Laurie Hanna

Wesam Hamada: “I want to keep Hind’s voice alive, because hers is the voice of all the children of Gaza” What were some of Hind’s last words to you, and do you hold the world responsible for her terrible death? I’m scared… come and get me. She said a sentence that tore my heart apart: ‘Mum, they’re lying...

"Every woman, every child, every person in Gaza is still a target..."

Wesam Hamada, mother of Hind Rajab, tells @amnesty.org why it's important to keep her daughter's voice alive

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...

Israel/OPT: Older people in Gaza suffering overlooked health crisis amid Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid and medicines – new research Older people in Gaza are suffering an overlooked physical and mental health crisis amid Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid and essential medicines and the recent ban on humanitarian organizations, new r...

Amid Israel’s ongoing genocide, older people in #Gaza are suffering an overlooked health crisis - new research by @amnesty.org and @helpage.bsky.social

“The rights and needs of older people in Gaza must not be ignored” - @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

⚡ Publishing this week: Thurs 5 Feb, 00.01 GMT ⚡

Older people in #Gaza suffering overlooked health crisis amid Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid and medicines – new research by @helpage.bsky.social and @amnesty.org

For more information, DM me or email press@amnesty.org

Sudan: El Fasher survivors tell of deliberate RSF killings and sexual violence – new testimony Survivors who escaped El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State have detailed to Amnesty International how fighters with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed scores of unarmed men and raped dozens of...

NEW: El Fasher survivors tell @amnesty.org of killings and sexual violence by #RSF in #Sudan

“This persistent, widespread violence against civilians constitutes war crimes, and may also constitute other crimes under international law” - @agnescallamard.bsky.social

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

"The #RSF were killing people as if they were flies..."

Publishing tomorrow (00.01 GMT, 25 Nov): #Sudan: El Fasher survivors tell of deliberate RSF killings and sexual violence – new testimony gathered by @amnesty.org

For more information, DM me or email press@amnesty.org

Civilians must be protected from attacks in Sudan's Kordofan region The world cannot continue to turn its back on civilians in Sudan

NEW: Civilians in #Sudan must be protected amid escalating RSF attacks in Kordofan region - @amnesty.org

" world cannot continue to turn its back on civilians in Sudan...when the grave dangers they face are clear for all to see" - @agnescallamard.bsky.social

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Yemen: US air strike on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime A new, in-depth investigation by Amnesty International concludes that a US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, on 28 April 2025 that killed and injured dozens of A...

NEW @amnesty.org investigation: US air strike on migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, #Yemen, must be investigated as a war crime

"Given the air strike killed and injured civilians, the US authorities should investigate this attack as a war crime" - Kristine Beckerle

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Ceasefire must be pathway to ending Israel’s unlawful occupation, apartheid and genocide There must be a full cessation of hostilities and a total lifting of the blockade.

Israel/OPT ceasefire must lead to ending Israel’s unlawful occupation, apartheid & genocide - @amnesty.org

“It is time to seize the opportunity to end this horror, mend what can be mended and salvage what is left of our shared humanity” - @agnescallamard.bsky.social

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Iran/Israel: Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions in ‘12 Day War’ violated international humanitarian law The Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions during the ‘12 Day War’ with Israel was a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, Amnesty International said today. Last month, the Iranian f...

NEW: Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions against Israel in ‘12 Day War’ violated international humanitarian law - @amnesty.org investigation

"Cluster munitions are inherently indiscriminate weapons that must never be used" - @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Ukraine: Civilians killed in indiscriminate strikes on Sumy city as Russian military increase attacks – new research Civilians in Sumy city in Ukraine are under increased unlawful attacks as the Russian military increase strikes in the region, Amnesty International said today. In Sumy city earlier this month, Russia...

NEW: Civilians killed in strikes on Sumy city in #Ukraine as Russian military increase attacks – @amnesty.org research

“Grad rockets have caused death and destruction… These indiscriminate attacks must be investigated as war crimes” - @briancastner.bsky.social

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

⏲️ Publishing tomorrow (00.01 BST, Tues 24 June)

#Ukraine: Civilians killed in indiscriminate strikes on Sumy city as Russian military increase attacks – new @amnesty.org research

For more information, email press@amnesty.org

Nigeria: Girl survivors of Boko Haram still being failed by government inaction – new testimony Girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in north-east Nigeria are still being neglected by the country’s authorities, one year after Amnesty International’s landmark report and launch o...

Girl survivors of Boko Haram in #Nigeria still being failed by government inaction

“We call on President @officialabat.bsky.social and the Nigerian government to take urgent action” - Isa Sanusi of
@amnesty.org and @amnestynigeria.bsky.social

#EmpowerOurGirls

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Activists turn Paris fountain red to denounce Gaza 'bloodbath' French activists dyed a Paris fountain red Wednesday to symbolise what they called the "bloodbath" of Palestinians in Gaza.

