Congratulations to Professor Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate for Physics nobelprize.org/prizes/physics… Hinton is an early supporter of calls for new international law to ensure meaningful human control over the use of force. #KillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons Stop Killer Robots

A heated exchange in the State Dept. briefing room involving Said Arikat Matt Lee and @StateDeptSpox that underscores the US government's opacity on the billions of dollars of US taxpayer money that go to annual military aid for Israel

Sandwiched between two VERY loud talkers on Amtrak makes me regret skipping the quiet car. 😩 Also, these aren’t phone discussions that I am sure the people on the other line want broadcasted broadly.

In the leadup to next month’s #COP29 climate summit in #Baku, states must exert pressure on the Azerbaijani authorities to reverse their clampdown on civil society, release those detained solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression, & ensure participants

A Convention on Crimes Against Humanity “would open new pathways – desperately needed in today’s world – for ensuring justice, truth and reparation for victims and survivors of some of the most heinous of crimes” said Agnes Callamard amn.st/6019UsqWt

Countries that still retain the death penalty are an isolated minority as the world continues to decidedly move away from this cruel punishment. On World Day Against the Death Penalty, we reiterate our call for the other countries to act now and abolish the death penalty.

Today is the Global Day Against the Death Penalty. Here's just some of the reasons why our global movement has been campaigning and advocating against the use of the #DeathPenalty over the decades.

🚩New Amnesty International research found that evacuation warnings issued by the #Israel military to residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut & south Lebanon were inadequate, and in some cases also misleading. 🧵 amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

BREAKING: Israel must rescind latest ‘evacuation’ orders for North Gaza and allow immediate, unhindered humanitarian access Heba Morayef, Middle East and North Africa’s Regional Director at @Amnesty, said ⬇️ amnestyusa.org/press-releases…

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...

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Everyone should have everything they need to live a dignified life, including living without violence.

France: Authorities Must Immediately Stop Using Discriminatory Algorithm Used by the Social Security Agency Agnes Callamard, Secretary General at @Amnesty, said ⬇️ amnestyusa.org/press-releases…

INCLO is proud to be part of the #TortureFreeTrade Network which is delivering a statement to the United Nations First Committee today. More about the vital need for a treaty to stop the trade in tools used for #torture, uphold #HumanRights, & #ProtectTheProtest ➡️ amnesty.org/en/petition/ta…

The flow of deadly weapons is one of the main things perpetuating the emergency in Sudan. We must show the Sudanese civilians we have not abandoned them. Tell Congress to enforce the Darfur arms embargo now: act.amnestyusa.org/page/133957/ac…

I am so excited to see this report published! Congratulations!

A report by حال وش, a Baluchi human rights organization, that on 13 Oct Iran’s security forces indiscriminately shot at scores of Afghan individuals at the Pakistan-Iran border is horrifying, as is any denial of adequate health care in Iran and Pakistan to those injured. 1/3

NEW: FCNL (Quakers) co-led a sign-on letter with CIVIC, joined by over 100 other organizations to Senators urging them to support joint resolutions of disapproval introduced to block major offensive arms sales to the government of Israel. 1/4 fcnl.org/updates/2024-1…

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This additional restriction comes as women and girls in Afghanistan are facing increasingly draconian attacks on their rights that affect all areas of their lives.