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Head of the business and human rights team @amnesty - ex HRW, BBC & Reuters. All posts my own.

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Only yesterday, the Israeli military called for the evacuation of the entire area south of the Litani River, approximately 8% of Lebanon’s territory and home to hundreds of thousands of people.

Today, they issued displacement orders for all residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut.

05.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 10

1/ Trump’s illegal war with Iran has already taken a devastating human toll. It could also mean higher energy bills worldwide, while fossil fuel companies, traders and investors get rich.

Read our deep dive πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡:

03.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Amnesty International decries Mohammed's killing as 'calculated assault to stifle human rights defenders' in Iraq

Amnesty International decries Mohammed's killing as 'calculated assault to stifle human rights defenders' in Iraq

Amnesty International decries Mohammed's killing as 'calculated assault to stifle human rights defenders' in Iraq https://aje.news/421jq6

04.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Iraq:Β EnsureΒ Accountability for Killing of Women’s Rights Activist Yanar Mohammed This brutal killing of Yanar Mohammed, who dedicated her life to defending women’s rights, is a calculated assault to stifle human rights defenders.

The brutal killing of Yanar Mohammed, who dedicated her life to defending women’s rights, is a calculated assault to stifle human rights defenders, especially those defending women’s rights. https://bit.ly/47asW0A

04.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Environmental defenders labeled β€˜terrorists’ for bringing renewable power to Philippine communities Accusing activists of having links to terrorism has led to non-profit funds being frozen and local climate projects being delayed or scrapped.

Accusing activists of having links to terrorism has led to non-profit funds being frozen and local climate projects being delayed or scrapped.

04.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

congratulations Barnaby. Loot was such a great read. Looking forward to this.

04.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Urgent Call to Action: Solidarity with Migrant Workers Amid Escalating SWANA Region Conflict | Women in Migration Network

"While the geopolitical focus remains on military targets, migrant workers – the backbone of the GCC, Jordanian, and Lebanese economies – are the invisible casualties. Trapped by the exploitative kafala (sponsorship) system, many lack passports and mobility".
womeninmigration.org/2026/03/urge...

04.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This year’s Leaderboard will reveal which automakers are leading the charge by transforming their supply chains with targeted interventions and which are coasting, hiding behind generic commitments.

Don’t miss the release of the new Leaderboard, March 4th at 6 am EST!

leadthecharge.org

03.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Incarcerations β€” ALPA SHAH

This is a great book about our times and about India's slide into authoritarian rule

www.alpashah.co.uk/incarcerations

26.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Iranian authorities have denied Narges Mohammadi access to adequate and timely health care despite her poor health and torture related injuries.

The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Narges Mohammadi.

26.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Since her arbitrary arrest on 12th December 2025, Iran's authorities have denied her access to family and lawyers, including in court, and have held her incommunicado in harsh conditions in a Mashhad detention facility.

26.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Narges Mohammadi sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. Prominent Iranian women’s human rights activist sentenced as part of crackdown on dissent since the January protests.

Narges Mohammadi sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. Prominent Iranian women’s human rights activist sentenced as part of crackdown on dissent since the January protests.

Amidst an ongoing crackdown on dissent in the aftermath of the January protest massacres in Iran, a Court convicted human rights defender Narges Mohammadi for her human rights activism after a grossly unfair trial and sentenced her to 7.5 years in prison.

26.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

A glowing endorsement by a politician who is clearly adored by his people, just like Gianni is by the 211 Member Associations of Fifa. Kagame has been repeatedly re-elected president in Rwanda since 2000, with 99.18% of the vote in the last election.

Gianni did better in 2019 & 2023, though: 100%.

25.02.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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How tech turned against women As AI-generated sexualised images proliferate and app-facilitated abuse spreads, we are sleepwalking into a new age of gender inequality. It is time to regulate properly

this is a such a well argued and evidenced piece - and its conclusions are frightening: "How tech turned against women"

www.ft.com/content/60e2...

25.02.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office

The Epstein files grant us a rare glimpse into the kind of machinations that must be happening all the time. As @bylinetimes.bsky.social reveals, Trump's fixer, Steve Bannon, helped Boris Johnson overthrow Theresa May. Blatant foreign interference in our politics. 🧡
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...

25.02.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 1399 πŸ” 726 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 36
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β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’

β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

21.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 855 πŸ” 448 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 75
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Proud that @amnesty.org is supporting this

13.02.2026 09:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Congress: Peace in Ukraine Requires Justice! Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the pace of events impacting Ukraine’s future has been dizzying. Ukrainian civilians are counting on us to help secure sustainable ...

The scale and intensity of its attacks on vital energy infrastructure clearly indicate a strategy to spread despair among Ukraine’s civilian population and break its morale.

Take action now: bit.ly/3Zx7I95

10.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Russia isn’t just waging a war of aggression against Ukraine, it is subjecting the entire civilian population to a campaign of extreme cruelty.

Amnesty International's staff members in Ukraine have spoken of stone-cold apartment blocks, frozen and burst pipework and disrupted phone networks.

10.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Volume 67, Issue 1 FRONT MATTER: Foreword ARTICLES: Environmental Protection in War: Beyond Humans and Nature By Alexandra Huneeus & Pablo Rueda-Saiz From Business Plans to International Rights By Andrew Larkin R…

Daniel Levine-Spound has published a legal analysis of Rwanda's war in DRC in Harvard's International Law Journal. However long these things take - and God knows the international climate is hardly propritious - there is eventually a legal reckoning. journals.law.harvard.edu/ilj/volume-6...

10.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And that the answers to difficult problems are completely obvious.

08.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Allies Near β€˜Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation

Hugely depressing days as the dinosaur climate deniers are claiming "total victory" in their war against climate legislation in the US - a total "f@ck you" to the poor and vulnerable in so many frontline and low-lying communities, as well as future generations www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

10.02.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects Government also offers contracts for record number of solar schemes as it aims to create clean electricity system by 2030

UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects

- Government also offers contracts for record number of solar schemes as it aims to create clean electricity system by 2030

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

10.02.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Companies told to protect nature now or face extinction themselves Biodiversity loss is emerging as a systemic risk to the global economy and financial stability, a landmark report said on Monday, urging companies to act now or potentially face extinction themselves.

Companies told to protect nature now or face extinction themselves reut.rs/4rGdRfg

09.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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UN Expert Says Companies Dealing in Illegally Seized Venezuelan Oil Face Legal Risk Despite U.S. claims of legal impunity, companies engaging in the refining, shipping and sale of illegally seized oilβ€”particularly those headquartered in the EUβ€”might face judicial hurdles.

The Trump administration can claim Venezuelan oil is up for grabs all they want; companies that opt to trade in illegally seized or produced oil can still be held accountable in a court of law, a UN expert tells @ninalakhani.bsky.social drilled.media/news/hopenhaym #Venezuela #climate

09.02.2026 08:44 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Intriguing email sent by David Stern, an aide to the ex Prince Andrew (referred to as PA), to Epstein. Fergie (F) apparently hoped to make $6m from a trade in Nigerian oil. Yes it looked "fishy"

08.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Haiti πŸ”₯

(Shame the IOC made them remove the image of Toussaint Louverture for being too β€˜political’)

apnews.com/article/hait...

06.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk’s X offices in France raided by Paris prosecutors Musk has been summoned to appear at a court hearing in Paris on 20 April

now we're talking

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

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