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Challenging injustice, & protecting #HumanRights. Always Was, Always Will Be.
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Bangladesh: @amnesty welcomes the decision by the Bangladeshi authorities to bring 15 serving army officers before a court to face charges including enforced disappearances and torture, allegedly committed during the tenure of the previous government. This marks the first
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More than 1,000 people have been executed in Iran so far this year - the highest since 1989. UN member states must urgently speak up and demand that the Iranian authorities immediately halt all executions.
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“For a decade, China has kept Gui Minhai hidden from the world and, worse, those who love him — denying him regular access to his relatives, lawyers, and independent medical care." Gui Minhai must be released immediately and unconditionally. https://t.co/jnRIsvoiva
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Ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the disappearance of Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai, who is currently imprisoned in an unknown location in China on
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South Korea’s response to this death shows that govts can respond strongly. Others should urgently apply similar pressure and resources and demand the Cambodian govt stops those responsible for human rights abuses whether in criminal gangs or by public officials. 3/3
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Months after what was supposed to be a nationwide crackdown on scamming compounds in Cambodia, victims of human trafficking continue to be enslaved, tortured and killed inside them. The Cambodian govt's insufficient response is leaving people exposed to serious harm. 2/3
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This horrific case, one of many reported inside scamming compounds, should prompt governments to urgently raise their voices and pressure Cambodia to show substantive progress in shutting down a deadly industry it has known about for years. 1/3
My latest for the Guardian: growing outrage in South Korea after student allegedly tortured to death in Cambodia by scam ring. Part of exploding crisis where victims are lured by fake jobs, kidnapped, confined in compounds and forced into fraud.
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This ICC conviction marks a long-awaited step toward justice for the victims of Darfur.
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This is an important milestone in the fight against impunity for millions of victims and survivors in Afghanistan, spanning more than four decades of conflict
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Read our latest report to learn how Aotearoa New Zealand government’s discriminatory migration system fails Pacific People: https://t.co/u8owhSjZR0
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Today on World Day Against the Death Penalty, join us and demand an end the death penalty.
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This may look like paradise, but the Pacific islands of Tuvalu are at risk from rising sea levels caused by climate change. For many, climate displacement is now a reality.
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The sickening reports emerging from the ground in central Myanmar following a nighttime attack late on Monday should serve as a gruesome wake-up call that civilians in Myanmar need urgent protection. https://t.co/3bhqukq6xW
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Responding to reports of an aerial attack by the Myanmar military that is said to have killed upwards of 20 civilians, including children, when multiple
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Nationwide internet shutdown by the Taliban de-facto authorities is a reckless move that will impact delivery of aid, healthcare access & more at a time when Afghanistan is facing multiple humanitarian crises. https://t.co/8q73gGi6hO
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Responding to the Taliban de facto authorities’ imposition of a total internet shutdown across Afghanistan under the pretext of preventing the “misuse of
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“Existing conditions in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State are nowhere near ready for Rohingya to return safely,�� - Joe Freeman, Amnesty International’s Myanmar Researcher. https://t.co/qPNluaQ6pj
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Rohingya communities in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State are facing forced labour, food and health crises, severe restrictions on movement and escalating
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The Philippine National Police must investigate and hold accountable its officers suspected to be responsible for alleged human rights violations during 21 September protests against corruption. https://t.co/cMEzNxVm1H
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Responding to reports of the PNP’s violent dispersal of protesters during the anti-corruption rally in Manila on 21 September, Amnesty International
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The Albanese Government's 2035 emissions target is not enough. We must see ambitious climate action to protect everyone's human rights from worsening climate change.
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Amnesty calls for Chinese journalist, Zhang Zhan’s baseless conviction to be quashed and for her immediate release, following reports she has been convicted of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and sentenced to 4 years in prison. https://t.co/1TrqGOyBhx
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Responding to reports that Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan has been convicted of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and sentenced to four years in
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With the Government expected to announce Australia's emissions reduction target this week, we are calling on the Albanese Government to commit to zero emissions by 2035 to protect people’s human rights before it's too late. Every action counts. Share this post.
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The Government of India must immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender and student activist Umar Khalid who has been incarcerated for 5 long years without trial on politically motivated charges. https://t.co/D4bbsBOHqp
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As Amnesty International and six other international human rights organizations released a joint statement calling on the Government of India to
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HONG KONG: "The proposed bill on same-sex partnerships was flawed, but in rejecting it lawmakers have shown an alarming disdain for LGBTI rights." - Amnesty International’s Researcher/Policy Advisor on Gender, Nadia Rahman https://t.co/oIZY8NJOYT
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Responding to the Hong Kong legislature’s rejection of a bill that proposed a new legal framework for registering same-sex partnerships, Amnesty
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