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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

To join our Defend the ICC campaign, contact us at: amnestyunnetwork@gmail.com

Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The UK’s Foreign Secretary, together with the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands, has spoken out in defence of the ICC and against the US’s sanctions: www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Joint statement on support for the International Criminal Court

Joint statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK.

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Steve Crawshaw @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is a powerful & welcome signal. Nobel peace prize for former senior judge whose UN commission of inquiry last year found Gaza to be genocide, and other key moments in international law (Rwanda, Sri Lanka, more). Congratulations to Navi Pillay, human rights giant

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 09/10/2026

US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.

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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/10/2026

👏 👏 👏 Congratulations to Navi Pillay, an activist, human rights investigator, and international judge, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. From Rwanda to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Navi Pillay has sought justice for the world’s worst crimes.

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Steve Crawshaw @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yet another one for the satirists — this, on the very day that Trump announces plans to destroy an international court whose role is to uphold the rule of law (and even as the new Nobel laureate is honoured for her defence of the law against those who seek to undermine it)

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/10/2026

On October 9, the United States government sanctioned the International Criminal Court, citing ICC jurisdiction over crimes by US nationals abroad. This is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law. Read HRW's statement: bit.ly/4zuGQqh

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/10/2026

The Trump administration’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law. By attacking the ICC, the US government is threatening justice for victims of abuses from Palestine to Ukraine, Myanmar, and Sudan. Read more:

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US Sanctions on ICC Put Global Justice at Risk

The Trump administration’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an unprecedented assault on global justice and the rule of law.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The meeting included discussion of renewed momentum for the French–Mexican veto initiative, particularly with the UK’s recent endorsement.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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 · 04/10/2026

The aim is to secure the commitment of each of the permanent members of the Security Council to veto restraint in the case of mass atrocities.

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Amnesty International UK activist-led UN Network @aiukalunnetwork.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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 · 04/10/2026

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

• the UK: needs to persevere in tabling credible atrocity prevention resolutions for the areas it has special responsibility for – as penholder: Myanmar, Sudan and the Protection of Civilians – even when there is a threat of a veto from one or more of the P5

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

• for France: as the penholder for country situations including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, France needs to ensure the Security Council continues to authorise the UN to support the Congolese authorities in protecting civilians and bringing war crimes

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

• speak out against any threat of the veto by any of the P5 if they are party to the dispute in question; and call out any votes that end up being cast in violation of this principle

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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

• as a penholder for situations including South Sudan, the US needs to ensure the SC acts to authorise the UN’s continued mandate to protect civilians and ensure accountability for human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, even if there is a threat of a veto

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

• for Russia: as a penholder for situations including in the Golan Heights and Syria, Russia needs to ensure the Security Council acts to support the protection of civilians and access to justice for survivors of mass atrocity, even when there is a threat of a veto from one or more of the P5

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

• for China: as a penholder for Afghanistan, China needs to ensure credible atrocity prevention resolutions at the Security Council, even if there is a threat of a veto from one or more of the P5

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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

- to raise public awareness of the issue - to put pressure on all 5 permanent members of the Security Council to stop veto abuse so the Council can do more to stop mass atrocities.

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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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