Amnesty International in the UK (Charitable Trust & Section) fighting for human rights across the UK and world. Follow us for human rights, activism & news
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Protest is a human right.
Our right to protest is protected by the Human Rights Act.
Our right to protest is protected by international law.
Don’t let anyone tell you different
Just in case anyone needs reminding 🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️🤦♀️
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights✊🏾
Resist sexism
Resist racism
Resist hate
Resist cruelty
RESIST TRUMP.
We're with activists right now opposite US Embassy at Vauxall Bridge dropping ‘Resist Trump’ banners ✊✊🏽✊🏿
Police bans on #ExtinctionRebellion protests in London is an unlawful constraint of our rights to #FreedomofExpression and peaceful assembly.
Protesters' rights must be respected and their calls for urgent #climateaction heard.
For #PrideInside: Award-winning actress and LGBTI+ ally Jodie Comer reads the beautiful first letter from Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf. A touching and passionate exchange and part of a two part reply with the wonderful
For anyone that might need reminding
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
#TransDayOfVisibility
for standing up for Yasaman who faces 16 years in prison in Iran for not wearing a veil and encouraging other women to do the same. You can help free her at http://amn.st/60181MVCA#The1975
📣 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
While some Israeli settlers illegally live in homes with enough water for swimming pools, Palestinians on their doorstep are deliberately deprived of enough clean water to cover their basic needs.
Act now ➡️http://amn.st/6016ONwEK
Three women have been jailed and charged with prostitution after this video of them not wearing veils on a train in Iran went viral. Defending women's rights is not a crime. Let's get these charges dropped! Take action now 👉http://amn.st/6012Eve3Q
promised to protect human rights... but instead he targets activists & charities! Today, as PM Modi represents #India at #G20Summit, we remind him that strong leaders don’t bully charities
We'll keep saying it until *everyone* knows:
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
Trans rights = human rights.
#IDAHOBIT
12 year old Majella was shot in the back & killed by a British soldier in Northern Ireland. 44 years later, there has been no independent investigation.
Witnesses have joined calls for
We honoured #Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi with our Ambassador of Conscience award in 2009. Today, we withdraw it. Failure to speak out against the torture of Myanmar’s Rohingya people is inexcusable. We stand for human rights and humanity. We stand with the #Rohingya people.
Aidan McAnespie was fatally shot on his way to a Gaelic football match in Northern Ireland in '88.
Today, 34 years later, the trial into his death begins.
The trial represents the due process that the UK Government is seeking to shut down for victims.
In 10 DAYS Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should be flying home.
🚨 RT our daily countdown & help us call on UK government & Iranian authorities to reunite Nazanin with her daughter & husband at the end of her sentence 🚨#FreeNazanin
Welcome home Nazanin and Anoosheh 💛
Together with your amazing families, we have been waiting for this day for a long time.
Enjoy your freedom.
#NazaninIsFree#AnooshehIsFree
The death of #BlueGirl must not be in vain. #Iran is the only country in the world that stops and punishes women for entering football stadiums. This ban must end immediately.
In 1 DAY Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe *should* be flying home.
Today, her sentence officially ends.
🚨 RT our daily countdown & help us call on UK government & Iranian authorities to reunite her with her daughter & husband. 🚨#FreeNazanin
and @Truman_Black give this one simple message. Remember, however bad things seem, you still have the power to change things. You are not powerless ✊✊✊#MondayMotivation
We stand with Saka, Rashford and Sancho - and all Black footballers.
We stand against the abuse and violence flooding social media.
We stand together in solidarity against racism. ✊✊🏽✊🏿
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe & her husband Richard have started a hunger strike today. The demand is simple - she must be freed. We'll post a daily video diary from Richard where he's camped out in front of
Security forces in #Iran have killed 143+ protesters and used excessive force to crush protests in more than 100 cities across the country, since 15 November. RT to show the Iranian authorities that the world is watching!
