Central and North London local action group of Global Justice Now, campaigning on trade, pharmaceuticals, climate food and energy justice Justice Congo Group
Joined December 2020
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Justice Congo Group has now migrated to its own Twitter account - @JstceCongoGroup . Please follow us there.
Thanks to Global Justice Central London for their hospitality until now, and good luck!
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I've just joined this important campaign. Sign & RT: fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/new…
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At last a reference to Rwanda-backed M23 in Parliament. Thank you @lynbrownmp @SarahChampionMP There is no more urgent case for the UK's Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub than eastern DRC.
#justicecongo #DRC #StopImpunity #Genocost
19 Jan 2023
UN experts have found the M23 armed group responsible for atrocities in DRC including massacres and rape, & found support for M23 by armed forces of Rwanda.
UK Gov't can't consistently work to prevent atrocities if they won't join the US, France, Germany & others in speaking out
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Global Justice Now Central London retweeted
19 Jan 2023
The people of Kabwe have a right to access justice.
Thousands have suffered the effects of lead poisoning because of a mine @AngloAmerican operated for decades. Now the #mining giant is opposing a class-action #lawsuit that would give 140,000 applicants their day in court. #ESG
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20 Jan 2023
Maisha A New Life Outside the Mines youtu.be/rb0a0t8JJnc via @YouTube
^^ found one
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Shocking reduction in safeguards on factory farmed salmon
ASC label now allowing more parasites on factory farmed salmon | Ecohustler ecohustler.com/culture/asc-l…
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After a rest over Christmas, Justice Congo Group will meet tomorrow Jan 10, 6 to 7.30 pm (UK time GMT), to discuss Campaign Strategy for 2023. DM @GlobalJusticeCL if you want to come along!
#justicecongo #DRCongo #StopImpunity
@congofriends @Genocost
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No more taxpayer money should be spent on Boris Johnson's #PartyGate legal fees. Agree? Then sign the petition now and tell Rishi to step in and stop our money paying for Boris Johnson's lies: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio… via @38degrees
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Sign the petition to demand that the Canadian government stops #overfishing and prioritizes rebuilding healthy, wild #fish: only.one/stop-overfishing
@onlyone / @oceanaCAN
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Beautiful and engaged audience at our film screening of the Empire of Silence on Tuesday. The film's message is so powerful. Much inspiration for future campaigning. Watch this space!
#justicecongo #DRCongo #StopImpunity
Here is the call for action from Congolese Diaspora Women, which we will highlight at the film screening on Tuesday. #justicecongo #StopImpunity #DRC
@COMMONCAUSEUK @Genocost
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Be the first to get your free Eventbrite ticket for this important film screening. empireofsilencefilm.eventbri…
After the film, we will be calling for international action on this unreported tragedy.
#justicecongo #DRCongo #stopimpunity
@congofriends
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At the screening, we will publicise the recently published "Memorandum of Diaspora Congolese women denouncing international crimes committed in the DRC and the wars that are dehumanising local populations"
@CommonCauseUK @Genocost @CommonCauseRDC
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And we will mark Global 16 Days Campaign to end violence against women and girls, which runs from Nov 25's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, until Human Rights Day on Dec 10.
@CommonCauseUK @CommonCauseRDC @Genocost
Global Justice Now Central London retweeted
23 Nov 2022
BREAKING: Landmark legal claim filed in Canada today by 21 #Tanzania nationals against mining giant @BarrickGold for #humanrights abuses at its North Mara #gold mine. Claim alleges killings, torture & shootings of Kurya residents by “mine police” bit.ly/3GDa7GT #Tanzania
11 Nov 2022
New research published today shows rising violence by ‘mine police’ against Indigenous Kurya people at @BarrickGold's mine in #Tanzania. Includes killings, beatings and torture. Death toll now stands at 77 and 304 wounded. Read more here: raid-uk.org/blog/barrick-tan… #ESG #humanrights
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Global Justice Now Central London retweeted
23 Nov 2022
📢📢📢 Sign our petition demanding @WelshGovernment rules out expanding the UK's largest coal mine. After 15 years of noise and pollution, local residents were promised it would close in September. Time to deliver on that promise. Sign now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…
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With history of Martin Luther King preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church in 1961, they are launching this essay prize @BloomsburyCBC
@congofriends
New essay prize in Black British History and Christianity baptist.org.uk/Articles/6467… via @BaptistTimes
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See pinned tweet for details of our film screening The Empire of Silence at this venue on Nov 29, 7 pm. It's the London Premiere of Thierry Michel's 2021 film - a very important event
#justicecongo #Congolese #Londoners #StopImpunity
Visited Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church - venue for our film screening on Nov 29. See Pinned Tweet.
Lovely space, where Martin Luther King preached back in 1961.
#Congolese #justicecongo #Londoners
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Global Justice Now Central London retweeted
21 Nov 2022
What does it take to facilitate ecocide and the destruction of our global climate?
We'll be discussing the role of armies, private security & police forces in enabling climate catastrophe on 30 Nov at our Resisting Mining Book Club - register for free now eventbrite.co.uk/e/resisting…
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Global Justice Now Central London retweeted
19 Nov 2022
Rishi Sunak: Don’t deregulate the banks! Many of the rules introduced after the 2008 financial crisis are set to be scrapped under Rishi Sunak's plans for the City of London. Sign the petition act.globaljustice.org.uk/ris…
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