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Amnesty International in the UK - standing up for human rights across the world, wherever justice, freedom, fairness and truth are denied.

Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization United Kingdomamnesty.org.ukJoined March 2008

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📣 BREAKING NEWS: The UK govt are officially scrapping our Human Rights Act. This will undermine our rights & protections in the UK. It’ll also make it harder to hold other countries to account - at a time where it's needed more than ever. Pls RT & spread the word #SaveTheAct

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While detained in Evin prison in Iran, Anoosheh found that running helped him through the ordeal. Now, just 5 months after being freed, he's decided to run the #LondonMarathon for Amnesty International UK. Support Anoosheh 👉 amnesty.org.uk/AnooshehsMarat

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For years, youth in Pakistan have organised to demand #climateaction. The world is failing them. Wealthy countries have a responsibility to support low-emitting countries like Pakistan after deadly floods.

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#Pakistan is facing a human rights catastrophe - due to a crisis it did not create ⚠️ Pakistan has accounted for just 0.4% of historic emission since 1959- but is one of the most climate vulnerable places. This is an injustice. Share our press release👇

Pakistan: Floods are stark warning to wealthy countries on climate change

Countries must support Pakistan as floods devastate lives and impact a range of human rights

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Following the long-awaited UN report, there MUST be accountability for the Chinese govt's crimes against humanity in #Xinjiang. 👉amnesty.org.uk/press-releases

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China says that #Xinjiang is a “land of happiness”... That’s far from the truth. In reality, the draconian repression of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities is ongoing & amounts to crimes against humanity.

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Facebook contractor accused of sacking office cleaner over protests

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Facebook contractor accused of sacking office cleaner over protests

Meta urged to act after sacking of Guillermo Camacho, union leader who protested against working conditions at London offices

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Remember when Facebook’s own chatbot said the company was exploiting people? It might mean people like Guillermo, a cleaner at Facebook’s offices who was fired after asking for better working conditions. Support Guillermo & help #CleanUpFacebook 👉 amnesty.org.uk/CleanUpFacebook

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Meta's chatbot says the company 'exploits people' bbc.in/3vRRrwP

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Guillermo was a cleaner at Facebook's offices when he was fired after protesting against poor working conditions. Facebook is a powerful company. It shouldn’t punish workers for speaking out. Support Guillermo & demand

cleans up its act 👉 amn.st/6014MJlny

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'They don’t treat us like humans.' The Iranian & Turkish security forces have repeatedly pushed back fleeing Afghans - including shooting people & children - who attempt to cross their borders to reach safety. Share our report 👇

Afghans fleeing Taliban shot at, detained and sent back at Iranian and Turkish borders - new report

Iranian security forces killed 11 people - including 16-year-old boy - though death toll likely to be significantly higher

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We mark today in solidarity with Human Rights Defenders threatened with disappearance right now We remember the hundreds of families & friends who are searching & seeking justice We remember that enforced disappearance is a tool to spread fear - together we are braver ❤️

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Victims of enforced disappearance are people who have literally disappeared They go missing when state officials (or people acting with state consent) grabs them & then denies it, or refuses to say where they are ⚠️ Human Rights Defenders are at risk of being disappeared

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🔎 #VictimsofEnforcedDisappearancesDay 🔎 Where are they ⁉️ From Mexico, to Syria, Sri Lanka, Argentina and Zimbabwe, enforced disappearance is a crime under international law 🧵

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Anoosheh was freed from over 4 years of unjust imprisonment in Iran. Now, just 5 months on, he's training to run the #LondonMarathon with his son, Aryan. "I'm running in solidarity with my friends I have left behind" Help support Anoosheh by donating 👉amnesty.org.uk/AnooshehsMarat

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'I get a lot of flashbacks as if I am still there' Six months after being released from jail in Iran, Anoosheh Ashoori is to fulfil a promise he made himself while being held - to run the London Marathon. He's running with his son Aryan who both joined #BBCBreakfast

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Russia's invasion is a crime under #InternationalLaw. Victims and survivors of all war crimes deserve justice We know that international justice has worked before and it can work again Call on the UK Foreign Sec to help deliver justice 👉

Foreign Secretary: help deliver justice for Ukraine

It’s been over 6 months since Russia’s full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine - a crime under international law. Join me in calling on the UK Foreign Sec to deliver justice

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We have evidence of Russian war crimes in Borodyanka, Bucha, Andriivka, Zdvyzhivka, Vorzel, Kharkiv, Mariupol & Serhiivka Russia’s crime of aggression and killing spree must stop: ⚖️#InternationalJustice⚖️ must be used to hold perpetrators accountable

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It has been over 6 months since Russia’s full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine 6 months of millions forced to flee their homes, civilians indiscriminately shelled & horrific war crimes Call on the Foreign Secretary to help deliver justice 👉 amn.st/6019M1eah 🧵

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Nationality is a right, not a privilege. Being denied this right can leave children feeling alienated, excluded and can harm their sense of identity growing up. 🧵

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China says that #Xinjiang is a “land of happiness”... That’s far from the truth. In reality, the draconian repression of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities is ongoing & amounts to crimes against humanity.

