Sandra Mwarania
@SMwarania
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Anthropologist |Policy Advocate |Social Justice Campaigner |Gender & Youth Specialist |YALI PanAfrican Changemaker
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined June 2011
Access to the internet is essential to protect human rights. An internet shutdown happens when an institution—usually a government—intentionally disrupts the internet or electronic communications, rendering them inaccessible or effectively unusable, for a specific population or
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Visa systems in Europe’s Schengen area function like an obstacle course for human rights defenders from different parts of the world, preventing many from participating in key decision-making forums. Our new report is out now.
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Visa systems in Europe’s Schengen represent a obstacle course for human rights defenders, preventing many from participating in key decision-making forums.
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📢Amid reports of Rapid Support Forces attacks on civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, the EU and international actors must act swiftly to prevent further civilian suffering. All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable. https://t.co/58NQRatM4r
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Deadline closes today! Are you passionate about human rights and ready to take your campaigning skills to the next level? Apply now for the Amnesty Regional Human Rights Campaigners Training, a 6-week journey that will empower you to ACT for change. Apply today:
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New Episode out now 📻 Tanzania goes to the polls amid a deepening human rights crisis. What are Amnesty International's human rights priorities ahead, during and after the polls? https://t.co/Y9BPfuF1Bx
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Dragged into the rabbit hole. New @amnesty evidence of TikTok’s risk to young people’s mental health. #FixTikTok #DigitalRights
New @amnesty research has found that TikTok's ‘For You’ feed is pushing French children and young people engaging with mental health content into a cycle of depression, self-harm and suicide content. Read our 'Dragged into the Rabbit Hole' report 👇 https://t.co/eDUEzWwlsw
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Kenyan youth love TikTok—but many say it’s addictive and full of harmful content. Their stories show why we need change. Let’s #FixTikTok and make it safer for everyone.
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We have woken up to the news that women were raped in the dark last night because there were no matatus in Nairobi, and churches closed their doors to stranded people. Police officers who patrol the city refused to do their job so that the goons - hired by politicians - could do
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"When I started to speak up, I became like the hope of so many, that you have this pressure to at least do something for almost everyone that comes to you." @AAgather
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🚨.@Amnesty has launched its first ever-ever youth-led report highlighting how online harassment by the Philippine authorities fosters a climate of fear that discourages young human rights defenders from engaging in activism. https://t.co/XvYBGqdFWt
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Amnesty International’s first ever youth-led report reveals that online harassment by the Philippine authorities, including the practice of “red-tagging” or labelling individuals as communists,...
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Urgent reading for all who care about the human rights and humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC. And our recommendations to @kajakallas and EU foreign ministers at Monday's Foreign Affairs Council 👉
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Ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 February 2025, Amnesty International wrote to High Representative Kaja Kallas and EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, urging them to act on the escalating...
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@amnesty, we call on the Ugandan authorities to: Respect the Supreme Court decision and immediately free Kizza Besigye, Hajj Obeid Lutale, Lawyer Eron Kiiza and others unlawfully detained. #FreeKizzaBesigye
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An in-tray full of human rights crises awaits the next chairperson of the @_AfricanUnion who is set to be elected tomorrow. The new chairperson must stand up for human rights from day one on the job. Full @amnesty statement here:
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The next chairperson must ensure the AU responds boldly and decisively to protect civilians in conflicts and end states’ clampdown on dissent.
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Haiti is facing a humanitarian and human rights crisis, with children at the center of its devastating impact. More than 1 million children are estimated to be living in areas controlled by or under the influence of gangs. Our new report, out now ⬇️ https://t.co/4PdpAgieXx
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More than 1 million children estimated to be living in areas controlled by gangs.
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It’s #SaferInternetDay ⬇️ Sign @amnesty’s petition to demand TikTok to prioritize young users’ mental health, privacy and autonomy over content interests. #FixTiKTok ⬇️ https://t.co/cwbsGRNNMd ✍️
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This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, let's talk about the potential harmful impacts of TikTok on young minds. In 2023, @Amnesty research revealed alarming findings about the platform’s effect on children's mental health. 🧵👇
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It's #SaferInternetDay! Let's talk about making the online world safer for everyone, especially children and young people. 🧵
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DRC: Urgent Need for the UN Human Rights Council to Create an Independent Mandate to Investigate Rights Violations and Abuses by All Parties in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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“States and intergovernmental organizations should intensify their engagement at this watershed moment, expose enablers of the current attacks in Goma and beyond." @amnesty SG @AgnesCallamard speaks ahead of joint EAC/SADC meet on #DRC. Read more. https://t.co/cfHV3iwS1I
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Ahead of the @jumuiya emergency summit on #DRC, @Amnesty calls on warring parties to prioritize the protection of civilians, they must also facilitate humanitarian access. #JusticeforCongo @WilliamsRuto @PaulKagame @fatshi23 @KagutaMuseveni
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