👉Engage DRC & Rwanda to protect civilians 👉Speak out on abuses 👉Support justice & accountability efforts by ICC, @UN_HRC Commission of Inquiry, Congolese authorities 👉Review the critical raw minerals deal with Rwanda 👉Protect rights defenders in the region (4/4)

For months, the reason for their abduction & their location are unknown. What can the EU do? 👉Press M23 authorities to disclose their fate & whereabouts 👉If in M23 custody, ensure these 3 men (and many others like them) are released immediately and unconditionally (3/4)

Aloys Bigirumwami, Bahati Nshangalume and Patient Basimike Bukombe Barhuze are Congolese men from eastern DRC. They are just 3 of countless people forcibly disappeared by fighters from Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the midst of the current armed conflict. (2/4)

As EU Foreign Ministers discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tomorrow, they must act with urgency matching the seriousness of this devastating conflict. Quiet diplomacy is not enough. Congolese need to see you act. (1/4)

La @sncb-nmbs.bsky.social décide d'acheter des centaines de nouvelles rames à CAF, une entreprise impliquée dans l'expansion des colonies israéliennes illégales dans le territoire palestinien occupé. Un choix décevant qui va à l'encontre des droits humains et du propre code de conduite de la SNCB.

Symbolische actie van XR aan ingang Europese wapenlobby www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...

We at @amnesty.org @hrw.org @fidh-official.bsky.social urge the EU and its member states to redouble action on the conflict in eastern DRC. And put human rights and accountability for violations at the centre of their response. www.amnesty.eu/news/joint-s...

Next Monday EU Foreign Ministers discuss DRC as violence escalates. This week Uvira, 2nd largest town in South Kivu, fell to M23. Civilians are being killed, injured, displaced. The EU & member states must act with an urgency to match the seriousness of this ongoing conflict.

“It’s appalling that international diplomats including from the US, European Union and African Union, are shirking their moral and international obligations by not applying direct & consistent pressure on Rwandan & DRC leaders to stop supporting abusive armed groups" @amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah

Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan was sentenced to another 4 years in prison on 19 September for the charge of “picking quarrels & provoking trouble.” After her appeal in late September, reportedly neither her family nor her lawyer was allowed to visit her.

👉Ensure the UN Human Rights Council's Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan has the necessary resources & support to document, report & preserve evidence of crimes under international law 👉Exercise universal jurisdiction over crimes under international law committed in Sudan (4/4)

👉Protect & support people fleeing Sudan 👉Call all countries-including UAE-to respect the UN Security Council arms embargo on Darfur & refrain from transferring weapons & ammunition to Sudanese Armed Forces, RSF & others 👉Work to expand the UNSC arms embargo to all Sudan (3/4)

What can the EU do? 👉Call all conflict parties to end all attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure now, and ensure unrestricted & immediate humanitarian access 👉Increase emergency funding for humanitarian response in Sudan & refugee camps in neighbouring countries (2/4)

A new @amnesty.org report documents how Rapid Support Forces attacked Zamzam camp in Darfur, Sudan in April. RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic. These violations must be investigated as war crimes. (1/4)

The EU has long championed human rights in Cuba. It's time for the EU to demand concrete protection measures & urge Cuba to: 👉End harassment, arbitrary detention & violence against women rights defenders 👉Urgently work toward a comprehensive law against gender-based violence

“Women defenders are punished not only for speaking out, but also for being mothers, journalists & community leaders” says @anaamancay.bsky.social. “The state wields gender-based violence as a tool of repression, seeking to break their dignity, their families & their collective strength"

A new @amnesty.org report reveals how the Cuban state systematically targets women activists, journalists & rights defenders. Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.

🚨So much at stake as #EPlenary discusses human rights in Tanzania this week Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now. www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Drawing on exchanges between 20 civil society experts, our paper points to the potential of the EU and the AU to positively shape human rights agendas, policies & practices in Europe & Africa And to effectively protect human rights and all those who defend human rights. @amnestyeu.bsky.social

In Europe & Africa, civil society is witnessing ➡️Cuts in funding to civil society & human rights institutions ➡️Mis- & disinformation about civil society & its work ➡️Active undermining of norms & institutions including international human rights law ➡️Authoritarian practices

African and European leaders meet next week for the AU-EU summit. Civil society from both continents urges them to act for human rights in a rapidly changing global landscape. Read our joint paper issued today 👉 www.fiacat.org/representati...

👉Uphold the rights of refugees & migrants 👉Champion justice for rights violations, supporting the work of the ICC & regional courts 👉Defend the international human rights system with its crucial norms & safeguards that protect people on both continents

The AU & EU should deliver on their shared human rights commitments, working together toward principled positions & consistent action: 👉Respond to conflict & crisis in line w/int'l human rights standards 👉Protect rights defenders, activists, civil society & their important work

Conflict & crises. Authoritarian practices & closing civic space. Attacks on the international human rights system. At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.

