Dr. Dinushika Dissanayake
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Dog lover, philosopher. RTs are not endorsements. Views are strictly personal.
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22-11-2017 09:02:41
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Every year, millions of Nepalis leave the country on labour permits to work across the world -- often in harsh workplace and climatic conditions. Their rights must be protected.
#migrantrightsarehumanrights #ProtectMigrantWorkers #LabourDay2024
We are concerned about the police crackdown on people peacefully protesting German arms transfers to Israel & the risk of complicity in crimes against #Palestinians .
rnd.de/politik/berlin…
30 years since the end of apartheid rule in South Africa and Frank Chikane remains a passionate anti-apartheid activist. He first visited the occupied Palestinian territories in 1988, and declared the situation as “worse than apartheid.”
#EndIsraeliApartheid
#Gaza : 'The health system has been completely obliterated. The right to health has been decimated at every level.
The conditions are incompatible w/ the realization of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical & mental health'
UN Sp. Rapporteur on Health Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng
The ultimate gratitude speech. From Chadwick Boseman to Denzel Washington. 'Let he who has watered, be watered. ' #GratitudeMatters #Philanthropy
At the release of Amnesty International's 'State of the World's Human Rights' report, Amnesty International researcher Budour Hassan criticized the international community for 'normalizing the atrocities' happening in Gaza and called for more pressure on Israel to stop the war.
“Every person killed is a universe on its own.” Amnesty International’s researcher Budour Hassan is with us in #Brussels , sharing experiences about documenting human rights violations in #Gaza .
The ongoing blatant disregard for international norms and for basic humanity must be stopped. Now.
The international community is failing to stop human rights abuses. In Gaza, in Afghanistan, in the Mediterranean. Seeing the work of my colleagues, I am inspired now more than ever. At Amnesty, we don't just decry the situation. We campaign, we research,
we advocate. Amnesty International
🇩🇰DENMARK: ‘Many are eager to see tangible action to address the situation in Gaza’ - Vibe Klarup of Amnesty International Danmark speaks about the joint civil society lawsuit brought against the Danish state to stop Danish arms exports to Israel.
🔗web.civicus.org/VibeKlarup
#CIVICUSLens
At main courthouse in Istanbul w/ Eren Keskin to observe her trial for ‘denigrating the Turkish nation’ under article 301 of the Turkish penal code for a statement made on 24 April 2021 about the 1915 Armenian massacres. The statement is protected speech under international law
No Muslim woman or girl should have to choose between religion & the sport they love. This #InternationalWomensDay we join @BBallPourToutes @athleteally and Sport & Rights Alliance to urge Fédération Française de BasketBall FIBA to overturn their religious headgear ban in #France
Yesterday in #Brussels , @amnestyEU Amnesty International Vlaanderen Amnesty Belgique FR ✊ joined called to EU leaders to ensure:
🕊️ #CeasefireNOW
✊ arms embargo
🪙 funding for UNRWA
🔍 support ICC investigation
🌍 action to dismantle the apartheid system
🚫 ban on trade with Israeli settlements
📢 [NEW] In our joint report with Amnesty International, we find that the #Taliban 's oppressive restrictions & suppression of women & girls' #humanrights in #Afghanistan demand urgent scrutiny as potential crimes under international law.
🔗Read full the report: icj.org/afghanistan-ta…