Polly Truscott

@pollyinthecity

Foreign Policy - mostly. Usual caveats.

Joined January 2010
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  1. 8 hours ago

    England: Premier League agrees to meet Amnesty UK to discuss revised owners' and directors' test.

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  2. 17 hours ago

    is unjustly detained for an article about the hardships of being a Coptic Christian in  

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  3. Oct 26

    The human rights impact of climate change in drought-stricken southern - currently in the grips of famine and its worst drought in 40 years Eng FR & Malagasy

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  4. Oct 26

    Charlize Theron: 'We have to share Covid vaccines'
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    Oct 26

    In September launched The 100 Day Countdown. Our campaign calls on states and pharmaceutical companies to share vaccines with low and lower-middle income countries, so that millions more people can be protected from Covid-19 in 2021.

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  6. Oct 26

    is detaining and arbitrarily deporting hundreds of African nationals en masse, based on racial targeting and with no legal due process - in violation Intl law

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  7. Oct 25

    : Environmental lawyer arbitrarily detained

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  8. Oct 25

    Dutch childcare benefit scandal an urgent wake-up call to ban racist algorithms

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    Oct 25

    Where we hear again of the "Tiger Squad" and the Crown Prince who: Attempted to execute Saad Aljabri. Considered killing late King Abdullah. Murdered Jamal Khashoggi. Why we must keep denouncing, calling for justice.

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  10. Oct 25

    UN experts condemn Israel’s designation of Palestinian human rights defenders as terrorist organisations amnesty’s take

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    Oct 20

    Register and join us on 26/10, 9 AM Eastern Time! & will be hosting a UNGA side-event on ‘Xenophobic Machines and How to Stop them.’ See Mizue Aizeki of the , , , and , in conv. with 🔥

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  12. Oct 25

    : Release prime minister and all those arbitrarily arrested

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  13. Oct 25

    : Release prime minister and all those arbitrarily arrested

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    Oct 24

    I am outraged by news that designated six human rights NGOs as “terrorist organizations”. Defending human rights, calling for accountability, fighting against arbitrary arrests, is a legitimate work and must be respected, not shut by flawed terrorism laws.

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    Oct 24

    Richard Ratcliffe begins his second hunger strike as he tirelessly campaigns to . It should never have come to this; the UK Government and must act now to bring her and other British nationals home.

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    Oct 24

    Harun Gul from Nangrahar has been detained for 14 years in Guantanamo. A US court has now ruled his detention is unlawful, but his release is still not inevitable. His family, including his one daughter, just an infant when he was detained wait for news.

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  17. Oct 22

    10 ambassadors did something shocking - they urged to implement a judgement and . For this Turkey threatens to expel them. Time for all of Europe to demand Turkey to fulfil its obligations.
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    Oct 22

    10 ambassadors did something shocking - they urged to implement a judgement and . For this Turkey threatens to expel them. Time for all of Europe to demand Turkey to fulfil its obligations.

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    Oct 22

    As I told , of all the cases of journalists we work on around the world, is one of my top concerns. When I receive urgent calls from Rana, my immediate instinct is concern for her life. Must-read piece by .

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    Oct 22

    The UK Govt must make clear that it is not acceptable for Israel to suppress & criminalise human rights defenders. The UK can't defend Open Societies unless it has the courage to call out such abuses when committed by friend or foe

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