Today marks ten years since the arrest of prominent #Saudi #HRD وليد أبوالخير, a Right Livelihood laureate
Read our joint statement, signed by 15+ partners, and join us in calling on #Saudi Arabia's authorities to #FreeWaleed immediately. ALQST for Human Rights alqst.org/en/post/ten-ye…

A Virginia court is hearing a lawsuit brought on behalf of three #Iraqi torture victims.

They assert that CACI, a private security company hired by the US government to interrogate prisoners in Iraq, used torture at Abu Ghraib prison.

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Read & share also the post about the “Words for the Silenced” Event. You can find photos and videos from the event and can listen to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Richard Ratcliffe Free Nazanin, Mona Seif Drewery Dyke Bill Law بيل لو melanie gingell Caroline Stockford ciluna27.wordpress.com/2024/04/13/wor…

Please note the April meeting will not be at the usual time: instead we are meeting at 2.30pm on Monday, 15th April and the Friends Meeting House. All welcome.

Amnesty International spoke with rescued Chibok girls, parents of girls still in captivity and Chibok community leaders 10-years after the devastating abduction of 276 girls by Boko Haram: amnesty.org/en/latest/camp…

A treaty to address crimes against humanity has been under discussion for a decade. This week at the UN, states have a key opportunity to move towards turning it into a reality, and those from the Asia-Pacific can play a key role.

Op-ed by Jan Erik Wetzel amn.st/6017Z7313

In 2023, a horrifying surge in executions turned Iran’s prisons into mass killings sites, leading to at least 853 executions.

Urgent global action is needed to halt further executions. Read more 👇 amn.st/6013wBwQX

“I’m truly honored by this appointment and will do everything I can to see human rights prosper in every corner of the Americas,” said Ana Amancay Piquer amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

“The continuing series of gross violations against political detainees in Egypt continues unabated, in light of intransigence in dealing with this sensitive issue legally, politically and socially, and arbitrarily depriving them of their basic human rights in violation of the UN…

The #EU must fight the root causes of racial discrimination against #Roma children in education in #Slovakia

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Saudi women who have spoken up for human rights are now behind bars. Using sporting events like the WTA finals as a Public Relations tool cannot erase the truth.

This apology serves as recognition for the human rights violations perpetrated against the Krenak people during the 1964-85 military dictatorship in Brazil. Indigenous Peoples in the region are now hoping this leads to reparations for the damages and territories lost.

🗺️ Have you checked out Amnesty International's Human Rights Violations Map?

🔗 Explore the map here: amnesty.ca/human-rights-n…

'At this crucial time, it is essential that the #DominicanRepublic commits to building an antiracist society, where the human rights of all people are fully respected and protected,' said Ana Amancay Piquer amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

Kick-off!⚽🏃🏽‍♀️

Thousands of players and hundreds of clubs are coming together during April to say: #FootballWelcomes

While those in power are trying to divide and spread fear, we’re celebrating the power of football in welcoming people and bringing them together 💛

#Nigeria has ratified several international and regional human rights treaties, but the country is plagued with decades of human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by state and non-state actors respectively:

An independent international accountability mechanism that opens pathways to criminal accountability and provides effective redress to victims is crucial for ending the cycle of impunity in Yemen.

#Deborah Samuel was lynched by her school mates over alleged #blasphemy on 12 May 2022 in #Sokoto . More than a year after, the Nigerian authorities have failed to hold her killers to account.

Latest tweet from #Ipswich #Woodbridge #Suffolk #Amnesty - they focus on #Gulf #MENA #Egypt and #TechRights .

#Ipswich #Woodbridge #Suffolk #Amnesty writes... '

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— #Ipswich #Woodbridge #Suffolk #Amnesty (#Ipswich #Woodbridge #Suffolk #Amnesty) April 1, 2024

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We celebrate trans people & are determined to end discrimination they face.

Let's come together to fight for human rights & reject toxic narratives spread by some in power who choose to scapegoat trans people rather than address real issues most of us face. #TransDayOfVisibility