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We defend human rights around the world. Let's get to work!
Weâre back with another year of #Write4Rights! This International Human Rights Day, join #W4R25, the worldâs biggest human rights event where hundreds of thousands of people around the world come together to protect the rights of others:
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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 đ
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Indonesia: Police beat protesters and unlawfully used tear gas to crush protests â new investigation
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, according to new investigation released today by Amnesty International. Thirty-six videos authenticated by Amnesty Internationalâs Evidence Lab, along with interviews with five victims and witnesses, [âŚ]
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Widespread failings by Nepalâs law enforcement agencies in policing Septemberâs youth-led âGen-Zâ protests resulted in unlawful killings, unnecessary and excessive use of force, and severe injuries. Read more đ
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Nepal: Government must ensure accountability for unlawful killings and use of force during Gen-Z protests
New briefing documents how security forces used mounting and ultimately lethal force â including live ammunition â against largely peaceful protest in Kathmandu
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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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Todayâs 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 đ
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Japan: Last high court ruling a damaging step backwards on same-sex marriage
In response to todayâs Tokyo High Court decision that endorsed the Japanese government ban on same-sex marriage, Amnesty Internationalâs East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: âThe courtâs decision today marks a significant step backwards for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling in Tokyo â the final high court ruling of six lawsuits filed across the [âŚ]
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As the newly designated host for the annual UN Climate summit next year, TĂźrkiye must take decisive and transparent actions to tackle climate change.
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TĂźrkiye: New climate summit host must respect, protect and facilitate climate justice advocacy before, during and after COP31
TĂźrkiye will host next yearâs COP31 summit as the location of the annual United Nations climate summit.
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Amnesty EU
about 1 month ago
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.
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Nigerian authorities must ensure the safe release of the abducted children and teacher.
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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:
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SUPPORT WRITE FOR RIGHTS
Take part in the biggest campaign for human rights with @amnesty #W4R25
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about 1 month ago
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Moldovaâs authorities must protect media freedom and develop media regulations in consultation with media and civil society, not seek to control the countryâs information space through controversial legislation and extrajudicial punitive measures. Read more:
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Moldova: Fragile media challenged by vague laws, undue sanctions and harassment
The government decided it could bypass judicial oversight when applying penalties as severe as media de-licensing, and rushed through legislation that âlegalizedâ this approach
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- 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
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Instead of silencing those who demand action, authorities in Delhi should be doing everything possible to protect people from toxic air.
#ProtectTheProtest
about 1 month ago
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Human induced climate change has deepened Somaliaâs UNnatural drought â 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:
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Authorities in Somalia and the International Community are failing climate-displaced individuals â new report
This has exposed them to violations of their rights to food, water, family, health and life.
https://amn.st/633297rIyP
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đ§ľ 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.
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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.
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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.
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about 2 months ago
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The President of Latvia must veto Latviaâs withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention to protect women and girls from gender-based and domestic violence.
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about 2 months ago
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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.
about 2 months ago
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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.
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Authorities must respect, protect and facilitate peopleâs right of peaceful assembly. There must be a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the deaths.
#ProtectTheProtest
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about 2 months ago
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Verity Coyle
about 2 months ago
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.
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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 đ
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Pakistan: Inclusion of Baloch activists on terrorist watchlist an affront to human rights
Responding to the arbitrary inclusion of 32 individuals, including Baloch activists, as âproscribed personsâ under section 11-EE of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, which places severe limits and undue restrictions on their human rights, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty Internationalâs Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: âThe arbitrary manner in which these individuals, including peaceful Baloch [âŚ]
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about 2 months ago
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This is another stark reminder of how Russiaâs strikes devastate civilian life in Ukraine.
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about 2 months ago
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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 workersâ right to decent work.
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Guinea: New report reveals workersâ rights abused in plantations linked to state-owned company Soguipah
The Guinean authorities must investigate widespread abuses regarding workersâ right to decent work in plantations linked to Soguipah.
https://amn.st/63328ACpKo
2 months ago
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Russiaâs relentless attack that is destroying Ukraineâs 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.
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Russia/Ukraine: Blackout in Chernihiv exposes Russiaâs unlawful attacks on civilian infrastructure
These attacks disproportionately affect the civilian population, particularly vulnerable groups including children, older people, and hospital patients who depend on uninterrupted power and water supplies
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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 đ
2 months ago
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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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reposted by
Amnesty International
Verity Coyle
2 months ago
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.
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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 đ
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Bangladesh: Climate crisis magnifies discrimination against âinvisibleâ sanitation workers
Bangladesh cannot build effective resilience to the increasing climate change impacts if it leaves the most neglected groups behind.
