Refugee Awareness Now

Stay informed and help...thousands of families are stuck in dangerous war zones and need assistance and a safe haven.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“We have not forgotten about you.”

This is an open letter from Dr Matt Morgan, a consultant in intensive care medicine at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, to the elderly, frail, vulnerable, or those with serious underlying health conditions, during the Covid-19 outbreak.

[Stephanie Ruhle @SRuhle]

Immigrants doing some of the hardest jobs - who then jumped into action to help others in crisis.

[INARA @INARAorg]

Hadiya’s beautiful face lit up when we came to see her! She insisted on showing us how she can open her arm better since she started her Co2 laser sessions, after her burns were severely restricting her movements.
She was also very taken with this little doll that could sing!

[Disability Rights Florida @DisabilityRtsFL]

Happy Disability Pride Month! Check out some of the books our staff members are reading this month.

Consider adding these books by #DisabledAuthors to your reading list: https://t.co/Z2N2YUOY3u

@DisVisibility @Keah_Maria @thellpsx @HabenGirma @emily_ladau @DrSamiSchalk

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Kenya: We're very concerned by widespread violence & allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force by police during protests. Full comment here:  https://t.co/zIRTDIcmhH

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

In eastern DR Congo, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating.
Armed conflict, natural disasters, limited humanitarian access, scarcity of basic services: crises overlap & fuel each other with dramatic outcomes.
44% of displaced people in sub-Saharan Africa are in DR Congo

[CBS News @CBSNews]

This 28-year-old chimp was in absolute awe when she went outside and saw the sky for the first time ever. She had survived a research lab in New York, where animals were kept in small cages.

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

Can the impressive, expensive and media-intensive rescue operation for tourists exploring the Titanic be the new standard for how we try to save shipwrecked everywhere, including in the Mediterranean? Or has our hypocrisy around “all lives are equal” reached industrial scales?

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

The United Arab Emirates arbitrarily detaining at least 2,400 Afghan asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch says https://t.co/J7ZTbcEE25

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

What does the ICC's arrest warrant really mean for Vladimir Putin? For one thing, his world has just shrunk.

HRW Senior Legal Advisor Aisling Reidy discusses in a recent interview. ⤵

[Christina Abdulahad / كريستينا عبدالاحد @CAbdulahad]

As Iranians celebrate Nowruz, the beginning of spring, we remember the courage of those who are fighting for dignity, freedom and human rights in #Iran. Iranian authorities should immediately release all the human rights defenders and peaceful dissidents who remain behind bars.

[Fred Abrahams @fredabrahams]

The US-led invasion of #Iraq began 20 years ago. The human rights consequences for Iraqis have been lasting and severe. Some reflections from @hrw research in May 2003 and beyond.

Here the border with Jordan on the drive to Baghdad. 🧵 1/25

[Danny Postel @DannyPostel]

Rally in Times Square marking the 12th anniversary of the Syrian uprising, 18 March 2023, organized by Syria Solidarity NYC

[Sebastiano Nino Fezza @nfcinereporter]

In Sud Sudan almeno 10 bambini che raccoglievano rottami metallici da vendere sono rimasti uccisi da un ordigno inesploso.
I bambini sono particolarmente vulnerabili agli ordigni inesplosi, spesso li scambiano per giocattoli o oggetti di valore.
#infanziarubata #mineantiuomo

[Waad Al-Kateab @waadalkateab]

12 long years.. and we won't give up..

[Secretary Antony Blinken @SecBlinken]

I join so many around the world in mourning the passing of Judith Heumann, a civil rights and disability rights icon, a pioneer within the State Department, and a beloved colleague. Judy leaves behind a world that—because of her relentless efforts—is more inclusive for all.

[Alice Wong 王美華 @SFdirewolf]

Judith Heumann is now a disabled ancestor ✨

Here’s an interview w/ Judy for my podcast on mentorship

https://t.co/yBD8PQYuXn

And Judy interviewed me for her podcast The Heumann Perspective

https://t.co/iomznFzVeN

#DisabilityTwitter #CripTheVote #DisabilityRights

[CC 🟧 @ladamenoire]

Judy Heumann was a goddamn hero, and we are poorer as a society for losing her. #DisabilityTwitter #ActuallyAutistic

[Nikki Fried @NikkiFried]

This feels like something that you’d see in Communist China. https://t.co/uIApI2bjAm