I’m looking forward to speaking DigiPol @LivUni in Liverpool on 28 May on ‘Human Rights, Colonialism and Double Standards’

Since Oct Human Rights Watch identified 8 attacks on aid workers w/out prior warning, in which Israel killed/injured 31 ppl, even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to ensure their protection. These attacks must stop hrw.org/news/2024/05/1…

For those in Washington DC, join Human Rights Watch & U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs for event on #Iran 's persecution of Baha'is on May 21 at 5:45 pm Freedom House. We're discussing Human Rights Watch report on #Iran 's crime against humanity, with USCIRF Baha'i International Community & Freedom House. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/crime-agains…

It is a stain on Australia’s reputation that some of its soldiers have been accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and yet the first person convicted in relation to these crimes is a whistleblower - former military lawyer David McBride - NOT the abusers.
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1/3 Today Human Rights Watch joins the call by 85 groups to the UK government to facilitate a visit to the country by the UN special rapporteur on the #righttofood independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

NEW @HRW research on several cases shows Israeli forces have unlawfully used lethal force in shootings of Palestinians in the WB.

According to UN figures, killings in the WB are taking place at a level w/o recent precedent.

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“[Development aid] does not address the issue of genocide committed by Germany against the Nama and Herero people,” said Sima Luipert. “If Germany is really serious about reconciliation, it still needs to deal with the reality of reparations.”

theguardian.com/global-develop…

Chagos Islanders fear loss of identity as birth certificates altered to remove disputed homeland | Global development | by ⁦Katie McQue⁩ theguardian.com/global-develop…

#ICC officials regularly engage states. But a meeting under the current circumstances raises questions if true. No state officials should seek to influence prosecutorial or judicial decisions. At same time, ICC officials themselves need to protect their own independence.

Statement of the #ICC Office of the Prosecutor

I wrote something for Mail & Guardian on Africa’s complicated relationship with int’l criminal justice, the ubiquity of Western impunity & the draft crimes against humanity convention #CAHtreaty

#Nigeria : 10yrs after #BokoHaram abducted 276 Chibok schoolgirls, over 90 remain unaccounted for & more than 1600 children have since been abducted or kidnapped as the government’s plans to make schools safe continue to fall short. hrw.org/news/2024/04/1… Human Rights Watch

New from @HRW: Following months of collective punishment, kids in #Gaza are dying from starvation-related complications. Israeli officials ordering or carrying out these actions are committing war crimes. hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…

On April 8, hearings began at the International Court of Justice in the case brought by Nicaragua against Germany, alleging violations of international law relating to #Gaza , including under the Genocide Convention of 1948. A 🧵1/8. icj-cij.org/sites/default/…

#Senegal 🧵Human Rights Agenda for President Faye
Human Rights Watch outlined 5recommendations to improve human rights urging Faye, during his term in office, to:
👉fight impunity for security forces’ abuse;
👉protect freedoms of expression+assembly+association;
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350 people lived in building—including 150 who were displaced. When Israel struck, many kids were playing football outside building; others gathered to charge their phones in rare grocery store that had power amid Israeli electricity cuts. Members of 14 families killed in instant

New Human Rights Watch report out today details #Iran authorities' persecution of #Bahai , which is a crime against humanity. Iran's gov't decades-long repression of Baha'is includes arbitrary arrest, property confiscation, & denial of jobs & education. hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…

🚨The #ICJ issues new provisional measures in South Africa's case over the alleged genocide in Gaza. With spread famine & starvation, the ICJ says Israel must 'take all necessary & effective measures to ensure, without delay... the unhindered provision at scale' of aid to Gaza 👇

Today's order by the CIJ_ICJ for new provisional measures in the South Africa v Israel case is at the link below, with additional statements by some of the judges. Some of the ICJ judges have changed since it ruled on provisional measures in January.

icj-cij.org/case/192