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From Spain to France, India to Chile, people are taking to the streets to defend what matters.
Because when rights are at stake, silence isn't an option.
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🚨Palestinian farmer and land defender Ghassan Najjar is being hounded by a discriminatory justice system that has played a key role in legitimizing and maintaining Israel’s system of apartheid and unlawful occupation. Israeli authorities must immediately release Ghassan Najjar who was arrested solely because of his peaceful activism to protect the olive harvest season in Burin.
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#FreeGhassanNajjar
Veteran democracy activist and former legislator Au Kam San was sentenced to 12.5 years under Macao's national security law. He will be 84 years old when he is released.
As in Hong Kong, Macao authorities have taken full advantage of Chinese President Xi Jinping's national security policy push to criminalize free speech and curb criticism of the government.
The use of this law to prosecute peaceful pro-democracy activist Au Kam San behind closed doors and hand down an entirely disproportionate prison sentence is a clear failure to respect Macao's obligations under international human rights treaties and standards.
📢 Macao authorities must quash this conviction and release Au Kam San immediately.
Belgium’s Federal Parliament just passed a divisive law that allows police to raid people’s homes for migration control. Now they can enter private homes, including those hosting undocumented migrants, between 5am and 9pm and search for identity documents – even if children are present.
Belgium traditionally shows strong solidarity towards migrant communities, and this ‘home raids’ law will discourage them from doing so in the future. No one should be scapegoated for soaring costs of living and economic insecurity. The law must be immediately reversed.
The death penalty should be abolished, everywhere. This marks a significant moment for human rights in California and across the country, but it is not the finishing line.
The world is watching, and this decision is showing that progress is possible, and the United States, which remains among a small group of countries that continues to carry out executions, can move beyond the death penalty.
This is a day that will be remembered in California’s history and resonate globally for years to come. Responding to calls from Clemency California, Amnesty International, and more than 40 international organizations, Governor Newsom has announced a decisive and powerful step away from the use of the death penalty – the ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment.
The death penalty should be abolished, everywhere. Today marks a significant moment for human rights in California and across the country, but it is not the finishing line. The world is watching, and this decision is showing that progress is possible, and the United States, which remains among a small group of 17 countries that continues to carry out executions, can move beyond the death penalty.
ALT The image shows an California Governor Newsom. The text reads: "Gov. Gavin Newsom will commute all of the death sentences in California. 548 people currently sit on the state's death row." The top left corner shows a yellow location pin icon next to the word "California," and the bottom right corner displays the Amnesty International logo.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in jail for “colluding with foreign forces”.
He is the only activist known to have been convicted twice under Hong Kong's National Security Law. Imprisoned since the age of 24, he is not expected to regain his freedom until he is 40.
Joshua Wong’s bravery in speaking truth to power should be commended, but instead in Hong Kong it makes him a criminal.
The international community should not accept the continued criminalization of legitimate activism as the new normal in Hong Kong. Governments must continue to press for the protection of human rights and the release of those imprisoned solely for exercising their rights.
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Cruel Joshua Wong sentence a grim reminder of Hong Kong government's disdain for human rights. amn.st/6010BH0XW6
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Lawmakers have their work cut out for them; urgent action needs to be taken to combat attacks across a range of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights issues. amnestyusa.org/press-release…
The people of the United States have chosen their next slate of elected representatives at all levels of government, and their choices rang loud and clear.
Just as the world was watching the results of the elections, it will now be watching what elected leaders do with the powers and responsibilities they’ve been given: they must work towards a future where people can live freely and have their needs met.
It is time for a different approach to governing in the United States. All newly elected officials should choose accountability over impunity, equality over discrimination, and the full spectrum of people’s human rights over the arbitrary and unlawful exercise of power.
Read @amnestyusa's full statement: amn.st/6010BHLb1p
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Belgium: ‘Divisive’ migration home raids law must be voted down by parliament
On 5 Nov, the Belgian Parliament must reject proposals to allow home raids for migration control along with any attempt to scapegoat migrants
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Thai authorities must immediately halt any plans to forcibly return these two Uyghur men to China, where they face a real risk of torture, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance.
Thailand must not repeat last year’s unlawful deportation of 40 Uyghurs, who were forced back to danger in China. amn.st/6017BHI5R1
The Youth Olympic Games are currently taking place in Dakar, Senegal - the first African country to host an Olympic event, with 2,700 athletes competing for 153 medals.
We call on the Senegalese authorities to make sure human rights are respected and protected during and after the Games, including freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly.
The opening of this judicial investigation by the French War Crimes Unit is a critical, long-overdue step towards making a dent in the wall of pervasive impunity enjoyed by Israeli forces for war crimes committed in Lebanon.
For victims and their families, this case offers a rare and vital avenue for truth, justice, and long-awaited accountability through a European court.
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Russia’s increased targeted attacks on energy and heating infrastructure risks creating a new humanitarian catastrophe for civilians ahead of winter.
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What is #COP31? Why is it being held in Türkiye? And what could it mean for climate justice, fossil fuels and human rights?
Our new explainer unpacks what's at stake at this year's UN climate summit 👇
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Sir Patrick Stewart was best known for playing heroes on screen, but one of his bravest acts was telling the truth about his own childhood and speaking up for human rights.
For many years, he stood with Amnesty and spoke openly about the violence his mother suffered at home to support our campaign to stop violence against women. His honesty gave courage to survivors around the world.
Our thoughts are with his wife, family and friends. The best way to honour him is to carry on the fight he believed in. It should appal us all that the scourge of violence against women and girls continues, and Governments must do far more to end it.
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In this excellent new report, our sister organization @Oxfam lays bare the extreme inequality at the heart of the deepening climate crisis. First, billionaires and the super-rich are burning far more carbon than the rest of us. The richest 0.1% generate more emissions than the bottom 3.5 billion people. The resulting “unnatural disasters,” from floods to droughts, devastate communities worldwide, but they disproportionately affect those who have contributed least to the climate crisis. The impact is even deeper inequality, with people and governments facing skyrocketing debt from climate-related loss and damage.
At the same time, Oxfam's research shows how the super-rich profit from climate suffering. They reap enormous profits from soaring food prices, disaster recovery contracts, and other climate-related shocks. Confronting extreme wealth inequality, fossil fuel industry capture, harmful subsidies, and tax injustice is not separate from the struggle for human rights. It's central to it.
#DisasterDivide
Nobody should have to choose between a day’s pay and getting through a heatwave safely. Make the biggest polluters pay for protection everyone can rely on. Read #DisasterDivide: oxfam.org/en/disaster-divide…
Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha deserve justice. Today they were sentenced to ten years in prison on counts of “terrorism.” Their crime? Defending activists, lawyers and marginalized communities that were subjected to enforced disappearances and unjust charges.
They underwent an unfair trial for this fearless human rights work. Authorities must immediately release Imaan and Hadi and drop all charges against them.
Private security companies are key links in the chain behind Cambodia’s scam compounds. A new Amnesty report reveals their connections to the military, police and powerful figures directly linked to the scamming industry. Accountability must start with public officials.
Check out the report: amn.st/6016BHmLV8