Amnesty International
Understanding the Limits on Freedom of Expression
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- Understanding the Limits on Freedom of Expression
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- We all have the right to express ourselves, no matter how controversial or offensive... or do we? What about hate speech? What are the limits on the right to freedom of expression? And how do we balance someone's right to freely express themselves against another's right to be free from discrimination?
After watching this video you will be able to justify taking action against hate speech while upholding freedom of expression.
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#freespeech #hatespeech #humanrights #howto
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- Incredible Activism in the COVID-19 Era
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- COVID-19 has slowed down many things since 2020, but it hasn't slowed down a number of creative activist communities around the world, who have found clever ways to connect, seek justice and promote human rights. Get inspired and learn a few ways you can stay active!
After watching this video you will be able to consider the opportunities for systemic change despite the unique challenges of COVID-19.
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#COVID-19 #activism #humanrights #howto
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- A Generation Growing up Surrounded by Death and Destruction’
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Conflict raging at Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso
Masked attackers have been documented opening fire from motorbikes and targeting men and older boys
‘We all are used to hearing gunshots and to seeing [dead] people layered on top of [dead] people’ - a 13-year-old boy
‘An entire generation is growing up surrounded by death and destruction’ - Matt Wells
Increasing numbers of children are being killed or targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, Amnesty International said in a new report published today (13 September).
The 57-page report, ‘I Have Nothing Left Except Myself’: The Worsening Impact on Children of Conflict in the Tillabéri Region of Niger, documents the devastating impact on children of the conflict, involving armed groups Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and the al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam ...
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- Working Conditions in Qatar Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022
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- 10:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Migrant workers are at the heart of realising Qatar's dream of hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But 10 years after FIFA awarded the tournament to Qatar, thousands of them are still being exploited by unscrupulous bosses.
More information: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde22/3297/2020/en/
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#qatar #fifa #worldcup
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- 30 Years of Campaigning for Freedom in Myanmar
- Runtime
- 5:29
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- By now, you are probably aware of the escalating violence unfolding in Myanmar, on the back of a military coup in February. At least 500 people have been killed. But military rule and control is not new to the area. Kyaw has been a part of the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar (Burma) since the pro-democracy uprising in 1988 and has dedicated his life to the country's fight for freedom. After a military crackdown, Kyaw was forced to flee Myanmar decades ago, before building a life in Australia. Since the most recent military coup, he has not heard from his father who still lives there. This is Kyaw's story.
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#myanmar #freedom #protest
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- Eighteen and Prosecuted for Protesting in Thailand
- Runtime
- 8:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Like high school students all over the world, Petch has seen his studies upended this year by the global pandemic. But it’s also been a year of turmoil for another reason: Thai students march to demanding political and social change. Now Petch has become one of the first youth to be prosecuted under Thailands section 112 law.
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#thailand #law #protest
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- Mental Health in Sierra Leone
- Runtime
- 6:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- #SierraLeone #MentalHealth #War
Sierra Leoneans have experienced compounded traumatic exposures, from the 1991-2002 civil war to the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic and beyond. Long after these experiences, the mental health impact lasts. Yet like many other low-income settings that have gone through conflict and crises, mental health services are nowhere near the level needed to meet people’s rights and needs. The government has yet to make the investments needed to realize its policy commitments on mental health, and donor support has been insufficient.
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Based on research from Amnesty International:
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- Brazilian Activists Protest the Largest Beef Producer in the World
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- JBS are the largest meat processor in the world. They have been buying illegal cattle from the Brazilian Amazon and contributing to several human rights violations, mainly on indigenous populations in the region!
