We’re back with another year of #Write4Rights! This International Human Rights Day, join #W4R25, the world’s biggest human rights event where hundreds of thousands of people around the world come together to protect the rights of others: amn.st/633227f5xC#Write4Rights✍️

Indonesian police used unlawful force against protesters, including beatings and the improper use of water cannon and tear gas grenades, during mass demonstrations that swept the country earlier this year. Read more 👇

Widespread failings by Nepal’s law enforcement agencies in policing September’s youth-led “Gen-Z” protests resulted in unlawful killings, unnecessary and excessive use of force, and severe injuries. Read more 👇

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.

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 👇

As the newly designated host for the annual UN Climate summit next year, Türkiye must take decisive and transparent actions to tackle climate change. amn.st/633207i5RQ

EU inaction in DRC kills! Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Nigerian authorities must ensure the safe release of the abducted children and teacher.

In 2001, a group of activists in Poland held a 24-hour letter-writing marathon, writing letters day and night on behalf of people whose rights had been wronged. Over two decades later, that campaigning spirit continues. Join us again for #W4R25: amn.st/633277ewWU#W4R25✊

Moldova’s authorities must protect media freedom and develop media regulations in consultation with media and civil society, not seek to control the country’s information space through controversial legislation and extrajudicial punitive measures. Read more:

- 1 in 4 people globally live within 5km of fossil fuel infrastructure. - More than 16% of global fossil fuel infrastructure sits on Indigenous territories. - Despite global commitments to #DefossilizeNow, the fossil fuel industry is thriving around the world. This is #ExtractionExtinction.

Instead of silencing those who demand action, authorities in Delhi should be doing everything possible to protect people from toxic air. #ProtectTheProtest

Human induced climate change has deepened Somalia’s UNnatural drought – and with it, a human rights crisis. Communities in southern and central Somalia are paying the price for a crisis they did not create. Read our new report out now:

🧵 Since the RSF took control of the city of El Fasher from Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on 26 October, multiple videos have emerged revealing a series of mass killings and attacks on civilians.

We are alarmed by reports that amidst internet and electricity blackouts, security forces have used excessive force to suppress and disperse ongoing post-election protests, resulting in the deaths and injuries of protesters.

Protests erupt in Brazil after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro history. Death and bloodshed must not be treated as public policy. Public security should guarantee rights, NOT violate them.

The President of Latvia must veto Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention to protect women and girls from gender-based and domestic violence.

The adoption of this law in France is a historic step forward. It is a long-awaited victory for victims of rape and the culmination of years of tireless campaigning by activists, feminist organizations and survivors of sexual violence.

UNnatural disasters caused by fossil fuels put our human rights at risk. People around the world, often those who have contributed least to climate change, are being killed or losing their homes to hurricanes, fires and floods.

Authorities must respect, protect and facilitate people’s right of peaceful assembly. There must be a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the deaths. #ProtectTheProtest

Grateful to Juliana Miranda, from CELS for the UNGA 1C statement on Torture-Free Trade. This is a human rights issue, and an export control trade issue - at the heart of it though is the prevention of torture - more action is needed from states to end the trade in tools of torture.

The arbitrary manner in which these individuals, including peaceful Baloch activists, have been put on a terrorist watchlist without being given an opportunity to challenge the decision is an affront to due process and their rights to liberty, privacy and freedom of movement. Read more 👇

This is another stark reminder of how Russia’s strikes devastate civilian life in Ukraine.

The Guinean authorities must immediately guarantee the human rights of Soguipah workers and smallholder planters affiliated with the state-owned company, and investigate widespread abuses particularly regarding workers’ right to decent work.

Russia’s relentless attack that is destroying Ukraine’s energy system, which is indispensable to the survival of civilian population, is unlawful. Intentionally depriving civilians of electricity, heating and water is a clear violation of international humanitarian law.

This is a win for women's rights in Japan, easing access to essential reproductive healthcare. Over 90 countries now have the morning after pill available without the need for prescription 🎉

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.

With members of the #TortureFreeTrade Network presenting the @amnesty.org petition on behalf of 251,178 people to the representatives of @austriaun.bsky.social, @denmarkun.bsky.social, @franceUN, @spainun.bsky.social, @swedenun.bsky.social, @swiss-un.bsky.social, @UK UN. #ProtectTheProtest

Bangladesh's authorities must urgently address their failure to uphold the rights of sanitation workers, who face economic marginalization and entrenched gender- and caste-based discrimination. Read our report 👇

On behalf of 251,178 people world wide @amnesty.org with our partners from the Torture-Free Trade Network has just handed in this petition calling for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty to the Ambassadors of the @euatun.bsky.social and @unmongolia #ProtectTheProtest

Publishing the COP30 host country agreement with Brazil is a positive step for transparency. Read more: amn.st/63325A0JST

Significant protests have taken place in over 130 countries in the last 8 years. The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Dr Alice Edwards has uncovered some shocking facts about the weapons being used. @amnesty.org calls for a #Torture-Free Trade Treaty. #ProtectTheProtest tinyurl.com/3efcbnup

Taliban authorities have imposed a total internet shutdown in Afghanistan to prevent "immoral acts." This is reckless & has far reaching consequences for delivery of aid, access to healthcare & girls education. Taliban must restore connectivity now. Read more:

No more bargaining chips. @amnesty reiterates its call for an immediate ceasefire and unconditional release of all civilian hostages. Every moment of inaction costs more lives and deepens the horrors civilians are facing.

Rohingya communities in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State are facing forced labour, food and health crises, severe restrictions on movement and escalating armed conflict. Read more 👇

Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people thus far in 2025, the highest number of yearly executions in Iran that Amnesty has recorded in at least 15 years. Read more:

This is the link to watch the Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau host the panel “Global Refugee Asylum System: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It” - New York City at 1:50 p.m. ET today www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfV3...

Authorities in India must immediately investigate use of lethal force against Leh protesters. Read more 👇

Over a year since the Israeli military significantly escalated its attacks in Lebanon, victims of violations of international law are still awaiting justice and reparations. Read more:

The Taliban have made life for Afghan women and girls intolerable. They have erased them from almost all spheres of life and systematically stripped away their rights and dignity. This latest ban is a further attempt to silence the voices of women.

There is no more time for excuses: as the evidence of Israel’s genocide continues to mount the international community cannot claim they didn’t know.

2.38 million Palestinian children are living in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Join us and get a name to share at letchildrenlive. com 📣 That child’s name is now your responsibility – lift it up, share it, and use your voice.

Our human rights are not protected if our leaders fail to tackle and end the epidemic of gun violence and gun deaths.

The proposed bill on same-sex partnerships was flawed, but in rejecting it the Hong Kong authorities have shown an alarming disdain for LGBTI rights. This bill would have provided the bare minimum of protection for same-sex couples – but notably, only those who registered their partnership overseas.

Israel’s mass displacement order for the entirety of Gaza City is unlawful and inhumane. Read more 👇

Sabrina Carpenter used protest signs in her VMA performance to show her support for trans rights and we are here for it! 💃 Trans rights are human rights!

Russia must immediately stop its campaign of indiscriminate attacks. Targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime. Truth, justice and reparations for victims of Russian aggression ✊

Good news 🎉 After a long legal fight, a stretch of Lake Huron beach has been returned to Saugeen First Nation, recognizing treaty rights dating back to 1854.

Indonesian authorities must respect, protect and facilitate people’s right of peaceful assembly and ensure an independent and impartial investigation into these deaths.

Big Tech or big technology companies like Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple influence how we access and interact on the internet. Here's why Big Tech companies are a threat to human rights ⬇️