The dam, one of the largest in the world, was built in the 1970s and 1980s as a joint project by the Paraguayan and Brazilian governments. Without consultation or consent, they went ahead and built the dam, dispossessed the inhabitants and flooded parts of the territory.

🧵 Amnesty International has accompanied the indigenous Ava Guaraní Paranaense at #COP30. They were dispossessed of their ancestral territory due to the construction and operation of the Itaipú hydroelectric dam on the border of #Brazil and #Paraguay.

🧵Manahel al-Otaibi, a fitness influencer and women’s rights activist from #SaudiArabia, has now been in prison for three years, merely for tweeting in support of women’s rights as well as posting photos of herself at the mall without an abaya.

🧵Today, the World #SocialSummit2025 is kicking off. The aim is to “accelerate action on poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment and decent work, and social inclusion”.

Unbelievably, it is hosted by #Qatar, where migrant workers are exploited and abused.