We're not going to stop until the company stops buying illegally raised cattle. #GadollegalNao
More info here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/07/brazil-cattle-illegally-grazed-in-the-amazon-found-in-supply-chain-of-leading-meat-packer-jbs/
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- The call for justice in Nigeria is resounding. #EndSARS
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The Nigerian military shot at peaceful protesters, there are still so many unanswered questions. Who gave the order? Will there be justice? Nigeria needs you. Use your voice. Demand justice. @ainigeria http://amn.st/6009HbFRZ #EndSARS
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- Violent Police Repression During Columbian Protests
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The Colombian authorities must end the repression of demonstrations, cease the militarization of cities and ensure that respect for and guarantee of human rights are at the center of any public policy proposal, including tax reforms, Amnesty International said today, after publishing audiovisual evidence, verified by its Digital Verification Corps, of excessive and unnecessary use of force by the security forces tasked with controlling protests.
More information here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/05/colombia-amnistia-denuncia-respuesta-militarizada-represion-policial/
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#Columbia#police#protest
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- This is How to End The Pandemic Faster
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- After watching this video you will be able to claim the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, and describe how it relates to COVID-19 vaccines.
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#COVID-19 #vaccine #howto
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- The Girl Helping Others in Covid-19 Hit Karachi
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Kanza has been an Amnesty member since she was 19 years old. She is passionate about women's right and the right to education. "There are very few countries who actually let the voices of women be heard. With Amnesty we can raise our voices together, for those who can't."
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#covid-19 #pakistan #volunteer
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- Analysis of 50+ videos show systematic killings in Myanmar
- Runtime
- 3:54
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- #Myanmar #Protests #Killings
The Myanmar military is using increasingly lethal tactics and weapons normally seen on the battlefield against peaceful protesters and bystanders across the country, new research by Amnesty International has revealed.
By verifying more than 50 videos from the ongoing crackdown, Amnesty International’s Crisis Evidence Lab can confirm that security forces appear to be implementing planned, systematic strategies including the ramped-up use of lethal force. Many of the killings documented amount to extrajudicial executions.
Footage clearly shows that Myanmar military troops - also known as the Tatmadaw - are increasingly armed with weapons that are only appropriate for the battlefield, not for policing actions. Officers are frequently seen engaging in reckless behavior, including the indiscriminate spraying of live ammunition in urban areas.
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- The Hospital Cleaner Fired for Telling the Truth
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Until June 2020, 70-year-old Jorge Pérez Ortega (aka Jorgito) earned the equivalent of just over $5USD a day while working as a cleaner during the COVID-19 pandemic in the facilities of the “20 November” public hospital in Mexico City. The hospital houses hundreds of COVID-19 patients.
According to Jorgito, his employer, a private company hired by the State to carry out cleaning services in the hospital, did not supply him nor his colleagues with adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Jorgito shared this situation on a local TV channel reporting outside the hospital on 16 June 2020 during his lunch break.
Six days later, on 22 June, his employer fired him without written justification nor compensation, arguing that he should not have given the interview.
Jorgito was fired for speaking up for his rights and other cleaning staff. It is unacceptable that cleaners at Covid-19 hospitals, like Jorgito, face retaliations for speaking out abou...
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- Only Nigerians can change Nigeria. #EndSARS
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Demand justice for the violent repression of #EndSARS protesters
During the powerful #EndSARS protest, at least 56 people were killed by excessive use of force used by the army and police. Take action now to demand justice for those who died standing against police violence in Nigeria.
Sign the Petition here: http://amn.st/6009HbFRZ
Amnesty International Nigeria: @ainigeria
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- Facial Recognition Tech and Racist Policing in Brooklyn NYC
- Runtime
- 5:32
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- In New York City, activist and Black Lives Matter protester, Dwreck Ingram, was seemingly subject to a facial recognition search by the NYPD. While housing activists Tranae Moran and Fabian Rogers from the Atlantic Towers complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn, were threatened with eviction in the face of their resistance to having facial recognition installed in their apartment.
Take action: Tell the NYPD to reject the use of facial recognition technology -
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#police #race #surveillance
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- The Invisible Casualties of Nigeria's Boko Haram Conflict
- Runtime
- 4:10
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- #BokoHaram #Nigeria #Military
Older people have suffered in unique ways from the conflict that has raged for almost a decade in Northeast Nigeria, with many starved or slaughtered in their homes or left to languish and die in squalid, unlawful military detention, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
The 67-page report, “My heart is in pain”: (https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr44/3376/2020/en/) shows how both Boko Haram and the Nigerian military have committed atrocities against older women and men, with nobody held to account. It also focuses on how displaced older people are consistently overlooked by the humanitarian response.
