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Last night, a shooter opened fire at a mall in Arizona—just four days after the stay-at-home order was lifted.

#RightsNow #EndGunViolence

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As people start to emerge from isolation and cautiously return to public spaces across the country, gun violence is one thing we shouldn’t have to worry about. #RightsNow #EndGunViolence Image
The pandemic already has us fearing for our lives and loved ones—we shouldn’t have to worry about the gun violence epidemic too. #RightsNow #EndGunViolence

Take action: act.amnestyusa.org/page/60186/act… Image
Assault weapons were designed to kill as many people in the shortest amount of time possible.

How is there still no federal law regulating them? #BanAssaultWeapons #RightsNow

@SenatorSinema & @SenMcSallyAZ, will you support the Assault Weapons Ban now?
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More from @amnestyusa

Oct 15
BREAKING: Israel must rescind latest ‘evacuation’ orders for North Gaza and allow immediate, unhindered humanitarian access

@hebamorayef, Middle East and North Africa’s Regional Director at @Amnesty, said ⬇️

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“The Israeli military has intensified its efforts to forcibly displace the entirety of the civilian population in the area north of Wadi Gaza to the south, starting with the North Gaza governorate, forcing civilians to choose between starvation or displacement, while their homes and streets are relentlessly pounded by bombs and shells.
“The world must stop standing by while Israel uses siege, starvation and atrocity crimes to forcibly displace and destroy civilians and civilian life.
Read 4 tweets
Jul 24
In a few hours, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be addressing a joint session of Congress.

His visit comes as daily military strikes in Gaza, powered by U.S.-made weapons, are killing children and tearing families apart.

A human rights thread.⬇️
Here are the facts.

Netanyahu has evaded calls for a ceasefire and denied critical aid, even as Palestinian civilians are being starved and remain at risk of genocide.
Specifically, Amnesty International’s findings have uncovered an immense scale of violations, including:

❌Evidence of war crimes committed by Israeli forces, which have targeted civilians and wiped out entire Palestinian families using U.S.-made weapons.
❌Torture, ill-treatment, enforced disappearance, and mass detention of thousands of Palestinian civilians, including children.
❌Escalating attacks and limitations on humanitarian aid have combined to kill more than 38,000 people and internally displaced at least 75% of Gaza’s total population. amnestyusa.org/blog/no-weapon…
Read 5 tweets
May 21
Israel/OPT: ICC Applications for Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Sinwar and Other Senior Israeli and Hamas Officials Crucial Step Towards Justice

@AgnesCallamard, @Amnesty’s Secretary General, said:

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“No one is above international law: no leaders of armed groups, no government officials – elected or not, no military officials. Regardless of the cause they are pursuing, no one is above the law.
“This move by the ICC Prosecutor sends an important message to all parties to the conflict in Gaza and beyond that they will be held accountable for the devastation they have waged on the peoples of Gaza and Israel.
Read 8 tweets
May 15
BREAKING: Amnesty International USA Response to New Weapons Transfer to Government of Israel

@dpaulobrien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, made the following statement:

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“One day President Biden expresses concerns about the actions of Israeli forces in Rafah, the next day he plans to send them weapons. This is at best mixed messages, or worse, total complicity.
"He knows that Rafah will be an unmitigated—and unlawful— disaster of human suffering and death that he and the U.S. government is enabling with U.S. taxpayer dollars.
Read 7 tweets
Dec 5, 2023
Israel/OPT: US-Made Munitions Killed 43 Civilians in Two Documented Israeli Air Strikes in Gaza – New Investigation

@dpaulobrien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, said:

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“Amnesty International’s devastating research findings link US-made weapons to civilian killings. This demands urgent attention and action by President Biden and the U.S. Congress.
“The United States has an outsized role and responsibility to do everything in its power to ensure civilians are protected, including suspending the supply, sale, or transfer of arms until there is no longer a risk they will be used unlawfully.
Read 4 tweets
Mar 10, 2023
BREAKING: Amnesty USA urges @SecBlinken to Center his visit to Ethiopia on Human Rights

In response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announced trip to Ethiopia, @kahixo, Africa Advocacy Director at @amnestyusa, said:

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“Secretary Blinken’s trip to Ethiopia comes at a critical time in the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH)...
" ...and when the Ethiopian government is actively mobilizing support to terminate the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE).
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