I urge @GovMikeKehoe to commute Lance Shockley’s death sentence. I note that the evidence against Lance Shockley was entirely circumstantial, which coupled with concerns on tainted jury deliberations renders this case troubling.
BREAKING: Amnesty International Urges Parole for Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director, @dpaulobrien, said:
https://t.co/KRHKWgK8ED
"When will President Biden realize he is complicit in the Israeli government’s crimes against humanity? Enough is enough." - @dpaulobrien https://t.co/yeIgObEH3P
.@POTUS yesterday you said “I agree” in response to Prime Minister @LeoVaradkar reiterating his call for a #ceasefire. On #StPatricksDay at the #WhiteHouse Amnesty International reminded you that you have the power to end the killings & to get aid to those in need. You must act!
In support of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we are calling on Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act. Afghan women and girls must not be abandoned! Read more here: https://t.co/zb18aGvEBt
#16DaysofActivism#EndGBV#deathinslowmotion
The Taliban have violated women and girls’ right to education, but women aren’t giving up. “The Taliban took everything I had, all my dreams and hopes, but this is not the end. We women of Afghanistan will never surrender.” Learn more: https://t.co/SP8kaHw7e3 #deathinslowmotion
@AmnestyInternational research shows that Taliban policies repress and discriminate against Afghan women and girls. Learn more: https://t.co/SP8kaHwF3B #deathinslowmotion
In the lead-up to COP27, the Egyptian authorities released 766 prisoners. Yet over the same period, @amnesty has documented the arrest of 1,540people who were questioned over the exercising of free speech and association.
https://t.co/71J5TGX7e2
#COP27 opens today amid human rights crisis in #Egypt. Away from dazzling hotels in #Sharm ElSheikh, 1000s are unjustly jailed in horrid conditions. Alaa Abdel Fattah’s life at imminent risk after 219 days of hunger strike and no water from today #FreeAlaa#FreeThemAll
I’m an 18 year old activist and coordinator working to fight the Texas GOP and get @GovAbbott out of office. Can you help me in this fight?
Please retweet this and give me a follow in order to help uplift progressive voices and voter turnout in TX 2022! 🗳#TXBlue22
Since 2016, the refugee admissions numbers have been at their lowest in decades: prior to 2018, the yearly refugee admissions goal since 1980 averaged 95,000 persons to be accepted per year. @POTUS reverse the trend. @amnestyusa@AmnestyPvd#RestoringWelcome
People in Myanmar are holding vigils since the military coup. Hundreds of people have been unlawfully killed by Myanmar security forces. More than 54M people are living in fear of being killed, maimed, arrested, tortured, or forcibly disappeared. Stand with the people of Myanmar.