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Based on research from Amnesty International:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr44/3376/2020/en/
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- Humanity & Solidarity Against Hate and Division. An Amnesty International Human Rights Future.
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- A global picture of activism, the human struggle, the movements happening now and our hope for a better future. What makes us similar... The things we care about? The actions we take when fighting for our causes in all corners of the world? How shall we motivate others to bring about positive change?
Amnesty International is a movement of more than 10 million people which mobilizes the humanity in everyone and campaigns for change so we can all enjoy our human rights. Our vision is of a world where those in power keep their promises, respect international law and are held to account. We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and are funded mainly by our membership and individual donations. We believe that acting in solidarity and compassion with people everywhere can change our societies for the better.
More information here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/
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- Title
- Join The Movement. Amnesty International mobilizes the humanity in everyone for human rights change.
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Amnesty International is a movement of more than 10 million people which mobilizes the humanity in everyone and campaigns for change so we can all enjoy our human rights. Our vision is of a world where those in power keep their promises, respect international law and are held to account. We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and are funded mainly by our membership and individual donations. We believe that acting in solidarity and compassion with people everywhere can change our societies for the better.
More information here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/
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#humanrights #protest #a...
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- The Teenager Inspiring Others to Act on the Climate Crisis
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Ambrose Hayes is a student organiser for School Strike 4 Climate, who grew up in Inner West Sydney. He’d always been interested in the environment since primary school, but it wasn’t until 2018 at the age of 13 that he noticed more and more students starting to take action for the future of our planet. “I realised the size of the problem, and decided that I wanted to be a part of the solution”.
After seeing the first climate strike in Sydney back in November 2018, he decided to take action himself and get involved in challenging climate injustice. Ambrose went on to help organise the March 15 Sydney #ClimateStrike in 2019, the September 20 #ClimateStrike which mobilised at least 80,000 Sydney-siders, the May 15 online #ClimateStrike and other various actions throughout 2019-2020. Ambrose has also been involved in panel events including ones for Sydney Science Week, where he’s raised awareness of the Australian School Strikes movement and its demands for a more sustaina...
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- Mobilising Her Community on Climate Change and Racial Equality
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Tamika is a proud Aboriginal, Torres Strait and South Sea Islander woman living on beautiful Gubbi Gubbi Country, on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Tamika is passionate about creating a movement for social change, and mobilises her community to challenge injustice on climate change and racial equality.
To challenge climate injustice, Tamika joined SEED as a passionate volunteer. SEED is an Indigenous Youth Climate Network tackling environmental justice and climate change and work towards a sustainable future with strong cultures and communities powered by renewable energy. Tamika is now a community organiser at SEED. “We educate, inspire and empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to lead climate campaigns and projects across the country. We do this by reducing barriers to involvement through outreach and training, mentoring and leadership opportunities.”
As well as fighting for action on climate change, Tamika is fearless is her purs...
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- The killings Iran’s Internet Shutdown Hid
- Runtime
- 6:48
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- In November 2019, security forces in #Iran killed at least 304 men, women, and children during five days of #protests which swept across the country.
Security forces used lethal force unlawfully against the vast majority of protesters and bystanders killed, shooting most to the head or torso, indicating intent to kill.
To this day, no official has been held accountable for the unlawful killings.
The deadly crackdown was accompanied by an #InternetShutdown for most of the population.
Please visit the full site to learn more about this issue: https://iran-shutdown.amnesty.org.
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- Why do They Want to Kill Us? Defending Human Rights in Colombia.
- Runtime
- 10:27
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Jani Silva, Danelly Estupiñan, Joel Rodríguez and María Ciro defend the environment in Colombia. They face death threats and persecution for it. Watch their story!
