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- PROJECT DRAGONFLY - . . . Google has been working on a secretive programme to relaunch its search engine in China under the name Google Dragonfly. . . People using Google in China would be blocked from accessing banned websites like Facebook and Wikipedia; searching the terms “human rights”, “student protest” or “Nobel Prize” would be banned. . . In 2010 Google made a promise not to support China’s censorship of the internet. Join us in asking CEO @sundarpichai to #DropDragonfly. . . Head to the link in bio to see our fake Google job ad and sign our petition today. . . #China #humanrights #freedomofexpression #nocensorship #internetfreedom

Our colleagues in Ottawa visited the Saudi Embassy to let them know that we will not stop demanding justice for Jamal Khashoggi and that we want a full and transparent investigation into his brutal murder. We will continue to fight for the right of freedom of expression and for the rights of journalists around the world. . . . #JusticeforJamal #SaudiArabia #humanrights #freedomofexpression @kingsalman

Good news out of Pakistan! Aasia Bibi, the Christian mother who was accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad has had the death sentence lifted against her!! Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director, Omar Waraich, said: “This is a landmark verdict and an important victory for religious tolerance in Pakistan. For nearly eight years, Aasia Bibi, a poor Christian farmhand and mother of five, had her life languish in limbo. On the basis of no credible evidence, she was sentenced to death in 2010...this was a case that was used to rouse angry and violent mobs, to justify the assassinations of two senior officials in 2011, and to intimidate the Pakistani state into submission. Mercifully, justice has prevailed. A clear message must now go out that the blasphemy laws will no longer be used to persecute Pakistan’s long-suffering religious minorities.” #Pakistan #deathpenalty #amnestyinternational #humanrights

On June 17 2012, authorities arrested Raif Badawi for, as they cited, “insulting Islam and creating the ‘Saudi Arabian Liberals’ website for social and political debate. [His] charges... [they] related to articles Raif wrote criticizing religious figures.” On May 7 2014 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1000 lashes. In the wake of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pressure has increased on the Saudis as it relates to human rights. Add your voice to the chorus of people calling for Raif’s immediate release. Link in bio.

The group of Honduran migrants who have continued to move towards the U.S border (despite President Trump’s threats) have been in the news recently. But what’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to this migrant caravan? Check the link in bio to learn more. #amnestyinternational #westandwithrefugees #refugeeswelcome #humanrights

The conditions facing thousands of asylum seekers in Greece are unspeakable: “Forcing asylum seekers to remain in conditions that violate their rights and are harmful to their well-being, health, and dignity, cannot be justified by the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal”. To read more about how the EU -Turkey deal is hurting asylum seekers in Greece, link in bio.

A week after making his cabinet half women, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. Sahle-Work’s appointment makes her the only female head of state on the African continent. Before this, Sahle-Work held positions in the United Nations and worked in peacekeeping operations in Africa. Shortly after her appointment, Sahle-Work declared that her main focus as president would be peace-building and gender equality (photo credit: Reuters, Getty) - #sahleworkzewde #equality #womensrights #genderequality #thefutureisfemale #ethiopia #africa

“Gulchehra Hoja has been a journalist at Radio Free Asia’s (RFA) Uighur service for 17 years. RFA extensively reports on human rights abuses in China. In early February 2018, family friends told her that 20 members of her family were arrested. Gulchehra’s elderly mother, Qimangul Zikri, was only released after she became sick and now remains under house arrest together with Gulchehra’s father. Many of her other family members are still missing, including her brother Kaisar Keyum. #China denies that it’s detained up to one million predominantly Muslim people in internment camps in #Xinjiang. But the families of the detainees tell a different & heartbreaking [tale].” For more on this story, link in bio. (Via @amnesty )

As it has been widely reported, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 and never walked out. Now, a choir of voices across the globe are discussing the ramifications of this serious incident. Join @amnesty in asking UN Secretary General, António Guterres, to conduct an independent investigation. Link in bio.

Considering the atrocities that have taken place in #Syria, @amnesty’s Secretary-General @kuminaidoo recently visited the country, and took the opportunity to call for truth and justice for #Raqqa, which “is surely the most devastated city in modern times.” For more information, link in bio.

#Voices for human rights: meet Maha—Youth Leader, National Youth Advisory and Action Committee, AI Canada. “[Volunteer work] teaches you so much more than being globally informed; joining AI has taught me (and is still teaching me) to be a more humble, empathetic, and resilient person.” To read more about Maha’s journey with AI, click the link in bio. #amnestyinternational #humanrights #youthactivist #volunteering

“Girls in Canada and around the world are raising their voices, breaking barriers, and advocating for equality and justice – sometimes despite grave risks to their safety. Girl activists: we see you, we hear you, we continue to be challenged by and learn from you, and today, International Day of the Girl, we re-commit to advocating alongside you.” (Via @amnesty.calgary) Happy International Day of the Girl! #dayofthegirl #amnestyinternational #humanrightsdefenders

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