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We defend human rights around the world. Let's get to work. For media enquiries, please contact @amnestypress at [email protected]

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@AmnestyEU
Amnesty EU
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"What would you check first: their pulse, or their passport?" Seán Binder's trial started today in Lesvos, Greece. If convicted, he risks 20 years in prison for helping people at risk of drowning at sea. These baseless charges must be dropped. #HumanityMustWin
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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Take action now and tell @GovRonDeSantis it’s time to shut the facility down ✍️ Sign here 👇
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Immigration detention must never become a dumping ground for human rights abuses.  Sign the action.
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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New report out today: Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” isn’t just a detention center — it’s a human rights disaster. Torture, disappearances, no oversight. All happening right now in the United States. Read more:
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Amnesty International today released a new report documenting cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment at two immigration detention centers in Florida: The Everglades Detention Facility (“Alligator...
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@amnestypress
amnestypress
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Greece: As Seán Binder's trial begins this morning in Lesvos, @amnesty representatives are present in the courtroom and spokespeople are available on request. More details 👇 https://t.co/O1shPjVd11
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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We stand in solidarity with these organisations who continue fighting in the face of oppression. The fight doesn’t end until human rights are enjoyed by everyone. The power to create positive change is within all of us if we work together. #HumanityMustWin
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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The decision by the Tunis Court of Appeal to uphold the unjust convictions in the ‘conspiracy case’ exposes further the relentless campaign to erode rights and silence dissent in Tunisia. By validating the guilty verdicts following a sham trial based on unfounded charges
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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Indonesia and the international community must mobilize the necessary resources to support rescue efforts in the affected areas. There can be no solution to this devastation without a roadmap for climate justice, and there is no climate justice without human rights.
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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We extend our deepest condolences to the families of residents, workers, and firefighters who tragically lost their lives in the fire, and we wish a swift recovery for all those injured. Now is the time for the Hong Kong authorities to transparently investigate the causes of the
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Responding to the arrest of a Hong Kong student who launched a petition demanding government accountability following a deadly fire in the city’s Tai Po district, Luk Chi-man, the Executive Director...
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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States must oppose US threats and sanctions against the International Criminal Court. As 125 states which make up the oversight and legislative body of the ICC meet, they must defend the Court's ability to pursue individual responsibility, including against the most powerful
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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Sonia should never have been detained in the first place. She was locked up and silenced for speaking out. Sonia has been conditionally released, but still faces other cases against her. Tunisian authorities must immediately drop all charges against Sonia and end the harassment
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Amnesty International
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Today’s Tokyo High Court decision endorsed the Japanese government ban on same-sex marriage. This marks a significant step backwards for marriage equality in Japan. Read more 👇
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In response to today’s Tokyo High Court decision that endorsed the Japanese government ban on same-sex marriage, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “The court’s decision...
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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We went to TikTok's Transparency and Accountability in the office to deliver a petition demanding they #FixTikTok and make it safe for young people. Here's why.
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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The international community must prevent an escalation of attacks on civilians in the West Bank and take immediate action towards bringing Israel’s unlawful occupation of the Palestinian territory the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza to an end, as indicated by the
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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These intense military operations, which are part of Israel’s cruel system of apartheid against Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in addition to resulting in killings and injuries, will have severe consequences for Palestinians’ rights to health, education,
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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As reported by media, helicopters, drones and bulldozers are being deployed and curfew imposed in Tubas. According to the Tubas governor, the Israeli military has displaced 30 families, whose homes it turned into military outposts, and continue to detain dozens of people.
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@amnesty
Amnesty International
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@Amnesty is gravely concerned about the new large-scale military operation that the Israeli army launched in the North of the occupied West Bank. Similar previous operations have already forcibly displaced thousands of Palestinians from the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarem and
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Amnesty International
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The EU court ruled that member states must recognize the marital status of same-sex couples, even if their national laws do not recognize same-sex marriage or unions, like in Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. These countries are not obliged to introduce same-sex marriage
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Amnesty International
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The garment industry in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka has thrived for decades on the exploitation of a grossly underpaid, overworked and mostly female workforce. There must be an end to this extractive business model. @amnesty new report, out now.
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Major fashion brands are growing on the back of underpaid work.
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@AgnesCallamard
Agnes Callamard
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#Write4Rightschanges lives: In 2023, hundreds of thousands of people globally supported Rocky by signing petitions and sending letters to the governor of Alabama. Rocky was on death row for more than 30 years despite serious flaws in his case In February of this year, Rocky’s
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just took part in the biggest campaign for human rights @amnesty #W4R25 Join me!
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