Colombia is the country in Latin America with the highest number of killings of human rights defenders and the second most dangerous in the world to carry out this work.
Who faces the most risk? The defenders who work to defend the land, territory, and environment in rural areas, in Indigenous, campesino (peasant farmer) and Afro-Colombian communities. They find themselves trapped between the violence caused by the armed conflict and disputes over land and natural resources.
More information: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/10/colombia-politicas-fallidas-ponen-en-riesgo-personas-defensoras/
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- How Toxic is Twitter?
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Since the release of Toxic Twitterin 2018, Amnesty International has continued to highlight the scale of abuse women face on Twitter, including in Argentina, India, UK and USA. Meanwhile,women have continued to speak out about the abuse they experience on Twitter, and the company’s failure to adequately respond.The persistent abuse women face on the platform undermines their right to express themselves equally, freely and without fear. Thisabuse is highly intersectionalandwomen from ethnic or religious minorities, marginalized castes,lesbian, bisexual or transgender women -as well as non-binary individuals –and women with disabilities aredisproportionately impacted by abuseon the platform.
More information: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/03/online-violence-against-women-chapter-1/
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- Title
- How Can I Defend my Right to Protest?
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The freedom to call for change, and to amplify that call through mass mobilization, is vital for open and rights respecting societies. They enable groups to express dissent and grievances, to share views and opinions, to expose flaws in governance, and to publicly demand accountability.
More information on the issue here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/freedom-of-expression/
LEARN MORE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS HERE: https://www.amnesty.org/en/human-rights-education/
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##freedom #protest #educationmatters
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- Killing of Woman Proof of Human Rights Violations by Mozambique State Armed Forces
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The authorities in Mozambique must immediately launch an independent and impartial investigation into the extrajudicial killing of a defenceless naked woman in Mocímboa da Praia in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, Amnesty International said today, after verifying video footage of the attack which was shared on social media.
“This horrendous video is yet another gruesome example of the gross human rights violations and merciless killings taking place in Cabo Delgado by the Mozambican security forces,” said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa.
“The incident is consistent with our recent findings of appalling human rights violations and crimes under international law happening in the area. It demonstrates a repeated and unrelenting pattern of crimes being committed by the Mozambican armed forces.
“Armed forces cannot enjoy free rein to commit crimes under international law and human rights v...
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- How to Police a Protest.
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Is there a right way to police a protest?Some seem to think it involves riot gear, tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets...Or, if you’re not a big fan of any of the above, you might think it means the absence of police altogether. In fact, human rights law requires a much better role for law enforcement.
More information on the issue here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/police-brutality/
LEARN MORE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS HERE: https://www.amnesty.org/en/human-rights-education/
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#policeviolence #protest #educationmatters
- Title
- Protest Facts and Myths - Test Your Knowledge.
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Can you tell which of these statements are facts, and which are protest myths? Test your knowledge of one of the most powerful ways to have your voice heard!
1.You may need special permission to record, monitor, or observe a protest.
2.Protest activities do not require prior authorization.
3.The right to protest is enshrined in international law.
4.Violent actions of individuals means the entire protest should be put to an end.
Is there a right way to police a protest?Some seem to think it involves riot gear, tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets...Or, if you’re not a big fan of any of the above, you might think it means the absence of police altogether. In fact, human rights law requires a much better role for law enforcement.
More information on the issue here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/freedom-of-expression/
LEARN MORE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS HERE: https://www.amnesty.org/en/human-rights-education/
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- CHOKING DISSENT: The Truth About Tear Gas
- Runtime
- 5:23
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The shadowy and poorly regulated global trade of #teargas is fuelling police human rights violations against peaceful #protesters on a global scale. Amnesty International have launched a new resource analyzing the misuse of the riot control agent around the world.
Tear Gas: An investigation is Amnesty International's interactive, multimedia site looking into what tear gas is, how it is used and documenting scores of cases of its misuse by security forces worldwide, often resulting in severe injuries or death.
