The Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation
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The Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation (BJHRF) is dedicated to defending human rights, protecting the environment & ending violence against women and girls.
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Shameful response from European Commission to outrageous attacks from EU ministers on Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt The deliberately truncated video misrepresents & gravely misconstrues her messages. The real issue: Israel’s genocide in Gaza, its system of apartheid & unlawful occupation of the OPT
The ministers that have spread disinformation must act beyond merely deleting their comments on social media – as some have done. They must publicly apologize and retract any calls for Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt resignation.
Their cowardice & refusal to hold Israel accountable stand in stark contrast to Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt' unwavering commitment to speaking truth to power.
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt' commitment to objectively investigate facts based on hard evidence and apply international law has been vital in exposing Israel’s ongoing violations of Palestinians’ rights and the complicity of third parties.
The calls for her to resign are the latest in a series of alarming personal attacks and attempts to silence her – and must be categorically rejected. Amnesty International statement 👇amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
European governments must stop spreading fake news and intentionally distorting UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt’s words to damage her credibility. Ministers in Austria, Czechia, France, Germany, and Italy circulated a deliberately manipulated and truncated video to fabricate
#Ukraine: Kids no longer ask when Russia's invasion will end, they ask if they'll survive the night. Solidarity with Amnesty International Ukraine colleagues doing critical human rights work under relentless bombardment & freezing conditions as Russia bombs civilians & destroy infrastructure.