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Because when rights are at stake, silence isn't an option.
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Veteran democracy activist and former legislator Au Kam San was sentenced to 12.5 years under Macao's national security law. He will be 84 years old when he is released.
As in Hong Kong, Macao authorities have taken full advantage of Chinese President Xi Jinping's national security policy push to criminalize free speech and curb criticism of the government.
The use of this law to prosecute peaceful pro-democracy activist Au Kam San behind closed doors and hand down an entirely disproportionate prison sentence is a clear failure to respect Macao's obligations under international human rights treaties and standards.
📢 Macao authorities must quash this conviction and release Au Kam San immediately.
As in Hong Kong, Macao authorities have taken full advantage of Chinese President Xi Jinping's national security policy push to criminalize free speech and curb criticism of the government.
The use of this law to prosecute peaceful pro-democracy activist Au Kam San behind closed doors and hand down an entirely disproportionate prison sentence is a clear failure to respect Macao's obligations under international human rights treaties and standards.
📢 Macao authorities must quash this conviction and release Au Kam San immediately.
Belgium’s Federal Parliament just passed a divisive law that allows police to raid people’s homes for migration control. Now they can enter private homes, including those hosting undocumented migrants, between 5am and 9pm and search for identity documents – even if children are present.
Belgium traditionally shows strong solidarity towards migrant communities, and this ‘home raids’ law will discourage them from doing so in the future. No one should be scapegoated for soaring costs of living and economic insecurity. The law must be immediately reversed.
Belgium traditionally shows strong solidarity towards migrant communities, and this ‘home raids’ law will discourage them from doing so in the future. No one should be scapegoated for soaring costs of living and economic insecurity. The law must be immediately reversed.
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The death penalty should be abolished, everywhere. This marks a significant moment for human rights in California and across the country, but it is not the finishing line.
The world is watching, and this decision is showing that progress is possible, and the United States, which remains among a small group of countries that continues to carry out executions, can move beyond the death penalty.
The world is watching, and this decision is showing that progress is possible, and the United States, which remains among a small group of countries that continues to carry out executions, can move beyond the death penalty.
This is a day that will be remembered in California’s history and resonate globally for years to come. Responding to calls from Clemency California, Amnesty International, and more than 40 international organizations, Governor Newsom has announced a decisive and powerful step away from the use of the death penalty – the ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment.
The death penalty should be abolished, everywhere. Today marks a significant moment for human rights in California and across the country, but it is not the finishing line. The world is watching, and this decision is showing that progress is possible, and the United States, which remains among a small group of 17 countries that continues to carry out executions, can move beyond the death penalty.View quoted post on X
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in jail for “colluding with foreign forces”.
He is the only activist known to have been convicted twice under Hong Kong's National Security Law. Imprisoned since the age of 24, he is not expected to regain his freedom until he is 40.
Joshua Wong’s bravery in speaking truth to power should be commended, but instead in Hong Kong it makes him a criminal.
He is the only activist known to have been convicted twice under Hong Kong's National Security Law. Imprisoned since the age of 24, he is not expected to regain his freedom until he is 40.
Joshua Wong’s bravery in speaking truth to power should be commended, but instead in Hong Kong it makes him a criminal.
