Wies De Graeve
5 months
With the upcoming Budapest #Pride very likely being banned in #Hungary, we have to ask with urgency: when will the European Union finally act? #OpEd in Knack with @thibaut_carine via https://t.co/y2pvfW9uGw
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Wies De Graeve
6 months
Dat de EU vandaag heeft beslist om de betrekkingen met #Israël onder het EU-Israël associatieakkoord te herzien, is een goede maar pijnlijk late stap. Het is nu erg belangrijk dat concrete acties snel volgen. Reactie van @AmnestyEU op:
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Reacting to the EU’s decision to initiate a review of Israel’s compliance with its obligations under international law under the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Eve Geddie the Director of Amnesty...
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Wies De Graeve
6 months
België steunt herziening van associatieovereenkomst tussen EU & Israël. Na +1,5 jaar genocide in #Gaza, moet EU eindelijk de handel, samenwerking en investeringen opschorten die schendingen van internationaal recht door Israël mee mogelijk kunnen maken.
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Wies De Graeve
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België steunt herziening van associatieovereenkomst tussen EU & Israël. Na +1,5 jaar genocide in #Gaza, moet EU eindelijk de handel, samenwerking en investeringen opschorten die schendingen van internationaal recht door Israël mee mogelijk kunnen maken.
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Het kernkabinet van de federale regering heeft een consensus bereikt over een standpunt over Gaza. Dat meldt persagentschap Belga en is ons bevestigd. Zo wil ons land humanitaire acties ondernemen,...
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Wies De Graeve
6 months
Duizenden mensen wachten vandaag op de opvang waar ze recht op hebben. In plaats van oplossingen, kiest de regering voor besparingen op opvang. Zo dreigt nog meer menselijk leed en een verdere ondermijning van de rechtsstaat door wetten niet na te leven.
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Tegen 2029 moet de asielopvang het met een zesde van zijn huidige federale dotatie stellen. Volgens minister van Asiel en Migratie Anneleen Van Bossuyt (N-VA) zal dat lukken, omdat haar beleid de...
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Wies De Graeve
6 months
Het gesprek onder Belgische politici over al dan niet erkennen van Palestina dreigt niet meer dan een afleidingsmanoeuvre te worden zonder onmiddellijke actie om de genocide in #Gaza te stoppen. #Opinie met @elshertogen @thibaut_carine & @ArnaudZacharie https://t.co/9HddN4E8L7
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@amnestyvl
Amnesty International Vlaanderen
6 months
🚨 Ahmadreza Djalali zou een hartaanval hebben gehad en in de ziekenboeg van de Evin-gevangenis verblijven. Zijn leven is in gevaar — hij heeft dringend gespecialiseerde medische zorg nodig en moet vrijgelaten worden! https://t.co/L6ShBGzQnQ
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@amnestyvl
Amnesty International Vlaanderen
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Wanneer is genoeg, genoeg? Nu voor onze ogen de bevolking in #Gaza wordt uitgehongerd als methode van oorlogsvoering, eisen wij dat België actie onderneemt om deze genocide te stoppen. Lees onze open brief aan federale regering 👉 https://t.co/xAzZHxJgvq
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