BREAKING: All 15 of the #Stansted15 have been convicted today. We stand in solidarity with them all. The rights and freedoms of all of us are being eroded. The UK should not be targeting human rights defenders in this way. Send the 15 a message of support: http://amn.st/6018EHyGE
16-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi is due in court today, and she's facing 10 years in prison. Nothing she has done can justify her continued detention. #Israel must release her now. More: http://bit.ly/2r6uiIj#FreeAhedTamimi
Chechnya has opened concentration camps for gay men http://pinknews.co.uk/2017/04/10/chechnya-has-opened-concentration-camps-for-gay-men/?utm_source=PNT&utm_medium=SocialTwitter&utm_content=TwitterN&utm_campaign=PNTwitter…
reads the impassioned reply from Virginia Woolf to Vita Sackville-West, read yesterday by the enchanting Jodie Comer. Letters made possible by The Society of Authors as the Literary Representative of the Estate of Virginia Woolf.
🚨PLEASE RT🚨
On the day Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should be reunited with her husband & daughter, we’re at the Iranian Embassy handing in a petition signed by 160,000 of you demanding that Nazanin is permanently freed.
#FreeNazanin
Our system is broken.
Trans children are outed, humiliated and left feeling alone and vulnerable.
The next government has a huge oppotunity to overhaul the Gender Recognition Act and prioritse #transrights.
Ahed Tamimi is back in court today – and she’s facing up to 10 years in prison. This is no more than a desperate attempt by #Israel to intimidate Palestinian children who dare to stand up to repression. Take action to stand by Ahed now → http://amn.st/6013DPbrL#FreeAhedTamimi
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. We’ll be by your side for all LGBTI people worldwide – today and everyday. #IDAHOBIT❤️💙💚💛🧡💜
BREAKING: We've just heard the news that the #Stansted15 convictions have been quashed.✊
This is a good day for justice. The #Stansted15 will take their place in the history books as human rights defenders who bravely brought injustices perpetrated by the state into the light.
YOU DID IT! - The Refugee Family Reunion Bill passed! 129 MPs voted "AYE" to bring refugee #FamiliesTogether. Thank you for raising your voice - you have been heard!
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained and imprisoned in Iran for over 4 years. If nothing else, we hope tonight's Panorama will force the UK Govt to step up efforts to secure Nazanin's full and unconditional release. Sign the petition #FreeNazanin
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Instead of spending the last 5yrs with her young daughter, Nazanin has been unjustly and arbitrarily trapped in Iran.
A second prison sentence is not just cruel, it is an outrage.
It's time you URGENTLY step up your efforts to #FreeNazanin NOW
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should not be imprisoned. She was holidaying when she was arrested, but her job in the UK is not worthy of punishment either! She must be released immediately. Call on Iran to do that NOW. http://amn.st/6016DBudm
🆘The UK Government is trying to introduce MORE anti-protest regulations
Almost NO ONE knows about it ⚠️
Measures that were voted out from the #PublicOrderBill have been reintroduced as “regulations”
Retweet to spread the word & #ProtectTheProtest✊🏽🧵
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Today marks 5 years since Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in Iran.
Despite her ankle tag being removed, her life is in limbo as she awaits the verdict of a second trial.
The UK government must do all it can to bring her home now
#FreeNazaninhttp://amn.st/6014Hx6Ai
In 3 DAYS Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe *should* be flying home.
🚨 RT our daily countdown & help us call on UK government & Iranian authorities to reunite Nazanin with her daughter & husband at the end of her sentence 🚨#FreeNazanin
No spoilers here, but well done #YearsAndYears for an exceptional portrayal of what is a reality for refugees risking their lives to find safety. Except it’s happening right now, in present day. Thank you Russell T Davies,
A pollster asked people about what they thought about the UK government's plans for human rights… it didn’t go as planned.
We can't let them bring this back - share this video to spread the word
The right to protest is fundamental to a free and fair society.
But a new Bill could give police sweeping power - including power to shut down peaceful protests.
