Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation

👉🏿Queridos compatriotas, Es con un profundo sentido de urgencia y esperanza que me dirijo a ustedes en este momento crítico para nuestra Nicaragua. Nos enfrentamos a grandes retos, pero también podríamos aprovechar esta oportunidad para transformar nuestra realidad, uniéndonos. La necesidad de la unificación es más evidente que nunca. Si permanecemos divididos y solos, no lograremos avanzar. Debemos dejar de lado nuestras diferencias y trabajar juntos para lograr un objetivo común: el bienestar de nuestro pueblo y la liberación de Nicaragua. La represión del régimen de Ortega-Murillo es implacable, y las graves y sistemáticas violaciones de los derechos humanos y los crímenes de lesa humanidad continúan. La comunidad internacional ha hecho mucho por Nicaragua, algunos argumentan que no han hecho lo suficiente, pero tenemos que estar conscientes que hoy ellos se enfrentan con graves conflictos geopolíticos, en Gaza y en Ucrania. La comunidad internacional y el pueblo Nicaragüense, esperan y exigen que trabajemos unidos contra la dictadura de Ortega-Murillo. Es primordial que la coordinación de nuestros esfuerzos se convierta en un motor para aumentar la presión internacional contra el régimen que oprime a nuestro pueblo. Sólo coordinando esfuerzos podremos derrotar a sus fuerzas opresoras y criminales para lograr cambios significativos e irreversibles. Debemos ser inclusivos en nuestros esfuerzos. En este momento crucial, no hay lugar para las divisiones internas, ni para la marginación de quienes piensan distinto. Reconocer y respetar nuestras diferencias es esencial para construir una base sólida y diversa que pueda hacer frente a los retos que enfrentamos. Es imperativo dejar de lado las diferencias que existen entre los de izquierda y los de la derecha, entre sandinistas y somocistas, socialistas, conservadores y liberales. Tampoco debemos olvidarnos de los movimientos juveniles que son el futuro de nuestra Nicaragua, de las valientes mujeres Nicaragüenses que juegan un papel de vital importancia en todos los aspectos de nuestras vidas, y en nuestra lucha por la justicia y la democracia. Lean el resto de mi mensaje @confidencial_ni https://bit.ly/3VpzVOe

👉🏿 On 30th June, I had the privilege and pleasure of being conferred, by the University of Middlesex, the award of Doctor of the University Honoris Causa. I would like to thank Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nic Beech and the Academic Council for this honour. I would also like to thank my dear friend Professor William Shabas, who delivered the oration. I’m posting this higher quality video, as the previous one cut off in the middle of my speech.

👉🏿 I had the pleasure and privilege of addressing the 27 members of the EU Working Group for Latin America and the Caribbean #COLAC on 20.02.24. I am grateful to Tomas Reyes Ortega and the delegates for inviting me to address the alarming human rights situation in Nicaragua - my country of birth. For me it’s a matter of great urgency and moral imperative to share my concerns regarding the brutal repression and hardship the people of Nicaragua are enduring under the criminal Ortega-Murillo regime. The regime stands accused of perpetrating crimes against humanity, with ample evidence, documented by reputable organisations, such as the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts #GIEI, which released a report on 30.05.19 concluding “that crimes against humanity have been perpetrated by the Ortega regime,” the 1st report, published 03.04.23 by the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua #GHREN. established by the UN Human Rights Council, ‘found reasonable grounds to believe that the following crimes against humanity have been committed in Nicaragua since 2018: murder, imprisonment, torture, deportation, rape and other forms of sexual violence of comparable gravity’. Amnesty, HRW, and the EU has denounced the regime. I am calling for the UK, EU, US & Canada to impose effective, robust, coordinated, and coherent sanctions and measures that will weaken and purge the Ortega-Murillo regime, with the objective of making a democratic transition in Nicaragua possible. I urged #COLAC members to support and implement the GHREN report’s recommendations, released to the Human Rights Council on 29.02.24. Jan Michel Simon, chair of #GHREN stated “Serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity, continue to be perpetrated by the Nicaraguan Gov for political reasons.” “Pres. Ortega, VP Murillo and the high-level State officials identified in the investigation should be held accountable by the intl community, as should Nicaragua as a State that goes after its own people, targeting university students, Indigenous people, people of African descent, campesinos, & members of the Catholic Church & other Christian denominations.” @biancajagger

👉🏿 To Consent or Pay: @Meta is using coercive methods on their platforms @instagram @facebook and #Threads we should denounce it and boycott them if they don’t stop. In the meantime, this is how to protect you from Meta extortionist methods in their social media platforms #Instagram, #Facebook and #Threads RT Source: Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup ).

