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The mayhem created by recent haphazard US funding cuts must prompt the rapid reduction in the number of people arbitrarily and indefinitely detained in north-east Syria for their perceived affiliation to the Islamic State (IS) armed group. amn.st/6014NtOso

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ā€œWe need this aid to enter now. It has to go to people who are desperate.ā€ As the first trucks of humanitarian assistance are finally allowed to enter Gaza, our UNRWA colleague takes us to a warehouse in Amman, Jordan, where supplies have been held up due to the blockade.

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In recent weeks, at @Amnesty, we have heard horrifying testimonies from Palestinians in #Gaza experiencing severe levels of hunger and parents unable to feed their children. Israel must immediately lift its devastating and inhumane siege on Gaza which constitutes a genocidal

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In eastern DRC, Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have gang-raped women, tortured detainees, attacked rights defenders. Amnesty International's Tigere Chagutah writes in EUobserver how the EU's critical raw minerals deal with Rwanda risks putting profits before Congolese lives. euobserver.com/eu-and-the-wor…

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The protection of human rights – and the commitment to uphold them by governments – should not diminish as we age. Demand a world where human rights last a lifetime, #ProtectTheProtest and #AgeLoud šŸ“¢

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As anti-government protests sweep through Georgia, allegations of sexual assault and unlawful strip searches by the police against women are becoming more common. Georgia's authorities must stop violence and intimidation of protestors.

As anti-government protests sweep through Georgia, allegations of sexual assault and unlawful strip searches by the police against women are becoming more common. 

Georgia's authorities must stop violence and intimidation of protestors.
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Momentous turn in Pylos shipwreck case. 17 Greek coastguard officers have been charged in connection with the Pylos shipwreck. Accountability is key to ending the cycle of violence and impunity at Greece’s borders,' say Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch

Momentous turn in Pylos shipwreck case.

17 Greek coastguard officers have been charged in connection with the Pylos shipwreck.

Accountability is key to ending the cycle of violence and impunity at Greece’s borders,' say <a href="/amnesty/">Amnesty International</a> &amp; <a href="/hrw/">Human Rights Watch</a>
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Equality shouldn’t be a fight we have to keep having. Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer. We took to the streets in the middle of a pandemic because the sickness of white supremacy demanded we act. We were told change was coming. But since then:

Equality shouldn’t be a fight we have to keep having.
Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer. 
We took to the streets in the middle of a pandemic because the sickness of white supremacy demanded we act.
We were told change was coming.
But since then:
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The Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (M23) has killed, tortured and forcibly disappeared detainees, held some as hostages, and subjected them to inhumane conditions at detention sites in Goma and Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These acts violate international

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Thousands of starved Palestinians desperately sought food and supplies as a result of Israel’s calculated policy to use starvation as a weapon of war. Any aid scheme must respect the dignity, safety and protection of the civilian population.

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Thousands of starved Palestinians desperately sought food and supplies as a result of Israel’s calculated policy to use starvation as a weapon of war. Any aid scheme must respect the dignity, safety and protection of the civilian population. #StopGenocideInGaza

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šŸ“ŗ WATCH: This map visualizes Gaza’s systematic erasure. Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel issued nearly one displacement order every two days, strangling people into isolated areas covering less than 20 percent of the Gaza Strip. Find out more: oxf.am/3Hbshlz

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Our latest briefing 'Lives At Risk' examines how the Trump administration’s abrupt, chaotic and sweeping suspension of U.S. foreign aid is placing millions of lives at risk ā¬‡ļø amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

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Huthi de facto authorities should immediately and unconditionally release dozens of staff from the UN, and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who were arbitrarily detained over the course of the past year. Read more: amn.st/6010NfR2r