4/. “Autocrats are afraid of free & independent women. They’re afraid of societies where women can freely decide over their bodies & lives...That's why they hate the #IstanbulConvention” @TerryReintke
“If Roe v Wade is overturned, know this: We will not give up. We will not stop fighting. We will march to the ballot box in November & we’ll make sure we elect a Congress that enshrines Roe into law”
"For those around the world watching this moment with the same sense of horror & pain that we feel we say: whatever you’re feeling you’re not alone. This is where our power & our hope springs from: We are the majority." @amnestyusa #RoeVsWade#abortion
As the Saturday Mother’s prepare to gather in Istanbul, @OBS_defenders & @fidh_en urge Turkish authorities to lift the ban & authorise @saturdaymothers vigils at the Galatasaray Sq today for the 900th week of these symbolic demonstrations fidh.org/en/region/euro…
#BREAKING: Reports that 15 people have been detained, after riot police prevented #SaturdayMothers/ @CmrtesiAnneleri peaceful 900th weekly vigil in Istanbul for family members disappeared almost 3 decades ago
1/. Two months after the prominent human rights defender Osman Kavala began a life sentence on trumped up charges alongside 6 others jailed for 18 years each for ‘assisting’ him, a high level @amnesty delegation will visit all 7
We’ll hold a press conference tmw 1pm #Turkey time
3/. “All people, no matter who they are, all wish they'd appreciated life more. Its what you do in life that's important, not how much time you have, or what you wish you'd done. Life is fantastic” BOWIE
“It hasn’t sunk in yet but…SOME NEWS. I am so profoundly grateful & relieved. Thank you to the judge, my stellar legal team & the 29,000 people who contributed to my legal defence fund” @carolecadwalla
“My investigation into Brexit, Cambridge Analytica & Facebook triggered investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, record-breaking fines & findings of multiple breaches of the law, incldg by Banks's LeaveEU campaign. But I’m the only person to ever face trial.” @carolecadwalla