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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 2h

Today is the 3rd day of the trial. You can follow the live stream (with English simultaneous interpretation) here: streams.nfgd.nl/onderzoek-pe... the Court is focusing on charges of human trafficking and extortion (it's alleged that family members had to pay ransom to get their relatives released).

Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 2d

The trial against an Eritrean man known as “Walid”, suspected of being involved in a criminal organization that kidnapped and subjected migrants to violence in detention centers in Bani Walid (Libya) is set to begin tomorrow in the Netherlands indepthnews.net/trial-agains...

Trial against alleged Eritrean trafficker ‘Walid’ will start in The Netherlands on 3 November

Substantive hearings are about to begin in Zwolle, the Netherlands, in the important case against Eritrean national Tewelde Goitom (also known as “Walid” / “Welid”). The hearings are set to run across...

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 4h

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We take you behind the scenes at a recent People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan where Afghan women testified about discrimination, humiliation and torture, living under the Taliban regime.

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Philippe Sands @philippesands.bsky.social · 3h

A few words on an important new book by Olivera Simic observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Inside the mind of Madam War Criminal | The Observer

Biljana Plavšić was the first woman to be convicted of war crimes, for her role in the bloody conflict in Bosnia. Olivera Simić tracked her down in Belgr...

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Dr Iain Overton @iainoverton.bsky.social · 19h

British Army ends controversial use of white phosphorus in Kenya. Questions of accountability and compensation linger

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British Army ends controversial use of white phosphorus in Kenya. Questions of accountability and compensation linger - AOAV

The British Army has halted the use of white phosphorus munitions in Kenya following a 2022 Declassified UK exposé revealing their deployment on communal lands, but with the underlying licence still a...

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 5d

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In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico.
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict
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Episode 146 – When Is It A War? with Tamsin Phillipa Paige and Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg

With the last weeks of U.S. strikes on alleged drug dealer boats and saying they are in “a non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels, we ask ‘when is war’ and whet…

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 7d

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What’s really going on with the ‘war on drugs’ that has led to the US killing dozens of alleged drug dealers off the coast of Venezuela Colombia & most recently Mexico?
How is "a non-international armed conflict" legally defined?
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social @alonso-gd.bsky.social explain

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 7d

#Sudan

Since seizing the city of El Fasher just last week, after an extensive siege and bombardment, the #paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of the ethnically motivated mass killing of more than 2,000 unarmed civilians

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Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group

Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent days

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Craig Martin @craigxmartin.bsky.social · 7d

4 more strikes today, killing 14 more people, with one survivor left to the Mexicans to deal with - this ongoing campaign of extra-judicial killing flagrantly violates international law and reflects a notorious disregard for the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 7d

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We watched The New Yorker documentary 'In Flow of Words: Translating the Trauma of War' together at the
Hague Humanity Hub & reacted to it in REAL TIME!

We discuss how interpreters at intl trials can be impacted by what they hear from victims + perpetrators

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 12d

Want to know details of the statute for the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine? How will it work? Our main interlocutor is Andriy Kostin, Ukraine’s ambassador to The Hague and former prosecutor general.
Episode out now👇
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Justice Update – Checking in with Ukraine’s New Aggression Tribunal

This week’s Justice Update is all about the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression – created specifically to hold the Russian Federation to account for its war of aggression i…

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

My thread on the #ICJ's AO ruling. #Israel has been hammered, its obligations under treaty law & CIL made clear. Honestly, nothing surprising, just the ICJ confirming #intlaw obligations. But plenty of noting of Israel's violations of intLaw. Sebutinde out in the cold as was expected.

Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

Time for another #ICJ ruling! Advisory Opinion on Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other Int Organizations & Third States in & in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory dropping now.

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

#Israel prohibited from taking actions contrary to obligations under UN Charter & CPIUN in and regards to OPT. Must allow free movement of UN personnel so they can carry out their mandated activities.

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

ICERD, ICCPR, ICESCR, CEDAW, CAT, CROC, CRPD all relevant!! #ICJ says #humanRights obligations outside its own territory, esp in OT applies with respect to all these treaties. CIL also applies. Wide range of human rights apply & are relevant to OPT pop'n. All alongside #IHL occupation obligations.

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

#Israel has positive obligation to respect & fulfil #humanRights of OT pop'n even in times of armed conflict. Doing so has been assisted by UN incl #UNRWA, so diminishment of UN ability means Israel's obligations increase.

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

All occupied persons must be respected & humanely treated. Rights incl right to life, right to freedom from torture (etc), right to liberty & security, right to freedom of movement, protection of family life, adequate std of living, enjoyment of health, education, freedom from discrimination

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

#Israel obligated not to use starvation as method of warfare. As OP, Israel has #IHL obligations to respect & fulfil #HumanRights of pop'n.

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

Starvation is prohibited as method of warfare. #Israel blocked humanitarian aid, preventing relief from entering. Israel's consent to ops of GHF since May 2025 & to other ltd humanitarian aid has not signfiicantly alleviated the situation. Local pop'n inadquately supplied.

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 13d

#Israel must provide supplies essential for survival of pop'n of OT. Art 55-56 API obligations extend beyond #Gaza to other parts of OPT, Not only a positive obligation to provide supplies to pop'n to the fullest extent, & negative obligation not to impede provision of supplies or health services.

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Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina.bsky.social · 13d

Those minutes until you find your child after the kindergarten is shelled. If you need to explain what hell is, this is it.

The world's biggest child kidnapper, Putin, hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv. There are injured children. There is a fire in the kindergarten.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 13d

The top United Nations court is set to give an opinion Wednesday on Israel’s legal obligations to ensure desperately needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Top UN court to rule on Israel's obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians

The United Nations court is set to give an opinion on Israel's legal obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The U.N.

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 13d

Coming tomorrow: We are getting our heads around the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. But there’s still a lot of detail to be ironed out.

Andriy Kostin, now ambassador in The Hague explains why Kyiv needed this Special Tribunal agreed.

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Mark Klamberg @klamberg.bsky.social · 19d

Betald jobbmöjlighet (folkrätt) för juriststudenter i Stockholmsområdet. Dela gärna detta inlägg, särskilt ni som är juristudenter eller har nätverk med studenter i Stockholmsområdet. www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-k...

SJAC Job Advertisement - Trial Monitors for UJ Trial | Mark Klamberg

Betald jobbmöjlighet (folkrätt) för juriststudenter i Stockholmsområdet. Organisationen SJAC, baserad i Washington DC söker svenska juriststudenter för att bevaka rättegång om krigsförbrytelser som s...

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Janet H Anderson @janethanderson.bsky.social · 19d

I’d guess Nicaragua and its amazing agent top the list.

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 27d

There’s a lot going on at the ICJ including the return of ‘ghost’ cases. Juliette McIntyre explains what’s going on & looks ahead to the big genocide case coming up on #Myanmar - how will it affect the #Israel case that follows?
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Episode 145 – Lawfare at the Busiest Court in The Hague with Juliette McIntyre

Juliette McIntyre explains what’s happening at the International Court of Justice and what she’ll be looking out for in upcoming genocide cases. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe …

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 26d

Meloni’s government in #Italy has just voted to block the prosecution of these 3 officials, who allegedly helped Al-Masri escape an #ICC arrest warrant for crimes committed in #Libya

www.politico.eu/article/ital...

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