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Amnesty International
Verity Coyle
2 months ago
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
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Publishing the COP30 host country agreement with Brazil is a positive step for transparency. Read more:
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Publishing the COP30 host country agreement with Brazil is a positive step for transparency
Amnesty International and 34 other organizations released a joint letter welcoming the publication of the agreement between the Brazilian government and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on hosting the COP30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil, between 10-21 November 2025. âCivil societyâs efforts to achieve transparency in host country agreements that are signed before [âŚ]
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Verity Coyle
3 months ago
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
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Torture weapons are being used on Europe's streets to put down protests
Rubber bullets, chemical substances, experimental acoustic weapons have been used recently by various police on Europe's streets against peaceful protests, writes the UN special rapporteur on torture.
https://tinyurl.com/3efcbnup
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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:
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Afghanistan: Taliban de facto authorities must immediately restore internet accessÂ
Taliban de facto authorities must immediately restore internet access and end a total internet shutdown they imposed across Afghanistan on Monday under the pretext of preventing the âmisuse of internetâ and spread of âimmoral acts."
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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.
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Israel/OPT: No more bargaining chips: Immediate ceasefire and release of hostages urgently needed
Palestinian armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilians held hostage in the occupied Gaza Strip, reiterated Amnesty International nearly two years after they were seized during the Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on 7 October 2023. The organization is also reiterating its calls for an immediate ceasefire and for Israel to end its [âŚ]
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Rohingya communities in Myanmarâs northern Rakhine State are facing forced labour, food and health crises, severe restrictions on movement and escalating armed conflict. Read more đ
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Myanmar: Rohingya repatriation âcatastrophicâ under existing conditions in northern Rakhine State
Rohingya communities in Myanmarâs northern Rakhine State are facing forced labour, food and health crises, severe restrictions on movement and escalating armed conflict, Amnesty International said today as it warned against dangerously premature decisions to repatriate refugees from Bangladesh. Tomorrow the UN General Assembly will convene a High-level Conference on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims [âŚ]
http://amn.st/63325A5ArL
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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:
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Iran: Over 1,000 people executed as authorities step up horrifying assault on right to life
Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people thus far in 2025, the highest number of yearly executions in Iran that the organization has recorded in at least 15 years, said Amnesty International. The organization is calling on the Iranian authorities to establish an immediate moratorium on executions as a first step, and issuing an urgent [âŚ]
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Amnesty International
Francesca Pizzutelli
3 months ago
This is the link to watch the Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau host the panel âGlobal Refugee Asylum System: What Went Wrong and How to Fix Itâ - New York City at 1:50 p.m. ET today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfV3...
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LIVE: Deputy Secretary of State Hosts Panel on Global Refugee Asylum System
YouTube video by NTD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfV3hF8IcOo
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Authorities in India must immediately investigate use of lethal force against Leh protesters. Read more đ
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India: Authorities must immediately investigate use of lethal force against Leh protesters
At least four people killed and more than 50 injured after police opened fire on protesters in Leh city in the Union Territory of Ladakh
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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:
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One year since Israelâs major escalation in Lebanon, victims of war crimes await justice and reparations
One year since the Israeli military significantly escalated its attacks in Lebanon, victims of violations of international law are still awaiting justice and reparations, the Lebanese government has yet to grant the International Criminal Court (ICC) the jurisdiction to carry out investigations on its territory, and many residents of towns and villages in southern Lebanon are still [âŚ]
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3 months ago
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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.
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There is no more time for excuses: as the evidence of Israelâs genocide continues to mount the international community cannot claim they didnât know.
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2.38 million Palestinian children are living in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Join us and get a name to share at letchildrenlive. com đŁ That childâs name is now your responsibility â lift it up, share it, and use your voice.
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Our human rights are not protected if our leaders fail to tackle and end the epidemic of gun violence and gun deaths.
3 months ago
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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 â but notably, only those who registered their partnership overseas.
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Israelâs mass displacement order for the entirety of Gaza City is unlawful and inhumane. Read more đ
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Israel/OPT: Israel's mass displacement order for the entirety of Gaza City is unlawful and inhumane
Israel must immediately rescind the mass displacement order issued by the military to the residents of Gaza City on 9 September as it escalates its assault on Gaza City compounding the suffering of civilians amidst an ongoing genocide, said Amnesty International today.  The order issued yesterday morning by the Israeli military for the mass [âŚ]
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3 months ago
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Sabrina Carpenter used protest signs in her VMA performance to show her support for trans rights and we are here for it! đ Trans rights are human rights!
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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 â
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Good news đ 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.
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Indonesian authorities must respect, protect and facilitate peopleâs right of peaceful assembly and ensure an independent and impartial investigation into these deaths.
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4 months ago
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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 âŹď¸
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Why are Big Tech companies a threat to human rights?
Our new briefing, âBreaking up with Big Tech,â outlines how big technology companies influence how we access the internet and how their power affects human rights.
http://amn.st/63320ff2Jj
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