Ruhat Sena Akşener

🇮🇱 🗳️ As Israelis head to the polls, the world must not lose sight of the reality that millions of Palestinians living under Israeli control have no vote in decisions that profoundly affect their lives. Whatever the electoral outcome, the imperative remains unchanged: end impunity, stop the genocide in Gaza, dismantle apartheid, end ethnic cleansing and unlawful occupation, protect civilians, and ensure accountability under international law. States must use every diplomatic, legal and economic tool at their disposal to uphold human rights and secure justice for Palestinians and civilians across the region.

One year since the so called “ceasefire”, Gaza remains trapped in a cycle of devastation. More than 1,400 people have reportedly been killed by Israeli forces, almost two million require shelter, no hospital is fully operational, and 1.4 million people face crisis-level hunger. These are not the conditions of post-conflict recovery. They are the consequences of an ongoing genocide and persistent impunity. Accountability cannot be deferred indefinitely. The continued failure to enforce the @CIJ_ICJ's orders and hold Israel accountable is helping sustain the very violations the world claims it wants to end. We join 100+ sister organizations in calling on governments and international institutions to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action to end impunity, protect civilians, and ensure accountability for violations of international law. amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…

Hoy celebramos con inmensa admiración el premio Nobel de La Paz para Navi Pillay, una mujer cuya trayectoria encarna lo mejor de la defensa de los #DDHH y la lucha incansable por la justicia. Navi representa todo aquello a lo que aspiramos quienes defendemos derechos, un mundo justo e igualitario, donde la dignidad de todas las personas esté protegida por la fuerza de los principios y no por el poder de los más fuertes. En un momento en que tantas personas sienten desesperanza y en el que el derecho internacional y las instituciones de justicia enfrentan ataques sin precedentes, este premio nos recuerda una verdad fundamental: sin justicia no puede haber paz duradera, y sin Estado de derecho no puede haber libertad ni protección para los derechos humanos. El legado de Navi es una poderosa afirmación de que la valentía, la integridad y el compromiso con la justicia pueden cambiar el curso de la historia. Su reconocimiento es también un homenaje a quienes, en todos los rincones del mundo, siguen defendiendo los derechos humanos y luchando por la justicia frente a la adversidad, incluidas millones de víctimas. ¡Felicidades, Navi! Hoy celebramos tu liderazgo y la esperanza que representas.

What is happening to student protesters in #France should alarm us all. Children and young people are taking to the streets to demand something fundamental: their right to education. Yet protests have been met with unnecessary and disproportionate police force, including tear gas and rubber bullets. More than 5,000 people have been arrested and the Interior Ministry says 85% of them are children. Children exercising their rights must be protected, not criminalized. As demonstrations continue to take place across the country, French authorities have a clear responsibility: de-escalate, refrain from unlawful use of force, and protect peaceful protest.

🇹🇷 Banning the X accounts of civil society organisations in Türkiye, including Amnesty Türkiye, is a blatant attempt to silence human rights defenders and shut down civic space. Silencing organisations will not silence the people demanding justice. Blocking accounts will not make human rights violations disappear. Repression will not make us look away. This will not stop our human rights work. We will continue to speak out, organise and fight for human rights alongside our sister organisations and the communities under attack.