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http://www.amnesty.org 29-07-2011 09:49:55
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BREAKING: Review of the EU’s relations with Israel welcome but devastatingly late "Amnesty International will now push for a meaningful review which takes evidence and international standards into account," says Eve Geddie Press release 👇amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

🚨Last chance to join the class action in Lithuania for unlawfully detained asylum seekers🚨 If you were detained in 🇱🇹 for at least 6 months between July 2021-July 2022 after crossing from Belarus to seek asylum and want to seek justice, contact [email protected]


On May 27, Norway will decide whether to divest The Government Pension Fund from companies unlawfully operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. "Divestment would chart a new human rights course", says Agnes Callamard Media advisory 👇 amn.st/6016Nx18C

“The Saturday Mothers have become a potent global symbol of the importance of peaceful protest" Milena Büyüm 🍉 Tmw, Amnesty International join the #SaturdayMothers marking the 30th anniversary of what is one of the world's longest peaceful protests #ProtectTheProtest amnesty.org/en/latest/news…




Greece: Amnesty International is alarmed at reports that a bill has been presented by Immigration Greece to the Ministerial Council that contains provisions which could be harmful to the human rights of people seeking asylum or with uncertain legal status.


“Today we are marching to demand that MPs vote down this repressive piece of legislation" As Italian MPs prepare to vote to turn a decree which places unprecedented limitations on the right to protest into law, Amnesty International joins nationwide demonstrations amnesty.org/en/latest/news…


The labour governance reform agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and International Labour Organization must decisively tackle the abusive kafala system to end migrant worker exploitation and advance decent work reforms. amn.st/6016481fC

“What possible justification can there be for blocking action by the UN Security Council that could help to end the harrowing starvation and suffering, free hostages and lift Israel’s suffocating aid restrictions?” asks Agnes Callamard amn.st/601648uUA

“By targeting people based on their race, religion, or nationality, from countries with predominantly Black, Brown and Muslim-majority populations, this blanket ban constitutes racial discrimination under international human rights law” - Agnes Callamard amn.st/60144DHvg


🇳🇬 Publishing next week (00.01BST, Tues 10 June) Girl survivors of Boko Haram in #Nigeria still being failed by government inaction – new testimony gathered by @Amnesty For more information, email pressAmnesty International.org


🇳🇬 Girl survivors of Boko Haram in #Nigeria still being failed by government inaction – new testimony “We call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigerian government to take urgent action” - Isa Sanusi of @Amnesty and Amnesty International Nigeria #EmpowerOurGirls amnesty.org/en/latest/news…