Agnes Callamard

Secretary General, Amnesty International. Ex UN Special Rapporteur and Columbia Univ. Tweets on human rights. Views my own. @agnescallamard.bsky.socia

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

The severe flooding and winter conditions that have struck Gaza are aggravating an already grave humanitarian situation.

We urge Israel to allow immediate, unimpeded access and sustained distribution of humanitarian assistance and early recovery support at scale, and to reopen all Gaza border crossings.

My statement on behalf of the EU ↓
https://t.co/oB6YAphDl4

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

Those in Turkey can’t see this as the Turkish authorities and X have blocked my account in Turkey for tweeting about the Govt’s raids, arrests and crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists, journos, clubs and centres including Amnesty Turkey. https://t.co/DbXtNGrEcO

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

So, the three Predators-In-Chief are planning to meet this week in China.

Why should we be worried?

For a starter, “We the peoples” have no one in the room:
Not Ukrainians
Not Taiwanese
Not Iranians
Certainly not Palestinians
Nor Venezuelans
In fact, none of us are in the room.

Of those who are, not one cares about our dignity, our human rights, or we the peoples’ voices and choices.

Not one of the predators cares.

Instead, they are jointly intent on carving up our world into their respective spheres of influence - reshaping it into territories governed not by the rule of law but by their control – all on the understanding that “You stay out of my backyard and I will stay out of yours”.

An agreement of egos - of massive, narcissistic, egos – meeting against a backdrop of genocide, apartheid, aggression, threats, bullying, repression. Sowing chaos, corruption and casualties.

Our fate is in that room.
Our future is in that room.
But not our interests, voices, or demands.

And they wonder why we are all in the streets.

https://t.co/vSt5khAHHH

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

Unbelievable? well, maybe not.

After Democrats’ midterm wins, Palantir CEO Alex Karp now says he’s a ‘progressive’. that he knows more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet.

The Tech Bros are cynically rebranding to pursue power, money, people.

https://t.co/NPQnT82uIk

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

We call for a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into the fire at journalist Rolando Rodríguez’s (@prensacom) home in #Panamá.

His work investigating corruption in #Venezuela must be considered as part of that investigation.

[La Prensa Panamá @prensacom]

En la madrugada de este sábado 14 de noviembre ocurrió un atentado en la casa de Rolando Rodríguez, subdirector asociado del diario La Prensa, en momentos en que la esposa del periodista se encontraba en la vivienda, de donde logró escapar ilesa. https://t.co/rzynbY2ywt

[Volker Türk @volker_turk]

Human rights are not ideological. They do not belong to any political party.

They provide common ground, set limits on power and protect everyone’s dignity.

At a time of growing division, parliaments need to defend them.

My remarks to @IPUparliament: https://t.co/TO9ZxIL5Zj

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

Le gouvernement francais dans toute sa splendeur democratique,a l’ecoute du peuple…

[Agence France-Presse @afpfr]

🇫🇷 Lycées : le gouvernement veut systématiser les sanctions disciplinaires à l'encontre des élèves et des personnels de l'Éducation nationale participant à des blocages, selon un télégramme envoyé vendredi aux recteurs et préfets et consulté par l'AFP ⤵️

[Gina Romero @Ginitastar]

1/2 Si huiste de tu país y aún te vigilan, amenazan o persiguen desde allá, necesito tu testimonio. Abrí una #ConvocatoriaDeAportes para mis informes de 2027 sobre reunión pacífica y asociación. https://t.co/IL75HKAJvI #DerechosHumanos #LibertadDeReunión

[Janina Dill @JaninaDill]

1) Whether a hospital in #Gaza was used for acts harmful to the enemy is not a question either party to the armed conflict has credibility to answer. #IndependentFactFinding
2) Even if it was used, an attack is not automatically legal. IHL is much more demanding than that.

[Amnistía Internacional Américas @AmnistiaOnline]

🚨 #ElSalvador

La vida e integridad del defensor de derechos humanos Fidel Zavala están en riesgo. Tras ser condenado a 15 años de prisión, preocupa su posible traslado al penal de Mariona, donde él mismo denunció que hubo torturas, malos tratos y muertes bajo custodia.

Zavala, vocero de @Unidehc , lleva más de 20 meses en detención provisional por otro proceso relacionado con su labor de defensa de derechos humanos, sin sentencia condenatoria.

