Berber Biala (she/her)
@berberbiala.bsky.social
Congratulations to the amazing MVMC team @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social, @abiralsahlani.bsky.social and all who fought this important battle in the EP for access to safe #abortion!
All eyes on the @ec.europa.eu now!! ๐
We count on you to do the right thing and set up this solidarity mechanism!
All eyes on the @ec.europa.eu now!! ๐
We count on you to do the right thing and set up this solidarity mechanism!
Good news!
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the My Voice, My Choice EU-wide abortion access initiative.
This scheme would be a significant step in addressing inequalities in access to abortion care. Now, the @ec.europa.eu must turn this momentum into concrete action.
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the My Voice, My Choice EU-wide abortion access initiative.
This scheme would be a significant step in addressing inequalities in access to abortion care. Now, the @ec.europa.eu must turn this momentum into concrete action.
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Congratulations to the amazing MVMC team @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social, @abiralsahlani.bsky.social and all who fought this important battle in the EP for access to safe #abortion!
All eyes on the @ec.europa.eu now!! ๐
We count on you to do the right thing and set up this solidarity mechanism!
All eyes on the @ec.europa.eu now!! ๐
We count on you to do the right thing and set up this solidarity mechanism!
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Good news!
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the My Voice, My Choice EU-wide abortion access initiative.
This scheme would be a significant step in addressing inequalities in access to abortion care. Now, the @ec.europa.eu must turn this momentum into concrete action.
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the My Voice, My Choice EU-wide abortion access initiative.
This scheme would be a significant step in addressing inequalities in access to abortion care. Now, the @ec.europa.eu must turn this momentum into concrete action.
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Good news!
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the My Voice, My Choice EU-wide abortion access initiative.
This scheme would be a significant step in addressing inequalities in access to abortion care. Now, the @ec.europa.eu must turn this momentum into concrete action.
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the My Voice, My Choice EU-wide abortion access initiative.
This scheme would be a significant step in addressing inequalities in access to abortion care. Now, the @ec.europa.eu must turn this momentum into concrete action.
Sex without consent is #rape.
Yet, this is still not ensured all over the EU.
Thanks to MEPs Scheuring-Wielgus & Incir and all others who continue the fight for a consent-based definition across the EU.
#LetsTalkAboutYes
#OnlyYesMeansYes
#EndVAW
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Yet, this is still not ensured all over the EU.
Thanks to MEPs Scheuring-Wielgus & Incir and all others who continue the fight for a consent-based definition across the EU.
#LetsTalkAboutYes
#OnlyYesMeansYes
#EndVAW
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Let's fight for a simple, clear, and effective European definition of rape
Citizens are demanding clarity, justice, and safety. The European Parliament must respond with unity and courage.
euobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Sex without consent is #rape.
Yet, this is still not ensured all over the EU.
Thanks to MEPs Scheuring-Wielgus & Incir and all others who continue the fight for a consent-based definition across the EU.
#LetsTalkAboutYes
#OnlyYesMeansYes
#EndVAW
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Yet, this is still not ensured all over the EU.
Thanks to MEPs Scheuring-Wielgus & Incir and all others who continue the fight for a consent-based definition across the EU.
#LetsTalkAboutYes
#OnlyYesMeansYes
#EndVAW
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
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On 4 October, #PรฉcsPride๐ณ๏ธโ๐ is due to take place in #Hungary. Hungarian authorities have banned the march, exposing the organizer to prison & participants to fines & surveillance.
The EU must act now to protect human rights including the right to assembly.
The EU must act now to protect human rights including the right to assembly.
Banning the Rainbow โ How Hungarian authorities banned the upcoming PรฉcsPride and what the EU should do about it โ European Institutions Office
The annual LGBTQI Pride March in Pรฉcs (Hungary) is scheduled to be held on 4 October 2025. It had been banned by the police on 5 September. The ban on Pรฉcs Pride is exposing the organizer to the threa...
www.amnesty.eu
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
On 4 October, #PรฉcsPride๐ณ๏ธโ๐ is due to take place in #Hungary. Hungarian authorities have banned the march, exposing the organizer to prison & participants to fines & surveillance.