👉🏿 I am deeply saddened by the passing of my dear friend Georg Baselitz, the great pioneering German postwar artist, painter, sculptor and printmaker. Alongside Gerhard Richter, Anselm Kiefer, Sigmar Polke and A.R. Penck, Baselitz belonged to the generation of postwar artists who confronted the trauma, memory and moral devastation left by the Second World War. “I am brutal, naïve and Gothic” Georg told Artforum in 1995. “I was born into a destroyed order, a destroyed landscape, a destroyed people, a destroyed society. And I didn’t want to reestablish an order: I’d seen enough so-called order. I was forced to question everything, to be ‘naïve,’ to start again.” He wanted, as he told The Guardian in 2014, “to examine what it was to be a German now.” The images in the upcoming book ‘Eroi d’Oro “honour Georg’s extraordinary artistic legacy and his final exhibition, ‘Heroes of Gold’ presented by the Fondazione Giorgio Cini during the Venice Biennale, curated by Luca Massimo Barbero and supported by Thaddaeus Ropac. The exhibition reflected on mortality, memory, artistic legacy and the passage of time. Revisiting the spirit of his celebrated “Hero” paintings of the 1960s, Baselitz created luminous gold paintings that gave his figures an almost transcendent presence. Among the photographs I have chosen are works from his exhibition at the Venice Biennale, the retrospective at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, paintings shown at Thaddaeus Ropac Salzburg, photographs of Georg and Elke, and memories I will always treasure. I was privileged to have known him. I am a great admirer of his courage and his outstanding works of art. My heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Elke Baselitz, sons Daniel Blau and Anton Kern, family, friends, studio team and all who mourn his passing. @thaddaeusropac @bjhrf #georgbaselitz #thaddaeusropac @fondazionecini @danielblaugallery @antonkerngallery

Today Thaddaeus Ropac Paris Pantin opened the ‘Nymphäum’ exhibition of 20 new painting by Anselm Kiefer. Anselm Kiefer is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary artists because he has confronted subjects that many in postwar Germany initially sought to avoid. His work engages directly with historical guilt, cultural memory and the enduring consequences of the Holocaust. In doing so, he helped reopen a necessary and often uncomfortable dialogue about how societies remember, deny or attempt to process traumatic pasts. Kiefer’s power lies not only in his themes but in his materials. His monumental works incorporate ash, lead, straw and clay, evoking destruction while suggesting transformation and the cycle of life. Their scarred surfaces seem to bear witness to history itself. He draws on literature, mythology and philosophy, invoking figures such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poets like Paul Celan and painters like Van Gogh. These references question how cultural achievement can coexist with moral failure, and how memory endures through language. His recent exhibition, Nymphäum, at Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Pantin, Paris continues this inquiry. The works evoke landscapes that are both ancient and wounded, reflecting cycles of destruction and renewal. Kiefer reminds us that art can be a space of moral reflection, confronting the darkest chapters of history while holding open the possibility of renewal. He once said ‘Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will …’ I have known and admired Anselm Keifer’s work for many years. Sadly, I was unable to attend the opening of Nymphäum, but I look forward to seeing it soon. If you are in Paris, I urge you to go and see the exhibition. @thaddaeusropac @bjhrf #AnselmKiefer #ThaddaeusRopac #BJHRF #ArtsForHumanRights

For too long, communities in the most deprived areas have been ignored while gambling shops extract profit from our underserved boroughs. I welcome the fact that this may soon change, because MPs and councillors have chosen to stand with residents, families and local businesses who deserve far better. For years, gambling companies have been allowed to dominate our high streets, with damaging consequences for our communities. On 21 April, I joined @DawnButler , @joepowell_kensington , @cllr_mili_patel , Matt Kelcher, @chibuzor_tina , @george.burn.5686 and @prerna_willesdengreen to deliver a petition to 10 Downing Street calling for an end to the ‘Aim to Permit’ clause. That same day, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage’s amendment to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill was up for vote. As a government-tabled amendment, it was accepted by consensus during the Report Stage and has now progressed to the House of Lords. We hope to see Royal Assent very soon. This is progress. But my commitment does not end here. I am opposing the proposed relocation of SilverTime gambling venue to Earl’s Court because children must come before profit. As founder and president of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation @bjhrf , I have spent decades defending childre rights, which are too often ignored. At the heart of that work is a simple principle: children must be protected. The proposed SilverTime site would sit directly opposite a busy underground station used daily by children travelling to and from at least eight nearby schools, some as young as eight years old. To place a highly visible gambling venue in their daily path is to normalise an activity that carries serious risks. This is not about opposing business. It is about responsibility. We are witnessing the growing normalisation of gambling among young people. According to the UK Gambling Commission, 30 per cent of children aged 11 to 17 have already spent their own money on gambling. This should alarm us all. What children see, they may accept. What they accept, they may adopt. #BJHRF #Gambling #Parliament #DowningStreet #EndAimToPermit CONTINUED IN THE COMMENTS… [Part 1/2]

