Brandon Beckett

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[Bob Beckman @BobBeckman94]

#Children as young as 12 have been detained for attacking law enforcement, setting fires, during 6 nights of violence after the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old #NahelMerzouk in suburban Paris. The average age of the 3,354 people arrested over the past week was 17! #France

[Maria Cooper @MariaCo46285889]

#POTUS decision to transfer #clusterbombs to #Ukraine would inevitably cause long-term suffering for civilians, undermine the int'l efforts against #clustermunitions use. The end DOES NOT justify the means, particularly if it is a #warcrime! @HRW https://t.co/nBhpzFIv6l

[Dennis Sanford @dennissanford02]

Shameful decision by the #BidenAdministration! All civilized nations have banned production, sale, use of #clustermunitions. Once again, we think that we are exceptional and that, if the #US does it, it's not a war crime?! #Ukraine @banclusterbombs https://t.co/zJXcGJd4kH

[Sofia Andersson @SofiaAn46613560]

354 people, including 6 #women, were executed in #Iran in the first 6 mos of 2023! 20% of all executions were #Baluch #minorities. 206 people were executed for drug-related charges, a 126% rise compared to the same period last year. Break the silence, #EndDeathPenalty! @IHRights

[Robert Sterling @RobSterling80]

This is outrageous! Futile expressions of concerns, occasional condemnations - and a total impunity for #Israel's repeated violations of international #humanitarian law. #Jenin #Palestine https://t.co/Djsltj0Qb5

[Liam Owen @LiamOwen61]

354 people, including 6 #women, were executed in #Iran in the first 6 mos of 2023! 20% of all executions were #Baluch #minorities. 206 people were executed for drug-related charges, a 126% rise compared to the same period last year. Break the silence, #EndDeathPenalty! @IHRights

[Heather Hess @HeatherHess89]

#Israeli forces killed four #Palestinian #children in Jenin since launching the military offensive. Justice for #AbdulrahmanHardan (16), #MustafaQassem (16), #NouruddinMarshoud, (15), #MajdiArarawi (17)! @DCIPalestine https://t.co/vYmCBN1781

[Michael Roberts @Micheal53605043]

If you keep avoiding dealing with the problem, it will eventually blow up into your face. And #France is not the only country in Europe that has failed to address adequately its unsuccessful #integration of #minorities. https://t.co/0AiKLTMPJM

[Kristen Thomas @Kristen70424810]

It has been 10 years since notorious #UAE94 trial, which targeted 94 Emirati critics of the govt, including activists, lawyers, students and teachers. Those who served their sentences still remain arbitrarily imprisoned. #UAE #COP28 https://t.co/a2xPe6NA0H

[Amy Newsome @AmyNews41550577]

A decade since the infamous #UAE94 trial, 51 of 69 detainees have served their sentences but remain arbitrarily imprisoned in the #UAE. All #politicalprisoners must be released, officials implicated in torture, unfair trials brought to justice. https://t.co/rVXlF7oHSt

[Erica Simons @EricaSimons7]

The tragic death of #OmarMohammadAwadin in #Jenin exposes the alarming escalation of violence in the #WestBank. Daytime operations, excessive force, and potential extrajudicial executions cannot be justified. The international community must act to protect innocent lives! #Israel

[John Miller @JohnMiller2019]

The recent case of #KhalafalRomaithi, a #UAE94 member who was forcibly deported from #Jordan to the #UAE, has raised concerns about his safety and the protection of his fair trial rights. The int'l community must closely monitor the situation & advocate if there is a need.

[Dustin Flenderson @DustinFlenders]

Digital surveillance of #journalists is on the rise. The use of #spyware has led to arrest, intimidation and even killings of journalists! #Pegasus #NSO #humanrights

[Dustin Flenderson @DustinFlenders]

Iranian authorities are apparently using executions, an inhumane punishment following unfair trials, as a show of force against its own #people, who are demanding fundamental change! #humanrights #Iran #ExecutionsinIran #EndDeathPenalty

[Dustin Flenderson @DustinFlenders]

The #Israeli authorities are using an experimental #facialrecognition system known as #RedWolf to track #Palestinians and automate harsh restrictions on their #freedomofmovement. #OPT #humanrights @Amnesty

[Bob Chafetz @ChafetzBob]

While govts formally express support to #freedomofexpression, the reality on the ground is often quite different. In the #UAE, for example, journalists are subjected to brutal #humanrights violations. Despite this, UAE is set to host the upcoming #COP28?! #WorldPressFreedomDay

[Bea Robertson @BeaRobertson14]

As the #UAE prepares to host #COP28, concerns about its #humanrights record loom. Authorities continue to suppress #freedomofexpression and #peacefulassembly, leaving little room for political dissent. A more just and open society is needed! @HRW @Amnesty

[Jill Harrison @JillHarrison75]

For more than 10yrs, #UAE authorities have been unjustly detaining at least 60 Emirati #humanrights defenders, civil society activists & political dissidents, who were detained for demanding reform & democracy. #UAE repression must not be camouflaged by false #COP28 tolerance!

[Sebastian Mitch @Sebasti87707102]

For six months, #MohammedalQahtani has been kept incommunicado in prison in #SaudiArabia. Authorities must promptly reveal his whereabouts and unconditionally free him! #freeMohammedalQahtani https://t.co/k4bFE9kM4Y

[Anna Simone @AnnaSimone2001]

#UAE is whitewashing its #humanrights violations history by hosting #COP28. This is not only environmental hypocrisy, but also a way to promote a fake image of tolerance. This is a reminder that there are many people in UAE's prisons for fighting against repression.