Here's my article about the devastating opinion issued a year ago by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, calling for his release and for reparations. WGAD also suggested that #Guantanamo ’s detention system “may constitute crimes against humanity” andyworthington.co.uk/2023/04/30/un-…

22 yrs ago the US seized Abu Zubaydah in Pakistan & embarked on one of its greatest crimes of the 21st century - the CIA torture program. Tortured for 4.5 yrs in 'black sites', held at #Guantanamo for 17.5 yrs w/o charge, last year the UN called for his release, but were ignored

Today marks 22 yrs of our client #abuzubaydah ’s #arbitrarydetention by the CIA et al. We’ve multiple judgements in his favour, and debunked some myths, but his #torture at #Guantanamo conts. Pl urge your states to help end this nightmare #freeabuzubaydah #closeguantanamo

Thank you to all lawyers and experts for the exchanges on #Strategiclitigation on #Judicialindependence . The rising challenges in this field can be best tackled by building alliances and sharing experience and inspiring one another.

#LetsROLL
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At today’s workshop in Prague, Helen Duffy, walking us through challenges to judicial independence – disciplinary or criminal proceedings, how courts are organised, retirement ages of judges... and strategic human rights litigation
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More on the podcast here: buff.ly/3TBnMEq

Thank you for having me on your excellent #humanrights podcast DuncanLewisPublicLaw Anna Spivack. Listen👇

#internationalwomensday reading: powerful new UN report on #Iran ; “crimes against humanity”, killing, torture/SGBV, abusive criminalization, institutional discrimination, justice denied…& inspiring courage & resilience of the #WomanLifeFreedom movement:
shorturl.at/IKRW6

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A #UK law granting #immunity to combatants involved in the decades of sectarian violence in #NorthernIreland known as 'the Troubles' is not compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, a Belfast court just ruled.
#ECHR
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🚨“Dutch Diplomat Angelique Eijpe resigns in protest of Dutch government's Gaza policy.” Al Jazeera English

“Some civil servants in the US & Europe are taking a stand against their governments' support for Israel's #genocide in Gaza.”

#GazaGenocide
#CeasfireNOW
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Look forward to joining this great group University of Oxford to teach #climatejustice again this year - if you can please come join us in July👇

Missing from the 'Verbatim Record,' but preserved forever on TikTok, is Philippe Sands actually saying the word 'Period.'

📚Human Rights in Practice 2023 Annual Report

Read about the impact of HRiP's ongoing advocacy on Zubaydah 🇵🇱 & 🇱🇹 and CoM's call to all CoE states to raise Zubaydah’s unlawful detention in Guantanamo with U.S. authorities.👏 Helen Duffy

Report ⬇️
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The scenario we have long dreaded is unraveling at alarming speed.

Today, I’m sounding the alarm once again: Military operations in Rafah could lead to a slaughter in Gaza. They could also leave an already fragile humanitarian operation at death’s door.

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#Tunisia Yesterday, Judge Youssef Bouzakher, President of the dissolved High Judicial Council (HJC) and one of the 57 judges and prosecutors arbitrarily dismissed by President Kais Saied, submitted an individual communication against Tunisia to the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC)

Judge Bouzakher, supported by icj & Helen Duffy, seeks redress for the multiple violations of his human rights resulting from his arbitrary dismissal, removal from the HJC & the arbitrary resort to criminal law and process against him

this is the summary, in English, of today’s decision by the Gerechtshof Den Haag —> The Netherlands has to stop the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel rechtspraak.nl/Organisatie-en…

Tunisia must answer for attacks on judicial independence before the HRC, under a treaty that was duly ratified by Tunisia. Read more about the complaint here : (3/3)
icj.org/complaint-to-t…

Judge Bouzakher, supported by icj & @HelenDuffy, seeks redress for the multiple violations of his human rights resulting from his arbitrary dismissal, removal from the HJC & the arbitrary resort to criminal law and process against him. (2/3)