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Dec 5 5 tweets 1 min read
1/5 A groundbreaking @amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. amn.st/6014the36 @amnesty The report documents how Israel perpetrated three acts prohibited under the Genocide Convention:
1️⃣ killing Palestinians in Gaza,
2️⃣ causing them serious bodily or mental harm,
3️⃣ deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction
Oct 10 6 tweets 1 min read
🚨 SHOCKING FACT: The UK holds the highest rate of homelessness among high-income countries.

There’s been a staggering 12.3% increase in homelessness this year alone, worsening an already critical situation. Image We asked people across the UK how they feel about this growing emergency. Here’s what they had to say 👇🏽
Jul 3, 2023 7 tweets 1 min read
🔴 The government's 'anti-Boycott' bill is up for its second reading today. Here's why it’s a threat to human rights ⚠️ 1️⃣ If passed, it would undermine the freedom of expression of public officials, who could be acting illegally merely by calling out human rights violations relating to procurement decision-making.

This means it could suppress campaigns; from Uyghur solidarity to climate justice
Jun 2, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
🆘The UK Government is trying to introduce MORE anti-protest regulations

Almost NO ONE knows about it ⚠️

Measures that were voted out from the #PublicOrderBill have been reintroduced as “regulations”

Retweet to spread the word & #ProtectTheProtest✊🏽

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1/5 dra·co·ni·an /drā-ˈkō-nē-ən... These “regulations” were billed as a “crackdown” on slow-walking, but they go much further by:

🚨Making the threshold at which police can ban a peaceful protest extremely low

🚫Allowing police to ban a peaceful protest before it even happens

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Jul 16, 2021 10 tweets 4 min read
4 human rights defenders in #Turkey, incl both the former Chair & Director of @aforgutu, have been convicted of crimes they didn’t commit.

It’s over 4yrs since the first arrest & we expect a decision on the final stage of their appeal soon.

Here's what's happened so far 👇 1. Taner Kılıç, a human rights defender and then Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, is arrested on false charges of being part of a terrorist organisation and placed in pre-trial detention. Former Chair of Amnesty Turkey speaking at an event with a m
Jul 15, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
In #Turkey, you can get arrested for: None of these are crimes: they are human rights that belong to every person.

But in #Turkey, human rights are under attack and people are being arrested for these basic rights.
Jun 9, 2021 5 tweets 4 min read
#Pride month should be about celebrating the #LGBTQ+ community and highlighting the fight for equality & freedom around the world 🌈🌍 Pride flag But, disappointingly, we’ve seen backlash against those campaigning for the rights of the #Trans community here in the UK, especially at work 🏳️‍⚧️