The site is especially relevant today. It comes on the anniversary of the #HongKong Police Force beginning its months-long barrage of tear gas against peaceful demonstrations – which has recently been renewed – and as police forces in dozens of cities around the #USA have been bombarding protesters with tear gas.
For more about Investigating the Truth: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYFf1wOwAZJCZ7aOvmDjFJhSv7XsPcTry
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- NIGERIA: The Children Locked up by the Nigerian Military
- Runtime
- 7:48
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Tens of thousands of children are caught up in an endless cycle of crimes by #BokoHaram and the Nigerian military. For these children, violations build on violations.
A new Amnesty International investigation reveals how Boko Haram and the Nigerian military have committed crimes against children that have led to widespread trauma and the loss of their childhood.
Based on the Amnesty International report, "We Dried Our Tears", available here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/nigeria-help-children-ravaged-by-war-or-risk-a-lost-generation-in-the-northeast/
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- Nowhere is Safe for Us
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The UN Security Council must not cut a vital aid lifeline for civilians in the context of war crimes and crimes against humanity in north-west Syria, Amnesty International urged today, as a resolution allowing humanitarian assistance to reach Idlib across Syria’s borders is set to expire in the coming weeks.
A new Amnesty International report, 'Nowhere is safe for us': Unlawful attacks and mass displacement in north-west Syria, details 18 cases – the majority in January and February 2020 – where Syrian and/or Russian government forces targeted medical facilities and schools in Idlib, western Aleppo and north-western Hama governorates.
As a result, before the 5 March ceasefire almost 1 million people in Idlib – many of whom had been displaced repeatedly – were forced to flee again and languished in dire conditions in recent months.
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- Do's and Don'ts COVID-19
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Amnesty International's Carlos Mendoza explains a list of Do's and Don'ts that states should follow to put people and their human rights at the front and centre of any response to COVID-19.
More resources about Human Rights: https://www.amnesty.org/en/
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- Title
- The Teenager Arrested, Beaten and Strung up by the Police
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- José Adrián was on his way home from school when he passed by the aftermath of a fight. Police arrived at the scene but José Adrián was the only one singled out. Police threw him against their car, and an officer stepped on his neck. He was taken to the police station without his parents and hung up by handcuffs.
Take Action: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/w4r-2019-mexico-jose-adrian
José Adrián went through all this alone. What’s worse, when his parents arrived, they were forced to pay a fine they couldn’t afford and cover the cost of repairs to the police car.
Because of what happened to him, José Adrián had to drop out of school for a year. He no longer enjoys going outside. José Adrián is Mayan - in Mexico, as in many parts of the world, indigenous peoples face many forms of discrimination.
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- Title
- The Super-Typhoon Survivor Saving her Community
- Runtime
- 4:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marinel Ubaldo’s life was turned upside down when a super typhoon ravaged her home in the Philippines. She’s now campaigning for her community to be safely rehomed and for her government – and governments across the world – to start facing up to the true impacts of climate change.
Take Action: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/?viewCampaign=48218
In 2013, typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, killing over 6,000 people. Marinel, who was 16 at the time, survived. Now 22, and a well-known youth activist, Marinel has spent years tirelessly campaigning for environmental rights and is demanding justice for her community.
Six years later, Marinel and thousands of others haven’t been properly rehomed in a safe residential area with proper access to food, water, electricity, toilets, or sources of income. Some of the residents were relocated next to a toxic landfill, where 11 people died of fever and diseases.
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- Title
- The Boy Saved by Letters
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Governor of Delta State, has granted a total pardon to Moses Akatugba, who was sentenced to death by hanging for stealing mobile phones.
Thank you to the thousands of you who took action for Moses and urged the Governor to show mercy.
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#deathrow #life #nigeria
- Title
- Yemen: Living with Disabilities in Armed Conflict
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Millions of people with disabilities in Yemen have not only endured years of armed conflict but arealso among those most excluded amid what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
More information here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/yemen/
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#yemen #disabilities #armedconflict
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- Title
- The Uyghur Woman Standing Up to the Chinese Government
- Runtime
- 3:57
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Mairinisha will not accept that her husband has just 'disappeared'. She's demanding the Chinese authorities release the father of her two children.
