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Iranian women on October 1, 2022, protest the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran.

Top Human Rights Tweets of 2022

Iranian women on October 1, 2022, protest the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran. © Uncredited / 2022/AP Photos

Protesters from Iran to Afghanistan to China made their voices heard and took extraordinary risks to demand their human rights. Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine resulted in unspeakable cruelty and violence. Celebrations occurred in Colombia following the decriminalization of abortion in the country. Human Rights Watch reporting details crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone, and exposes Qatar security forces' arrest and abuse of LGBT people in detention ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The rights to religious freedom, safety, and protest have come under fire around the globe. Here are some of the year's top human rights tweets:

 

The following tweet was shared after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and 2 adults.

 

 

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