Elisa De Pieri

Researcher at Amnesty International Europe Regional Office. Views my own. Retweets not endorsements.

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

2/2 Given the well-documented history of crimes under international law & other violations by militias under his command since 2011 states should exercise universal jurisdiction to hold those reasonably suspected of such violations accountable. https://t.co/l6HrgNLGZp

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

1/2 The visit to Italy by notorious Libyan milita leader Abdul Ghani Al-Kikli’s, aka "Gheniwa" highlights once again that impunity remains entrenched.

[Amnesty Italia @amnestyitalia]

La visita in Italia di Abdul Ghani Al-Kikli, detto "Gheniwa", famigerato leader di una milizia libica, evidenzia ancora una volta che l'impunità resta radicata. Data la ben documentata storia di crimini di diritto internazionale e di altre gravi violazioni dei diritti umani ad opera delle milizie sotto il suo comando ai danni di cittadini libici e rifugiati a partire dal 2011, gli stati dovrebbero esercitare la giurisdizione universale per chiamare a rispondere chi è ragionevolmente sospettato di aver commesso tali violazioni https://t.co/z8MmrSG20O

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

Why Mahmoud Khalil's arrest (also) matters for freedom of expression in Europe 🧵

In the latest attack on human rights by the Trump administration, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and detained by ICE agents. He has not been charged with any crime.

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Italian authorities released Libyan militia leader Osama Njeem after he was arrested based on a sealed @IntlCrimCourt arrest warrant instead of surrendering him to the court🧵

https://t.co/Y3VneUPFBW

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

In a landmark ruling, @ECHR_CEDH concludes that there is “serious evidence suggesting” a practice of systematic #pushbacks by the #Greek authorities from Evros region to #Türkiye, something that @amnesty and other NGOs have been saying for years.

There must be accountability🧵

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Italy's new migration detention centres in Albania are already a failure. Within 30 days of opening two centres in Albania, legal challenges have shown the scheme for what it is: harmful, unworkable and unlawful 🧵

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

These measures are able to gain traction because of the EU's reluctance to credibly enforce EU law & standards.

The Italy-Albania deal must not precipitate a race to the bottom. The EU must rigorously scrutinize these deals and ensure #HumanRights are respected.

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

These centres in Albania represent the latest attempt by an EU country to circumvent their obligations under EU and international law by ‘externalizing’ or shifting the processing of people’s protection claims outside of their territory.

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

The agreement requires the automatic detention of people seeking asylum, with the declared goal of deterring sea crossings. Automatic detention is inherently arbitrary.

Not only is the plan incredibly harmful, it is also unlawful. https://t.co/mW4In2eDfg

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

Today Doros Polykarpou, an award-winning human rights defender from Cyprus, goes on trial.  Amnesty International is concerned that charges he faces appear to be motivated by his human rights work 🧵

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

Disappointing decision today in the trial of the #ElHiblu3.

The judge found that Malta has jurisdiction over the case. Amnesty will continue to stand with the accused.

They must not be scapegoats for Europe's search & rescue failures.

https://t.co/G0SMiiZZC9

[Elisa De Pieri @Elisa_De_Pieri]

Malta: Authorities must not make El Hiblu 3 ‘scapegoats for Europe’s search and rescue failures’ https://t.co/5AxWTwQ3sL

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

NEW 🚨 Italy has used discriminatory housing policies against Romani communities.

The European Committee of Social Rights @coe found that the segregation of Roma, ‘continues to exist’ and that forced evictions remain a ’current practice’.

READ👇
https://t.co/XAW9VRiI56

[Elisa De Pieri @Elisa_De_Pieri]

We urge Italian authorities to take stock and implement the recommendations that the Committee of Ministers will make in relation to this decision.

And we thank @Ass21luglio for all their crucial help to get to this successful decision.

[Elisa De Pieri @Elisa_De_Pieri]

Proudly sharing an important, unanimous decision of the European Committee of Social Rights, 🧵

https://t.co/necrq4gsH6

[Elisa De Pieri @Elisa_De_Pieri]

Importantly, the violations are not a photograph of the time when the complaint was filed, but updated to what is happening now:

"Forced evictions of Roma and Sinti families remain a current practice"

"in practice segregation of Roma ... continues to exist"

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

⏰The clock is ticking.

With only one month until #EUelections2024, we are calling on the EU to put #HumanRights front & centre of its action.

Read our 4 demands for a brighter, fairer and more sustainable future 🧵

#EuropeDay #TheEuropeWeWant

[Marco Bertotto @bertotto]

Una sentenza che restituisce verità. Ma abbiamo poco da festeggiare: ogni giorno, 6 persone muiono nel nostro mare. Verrà il tempo in cui a essere giudicato sarà il fallimento dei governi, che hanno scelto di attaccare i soccorritori invece che impedire questa strage continua.