Katharine Derderian
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Working @amnestyeu.bsky.social for human rights in EU foreign policy (Africa, Asia, Americas). Posting on all things human rights and humanitarian. Nomad happily landed in Belgium.
Signez la pétition et exigez des autorités belges qu’elles adoptent un plan clair et ambitieux de sortie des énergies fossiles, pour assurer une transition juste dans le respect des droits humains. www.amnesty.be/veux-agir/ag...
Exigez un plan de sortie des énergies fossiles en Belgique
La crise climatique s’aggrave en Belgique et dans le monde entier et nos droits humains sont directement touchés. Alors que nous avons dépassé la (…)
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🇪🇸🇪🇺 Face à la crise de #Ceuta, l’UE doit garantir le respect des droits humains 👉 Stop au discours d’« invasion » qui nourrit le racisme 👉 L’accès à l’asile est un droit fondamental Il faut ouvrir des voies sûres et légales ! ➡️ amn.st/63323B16Tbz
"The arrest of Zhang Yi after he showed a photograph of the Dalai Lama while visiting a monastery is a chilling reminder of how far the Chinese authorities will go to police the peaceful exercise of human rights." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
China: Activist arrested over photo of Dalai Lama in Tibet must be released
Responding to the arrest of a Han Chinese man in Lhasa, Tibet – the human rights activist Zhang Yi – Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “The arrest of Zhang Yi after h...
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“The twentieth anniversary (of the killings of @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social aid workers) should mark the moment when the Sri Lankan authorities finally demonstrate no one is above the law & that crimes under international law & serious human rights violations will no longer be met with impunity.”
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At your next meal, take a second to think about the people working long hours in HOT 100° temps to put food on your table. They're not just statistics. They're real people who can't avoid the heat in an air conditioned house or office. #WeFeedYou
At @amnesty.org, we're calling for a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel - ending the direct and indirect transfer of arms, military technology, parts and components until there is no risk they could be used to commit genocide or other serious violations of international law.
The Government of India must immediately stop authorizing the export of weapons, ammunition, parts, and military components to Israel. Companies operating under India's jurisdiction must ensure they do not contribute to crimes under international law.
Indian private firms and state-owned companies have supplied components to Israeli defense companies including Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. These companies risk complicity in genocide and other crimes under international law through these relationships.
Analysis by @amnesty.org revealed at least 2,596 shipments of arms, parts, and ammunition were exported from India to Israel between Oct 2023, and Nov 2025. The exports included artillery shell components, machine gun parts, explosive warheads, and armoured vehicle components.
A new @amnesty.org investigation finds India continued supplying arms to Israel despite the risk they could be used in Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. As relations deepen, together the EU, its member states & India must end all arms transfers to Israel.
India: Continuing weapons exports to Israel could risk complicity in ongoing genocide in Gaza – new investigation
India continued to supply arms to Israel despite the substantial risk they could be used in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International said in a new re...
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On 31 May, 6 relatives of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera disappeared in Managua after travelling to claim his remains following the government's confirmation of his death. We @amnesty.org call on the Nicaraguan authorities to disclose their whereabouts & ensure their release. t.co/hvzGshGpUn
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr43/1336/2026/en/
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Any future engagement with the Taliban must remain principled and centred on ending the ongoing, widespread and systemic human rights violations in the country. EU and member states must promptly abandon all efforts towards any resumption of deportations to Afghanistan.
@ec.europa.eu says deportations will prioritize those who have committed “serious crimes or pose a security threat”. Afghanistan is not safe for any forced return ❌ Amnesty recalls that protection from refoulement is absolute. Returnees’ conduct or criminal record is irrelevant.
These efforts happen in the face of extensive evidence on the risks people face upon return, documented by the UN & Amnesty. Amidst the human rights crisis in Afghanistan, the ongoing persecution and near erasure of women and girls from the public sphere may be a crime against humanity.
Following earlier engagements and pressure from 19 EU states and Norway, the @ec.europa.eu invited the Taliban to Brussels in June 2026 to discuss Afghan deportations. The Taliban hailed the visit as "historic", marking its first-ever talks in the EU with member states.
On the back of the shameful meeting with the Taliban hosted by the EU Commission, @amnesty.org urges the EU and member states to immediately abandon all efforts to deport people to unsafe Afghanistan and halt their reckless, unconscionable cooperation with the Taliban on returns.
EU/Afghanistan: Abandon Unconscionable Efforts to Deport People to Afghanistan - Letter – European Institutions Office
Amnesty International urges to immediately reverse course on European Union (EU) institutions and member states’ efforts to deport people to Afghanistan.
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Kenya probes potential toxin after 15 elephants die in Amboseli ecosystem reut.rs/3RCKOgc
Kenya probes potential toxin after 15 elephants die in Amboseli ecosystem
Fifteen elephants died in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem from June 24 to July 24, with preliminary tests detecting a potential toxic substance in samples from several animals, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said in a statement late on Tuesday.
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La Belgique a connu la plus forte surmortalité d’Europe pendant la vague de chaleur de fin juin
La Belgique a connu la plus forte surmortalité d’Europe pendant la vague de chaleur de fin juin
Avec une surmortalité de 48 %, notre pays a été plus durement touché que, par exemple, la France (+ 23 %) et les Pays-Bas (+ 13 %), où les températures étaient pourtant tout aussi élevées.
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WELCOME TO CLIMATE HELL Burning Forrest Burning Future 🔄 Bienvenue en enfer climatique Forêt en feu = Avenir en péril via @extinctionrebelsde.bsky.social
‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban
‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban
Allowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says Beekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously after parliament approved a bill reauthorising two banned pesticides scientists say can poison bees. “There are no words to describe the frustration,” said Carolyn Bouguet, a beekeeper in Essonne, greater Paris. “Bee populations have already been badly compromised by climate change, new parasites and loss of habitat. And now this.” Continue reading...
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📍 We urge the Indian government to immediately withdraw the latest amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, and amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act - both of which discriminate against human rights defenders and civil society organisations. Read more: zurl.co/ompw8
#Cuba: Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is finally out of prison and on his way into exile in the USA. Luis Manuel is an Afro-Cuban artist, activist & @amnesty.org prisoner of conscience. He was unjustly imprisoned in 2021 for expressing himself, creating art and defending human rights. (1/4)
🔴 Más de dos semanas después del #TerremotoVenezuela, MSF operamos cuatro clínicas móviles: tres en La Guaira y una en Caracas. Nuestros equipos brindan atención primaria de salud, apoyo en salud mental, actividades de promoción sanitaria, y actividades de agua y saneamiento.