And as European and African leaders meet at next week's EU-AU summit, the human rights and humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC must be high on the agenda. The time to act is now! www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

@amnesty.org documented gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army. 100,000s of lives are at stake. The EU must demand accountability for abuses & ensure all armed groups prioritize protection of civilians.

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.

At UN HRC Sp. Session on #Sudan, UN Human Rights chief calls all States to "take urgent concrete action to ensure protection of civilians in El Fasher" #EU FAC conclusions said no less. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should step up efforts & mobilize EU's partners to act. www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

On Thursday EU ministers will debate their #Sahel strategy, as civilians pay cost of conflict & repression. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social: make clear there'll be no security & stability unless protection of civilians is at the center. Our take 👇 euobserver.com/africa/ard19... #Mali #Niger #BurkinaFaso

Crisissituaties zoals in #Darfoer vragen onmiddellijke actie. België, als ondertekenaar van het Genocideverdrag, moet het voortouw nemen om de genocide te voorkomen en te stoppen. Onverschilligheid == medeplichtigheid. België moet nú handelen. #Sudan #Darfur #HumanRights

European and Latin American states must act now for *all* those forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained in Venezuela. And support consistent international scrutiny and mechanisms that can deliver justice for these crimes. 9/9

Enforced disappearances & arbitrary detention are part of a widespread, systematic attack on real or perceived dissent in Venezuela. The targeting of foreign or dual nationals seems aimed at exerting political pressure on governments worldwide in pursuit of impunity. 8/9

Spanish citizens Andrés Martínez & Jose María Basoa have been detained since September 2024 and accused of unsubstantiated charges. Their precise whereabouts & situation were unknown for over a year and they remain detained. 7/9

Italian-Venezuelan national Biagio Pilieri was arbitrarily detained on 28 August 2024. A journalist and politician, he was subjected to enforced disappearance and is still being denied family visits and medical care. 6/9

Hungarian-Venezuelan national Luis Palocz was arbitrarily detained on 14 December 2024. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for days. His relatives now know he was sent to the El Helicoide prison. 5/9

French citizen Camilo Castro was also arbitrarily detained at the border with Colombia, on 26 June 2025. His fate and whereabouts were unknown for months and he was only recently granted consular assistance. 4/9

Nahuel Agustín Gallo from Argentina was detained at the border with Colombia on 8 December 2024. Since then, authorities admitted his detention but refuse to release him. 3/9

Danner Barajas from Colombia was detained for no apparent reason one year ago, on 7 November 2024, when he was about to cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela. His fate and whereabouts remain unknown. 2/9

EU & Latin American leaders meeting at the #EU-#CELAC summit must not forget their citizens who have been arbitrarily detained & forcibly disappeared in #Venezuela. Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent. 1/9

With so much at stake, human rights must be at the very heart of the EU-CELAC partnership. Both regions must affirm the important role of rights defenders and civil society, ensuring their views are taken into account in policy & practice - at this summit and beyond.

Authoritarian practices are on the rise worldwide, amplifying concerns in both regions: 👉Repression of rights defenders & civil society 👉Erosion of gains on women’s & girls’ rights 👉Rollback of refugee & migrant rights 👉Undermining of international commitments on HR & justice

Latin American and European leaders meet in the coming days amid mounting crises & pushback against human rights. The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide. www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...

At the 4th #EU–#CELAC Summit, leaders should tackle key human rights challenges in both regions: 🔵Back rights-based responses to crime & violence 🔵Defend democracy & fundamental rights 🔵Act on climate & environmental harm 🔵Support the bi-regional care pact Our letter: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

🚨The Latvian parliament will vote today on a proposal to leave the Istanbul Convention, a landmark treaty protecting women & girls from violence. Such a move would put safety & lives risk. @amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.

‼️It has been 10 years since Gui Minhai disappeared from Thailand. EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home. #FreeGuiMinhai #China www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

The people of El Fasher have endured the RSF’s brutal 18-month long siege of the city. @amnesty.org calls on the RSF to: 👉End attacks on civilians & civilian infrastructure 👉Allow humanitarian aid into the city 👉Guarantee safe passage for civilians fleeing violence

📢 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.

I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October. - Virginia Woolf #Womensart

José Daniel Ferrer has left Cuba & is now in forced exile We @amnesty.org celebrate that he can reunite with his family & regain part of his freedom His situation is not an isolated incident but part of the Cuban government's systematic strategy to silence those who dissent x.com/CilanoJohann...