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Food should never come with gunfire. Over 500 Palestinians have been killed and 4,000 injured under Israel’s militarized distribution scheme in Gaza. This is not a humanitarian response. More than 170 organizations, including @Amnesty, are calling for an end to this deadly…
Israel is continuing to use starvation as a method of warfare, a war crime, and as a tool to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. The harrowing suffering of starving Palestinians in Gaza, including our own colleagues, on an hourly basis, is…
"As promises of 'never again' fell from the mouths of state officials whose govts persist in transferring arms to Israel I felt the hypocrisy hang heavy from the rafters" Piece by @amnesty's @dinushikad1 on the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica commemoration euobserver.com/eu-and-the-wor…
Landmark ruling in Belgium! Today, a Brussels court ruled that the Flemish government must block transit to Israel of all goods that can be used in military equipment, citing Israel's breaches of int'l law. There can be no business as usual with a country committing genocide.
👏voor 11.11.11, INTAL, Liga voor Mensenrechten en Vredesactie. Alle wapentransfers - ook doorvoer - naar Israël moeten gecontroleerd en tegengehouden worden. @Mdiependaele moet dringend aan de slag om te voorkomen dat Vlaanderen zich medeplichtig maakt aan de genocide.…
"Ireland has shown repeatedly that it can stand up to bullies…It is showing principled leadership to the rest of the world” @amnesty’s @AgnesCallamard told @rtenews/@morningireland why Ireland must implement the Occupied Territories Bill #Gaza #Israel rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…
President Michael D. Higgins today received the Secretary General of @amnesty, Agnés Callamard, and the Executive Director of @AmnestyIreland, Stephen Bowen, on a courtesy call in Áras an Uachtaráin. Read the President's statement following the meeting at president.ie/en/media-libra…
What a great moment and conversation with Ireland @PresidentIRL Michael D. Higgins. Many thanks for all that you are doing for human rights, including in Gaza.
President Michael D. Higgins today received the Secretary General of @amnesty, Agnés Callamard, and the Executive Director of @AmnestyIreland, Stephen Bowen, on a courtesy call in Áras an Uachtaráin. Read the President's statement following the meeting at president.ie/en/media-libra…
Russia's State Duma adopted amendments to tighten “anti-extremism” legislation. If this bill becomes a law, any group of people – even a circle of friends – can be criminalized if just one of its members has been convicted under "extremism" charges. amn.st/60134CGit
Over the past six months, the headlines have been dominated by stories of fear, division and hatred. However, activists around the world are working away to ensure hope prevails. Here are 29 human rights wins we can be proud of 👇 amn.st/601547b8Z