👉🏿A 1,000-tree woodland planted by children is about to be destroyed by Danone. On behalf of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation @bjhrf , I call on Danone to immediately halt its plan to fell 1,000 trees, to expand its bottling plant at Rotary Wood in Harrowgate, North Yorkshire. This is not development. If allowed to go ahead it will be an environmental crime. This woodland was planted in 2005 by local schoolchildren and for 20 years it has absorbed carbon, supported biodiversity, prevented flooding, and served as a vital public green space. You cannot replace an invaluable mature forest with saplings. Over 1,300 people have already objected. Leading voices, including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Joanna Lumley, and Sir Jonathon Porritt are denouncing Danone’s unconscionable plan Now we must act. We cannot allow this destruction to take place. Read the full statement in the comments * Sign the Save Rotary Wood petition /objectionslist * Write to North Yorkshire Council @tomgordonld @pinewoods_harrogate @thegreenparty @friends_earth @cpre @bjhrf #SaveRotaryWood #ClimateJustice #ProtectNature #ActNow

👉🏿 Alain Elkann interview Bianca Jagger With decades of work in human rights, Bianca Jagger has become a powerful voice for peace, justice and civil liberties. As Founder, President, and Chief Executive of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation @bjhrf she leads campaigns on international justice, violence against women and girls, climate change, and the rights of indigenous peoples and future generations. Read the full interview here:
/bianca-jagger-2/ The interview: Bianca Jagger, did you work closely with Jesse Jackson, the American civil rights activist who recently died? Yes. In 2000, Jesse and I witnessed the execution in Texas of a man named Gary Graham, who wanted to be known as Shaka Sankofa. Jesse was a passionate opponent of the death penalty. When I lived in the United States, I campaigned against the death penalty and particularly against the execution of juveniles, arguing that it violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments as a “cruel and unusual punishment” and that the ‘Evolving Standard of Decency’ recognised in other parts of the world should be taken into account. You can also read the rest of the interview in the comments. 👉🏿 @bjhrf @councilofeurope #humanrights #womensrights #deathpenalty #nicaragua #indigenousrights

👉🏿 Nowruz is being celebrated in Iran as the Persian New Year or “new day” - it marks the arrival of Spring. Celebrated for more than 3,000 years across Iran and many other regions, it symbolises renewal, hope and unity and the harmony between humanity and nature. Today, I am calling attention to all those who have been imprisoned in that country for simply raising their voices peacefully. I appeal for their freedom, for the protection of their lives, and for an end to repression. Today, I also raise my voice to appeal for the young Iranian women footballers who, with courage, have chosen to return home and not to remain silent.These are women who not only play football but also peacefully challenge a system that, for years, has sought to silence them, render them invisible, and punish them for exercising their freedom. They should not be targeted for refusing to sing the anthem, for becoming symbols of dignity in the face of fear. Today, in my capacity as Founder and President of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation @bjhrf and sponsor of the Instituto CASLA campaign #apadrinaaunpresopolíticodelmundo #SponsorAPoliticalPrisonerWorldwide, I wish to state: that they are not alone. I will serve as their voice when attempts are made to silence them. I will amplify their struggle, their courage, and their right to live without fear. Sports ought to constitute a space of freedom rather than repression. No woman should be compelled to risk her life or her future for expressing herself, for playing, or for existing. These young women represent thousands of others in Iran who have been persecuted for aspiring to something as fundamental as equality. Cases such as that of Sahar Jodayarí underscore the high cost many have paid in their efforts to occupy spaces that were denied to them. Today, I stand with them and I commit myself to be their #godmother. Until they are able to speak without fear. Until playing is no longer an act of courage, but an expression of freedom.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the magnificent mothers and mother figures who have raised, nurtured and cared for their children, with unconditional love. I wish a Happy Mother’s Day to my daughter Jade and my granddaughters Assisi and Amba. I’m thinking of my mother, who I greatly miss. 1. Art for Human Rights gala (R-L Assisi, me, Jade and Amber) 2. Jade and I 3. Assisi, Jade, Ray, Ezra 3. Amber and River 4. Assisi, Jade, Ray, Ezra And Romy 5. My mother

On Thursday 5th of March 2026, I attended the ceremony where Stella McCartney was conferred with the prestigious insignia ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’ by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. Present were her husband Alasdhair Willis, her children, father Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell, her sister Mary, her brother James, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Anna Wintour, Sharleen Spiteri, Delphine Arnault, Antoine Arnault, Hannah Waddingham, Charlotte Casiraghi, and Natalia Vodianova, among others. I was a friend of Stella’s wonderful mother Linda McCartney. She would have been very proud to see her daughter being bestowed with one of France’s top honours. President Macron paid homage to Stella McCartney, during a 15-minute oration recognising her outstanding achievement as champion of the environment and sustainability. It was an unusually warm and intimate ceremony and cocktail reception, where the President and First Lady Brigitte Macron, engaged with Stella’s family, her close friends and distinguished guests. President Macron’s oration: “Over more than two decades, Stella has championed next - generation materials, transparency and systemic change across supply chains - advocating for a model of luxury that protects nature, respects animals and supports long - term environmental progress. Her approach has influenced both established brands and emerging designers, contributing to a broader cultural shift within the industry.” Post continued in comments. [1/22]