Take Action: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/?viewCampaign=48208
In China, Uyghur people are being rounded up and forced into internment camps. Over two years ago, Yiliyasijiang Reheman went missing while studying in Egypt - his family believe he was taken. Demand his release now.
Two years ago, Yiliyasijiang Reheman and his wife Mairinisha Abuduaini were expecting their second baby. They were studying in Egypt - far away from their home in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, where Uyghur people and other mainly Muslim ethnic people face daily discrimination.
But their lives were shattered in July 2017 when the Egyptian authorities started rounding up hundreds of Uyghur people in Egypt and handing them over to the Chinese government. The family tried ...
- Title
- The Women Replacing Fear With Love
- Runtime
- 3:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Take Action Here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/call-on-lebanon-to-protect-migrant-domestic-workers/
Before we are born, human hands develop in tiny fists, fingers folded tightly into the centre of small hands, carving lines into palms that some say define our futures. At birth, fists unfold, revealing destinies unknown. In our justice movements, futures are written by fists too - fists held high in protest; hands held in solidarity; fists that hold maps to new beginnings, lift earth, create new worlds.
In Lebanon, women from refugee and migrant communities face exploitative working conditions, poor living conditions, violence and racism but together migrant community leaders are speaking out against abuse and exploitation, building worlds with their palms every day.
Amnesty International partnered with storytelling organization Fearless Collective to create a mural in the heart of Beirut honouring their advocacy work. They d...
- Title
- Chile: Deliberate Policy to Injure Protesters
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The security forces under the command of President Sebastián Piñera – mainly the army and Carabineros (the national police) – are carrying out widespread attacks using unnecessary and excessive force with the intention of injuring and punishing protesters. These attacks have so far resulted in the deaths of five people and the torture, ill-treatment and serious injury of thousands of others, said Amnesty International today at the end of research mission in the country
More information here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/11/chile-responsable-politica-deliberada-para-danar-manifestantes/
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#chilean #chileprotests #chile
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- Title
- The Tech Leader's Refugee Employment Scheme
- Runtime
- 5:27
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Irish businesswoman Veronica Rodriguez-Cabezas, inspired after working at an Amnesty summer camp in Greece, decides to employ refugees and finds that it is good for business as well as helping people get on their feet in a new country.
Based on investigations and refugee campaigning from Amnesty International.
Available here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2016/05/survey-4-in-5-worldwide-welcome-refugees/
More information on the issue here:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/i-welcome-community-2/what-you-can-do/
https://www.amnesty.org/en/i-welcome-community-2/what-you-can-do/things-businesses-can-do/
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#Iwelcome, #refugees, #amnesty
- Title
- The Volunteers Facing Jail for Saving Lives
- Runtime
- 4:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- In Greece, you can go to jail for trying to save a life. It happened to Seán Binder, 25, and Sarah Mardini, 24, when they helped to spot refugee boats in distress. They risk facing up to 25 years in prison.
Take Action: http://amn.st/60581MU3M
Sarah and Seán met when they volunteered together as trained rescue workers in Lesvos, Greece. Sarah is a refugee from Syria. Her journey to Europe made international news - she and her sister saved 18 people by dragging their drowning boat to safety. Seán Binder is a son of a Vietnamese refugee. They couldn’t watch refugees drown and do nothing.
Their humanitarian work saved lives, but like many others across Europe, they are being criminalised for helping refugees. The pair risk facing up to 25 years in prison on ‘people smuggling’ charges. They already spent more than 100 days in prison before being released on bail in December 2018.
“Humanitarian work isn’t criminal, nor is it...
