National Dir. GR & Advocacy @amnestyusa; former @hrw; Board @Women4Earth; Texan by birth/DC by choice; Human Rights, Gender, Water & Cookies. Tweets my own.
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Amanda M Klasing retweeted
International Criminal Court member states do the right thing and vote overwhelmingly (82 to 13 with 15 abstentions) to dismiss chief prosecutor Karim Khan in light of the allegations against him of serious sexual misconduct. With enemies like Trump and Netanyahu, the ICC needs a credible prosecutor to fight back, not one tainted like Khan. That is the best way to advance the full range of cases that deserve pursuit, including Israel's genocide in Gaza, Putin's bombing of civilians in Ukraine, the UAE's aiding and abetting the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, Rwanda's backing of the highly abuse M23 rebels in eastern Congo, and Trump's sanctions as obstruction of justice.
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
Trump is worried about the International Criminal Court because he could be charged for the summary execution of drug suspects, aiding and abetting Israel's genocide, or obstructing justice by imposing sanctions on ICC officials. trib.al/ZY5s4lI
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
Former Haitian president Michel Martelly has arrived back in Haiti — with clear ambitions for another run at the presidency. Despite being sanctioned by the US for alleged involvement in drug trafficking, he has been living in Florida in recent years, waiting for the right time to return.
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
Marco Rubio's attacks on the International Criminal Court are no surprise. As Secretary of State, he has been the chief architect of the Trump administration's assault on international human rights, writes @amklasing in @ForeignPolicy: bit.ly/4f4Xg1f
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
The secretary of state must be seen as the chief architect of the Trump administration’s assault on the rules-based order. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/08…
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
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Amanda M Klasing retweeted
The pen is mightier than sword! @AMKlasing details the comprehensive damage Rubio has done to the human rights movement, laying what will be his legacy unless he course corrects now.
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
Over the past 18 months, Rubio has led an all-out assault on human rights in U.S. statecraft, mostly bypassing Congress to do so. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/08…
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
At this point, Marco Rubio must be seen as the chief architect of the Trump administration’s assault on the rules-based order that protects human rights and promotes global peace and security. Read the whole piece in @ForeignPolicy from our National Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, @AMKlasing foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/08…
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
To honor the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we have joined 120 civil society organizations in a statement of solidarity with survivors. bit.ly/4f0YNVT
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
More than 200 people are dead just nine months into this illegal operation. We have no transparency. No accountability. And a general who doesn’t even defend the efficacy of it. Success?
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Amanda M Klasing retweeted
It is a baffling admission that this cruel and lethal program is targeting these boats based on criteria other than being in possession of the very items purported in the administration’s already unlawful and dubious justification. lnk.thebulwark.com/3PYDQkV
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
"The United States government has intentionally killed at least 205 people outside any lawful circumstances—and the operation is still ongoing. These extrajudicial killings are a form of murder," writes Amnesty International's National Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, Amanda Klasing, in the @BulwarkOnline
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The United States government has intentionally killed at least 205 people outside any lawful circumstances—and the operation is still ongoing. That is what the campaign against the "drug boats" is.
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Amanda M Klasing retweeted
.@amnestyusa 's .@AMKlasing : No Guns, No Drugs—Why Did We Blow Up These Boats? open.substack.com/pub/thebul…
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
Drinking water installations are quintessentially “objects indispensable to survival,” a category with heightened protection in international law.
Attacks directed against such installations are presumptively unlawful.
This report strongly indicates precision strikes on two.
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the United States hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl @johnismay @ArtemisChats
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
The United States government has intentionally killed at least 205 people outside any lawful circumstances—and the operation is still ongoing. That is what the campaign against the "drug boats" is.
New from @AMKlasing:
lnk.thebulwark.com/3PYDQkV
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
The US-initiated Gang Suppression Force to regain control of Haiti is being led by Chadian military forces, who have never worked in urban areas.
Our #1-read story
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Amanda M Klasing retweeted
A year ago, I introduced Block the Bombs to withhold the weapons from Israel that are being used to displace and murder Palestinians. Our fight has not ended.
Today, I stood with the powerful coalition continuing the fight to BLOCK THE BOMBS!
We will not stop until Block the Bombs becomes law.
Amanda M Klasing retweeted
"Murder as Policy" USA has now killed over 200 people in military strikes on boats in the Caribbean & eastern Pacific, claiming, without evidence, they were engaged in “narco-trafficking” operations.
Critical insights from my colleague @AMKlasing on these extrajudicial killings;
The U.S. has killed more than 200 people in over 60 strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, claiming without evidence that the boats were engaged in narcotrafficking. Amanda Klasing (@AMKlasing) of @amnestyusa says these are extrajudicial killings that constitute murder. “U.S. taxpayers should be outraged, absolutely outraged, that their money is going to murder as a policy,” says Klasing.
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Sens. Kaine and Paul say that the military’s targeting criteria don’t include the presence of drugs or arms, John Haltiwanger reports. foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/02…
