Amnesty International - Reading Town Group

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[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

Happy #Pride month!

[Hong Kong Democracy Council @hkdc_us]

This weekend, Reading Stands With Hong Kong held a #TiananmenMassacre 37th Anniversary Memorial at Reading Minster, attended by some 200 people including 2 MPs & 12 local councillors. Brilliant show of support & solidarity.
#RememberJune4
https://t.co/vloF9JZJH9

[Amnesty International Zimbabwe @amnesty_zim]

What are you reading this weekend?

Check out Amnesty International's latest briefing, "Unlawful by Design: Exposing the Human Rights Costs of Generative AI." 📚

This briefing examines how standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, are in conflict with international human rights law (IHRL) and standards through their design, development and deployment.

While these technologies promise sophisticated automation and efficiency, they rely on data collection and model training practices that abuse privacy rights, enable discrimination, and threaten freedom of expression and thought.

Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, depend on mass invasions of privacy by design, and are fundamentally incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a prohibition of such systems.

Download it here : https://t.co/G8MvIiU4gC

@AmnestyTech

[CiLuna @CiLuna27]

#UAE: @Ahmed_Mansoor spent 9 years 2 months 4 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years. Please join me & urge @HHShkMohd @MohamedBinZayed @AnwarGargash to #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedMansoor

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

Thank the people who make hope happen!
Sign the UK's biggest ever thank you card to the people who choose hope (and hard work) over hate
https://t.co/Q7vIwFR5kT

[John van Nijnatten @GreenpeaceJohn]

#UAE: @Ahmed_Mansoor spent 9 years 1 month 21 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years. Please join me & urge @HHShkMohd
@MohamedBinZayed @AnwarGargash to #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedMansoor

[John van Nijnatten @GreenpeaceJohn]

#UAE: @Ahmed_Mansoor spent 9 years 1 month 20 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years. Please join me & urge @HHShkMohd
@MohamedBinZayed @AnwarGargash to #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedMansoor

[CiLuna @CiLuna27]

#UAE: @Ahmed_Mansoor spent 9 years 1 month 21 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years. Please join me & urge @HHShkMohd @MohamedBinZayed @AnwarGargash to #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedMansoor

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

Living free from violence is a human.
We stand in solidarity with Jewish communities who feel unsafe & fearful right now.
None of us have human rights unless ALL of us have them.

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

The death penalty is a symptom of violence, not a solution to it. President Trump & the Department of Justice should follow the lead of the more than 113 countries who have relegated this archaic & brutal sentence to the dustbin of history.
Take action: https://t.co/6KED3dgRvb

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

YES! The European Parliament has moved a step closer to legally defining rape as sex without consent, by adopting a report calling for a new law.

Now it's time to legislate. #LetsTalkAboutYes

[CiLuna @CiLuna27]

#UAE: @Ahmed_Mansoor spent 9 years 1 month 6 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years. Please join me & urge @HHShkMohd @MohamedBinZayed @AnwarGargash to #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedMansoor

[Amnesty UK @AmnestyUK]

Don’t stop talking about Palantir.

We’re only getting started.

But we need YOU to join the campaign.

Join the FREE webinar TOMORROW Tuesday 28 April 2026 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Register: https://t.co/kCj21Wnva6

🗣️ Amira Nimerawi, CEO of Healthworkers for Palestine

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

A huge thanks to the many hours everyone in the Reading Amnesty Group gives to support human rights.

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

Amnesty is the world's largest grassroots human rights organization—which means that everyday people like ✨you✨ are critical in our work to protect and defend human rights!

April is volunteer appreciation month—and this April, we thank each of our volunteer activists, members, and supporters for your tireless efforts for human rights. Thank you, volunteers! 💛

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

MPs are planning to debate Palantir & their contract with the NHS on 16 April.
Ask your MP to attend & state clearly: No Palantir in Our NHS.
https://t.co/2WwPYK7D4s via @amnestyuk

[FriendsOfAhmedMansoor @FriendsOfAhmed]

Today is the 9th anniversary of @Ahmed_Mansoor arrest. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 2024 he was sentenced in another trial to 15 years in prison on trumped up charges. Join our call to #FreeAhmed. He is not forgotten! #UAE

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

We call on the immediate and unconditional release of Ahmed Mansoor, on the 9th anniversary of his arrest. Please take action #FreeAhmed @Ahmed_Mansoor
@FriendsOfAhmed
@AmnestyMENA
@ICFUAE
@alirezaazizi
@amnestygulf
@MENA_Rights
@SanidUAE
https://t.co/msJwPhqGyN

[Amnesty MENA @AmnestyMENA]

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://t.co/mpEenELGib

[Sara Wahedi @SaraWahedi]

Why reject visas from Afghan women and girls?

Switzerland automatically accepts women and girls from Afghanistan or those who are refugees in Pakistan, who are sole applicants.

They’re being erased from all forms of public life. This blanket policy kills their dreams.

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

Women garment workers struggle daily to survive with sexual harassment, unpaid overtime, and no access to healthcare. Help them make change happen. Sign the petition. https://t.co/s31UYIaJwG