Stop the executions of Pakhshan Azizi & Verisheh Moradi Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi, both from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish minority, are at imminent risk of execution in Iran. Sign the petition to the Iranian embassy and demand that Iranian authorities...

Please help save the lives of Pakhshan & Verisheh in #Iran

#UAE: #AhmedMansoor spent 9 years 24 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years in prison. Please join me & urge #UAE to #FreeAhmed

Stop the executions of Pakhshan Azizi & Verisheh Moradi Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi, both from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish minority, are at imminent risk of execution in Iran. Sign the petition to the Iranian embassy and demand that Iranian authorities...

Please help save the lives of Pakhshan & Verisheh in #Iran

For ten years, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ekpar Asat has been unjustly imprisoned in #China because he is a #Uyghur.

No one should suffer like this. Send a message urging the director for prisons in #Xinjiang to release Ekpar immediately

www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

200 Organizations and Experts Call for an End to Trump’s Threats of War Crimes and Commit to Pursuing Accountability A threat to wipe out “a whole civilization” may amount to a threat of genocide.

A threat to wipe out "a whole civilization" may amount to a threat of genocide.

All parties should respect international law, and those responsible for atrocities should be held accountable.

New statement from HRW and 200+ groups, experts:

#UAE: #AhmedMansoor spent 9 years 18 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years in prison. Please join me & urge #UAE to #FreeAhmed

For ten years, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ekpar Asat has been unjustly imprisoned in #China because he is a #Uyghur.

No one should suffer like this. Send a message urging the director for prisons in #Xinjiang to release Ekpar immediately

www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

Kazakhstan: Feminist Activist Facing Criminal Charges Kazakhstan's prosecuting authorities have filed criminal charges for battery against a feminist activist who was aggressively accosted at a café in Astana, the capital, while meeting with feminist and queer colleagues and friends, Human Rights Watch sai...

Kazakhstan’s authorities have filed criminal charges against Zhanar Sekerbayeva, a feminist activist.

The charges follow an investigation into Sekerbayeva, which appears to have been in retaliation for her LGBT activism.

On Saturday, 17 peace activists in Israel were arrested during an anti-war protest against the wars in Iran and Lebanon.

The reason given was the threat of Iranian missiles.

When anti-Rohingya sentiment turned into gunshots in Myanmar in 2017, 16-year-old Maung Sawyeddollah was forced to flee. What happens when you’re forced to leave your home? Where do you go?

🎙️In EP2 of The Great Unrooting, we hear from people around the world who have faced these questions.

#UAE: #AhmedMansoor spent 9 years 17 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years in prison. Please join me & urge #UAE to #FreeAhmed

UAE: Ahmed Mansoor’s 15-Year Sentence Upheld An Emirati court upheld an abusive 15-year sentence on March 4, 2025, against the prominent Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, who was convicted following a fundamentally unfair trial.

#UAE: Ahmed Mansoor’s 15-Year Sentence Upheld. After #AhmedMansoor was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2017, he was sentenced in 2024 to another 15 years. #FreeAhmed via @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

US: New Unlawful US Boat Strike The United States’ latest strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, which reportedly killed four people, highlights a sustained pattern of unlawful use of lethal force outside any context of armed conflict...

The United States’ latest strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, which reportedly killed four people, highlights a sustained pattern of unlawful use of lethal force outside any context of armed conflict, amounting to extrajudicial executions.

Read more:

She Spoke Out About Gaza. Now She Can’t Use a Credit Card. After accusing governments and corporations of complicity in Gaza, the U.N. investigator for Palestinian territories now finds herself in Washington’s crosshairs.

This ⬇️

🔗 www.politico.com/news/magazin...

NEW: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is conducting a campaign to recruit children as young as 12 to volunteer to become “homeland defending combatants.”

The military recruitment and use of children is a grave violation of children’s rights and a war crime when the children are under 15.

Your message to the Egyptian President could help free Oqba Oqba was wrongly arrested in Egypt in 2019 in retaliation for his brother’s activism. Call on authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally.

#Egypt has detained Oqba unjustly for more than 5 years.

Please help free him.

www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...

Our next @brightonamnesty.bsky.social meeting is via on Zoom at 7:30 on Thursday 2nd April

Our speaker is Duaa Abdulal who is Chair of the AIUK Anti-Racism Network Committee.

All with an interest in #HumanRights welcome.

email brightonandhoveai@gmail.com for more details.

Our next @brightonamnesty.bsky.social meeting is via on Zoom at 7:30 on Thursday 2nd April

Our speaker is Duaa Abdulal who is Chair of the AIUK Anti-Racism Network Committee.

All with an interest in #HumanRights welcome.

email brightonandhoveai@gmail.com for more details.

Your message to the Egyptian President could help free Oqba Oqba was wrongly arrested in Egypt in 2019 in retaliation for his brother’s activism. Call on authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally.

#Egypt has detained Oqba unjustly for more than 5 years.

Please help free him.

www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...

Photo of a demonstration with a trans flag in the foreground. Christine Goodwin v UK: A landmark decision in Trans history you need to know about

On Trans Day of Visibility, we're celebrating Christine Goodwin & her historic victory at the European Court of Human Rights which led to the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

Read about Christine's victory and what it meant for trans rights here👇🏽
amn.st/6003B6mBcS

#UAE: #AhmedMansoor spent 9 years 11 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years in prison. Please join me & urge #UAE to #FreeAhmed

In an open letter addressed to the Home Secretary, our One Strong Voice network describe how more frequent reviews of refugee status push people back into fear and instability.

Their message is clear: constant uncertainty makes recovery harder, not easier.

Take action. 📢
https://ow.ly/tx9L50YBbhP

What's Israel's death penalty law that only applies to Palestinians? Rights groups condemn Israel's new law, which will primarily apply to Palestinians, as discriminatory.

Rights groups condemn Israel's new law, which will primarily apply to Palestinians, as discriminatory.

Israel: Discriminatory Death Penalty Bill Passes On March 30, the Israeli Knesset passed a discriminatory bill expanding use of the death penalty for terrorism-related offenses.

The Israeli Knesset has passed a discriminatory bill expanding use of the death penalty.

Combined with its severe restrictions on appeals and its 90-day execution timeline, this bill aims to kill Palestinian detainees faster and with less scrutiny.

Transgender rights = human rights.

In many countries around the world, the rights of trans people are under attack.

This International Transgender Day of Visibility, we continue to work for a world where all people can enjoy their rights fully.

Stop Racist Migration Policies in the Dominican Republic Sign the petition to make a difference!

#Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic face collective expulsions and racial profiling and are routinely denied access to healthcare.

Help @amnesty.org stop this.

www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

One year later, but the same wishes for freedom and justice for #AhmedMansoor #FreeAhmed

Stop militarized immigration operations in the USA Take action now to stop US militarized immigration enforcement gainst protesters and deportation of communities!

Please help @amnesty.org stop abusive militarised immigraton operations in the #USA andprotect #HumanRights

www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

Our next ever popular Brighton Amnesty quiz is on Tuesday 24 March at 7:30 in The Cow, 95-97 Dyke Road, BN1 3JE.

All welcome - Teams of up to 6 - £3 per head

All proceeds go to #HumanRights campaigning.

email : brightonandhoveai@gmail.com for more details

Stop Bombing Civilians

Please support this @hrw.org petition and help to persuade the world to #StopBombingCivilians

www.hrw.org/StopBombingC...