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Amnesty UN Office retweeted
Space for freedom of expression shrinking as govts use tech to suppress dissent & digital giants manipulate info for enrichment, warns @Irenekhan @UN_HRC. “Freedom of expression has been privatised, monetised, manipulated & unlawfully restricted. #UNHRC62
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Amnesty UN Office retweeted
📢📢GOOD NEWS: A new climate accountability resolution at the UNGA was adopted by an overwhelming consensus today. 🙌
It has the potential to shape global climate accountability for years to come. Read more: amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
La RE sobre derechos humanos en el TPO enfrenta campañas de desinformación orquestadas. Estados miembros deben condenar estos ataques, exigir que cesen y mantenerse vigilantes ante la desinformación diseñada para desviar la atención de la catástrofe de derechos humanos en el TPO.
Afghanistan: The 3-month renewal of UNAMA (@UNAMAnews) is disappointing. It creates uncertainty when the focus should be on implementation. Full @amnesty reaction below⬇️
Afghanistan: At a time when the human rights situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, the extension of UNAMA’s mandate (@UNAMAnews) for only three months - at the request of the US - is deeply concerning. A one-year renewal would have provided the stability and predictability needed for the mission to focus on implementing its mandate, particularly its work on human rights monitoring and reporting, as well as its Women, Peace and Security components. Short-term renewals also risk reopening negotiations on the mandate itself, diverting attention from implementation and potentially weakening sustained international scrutiny of the actions of the Taliban de facto authorities. Any review of UNAMA’s mandate should be transparent and conducted in meaningful consultation with Afghans, particularly women, civil society, and minority communities.
Amnesty UN Office retweeted
“South Africa is concerned about attacks on Special Procedures Mandate Holders in general, and Ms Francesca Albanese (@FranceskAlbs), the Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territories, in particular. Special Procedures Mandate Holders play a key role promoting and protecting human rights and they must be protected.
We must recognise that understanding is a precursor to peace. Let us not bequeath a legacy of prejudice and hatred to our children.” Minister @RonaldLamola
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Amnesty UN Office retweeted
‘Promote justice, not disinformation’. - The Coordination Committee of @UN_SPExperts condemn vicious attacks against Special Rapporteur @FranceskAlbs by State representatives.
States must choose to stand on the right side of history.
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Amnesty UN Office retweeted
Global: European states must retract outrageous attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese - Amnesty International amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
The @CIJ_ICJ clarified that states have existing legal obligations in relation to climate change. It's no use pretending otherwise. Time for scaled up, urgent and robust action - this resolution by @VanuatuUN can help.
Governments must use new UN General Assembly resolution to turn ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on climate change into robust action. Informal consultations on the draft resolution circulated by Vanuatu begin today. Read more: amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
Time for all States to reaffirm and rejuvenate their commitment to the elimination of racial discrimination and implement #ICERD60 fully, including by addressing the legacies of slavery and colonialism and dismantling contemporary structures of racial discrimination.
Amnesty UN Office retweeted
UN experts have called on China to stop turning #Uyghur culture into evidence of crime, citing cases of jailed artist Yashar Shohret and forcibly disappeared scholar Rahile Dawut.
Cultural expression is not extremism.
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As a member of the @ngowgwps, we stand in solidarity with @4noura as she briefs the #UNSC at today’s Open Debate on #WPS on the situation of women and girls in #Palestine. Watch her briefing here:
We are proud to stand in solidarity with Noura Erakat, Palestinian-American human rights attorney and author, as she briefs the #UNSC at today’s Open Debate on #WPS, highlighting the situation of women and girls in #Palestine.
Watch at 10am EDT: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1…
Amnesty UN Office retweeted
This October marks 25 years of the #WPS agenda. The best way to celebrate? By taking action to ensure its future.
Join us in telling Member States it's time to act to defend the values of the WPS agenda: wps.ngo/sign
Amnesty UN Office retweeted
Afghanistan: The UN Security Council met on Afghanistan today, as the Taliban intensify their assault on the rights of people in Afghanistan, particularly women, girls, and minorities. The catastrophic humanitarian situation is exacerbated by the recent earthquake that devastated the eastern region of the country. The Taliban continue to ban Afghan women working for NGOs and the UN, including for the earthquake response as confirmed by the UN. Meanwhile, unprecedented and cruel mass deportations of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers from Iran and Pakistan continue with no end in sight.
In the lead-up to today’s meeting, a very small minority of Security Council members opposed the Council hearing a briefing from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Afghanistan is a human rights crisis – the Security Council should be able to hear updates from the leading UN entity focused on human rights. Their participation should not be controversial.
Over two years ago, the Security Council unanimously called for the Taliban to immediately reverse the bans that restrict the rights of women and girls (UNSCR 2681). Principled, robust and united action is now urgently needed to meaningfully address the rights and needs of all Afghan people.
Join @AmnestyUN @omctorg @IRCT @GqualCampaign @FIACAT_org @apt_geneva @ISHRglobal @Omegafoundatio Redress and the Geneva Human Rights Platform today at 1 pm (Geneva) for the presentation of the candidates to the Committee Against Torture - election 2025. 👉org/en/resources/news/presen…
Important statement from @UN_SPExperts calling on States, UN entities, businesses and other stakeholders to reaffirm their commitment to gender equality and for continued integration of gender in international law, policy, and practice.
UN experts reaffirm central role of gender in advancing human rights & express deep concern about attempts to reassert rigid, binary conceptions of sex.
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What is gender? And why understanding it is important
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Amnesty UN Office retweeted
The US sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur @FranceskAlbs are a disgraceful affront to international justice.
The measures announced today by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are a continuation of the Trump administration’s assault on international law and its efforts to protect the Israeli government from accountability at all costs
Our @amnesty statement: amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
Amnesty UN Office retweeted
What should States do in response to the US administration sanctions against @FranceskAlbs, the ICC Prosecutor and Judges?
Publicly condemn the use of sanctions to undermine the ICC and express strong, unconditional commitment to the ICC and its critical global mandate; to the UN Special Procedures and all those cooperating with the ICC
Pass national laws that shield individuals and companies from the threat of US sanction laws.
Fully cooperate with the Court, including by arresting and transferring individuals subject to ICC arrest warrants.
Call on the United States to cease any efforts to undermine the court’s independence and essential work, while encouraging the United States to join the ICC and fully support victims’ access to justice;
Harmonise domestic legislations with the Rome Statute, ratifying and implementing the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court (APIC), and signing all relevant cooperation agreements with the ICC (for example, on the protection of witnesses and victims; the release of persons, including interim release; and the enforcement of sentences);
Adopt and/or implement national and regional blocking statutes, such as the European Union (EU) blocking statute, that aims to shield European operators from the effects of extraterritorial sanctions. Blocking statutes and similar instruments can provide the Court and its partners with essential protection and send a powerful message that ICC member countries will not tolerate efforts to undermine the Court;
Adopt any other protective measures at the domestic, regional or international level, and engage with domestic and regional service providers to ensure that they will continue working with the Court.