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Getting here hasn’t been easy & there’s still more to do, but due to the tireless commitment from

, AIUK, and so many others, we are one step closer to all children in the UK having their right to citizenship realised.

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Now: ✅ Children being looked after by local authorities are exempt from the fee ✅ Children who can’t afford the fee can apply for a waiver ✅ New guidance recognises that children who have grown up in the U.K. should also be included

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Until recently, the Home Office was profiting from those who cannot afford the child citizenship fees of £1,012.

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Nationality is a right, not a privilege. Being denied this right can leave children feeling alienated, excluded and can harm their sense of identity growing up. 🧵

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China says that #Xinjiang is a “land of happiness”... That’s far from the truth. In reality, the draconian repression of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities is ongoing & amounts to crimes against humanity.

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Tweeting support for human rights should never land you in prison. But Salma, an academic from

@UniversityLeeds

, has been sentenced to 34 YEARS because she spoke up for women's rights in Saudi Arabia.

must ensure she is immediately released. #FreeSalmaAlShehab

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‘We escaped the Taliban, but it’s impossible to begin a new life in the UK.’ The Govt has tried to present its response to #Afghanistan as a success. In reality, the treatment of those who have arrived in the UK has been appalling 👇

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‘We escaped the Taliban, but it’s impossible to begin a new life in the UK’

Refugees who fled Afghanistan are facing a hostile resettlement process in Britain, say charities

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It's welcome news that the police have dropped the prosecution of protesters at #SarahEverard’s vigil last year - but they should never have been put through the ordeal in the first place. The right to protest is fundamental to a free and fair society.

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Sarah Everard: Met forced to halt ‘absurd’ convictions over vigil

CPS decision to stop criminalisation of women under fast-track justice procedure is further humiliation for UK’s biggest police force

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Israeli forces closed the offices of six Palestinian civil society organisations today ‘These organisations have contributed enormously to human rights... yet Israeli army boots trample all over their work’ - Amna Guellali

Israel/OPT: Harassment of Palestinian civil society groups must stop immediately

We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

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It's high time

directed the Home Office to get on with fairly deciding claims of people who seek safety in the UK & to STOP seeking devious, harmful, and costly ways of avoiding it.

Rwanda asylum scheme: Warning over political killings before UK flight

Ministers were told the Rwandan regime tortures opponents weeks before the first flight was due to go.

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‘We escaped the Taliban, but it’s impossible to begin a new life in the UK.’ The Govt has tried to present its response to #Afghanistan as a success. In reality, the treatment of those who have arrived in the UK has been appalling 👇

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‘We escaped the Taliban, but it’s impossible to begin a new life in the UK’

Refugees who fled Afghanistan are facing a hostile resettlement process in Britain, say charities

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It's welcome news that the police have dropped the prosecution of protesters at #SarahEverard’s vigil last year - but they should never have been put through the ordeal in the first place. The right to protest is fundamental to a free and fair society.

theguardian.com

Sarah Everard: Met forced to halt ‘absurd’ convictions over vigil

CPS decision to stop criminalisation of women under fast-track justice procedure is further humiliation for UK’s biggest police force

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Exercising our right to freedom of expression – without fear – is central to an open & fair society. The violent attack on Salman Rushdie remind us of the constant fragility of that right if we don't act in solidarity in its defence. amn.st/6018zhLZI

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Today marks 1 year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Since then, women and girls have faced a huge rollback on their rights. The UK government MUST fulfil promises they made to Afghan women & girls a year ago - urge them to act now: amn.st/6011zhSEv

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Exercising our right to freedom of expression – without fear – is central to an open & fair society. The violent attack on Salman Rushdie remind us of the constant fragility of that right if we don't act in solidarity in its defence. amn.st/6018zhLZI

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Today marks 1 year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Since then, women and girls have faced a huge rollback on their rights. The UK government MUST fulfil promises they made to Afghan women & girls a year ago - urge them to act now: amn.st/6011zhSEv

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How Israel uses the guise of legality to destroy Palestinian homes & livelihoods: 🧵

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It's a system designed to privilege Jewish Israelis while systematically disadvantaging Palestinians. It is a system called apartheid. #EndIsraeliApartheid

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Many Palestinians often exhaust the legal system to avoid forced evictions & to obtain building permits. But the system itself is broken.

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To have shelter, Palestinians must build homes without a permit, but if they do, Israel can demolish them on the basis they were built without a permit.

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For example, between the summer of 2019 - 2020, in the West Bank, 1094 building permits were granted to Jewish Israelis, while 1 was granted to Palestinians.

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