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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 7h

Katia Chornik & Janet Phillips (lead for Network's Veto Campaign) met with French Ambassador, Hélène Duchêne, & Sophie Lecoutre on 30th Sep to discuss efforts to stop the Security Council veto being used against resolutions aimed at stopping/preventing mass atrocities.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 11h

Pres Macron said the French–Mexican initiative on the suspension of the veto in the case of mass atrocities is now more necessary than ever. The declaration has gained support from 128 member states, with over 20 signing this year.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 11h

VIVE LES NATIONS UNIES! Last week in his speech to the UN General Assembly, President Macron spoke passionately about the importance of the UN and the need to revive multilateralism as the way to achieve a more peaceful and just world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_d8...

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🇫🇷 France - President Addresses United Nations General Debate, 81st Session | #UNGA

YouTube video by United Nations

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Photos from our Embassy Crawl last weekend Speakers: Dr James Smith & Yara Eid (spoke about Gaza & Palestinians at US Emb) Olga Reznikova (speaking about Ukraine at Russian Emb) Steve Crawshaw (speaking at French Emb)

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

At the French Embassy & the FCDO, we called on France & the UK to: • openly call on China, Russia and the US to sign up to the ACT Code of Conduct • speak out against any veto wielded by any of the P5 that results in a failure to stop/prevent mass atrocities

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

At the Chinese, Russian & US Embassies, we called on those countries to: • cease exercising their veto in resolutions aimed at stopping/preventing mass atrocities • sign up to the ACT Code of Conduct • abstain from voting in resolutions concerning disputes to which they are a party

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

_Stop mass atrocities – Stop abuse of UN Security Council veto_ Last weekend, we went on an Embassy Crawl – a day of action as part of our Veto Campaign. We held rallies in London at the embassies of China, France, Russia & the US, as well as the FCDO:

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

TOMORROW! Join our campaign: Stop mass atrocities – Stop UN Security Council veto abuse Join our Embassy Crawl tomorrow in London. To join and for more info, contact us at: amnestyunnetwork@gmail.com

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Join our campaign: Stop mass atrocities – Stop UN Security Council veto abuse Join our Embassy Crawl on Saturday 5th Sep in London. To join and for more info, contact us at: amnestyunnetwork@gmail.com

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The crime of aggression is often the beginning of further mass atrocity crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, such as the Holocaust of the Second World War. Repeatedly, the veto has been used to block action aimed at stopping or preventing mass atrocities.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If the UN had been in existence then, would its Security Council have managed to address Germany’s crime of aggression? And if a resolution condemning it had been raised, would it have been adopted, or would one of the five permanent members have vetoed it – rendering the Council unable to act?

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

ANNIVERSARY OF INVASION OF POLAND On 1st September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Two days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and thus began World War II.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Join our campaign: Stop mass atrocities – Stop UN Security Council veto abuse Join our Embassy Crawl on 5th Sep. To join and for more info, contact us at: amnestyunnetwork@gmail.com

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The crime of aggression is often the beginning of further mass atrocity crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Tragically, this is what we are seeing over and over again in the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In February 2022, we had a repeat of this situation: Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February and vetoed the Security Council resolution the next day condemning its aggression and violation of Ukrainian sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The following day, the UN Security Council voted on a resolution condemning the invasion, calling for withdrawal and an end to all forms of intervention in Czechoslovakia’s internal affairs. The Soviet Union used its veto power to crush the resolution.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

On the night of 20–21 Aug 1968, the USSR and three of its Warsaw Pact allies, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, with support from East Germany, invaded Czechoslovakia. This crime of aggression crushed the "Prague Spring", a period of reform – “socialism with a human face” – under Alexander Dubček.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

PETITION: Tell the UN World Food Programme: Drop Palantir! Please consider signing this petition: www.change.org/p/tell-the-u...

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Sign the Petition

Tell the UN World Food Programme: Drop Palantir.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on a hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian workers, including Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years later, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

UYGHUR VIGIL & SOLIDARITY EVENT – 7–9 pm this evening Register for this live online event here: us02web.zoom.us/j/83897898210

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Aside from statements in the UN General Assembly, no resolutions have been put forward on the matter, and the absence of a resolution in the UN Security Council is undoubtedly because of pressure from China with its veto power.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The international community and the UN are yet to act on the findings of the 2022 OHCHR report. A vote in the UN Human Rights Council in Oct 2022 to debate the situation in Xinjiang was defeated.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Chinese government continues to intimidate and silence victims’ families, and maintain repressive laws and policies in the region.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In a series of recommendations issued in Nov 2022, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged China to follow the recommendations in the OHCHR report.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Four years ago, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a historic assessment concluding that serious human rights violations in the Uyghur region “may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity”. news.un.org/en/story/202...

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China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report

A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has concluded that “serious human rig...

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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

New from me and @fortid.crisisgroup.org for @justsecurity.org, a deep dive into China's UNSC diplomacy over Afghanistan, and what it tells us about Beijing's evolving attitude to the UN. www.justsecurity.org/150260/china...

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Reading the Signals of China’s U.N. Security Council Role in the Afghanistan Mission Renewal

China's prominent role in negotiations over the UN mission in Afghanistan marks a shift in its approach to Security Council diplomacy.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 05/08/2026

The recent addition of 43 Chinese companies, including aluminum producers, to a US government forced labor list underscores the need for car companies to disengage from suppliers linked to Uyghur forced labor.

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US Government’s Uyghur Forced Labor List Targets Aluminum

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/08/2026

On International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we recognize Indigenous communities around the world who are targeted for exercising their basic rights. Their rights should be respected, not criminalized.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. Learn more about this special UN day here – includes a link to an online event at the UN tomorrow: www.un.org/en/observanc...

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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | United Nations

Site on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Here you will find information and related links.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 24/07/2026

Rather than investing millions in proposals that amount to little more than performative cruelty, the Israeli government should launch independent, transparent investigations into the documented allegations of torture and ill-treatment and prosecute those responsible, including at senior levels.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

& • ban all trade with settlements, and halt cooperation and investment relations enabling unlawful occupation and apartheid.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

• sanction Israeli officials implicated in crimes under international law • call for an end to the system of apartheid, respect for Palestinians' right to return, and the upholding of the rights of victims on all sides to justice and full reparation

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It should: • call on Israel to end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian, cease all new settlements, evacuate settlers and make reparations for damages caused • take action to ensure Israel lifts the blockade on Gaza • halt all UK arms exports to and military cooperation with Israel

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

On 19th July two years ago, the International Court of Justice confirmed that Israel’s occupation of all territory beyond its 1967 borders was illegal. The UK must do all it can to help end Israel’s genocide, illegal occupation and system of apartheid against the Palestinian people.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

July 17 is International Justice Day. It marks the adoption of the Rome Statute, which created the International Criminal Court. 100 US organizations and individuals signed a statement released today in defence of the ICC in the face of attempts to dismantle it. www.washingtonicc.org

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Washington Working Group on the International Criminal Court

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

15 May was Nakba Day. It marked the displacement of more than 700,000 Palestinians following the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Many people will be marching in London today in commemoration of this event and calling for actions, including those listed by the ICJ.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

What is being done by the international community to meet these calls from the ICJ? What more could our own government do?

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The ICJ said Israel must: • bring to an end its unlawful presence in the OPT as rapidly as possible • cease all new settlement activities • evacuate settlers • make reparations for damages caused

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

In July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion stating: • Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) – territory beyond the 1967 borders – is unlawful.

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