The international silence over the mass and arbitrary detention of thousands of people in Amhara region is beyond shameful.
Keeping thousands of people locked up for months without charge or trial is a travesty of justice.
https://t.co/6mBdCXeAdP
8/8 You have the right to speak to a lawyer and make a phone call. Ask for the Detainee Handbook to understand detention center rules. Don’t sign anything without legal advice.
Even if you do not have a lawyer, you may tell the immigration officers that you want to speak to one
6/8. You have the right to remain silent and do not need to answer immigration officers' questions. You can refuse to answer if asked about your birthplace or entry into the U.S. Simply state, “I choose to remain silent.”
5/8. If at any point you decide to speak with the officers, you do not need to open the door to do so. You can speak to them through the door or step outside and close the door.
4/8. If officers say they have a search warrant signed by a judge, ask them to slide it under the door or hold it up to a window so you can see it. If the warrant doesn't have your correct name & address & is not signed by a judge, you don't have to open the door or let them in.
3/8. An ICE deportation warrant is not the same as a search warrant. If this is the only document they have, they cannot legally come inside unless you verbally agree to let them in.
Public Service Announcement:
1/8. All people living in the United States, including undocumented immigrants, have certain U.S. Constitutional rights. If you are undocumented and immigration (ICE) agents knock on your door, know that you have the following rights:
Earlier this year, @pressfreedom submitted a report assessing #Ethiopia’s press freedom and journalist safety record from 2019, as part of the country’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled for November 12. During the UPR, the United Nations Human Rights Council peer reviews he human rights record of a country, and considers recommendations on how a country can better fulfill its international human rights obligations.
CPJ’s report to the U.N. detailed the arbitrary detention, physical violence, harassment, and severe legal restrictions Ethiopian journalists face. CPJ made several recommendations including promptly releasing detained journalists, investigating attacks on the press, ensuring accountability for violence against journalists, and amending repressive laws to align with international human rights standards.
CPJ’s UPR submission on Ethiopia is available in English here: https://t.co/QSPX8RsXzd
"For Black women, the road to voting rights began in the 1820s and 1830s. Maria Stewart, for example, in 1832 became the first American woman, a Black woman, to speak publicly to audiences of men and women about politics."
https://t.co/m1nVGk5WLX
Just to put things in perspective, those imperialist forces Menelik defeated at Adwa (the Italians and in spirit all of those Europeans who took part in the Berlin Conference) regrouped and came back to attack Ethiopia wearing the uniforms of missionaries, humanitarian organizations, “investors” and “international bankers” hell bent on colonizing and destroying the country by playing different elements of Ethiopian society against each other, hence how we got to where we are today.
Menelik II, King of Shewa from 1866 to 1889, and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 until his death in 1913, photographed in the early 1900s. He is the son of the Shewan Amhara king, Negus Haile Melekot whom people are under Genocidal killings today.
He is widely honored by many Ethiopians and commemorated during the celebration of the Battle of Adwa. Many Pan-Africans regard him as an advocate for African independence against European powers during the Scramble for Africa.
Credit: Royalty in Colour
"#Gaza is the real-world embodiment of hell on earth for its one million children. And it’s getting worse, day by day, as we see the horrific impact of the daily airstrikes and military operations on Palestinian children." - @1jameselder, @UNICEF