The EU must act now to protect human rights including the right to assembly.
The EU must act now to protect human rights including the right to assembly.
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Letter to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: the EU must act urgently for freedom of assembly after Hungary banned Pรฉcs Pride. The organisers and marchers will face real risks. Freedom of assembly is a fundamental EU right and cannot be denied https://bit.ly/3ILS9Wc
Letter EU President von der Leyen on freedom of assembly in Hungary
ILGA-Europe urges the European Commission to act against Hungary's bans on Pรฉcs Pride, highlighting ongoing violations of the fundamental rights and rule of law
bit.ly
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Letter to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: the EU must act urgently for freedom of assembly after Hungary banned Pรฉcs Pride. The organisers and marchers will face real risks. Freedom of assembly is a fundamental EU right and cannot be denied https://bit.ly/3ILS9Wc
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โThere is no worst-case scenario left to imagine, [...] an increasing number of UN experts and Afghan women describe what they are enduring today as gender apartheid.โ
Yesterday @amnestysasia.bsky.social's Regional Director Smriti Singh spoke at the DROI Committee and FEMM Committee hearing.
Yesterday @amnestysasia.bsky.social's Regional Director Smriti Singh spoke at the DROI Committee and FEMM Committee hearing.
September 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
โThere is no worst-case scenario left to imagine, [...] an increasing number of UN experts and Afghan women describe what they are enduring today as gender apartheid.โ
Yesterday @amnestysasia.bsky.social's Regional Director Smriti Singh spoke at the DROI Committee and FEMM Committee hearing.
Yesterday @amnestysasia.bsky.social's Regional Director Smriti Singh spoke at the DROI Committee and FEMM Committee hearing.
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You have to look very hard to spot human rights here.
Last week's @ec.europa.eu Joint Communication on the EU-India strategic agenda has even less commitment on rights than last time in 2018.
And not a mention of the profound rights crisis affecting people across India.
Last week's @ec.europa.eu Joint Communication on the EU-India strategic agenda has even less commitment on rights than last time in 2018.
And not a mention of the profound rights crisis affecting people across India.
September 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You have to look very hard to spot human rights here.
Last week's @ec.europa.eu Joint Communication on the EU-India strategic agenda has even less commitment on rights than last time in 2018.
And not a mention of the profound rights crisis affecting people across India.
Last week's @ec.europa.eu Joint Communication on the EU-India strategic agenda has even less commitment on rights than last time in 2018.
And not a mention of the profound rights crisis affecting people across India.
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๐ Happy birthday to Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan.
After a brief moment of freedom, she has now spent over a year detained on vague criminal charges, awaiting an unfair trial.
Illustrator: @badiucao.bsky.social
After a brief moment of freedom, she has now spent over a year detained on vague criminal charges, awaiting an unfair trial.
Illustrator: @badiucao.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
๐ Happy birthday to Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan.
After a brief moment of freedom, she has now spent over a year detained on vague criminal charges, awaiting an unfair trial.
Illustrator: @badiucao.bsky.social
After a brief moment of freedom, she has now spent over a year detained on vague criminal charges, awaiting an unfair trial.
Illustrator: @badiucao.bsky.social
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๐ขNew @amnesty.org report on how the Venezuelan authorities commit enforced disappearances as part of a widespread & systematic attack against the civilian population, particularly those they consider dissidents.
These amount to crimes against humanity.
Inaction is not an option.
These amount to crimes against humanity.
Inaction is not an option.
July 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
๐ขNew @amnesty.org report on how the Venezuelan authorities commit enforced disappearances as part of a widespread & systematic attack against the civilian population, particularly those they consider dissidents.
These amount to crimes against humanity.
Inaction is not an option.
These amount to crimes against humanity.
Inaction is not an option.
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The 709 Crackdown led to the unjust prosecution & persecution some of Chinaโs most diligent human rights lawyers & legal activists.
