This was an honour and a pleasure. I spoke to Five Books about my favourite books on state-sponsored #assassination . Featuring Patrice McSherry, Ronen Bergman, Amy Knight, michelawrong, and Cecilia Menjivar and Néstor Rodríguez. Edinburgh University Press, Swansea University fivebooks.com/best-books/sta…

If State support for int'l criminal #justice is limited to supporting *only* arrests and convictions, and States have *no intention* of helping people acquitted or released, the result is that they will continue die in unlawful custody. This undermines the entire #ICL project.

Rwanda’s former opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights, including the right to stand in the next elections.
sabcnews.com/sabcnews/rwand…

A useful summary from the BBC of where things stand on the Rwanda asylum bill: bbc.com/news/explainer…

Rwanda has been decreed 'safe' for asylum-seekers by the British government but its army, working alongside the M23 rebel movement, is ensuring eastern Congo is a violent and dangerous place for the displaced. twitter.com/AsstSecStateAF…

The message from Rwanda's Western allies is ever clearer: 'We know what you are doing'.

It was a great pleasure to be on Radio New Zealand's Saturday Morning programme, talking about Rwanda and President Paul Kagame: rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

The first legal challenges are being brought, as scores of asylum-seekers are rounded up by police in the UK. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

There's been precious little written to date about the Blue Brigade, the Eritrean campaigning movement, so this paper by Martin Plaut is welcome. scienceopen.com/hosted-documen…

Even if you support this policy there’s no need for this unpleasant video.

'I don't believe in Rwanda scheme.'

Speaking exclusively to Sky's Beth Rigby, Sir Keir Starmer expressed a desire to implement Labour's own plan to tackle small boat crossings by targeting the criminal networks that enable them.

Politics latest: trib.al/YKanzN3

Seems about right.

🚨‼️For anyone who has already been detained and is in need of urgent advice, charities have asked me to share details of their helplines.

For those in Brook removal centre or Tinsley IRC:
0800 389 4367 Gatwick Detainees

For Heathrow IRCs: 0800 587 2096 Detention Action

I've been visiting Australia, and recorded this interview about Eritrea while here with the SBS local ratio station. sbs.com.au/language/tigri…

Today, we filed a claim on behalf of Victoire Ingabire before East African Court of Justice alleging violations of #Rwanda ’s obligations under the EAC Treaty by blocking her candidacy for President and preventing her from leaving the country theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Ho hum. Totally predictable, surely. And the 'we will find you' message comes across as totally unconvincing. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

This whole Irish angle adds another twist to the problems raised by the Rwanda asylum bill: ft.com/content/e2beac…

'The Refugee Council predicts the law could leave 115,575 asylum seekers in 'permanent limbo' by the end of this year, because it bars the UK from processing their claims but there is insufficient capacity for them all to be deported to Rwanda.'