“Living here is a slow, painful death…”

@Amnesty’s extensive new report documents death, torture and injustice in detention in north-east #Syria

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In a major new report, based on unprecedented access, we detail a human rights crisis for 56,000 men, women and children imprisoned following the territorial defeat of Islamic State in NE Syria in 2019. Ten facts, a 🧵amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

Our new research found that NE #Syria 's autonomous authorities, with the support of the US government, are responsible for the large-scale human rights violations of people in a vast detention system established following the defeat of Islamic State.

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Bravo UNFPA Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ for this extraordinary #SWP Report 2024. '..while the world has focused on serving the easiest to reach, we have neglected to confront the inequalities and disparities within our systems and societies...' #ICPD30 #SRHR Must read 👇
unfpa.org/swp2024

The World Press Photo of the Year is ‘A Palestinian Woman Embraces the Body of Her Niece’ by mohammed jad salem, Reuters.

The jury was deeply moved by how this image evokes an emotional reflection in every viewer and offers a glimpse into unimaginable loss.
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An important new report from Amnesty International - documenting serious concerns in relation to trafficking in persons, rights of victims and obligations of states. These concerns have been highlighted by the mandate of SR trafficking in persons repeatedly.

To judge who rolled her eyes when we described Jack's torture in court

To MP who shrugged his shoulder when we said Jack is hungry & barely alive

To Supreme Crt who refused to hear families' appeal

To 4 Foreign Ministers who never replied to my letters

YOU ARE ALL COMPLICIT

📖⬇️ NEW Amnesty International report on detention in #NESyria . “Despite efforts by the autonomous authorities to identify and repatriate Yezidi victims of what the UN recognised as a genocide, it is estimated that scores, if not hundreds, remain among those detained.”
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After IS was defeated in NE Syria, thousands of people were imprisoned. What happened to them? Shocking, powerful new research by colleagues Amnesty International ⬇️

An extraordinary report from #AmnestyInternational on Syria: Mass death, torture & other violations against people detained in aftermath of Islamic State defeat – confirms & extends what SRCT & HR found during 2023 technical visit. Urgent action needed. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

new Amnesty International report on camps in north-east Syria where Isis members (including Shamima Begum) are being kept indefinitely - along with some of their victims.

Kurdish-led authorities, accused of torture, say the west has left them 'alone' to deal with the problem.

In north-east Syria, an estimated 56,000 people face mass human rights violations and inhumane conditions in detention.

Our new report documents death, torture and other violations in the aftermath of Islamic State’s defeat.

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New Amnesty International landmark report:

More than five years after the territorial defeat of IS, tens of 1000s of people remain arbitrarily and indefinitely detained in North East Syria, with the active support of the US-led coalition.
11,500 men, 14,500 women, and 30,000 children

I wrote something for Mail & Guardian on Africa’s complicated relationship with int’l criminal justice, the ubiquity of Western impunity & the draft crimes against humanity convention #CAHtreaty