We CANNOT let this happen.
Take action now to stop the assault on our freedoms ✊http://amn.st/6010Hqykg
🆘 CALL TO ACTION: help stop arbitrary executions of protesters in Iran
1 Find your MP & their Twitter http://amn.st/60153yL7B
2 Reply to this tweet "@[your MP] As my MP, will you write to the Iranian Embassy in the UK & demand all executions stop http://amn.st/60163yL78”
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Nazanin was arrested in 2016 on this day. It's time for this beautiful family to be finally reunited. Please help #FreeNazanin by signing the petition and sharing this post with your friends ❤️ Sign here: http://amn.st/60161x9i2
TODAY Richard Ratcliffe begins another hunger strike as he camps near Downing Street.
The UK Government has failed time & again to help #FreeNazanin & other British Nationals detained in Iran.
The time to act is NOW.
🚨 Pls share to show solidarity with Richard & Nazanin 🚨
Current Home Office rules mean that child refugees who are completely alone, aren't allowed to bring close family to join them in the UK. Please ask the Prime Minister to change the rules and bring #FamiliesTogetherhttp://amn.st/6013GI3GX
PAKISTAN: The death of activist #KarimaBaloch in Toronto, Canada is deeply shocking and must be immediately and effectively investigated. The perpetrators must be brought to justice without recourse to the death penalty.
It's 100 years since women won the right to vote. Thousands of women across the UK are still fighting for our rights. Help us celebrate their amazing work. Find out more and make a nomination - http://amn.st/6013DOkqS#SuffragetteSpirit
Suella Braverman must stop dehumanising refugees & put an end to the cruelty and intolerance of Home Office policy on asylum.
The situation cannot go on.
Nazanin and Richard are now almost 2 weeks without food. They are still #Hungry4Justice. With Iran not budging it's more important than ever we keep Nazanin's story alive. Please help #FreeNazanin by signing & sharing the petition: http://amn.st/6011EsRdW CC
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Women & girls from Northern Ireland are STILL being denied access to lawful abortion services - despite a law change in 2020.
Secretary of State for NI,
Today we remember the millions of lives lost for Holocaust Memorial Day. We believe in the individual to make a difference in this world - never powerless to stand up for humanity and to speak out against injustice #holocaust#neveragain
BREAKING: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released from prison for 2 weeks.
We hope she now gets the proper medical care she needs, including getting tested for coronavirus.
This is a big step forward. (1/2)
CONFIRMED: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe & Anoosheh Ashoori are both FINALLY released after more than 10yrs combined unjustly detained in Iran ✊
This is the news we & their families have hoped for every day since Nazanin was arrested in 2016 ❤️
We'll share more soon
#HumanityWins
Abortion bans like the one passed in Alabama are a violation of human rights.
These bans will be deadly.
They will endanger pregnant people’s lives.
They will re-victimize survivors of rape and sexual violence by denying them their rights.
We must not go back.
Yesterday, Israel’s parliament reauthorised a racist law banning Palestinians from gaining citizenship or residency in Israel through marriage.
This law is yet another pillar of Israel’s system of apartheid.
#EndIsraeliApartheid
The ‘#RightsRemovalBill is a blatant power grab.
Ripping up the Human Rights Act means stripping us of our most powerful tool to challenge wrongs by UK govt & other public bodies.
This is not about tinkering with rights, it’s about removing them.
http://amn.st/6015zgOfS
Human rights history as been made today in Northern Ireland. The bans on abortion and equal marriage will be lifted on 21 October this year! Thanks to everyone that helped make it happen! #TheNorthIsNow#LoveWins
Today, the family of Aidan McAnespie have secured justice, 34yrs after a soldier killed Aidan during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
The UK Govt wants to stop other families getting justice ❌📝 Join our call to
Welcome for our Women Making History festival from the amazing @shonfaye. Today is about equality and inclusion. We will not be divided. #StillMarching