Exigimos al gobierno de @nayibbukele y a @FGR_SV proteger su vida e integridad, así como garantizar el debido proceso y su derecho de defensa.

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

"Depuis l’état d’urgence de 2015, les autorités n’ont cessé de durcir législations et pratiques, jusqu’à affaiblir un État de droit désormais menacé par des pratiques autoritaires"

https://t.co/YsrHTVCEkV

[Brèves de presse @Brevesdepresse]

🔴🇫🇷INFO - Le neurochirurgien Laurent Thines, du CHU de Besançon, a recensé au moins 79 victimes en 3 semaines de #manifestations, dont 10 personnes #éborgnées (18 ans de moyenne), 7 #amputées et 9 victimes de traumatismes crânio-faciaux. Des blessures attribuées notamment aux tirs de #LBD et aux #grenades policières. Au total, 127 enquêtes ont été confiées à l’#IGPN pour déterminer si l’usage de la force était légal et proportionné. Des yeux crevés, des mains arrachées, des pieds explosés, des testicules amputés… Un bilan catastrophique de #mutilations graves, touchant notamment des mineurs. Une #répression difficilement imaginable dans la plupart des #démocraties occidentales, mais à laquelle la #France semble s’être habituée depuis 10 ans, malgré les alertes répétées de l’#ONU sur l’usage excessif de la force…

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

Hussam Abu Safiya’s life will be at risk until he receives proper medical treatment.

https://t.co/R9QyqzGBU0

[amnistia . org @amnistia]

Ruth López dedicó su vida a defender la justicia y el Estado de derecho en El Salvador. En mayo de 2025 fue detenida arbitrariamente; hoy sigue recluida sin juicio justo solo por ejercer pacíficamente sus derechos humanos

Exige su libertad inmediata y sin condiciones

✍️ Firma: https://t.co/nhGGAqUaQi

#W4R2026

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

Trump’s Board of Peace acknowledges that the disasterous winter storm flooded tens of thousands of tents and temporary shelters in Gaza - and that Israel has blocked the shelter materials needed to avoid the horrific and needless suffering of Gaza’s civilians.
What they omit is that Israel even has blocked NRC, as the humanitarian shelter coordinator, access to Gaza and removed our longstanding registration in Israel. History will judge this severely.

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

In another attack on freedom of expression, Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated human rights defender Aida Seif al-Dawla on 9 Nov on charges of spreading ‘false news’ over a Facebook post about prisons, before releasing her on bail of 50,000 Egyptian pounds.

This is the second time this year prosecutors question Aida Seif al-Dawla, founder of El Nadeem Centre Against Violence & Torture, for her human rights work. In February, they opened another case against her & released her on bail of 100,000 Egyptian pounds.

Egyptian authorities must drop all investigations against Aida Seif al-Dawla stemming from her exercise of their human rights & end the crackdown on independent civil society & media.

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

GAZA: Israel’s destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure since the start of the genocide has left Palestinian families exposed to extreme winter weather, heavy winds and flooding in makeshift shelters. Palestinians are living among severely damaged, unsafe structures every day.

Governments worldwide must move beyond statements and take concrete action to pressure Israel to end its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, lift the unlawful blockade and guarantee the unfettered flow of humanitarian aid and reconstruction supplies and machinery.

The world must not stand by and watch as another winter ravages the dignity and lives of a population reeling from ongoing genocide and war crimes.

[Kevin Jon Heller 🇺🇸🇩🇰 @kevinjonheller]

The special issue of the Journal of International Criminal Justice on "Genocide in War," edited by Paola Gaeta and @giulia_pinzauti, has just been published. My article on IHL-compliant genocide is part of the issue.

You can find all the articles here: https://t.co/u6WPvfIIr5

[Amnesty Ireland @AmnestyIreland]

On Monday, November 16th, Stephen Bowen the Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland will give a public talk on 'Human Rights and The Global Disorder' at UCD.

The room number will be announced shortly by Amnesty UCD on their Instagram page: https://t.co/SWtcmlWNF5

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

"Il n'y a pas de discrimination en France!"

[Martine St-Victor @MartineMontreal]

Cet extrait de Marine Le Pen, à 60 Minutes ce soir, doit être entendu pour être cru.