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RT @ForeignAffairs: The Khashoggi crisis has proved an unexpected opportunity for Turkey at a time when its reputation has been tarnished by the jailing of journalists and the violation of other human rights, says @gonultol. http://bit.ly/2Q6FyfE

RT @amnesty: A human rights defender is somebody who demands justice & dignity for us all. But those in power are trying to silence them. Enough is enough. It’s time we do something bold that governments can’t ignore. Take action! #HRDWorldSummit #WeAreAllDefenders 🌍 http://bit.ly/2OWhe3E

RT @social_rights: Austerity deepens inequalities. After 8 yrs of #austerity, #Spain is now the most unequal country in the Eurozone--a "Lost Decade" for #HumanRights. Download the Spain country postcard here. Also available at #HLPF2018 http://bit.ly/2uWBxRP http://bit.ly/2Dfv9w7

RT @social_rights: R52 BILLION was spent in tax breaks for high income earners in South Africa in 2015/16. R60 BILLION could be raised by increasing top 2 income tax rates & corporate tax rates. CESR factsheet for #CESCR_SA now available. http://bit.ly/2zeWd9J http://bit.ly/2Q1thch

RT @Alston_UNSR: My report about the consequences of the IMF's policies on human rights and people living in #poverty is here: http://bit.ly/2xdHITt http://bit.ly/2Os2XYa

RT @social_rights: #10yearsafter the fiscal crisis, Spanish #austerity policies violate health, housing, sexual and reproductive health and rights (#SRHR) & right to work. CESR factsheet explains how Spanish austerity defies #HumanRights standards; suggests alternatives. http://bit.ly/2Q7jqSy http://bit.ly/2OZnI1T

RT @social_rights: #SouthAfrica after #Apartheid : Systemic #inequality continues to be ingrained in the country’s economic and social structures, resulting in the world’s highest levels of income and wealth inequality. CESR factsheet for #CESCR_SA now available. http://bit.ly/2zeWd9J http://bit.ly/2P0M3Ek

RT @social_rights: South African education under austerity: Discriminatory spending cuts affect those that are already worst off the most, disproportionately impacting poor schools with infrastructure backlogs. CESR factsheet for #CESCR_SA now available. http://bit.ly/2zeWd9J http://bit.ly/2SwVTMv

RT @Mskaydee: Spending cuts are discriminatory, affecting those already worst off, incl. in poorest provinces #CESCR_SA @social_rights @SECTION27news #InstituteforEconomicJustice http://bit.ly/2zdHaNu (3/3) http://bit.ly/2Sw6TK4

RT @social_rights: Spending cuts are discriminatory, affecting those already worst off, incl. in poorest provinces #CESCR_SA @social_rights @SECTION27news #InstituteforEconomicJustice http://bit.ly/2pZsFZn … http://bit.ly/2SwWi1t

RT @social_rights: Wed 10/17 @Mskaydee joins @CIVICUSalliance for @UN panel discussion on freedom of peaceful assembly and association and the #SDGs #Agenda2030 #UNGA http://bit.ly/2zfQMaE http://bit.ly/2Sw23ML