Post #4333742

2026-08-02 10:19 UTC

@jabokoe@transfem.social Why on Earth? For not being able to sustain blackmailing? Amnesty has done incredibly enormous work for these reports, and revealed the funding of these movements for many years in a row. Their ”apology letter” by the organization was so far out and absurd, after the effort they’ve clearly put to the report, that the letter itself should be seen as a threat to democracy. Who we will have doing this important work, if we shun Amnesty for being blackmailed?

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@kaisla@eliitin-some.fi 2026-08-02 10:24

@jabokoe@transfem.social I understand anger, this case was horrible and disgusting. But it is focused in a completely wrong direction if we decide to leave each other alone. By having more thorough funding Amnesty could stand blackmailing and keep up the work no other human rights organization is doing as visibly. But they lack the resources to sustain blackmail from the rich and powerful, as do we all if we don’t work together.

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@jabokoe@transfem.social 2026-08-02 10:31

@kaisla@eliitin-some.fi clearly there are people there that put effort into that report. Also they are not being listened to if the leadership structure of Amensty goes behind their back to undermine their findings? Am not mad with you or something or saying your point of view is all wrong but having a hard time to bridge it to my own pessimistic one. I don't mean to devalue the report itself or past work instead my issue is: Idk how you expect to empower these people that worked on that report without criticizing the leadership they find themselves under. The archived copy of the report is valuable but also there should be consequences for how this was resolved or it just results in them elbowing out or otherwise gagging anyone that doesn't toe a line set out by the wealthy :/ It also sets a scary precedent for other groups than just Amensty, this can have a self censoring effect on reports by other groups that haven't even been made public yet. (Regardless of actual leadership decisions there.) Anyway sorry for being such a doomer I suppose. I'm not saying Amnesty should be ignored completely but I also feel like it should be called into question instead of being buried quickly. But to be honest I don't know what is more harmful for the people of the world.

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