AmnestyWolverhampton

@RobertLindsay @VintiquesMark "To understand world problems and the need for international cooperation" — Eleanor Roosevelt, London, 1946 36 months later she chaired the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The right to seek asylum= Article 14 #UDHR Act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood = #1

This is quite the moment. Lays out the moral reality of what is happening.

We rebranded the refugee "processing centre" in Manston so everybody knows who's responsible for it.

I am feeling very uneasy about people being arrested for shouting at *Prince Andrew*

@amnestybrum My pleasure - I enjoyed meeting you all.

Thanks to Ann from @AmnestyWolves1 for welcoming us to Wolverhampton!

Justice for the #ElHiblu3 In #Malta, three youths risk life in prison for their roles in helping fellow asylum-seekers escape torture. bit.ly/3tj0k08

Amnesty's Crisis Evidence Lab verified damage to a residential block near Chuhuiv Air Base in #Ukraine, killing a civilian and injuring another. We call on #Russia to take all feasible measures to refrain from indiscriminate attacks, civilians must be protected.

Russia is invading Ukraine. A Russian invasion that is likely to lead to the most horrific consequences for human lives and human rights has begun. Here's what we know so far: amnestyusa.org/press-releases…

Now on a staggering 38 MILLION VIEWS! Despite an almost complete media blackout from UK News Channels the public have sent a powerful message. If it’s ruffling this many feathers now just imagine when it hits 50 million. Let’s keep going!

Wolverhampton Amnesty group are changing our monthly meetings from Sunday evenings to Thursday. Our next meeting will be on Thursday October 7, 1900, at Light House WV1 1HT.

Happy Birthday from Ann

Here are 5 ways the coronavirus affects human rights,

Our immigration reporter @Haleaziz is moderating @amnesty's presidential candidate forum on asylum and immigration on February 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada

These children haven't seen the inside of a classroom since they were forced to flee their homes in Myanmar. For them, the chance to learn is a dream come true.

It's an international scandal that al-Bashir has continued to evade arrest.

Border officers admit to lying and saying they did not have enough space to process asylum-seekers in order to turn them back to Mexico. Reminder: Seeking asylum is a human right. buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfo…

Reminder: The US government still locks up children for seeking asylum. #TruthAboutHomestead Act now: TruthAboutHomestead.org

"What we have witnessed in the past couple of days is an alarming attack on freedom of assembly and expression.” says @AIMidEastGulf research director @lynn_maalouf aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/l…

We call on Lebanon to stop using excessive force against protesters

Myanmar, protect all of your people.

“At one point, Dr. Mitchell said that he was very happy with the role he played in the program. So, we heard no contrition today. Today was a very adversarial approach to the defense counsel.” - @JuliaHall18 pri.org/stories/2020-0…