It's Margaret Taylor

Human rights activist passionate about people power. Amnesty International my turangawaewae. My views my own. My activism my rent for living on this planet.

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

@cjsbishop Appalled at your comments @cjsbishop under-mining a UN Special Rapporteur. As a lawyer & MP you should know better. You & the NZ government should be demanding Francesca Albanese is protected from persecution & sanctions imposed by the US solely for speaking truth to power!

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

French authorities are pursuing deportation proceedings against Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath. I call on President @EmmanuelMacron and @Interieur_Gouv  to immediately halt this process in line with France’s #HumanRights obligations https://t.co/28AANWWGIq. #FreeRamyShaath2

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

3 #women candidates for post of UN SG were at #Geneva Graduate Institute today with Zeinab Badawi in an event sponsored by @GWLvoices & @unfoundation. Each could do the SG job. Question is: will UN Member States elect 1st woman SG in 81 years? @GVAGrad

[Peter Murphy @PeterWMurphy1]

"I say to you again, this disregard for international law will not stop in Palestine. It is already unfolding from Lebanon to Iran, ... And if left unchecked, it will spread far beyond. What is lost in Palestine will be lost to us all."
— Francesca Albanese
#FreePalestine

[Elizabeth Tsurkov @LizHurra]

Israeli solidarity activists are accompanying Palestinian farmers in the West Bank to try to protect them from settler attacks. Settlers have gone on a torching spree of Palestinian fields ahead of the harvest & are using the Israeli Army to try to prevent Palestinians from harvesting.

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

Anne Salmond: "The coalition government calls it ‘tough love.’ I call it cruel, and a quick way to destroy a healthy society." Hayek's bastards, revisited https://t.co/7sUF43XSHI

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

@amnestysasia What an absolute wahine toa (strong woman) Sandya Ekneligoda is. @SP_Ekneligoda Amnesty Hawkes Bay @AmnestyNZ sending messages of kia kaha - stay strong!!

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

@MaryamNSharif disappeared film student Mehrab Khalid was forcibly taken on 29 May from Lahore. His whereabouts remain unknown. Punjab authorities must
· Locate him
· #ReleaseMehrabKhalid NOW
· Hold those responsible to account
#EndEnforcedDisappearances . @amnestysasia

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

@realDonaldTrump , @GovRonDeSantis, “Alligator Alcatraz” detention centre is inhumane and puts lives in danger every single day. Shut it down NOW!

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

Amnesty has an Urgent Action on behalf of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. Israel must release him now. Why oh why such cruelty? Why oh why those with the power to hold Israel authorities accountable for their cruelty failing over and over?

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya should be with his loved ones, and caring for the many many people in need of his skills. The last place where he should be is solitary confinement.

https://t.co/ewJQfpEfpZ

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

International Commission Against the Death Penalty @ICOMDP met in #Madrid this week. We are working on highlighting importance of abolition through death penalty free zones in regions. Good discussion with @sanchezcastejon. #Spain is committed host of Commission. NZ Govt supports

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

Dad Shah was forcibly disappeared on 21 April. His family faced harassment when they spoke out.
I call on @MuradAliShahPPP and @SindhCMHouse @PresOfPakistan , @AAliZardari to reveal his fate, ensure his safety, and end reprisals. #EndEnforcedDisappearances

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

Thanks @rodemmerson a cartoon captures a thousand fears

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

BREAKING - A Swiss Tribunal recognises the legitimate right to peacefully oppose the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

One again: justice for Palestine starts at home. It only takes people caring and applying Intl Law. And persevering.

[Amnesty Iran @AmnestyIran]

Amnesty International condemns the arbitrary executions of January 2026 protesters Mehrdad Mohammadinia & Ashkan Maleki on 1 June after a grossly unfair trial by a Revolutionary Court. We are horrified by the political executions of at least 41 people in Iran since 28 Feb. 1/4

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

Today, I send arohanui (big love) to all who lost loved ones & livelihoods for simply speaking out for a better future. Remembering those in Tiananmen Square who I honour for their courage.
Then & now it reverberates globally
#WeRemember64 #Tiananmen
#毋忘六四 #六四我记得

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

@MFA_China, @AmbChina2NZ, @ChinaEmbInNZ I resist your cynical erasing of your brutal history. I continue to remember and honour the brave protestors who stood up peacefully in Tiananmen Square June 4, 1989 for rights! #WeRemember64 #Tiananmen #毋忘六四 #六四我记得

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

The apology should be all #China's. This is a scary over-reach & marking as we do today the anniversary of Tiananmen Square protests, needs the strongest push back from our govt @winstonpeters 'Intimidation': China bans four NZ MPs after Taiwan trip https://t.co/rstwejki46

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

Remembering is resistance! Today I salute those who stood up for a better future in Tiananmen Square 37 years ago.

Today I call out #China's Heartless’ ban on Tiananmen Mothers visiting cemetery https://t.co/2UHUXCD69j

#WeRemember64 #Tiananmen
#毋忘六四 #六四我记得

[It's Margaret Taylor @MABTaylor]

@LarryDevoe I call on you to release all those arbitrarily detained in Venezuela for political reasons. Promises made by your President for these releases must be honoured. Until released these people must be protected & provided access to family, lawyers and medical care.