- Title
- Haiti: Human Rights Violations by the Haitian Authorities
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Amnesty's Digital Verification Corp verified videos from Haiti that show two problems:
1: Police using less-lethal weapons indiscriminately
2: Police using live ammunition during protests
#Haiti
#Protests
#Violence
- Title
- The Youth Rising Up Against Canada's Mercury Crisis
- Runtime
- 4:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Darwin and Afeni are from Grassy Narrows, Canada, a first nations reserve that has been devastated by mercury poisoning. In the 1960’s, the government allowed 10 tonnes of toxic waste to be dumped in the river system that sustains the community. The fish were contaminated with extremely high levels of mercury, causing decades of severe health problems and eroding their unique way of life.
50 years on, Darwin, Afeni, and many of the community’s youth, are fighting for justice.
Take Action: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/?viewCampaign=48222
The Grassy Narrows people have a special relationship with the river. Fishing is central to their culture, traditions, and economy.
In 2017, the government promised to deal with the crisis “once and for all.” This requires cleaning-up the river, providing specialised health care and compensating the community. But beyond these words, the government has done very litt...
- Title
- Hong Kong: How Police Are Escalating Tensions
- Runtime
- 8:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Part of Amnesty International's Investigating the Truth series. Learn how Amnesty International acted in real-time to verify reports of the Hong Kong police’s escalating use of force against protesters from June to October 2019. Our experts analysed video and other evidence to show how police tactics fuelled a climate of fear rather than de-escalating the situation. An explainer video.
Find out more here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/hong-kong-protests-explained/
- Title
- The Youth Activists Stepping Up for Climate Change
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Millions of people are already suffering from the catastrophic effects of extreme disasters exacerbated by climate change – from prolonged drought in sub-Saharan Africa to devastating tropical storms sweeping across Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
While we largely understand climate change through the impacts it will have on our natural world, it is the devastation that it is causing and will continue to cause for humanity that makes it an urgent human rights issue. It will compound and magnify existing inequalities. And its effects will continue to grow and worsen over time, creating ruin for current and future generations. This is why the failure of governments to act on climate change in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence may well be the biggest inter-generational human rights violation in history.
Future generations will experience the worsening effects unless action is taken now by governments. However, children and young people...
- Title
- The Activists Who Won't Rest Until The Planet is Safe
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- 📢+🌍👫+ ⚠️ = 🌎🌎🌎 Do the math. And strike for climate!
on the 20th of September join the global strike on climate change
find out why https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/climate-change/
- Title
- World Leaders Get Schooled On Climate Change
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The climate breakdown is the biggest Human Rights challenge that humanity has ever faced. Despite the facts, world leaders are not acting with the urgency the situation requires. We must not stand by and watch whilst young people are out on the streets fighting for change while world leaders are not doing enough.
There is an urgent need for governments to put people and human rights at the centre of the climate change conversation. For Amnesty International and other human rights organizations, this means pushing for accountability for states who fail to act on climate change, just as we do with other human rights violations.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice4All
- Title
- The Young People Refusing To Be Quiet About Climate Change
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- It’s clear that climate change is already having an impact on human rights. Millions of people are already suffering from the catastrophic effects of extreme disasters exacerbated by climate change. We need to unite and act now!
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice4All
Find out more https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/climate-change/
- Title
- The Climate Change Activist Part of a Much Bigger Movement
- Runtime
- 3:54
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Bruno might be one person in Argentina. But he’s an Ambassador Of Conscience, because he’s part of something much bigger—the Friday’s For Future movement.
Millions of people are already suffering from the catastrophic effects of extreme disasters exacerbated by climate change – from prolonged drought in sub-Saharan Africa to devastating tropical storms sweeping across Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
While we largely understand climate change through the impacts it will have on our natural world, it is the devastation that it is causing and will continue to cause for humanity that makes it an urgent human rights issue. It will compound and magnify existing inequalities. And its effects will continue to grow and worsen over time, creating ruin for current and future generations. This is why the failure of governments to act on climate change in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence may well be the biggest inter-generational human ...
- Title
- #LetKashmirSpeak
- Runtime
- 0:48
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The Indian government has shut down all communications out of Kashmir.
No internet. No phones. No way to contact anyone outside of Kashmir.
Thousands of security forces have been sent in to trap and silence all opposition.
ACT NOW https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/let-kashmir-speak/