But it was just the start of a decade-long assault on human rights & the rule of law that shows no signs of abating today. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
But it was just the start of a decade-long assault on human rights & the rule of law that shows no signs of abating today. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Chinese government impunity for crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression
As Amnesty International signed on to a joint statement ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the โ709โ crackdown on human rights lawyers in China, the organizationโs China Director Sarah Brooks said: โ...
www.amnesty.org
July 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The 709 Crackdown led to the unjust prosecution & persecution some of Chinaโs most diligent human rights lawyers & legal activists.
But it was just the start of a decade-long assault on human rights & the rule of law that shows no signs of abating today. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
But it was just the start of a decade-long assault on human rights & the rule of law that shows no signs of abating today. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Today, Denmark takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU.
With the rise of authoritarian practices & attacks on human rights across the EU and globally,
@eu2025dk.bsky.social must put human rights at the forefront of its mandate.
See @amnesty.orgโs recommendations๐
With the rise of authoritarian practices & attacks on human rights across the EU and globally,
@eu2025dk.bsky.social must put human rights at the forefront of its mandate.
See @amnesty.orgโs recommendations๐
Denmark is officially taking over the Presidency of the Council of the EU as of today, 1 July ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ช๐บ
This is marked by hoisting the EU flag next to the Danish โDannebrogโ in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in the capital of Copenhagen.
Visit www.eu2025.dk to know more ๐ช๏ธ
This is marked by hoisting the EU flag next to the Danish โDannebrogโ in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in the capital of Copenhagen.
Visit www.eu2025.dk to know more ๐ช๏ธ
July 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today, Denmark takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU.
With the rise of authoritarian practices & attacks on human rights across the EU and globally,
@eu2025dk.bsky.social must put human rights at the forefront of its mandate.
See @amnesty.orgโs recommendations๐
With the rise of authoritarian practices & attacks on human rights across the EU and globally,
@eu2025dk.bsky.social must put human rights at the forefront of its mandate.
See @amnesty.orgโs recommendations๐
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There can be no business as usual with a country committing genocide. The EU must SUSPEND the EU-Israel Association Agreement NOW.
EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs & @kajakallas.bsky.social - words are not enough ๐งต
www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-must...
EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs & @kajakallas.bsky.social - words are not enough ๐งต
www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-must...
EU must suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement - Joint statement
The undersigned human rights and humanitarian organizations and trade unions urge the EU to ensure that the ongoing review of Israelโs compliance with article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement ...
www.amnesty.eu
June 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
There can be no business as usual with a country committing genocide. The EU must SUSPEND the EU-Israel Association Agreement NOW.
EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs & @kajakallas.bsky.social - words are not enough ๐งต
www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-must...
EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs & @kajakallas.bsky.social - words are not enough ๐งต
www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-must...
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This Anti-Racism and Diversity Week,
@amnesty.org, @enareurope.bsky.social, and 40+ organizations unite to urge EU leaders to take bold action against systemic racism and #ReimagineRacialJustice.
Read the joint statement here๐
@amnesty.org, @enareurope.bsky.social, and 40+ organizations unite to urge EU leaders to take bold action against systemic racism and #ReimagineRacialJustice.
Read the joint statement here๐
JOINT STATEMENT: RE-IMAGINING RACIAL JUSTICE IN EUROPE - European Network Against Racism
Brussels, Belgium, 17 March 2025 โ This Anti-Racism and Diversity Week, 45+ civil society organisations stand united in our hope for a better future, but also in our demand for action. We call on EU l...
www.enar-eu.org
March 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This Anti-Racism and Diversity Week,
@amnesty.org, @enareurope.bsky.social, and 40+ organizations unite to urge EU leaders to take bold action against systemic racism and #ReimagineRacialJustice.
Read the joint statement here๐
@amnesty.org, @enareurope.bsky.social, and 40+ organizations unite to urge EU leaders to take bold action against systemic racism and #ReimagineRacialJustice.
Read the joint statement here๐