Gaza: stop the bloodbath

Activists from @amnestyfrance.bsky.social, @oxfamfrance.bsky.social and @greenpeace.fr dyed the Fontaine des Innocents red to symbolise the bloodbath of Palestinians in #Gaza

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

“Undesirable” Human Rights : Daily Brief #Russia’s attack on Amnesty International is both a government confession of guilt in human rights abuses and high praise for Amnesty’s work. Read Andrew Stroehlein in Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief...

"When a government attacks Amnesty International, you can pretty much guarantee that government has been up to no good."

@hrw.org 🤝🏼 @amnesty.org

www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

Sudan: Advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in breach of arms embargo – new investigation Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, as well as used in Darfur in a blatant breach of the existing UN arms embargo, Amnesty Int...

BREAKING: Advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in #Sudan in breach of arms embargo - new @amnesty.org investigation

We found evidence of Norinco Group's GB50A guided bombs and AH-4 howitzers in use in conflict

Read more 🔽

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Pakistan: Climate disasters increasing risks of death and disease amongst children and older people – new report Pakistan’s healthcare and disaster response systems are failing to meet the needs of children and older people who are most at risk of death and disease amid extreme weather events related to climate ...

In #Pakistan, floods and heatwaves caused by climate change are overwhelming the country’s underfunded healthcare system, and increasing the risk of death and disease amongst children and older people

Read @amnesty.org's new report here: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Hungary: Arrest and surrender Netanyahu to the ICC Responding to reports that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has invited and plans to host Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Hungary on Wednesday, Erika Guevara-Rosas the head of Globa...

"Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary must not become a bellwether for the future of human rights in Europe" - @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social

#Hungary must arrest and surrender Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court -
@amnesty.org

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Good news! Idris Hasan, an ethnic Uyghur man detained in Morocco and at risk of extradition to China, has finally been freed 🙏🏼

@amnesty.org has been campaigning for his release since he was first detained in July 2021

Read more: www.rfa.org/english/uygh...

Children in Haiti suffering gang recruitment, attacks, sexual violence More than 1 million children estimated to be living in areas controlled by gangs.

NEW: Children in #Haiti suffering gang recruitment, attacks and sexual violence amid crisis - @amnesty.org report

“The lives of far too many children in Haiti are being wrecked, and they have nowhere to go for protection or justice” -
@agnescallamard.bsky.social

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

⚡ Publishing next week: Wed 12 Feb, 00.01 EST

#Haiti: Children suffering gang recruitment, attacks and sexual violence amid escalating crisis – a major new @amnesty.org report

For more information, DM me or email press@amnesty.org

Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children Some school buildings are in gang-occupied territory or have become de facto shelters for those forced from their homes, leaving hundreds of thousands with no chance for formal learning.

"The prospect of joining a gang becomes more attractive the longer you are out of school" - Janine Morna

Children in #Haiti are suffering as violence continues to escalate. Next month, @amnesty.org will release a major new report documenting their struggles

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/w...

The human rights wins of 2024 July France: Amnesty International’s briefing published ahead of the Paris Olympic Games exposed how the ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing breaches international human r...

In the midst of another tumultuous year, there was some progress made for human rights around the world 🌍

Click here to read @amnesty.org's round-up of some positive changes achieved over the past six months 🕯️

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/im...

I took this picture 30 years ago today, on Wednesday 7 December 1994 👑

My first ever game at Old Trafford. A 4-0 #MUFC win 😎

Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

NEW: Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing #genocide in Gaza 🇵🇸

“Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them” - Agnès Callamard

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

If Walls Could Talk - Series 1: 6. The Telegraph Building, Belfast Hear how this iconic landmark has found new life after decades of breaking the news to the people of Northern Ireland.

A great mini-documentary on the history of the #Belfast Telegraph building here

It's where I wrote my first news splash in January 2003, and is now being given a new lease of life by Shine Belfast (who I also wrote for from 2000-2003!)

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Israel/OPT: Netanyahu, Gallant and Al-Masri must face justice at the ICC for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity Responding to the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel; Yoav Gallant, former Israeli Minister of Defence and...

“Prime Minister Netanyahu is now officially a wanted man" - Amnesty's Agnes Callamard

Netanyahu must face justice at the International Criminal Court for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by #Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

ICC issues arrest warrants for PM Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjmain Netanyahu and former

NEW: The International Criminal Court has finally issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of #Israel

www.jpost.com/breaking-new...

A convenient list of Amnesty International colleagues here...

Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict – new investigation French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being used on the battlefield in Sudan in what likely constitutes a violation ...

French-manufactured Galix weapons system identified in #Sudan conflict – our latest Amnesty investigation

“All countries must immediately cease direct and indirect supplies of all arms and ammunition to the warring parties in Sudan” - Agnès Callamard

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...