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Luke Moffett
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Prof of Human Rights and #IHL researching on redress, civilian harm, OSINT and AI, working on rewilding the north coast

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Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social · Mar 31
Our new podcast series on Civilian Harm and Redress is now out with a first episode with @niaolainf.bsky.social @maethompson.bsky.social @mglattimer.bsky.social @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
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Civilian Harm in Conflict - The United Kingdom
Civilian Harm in Conflict, Ep. 1: Mae Thompson, Ceasefire advocacy officer, hosts this podcast series, part of the AHRC-funded 'Reparations during Armed Conflict' project.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Craig Martin @craigxmartin.bsky.social · 1d
Some thoughts on how and why the obligation to respect the right to life applies to U.S. killings of alleged drug smugglers on the high seas.

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The Right to Life on the High Seas
Can states kill with impunity in international waters?
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 2d
💔 A 12-year-old girl has died in Ternopil after attack on the city on November 19.

Medics fought for Adriana's life for 9 days. Her mother was also killed in the attack, and her sister is currently in hospital.

The death toll in Ternopil has risen to 35.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 2d
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Russian Frozen Assets: A Necessity for European Stability

💶 Still, many European leaders expect Brussels to finalize the mechanism soon and unlock these funds under clear guarantees.

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Russian Frozen Assets: A Necessity for European Stability
The EU plans to present a legal proposal in the coming days that will finally allow the bloc to use Russia’s immobilized central bank assets as collateral for
theukrainianreview.info

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d
This summer, Donald Trump announced that he had “stopped” the war in the Congo—one of eight (or perhaps nine) conflicts that he claims to have resolved in his quest for a Nobel Peace Prize. But the reality is more complex, Jon Lee Anderson reports. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AnnWRT
Can Trump’s Peace Initiative Stop the Congo’s Thirty-Year War?
The President declared a diplomatic triumph. The view from the ground is more complex.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me

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Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social · 4d
Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan
The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city
www.theguardian.com

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 4d
The Evolving Jihadist Drone Threat to the West

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The Evolving Jihadist Drone Threat to the West
Belgian authorities recently disrupted a jihadist plot in Antwerp that involved the use of kamikaze drones – a disturbing evolution in terrorist tactics.
www.militantwire.com

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 4d
"A structural approach to OSI collaborations may enhance rigorous, credible and meaningful investigations that leverage the richness of multidisciplinary input, rather than being hampered by it." Read more in @opiniojuris.bsky.social / @alexakoenig.bsky.social:
opiniojuris.org/2025/11/24/c...
Collaborations Across Borders and Disciplines: Insights from Open-Source Investigations
[Isabella Regan is PhD researcher at the department of Law, Society and Crime of Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam, focusing on public and private open-source investigations and atrocity crimes. Ale…
opiniojuris.org

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Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social · 4d
The family of a Catholic teenager 16 year old Michael Neill shot dead by the British Army in 1977 receive a "significant" settlement in their High Court claim for damages
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Michael Neill: Family of teenage boy shot dead obtain 'significant' settlement
Michael Neill was killed in disputed circumstances on the Cliftonville Road, north Belfast, on 24 October 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 4d
If the orders to bomb these boats are so lawful, why won’t the Trump administration publicly release the DOJ legal rationale?
a cartoon of batman wearing a blue cape and mask with his hand on his chin .
ALT: a cartoon of batman wearing a blue cape and mask with his hand on his chin .
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 5d
Important aspect of the standard articulated in US v Calley & quoted here is that there is no defense of superior orders if the subordinate *knew* the order was unlawful.

Irregular lawyering in the admin (eg overriding SOUTHCOM SJA) & subsequent legal criticism ought to put officials on notice.
nytopinion.nytimes.com New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 5d
“Trump has put the military in an impossible situation,” our columnist David French writes. “He’s making its most senior leaders complicit in his unlawful acts, and he’s burdening the consciences of soldiers who serve under his command.”
Opinion | Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation
Who should take responsibility for the president’s undeclared war in the Caribbean?
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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 5d
Buckle up for the speedy production of some vast literatures.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 6d
If you're looking for a Sunday morning read, our website team spent a lot of time writing code to make the animations on this article work, so give it a look, will ya?
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
Building on Ruins: The Russification of Mariupol, One Apartment Block at a Time - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified 23 multi-storey housing complexes being built in occupied Mariupol and advertised for sale to Russian citizens.
www.bellingcat.com

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 8d
💔 Three more bodies were pulled from the rubble in Ternopil: a woman and two children.

Thus, the number of people killed in the Russian missile strike in the city has increased to 31, including six children. 94 injured, including 18 children.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 9d
😢 The number of dead in Ternopil has increased to 26, injured to 93…

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Dr Iain Overton @iainoverton.bsky.social · 10d
Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine

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Chris Osieck @chrisosieck.bsky.social · 10d
Will Christou reports that Israel used cluster munitions in its recent war in Lebanon, munition remnants found in south Lebanon suggest.

This is the first time that Israel is known to have used cluster munitions since 2006.
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 years
www.theguardian.com

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Kris Shrishak @krisshrishak.bsky.social · 10d
Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots.

@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social

www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
Department of Justice chatbots mislead people seeking information
Irish Department of Justice internalises the AI hype and takes no responsibility for misleading chatbots.
www.iccl.ie

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Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social · 10d
It would have been better if they'd killed me': A forgotten war destroying women's lives - conflict-related sexual violence by the Ethiopian army in Amhara #CRSV
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Ethiopia's Amhara conflict: The forgotten war destroying women's lives
Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.
bbc.com

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Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social · 11d
Total faces war crimes allegations over Mozambique massacre that killed at least 97 civilians www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 12d
A possible armed conflict in the Asia-Pacific would be unprecedented in scale and intensity. As military prep gains momentum, a commensurate effort to limit the likelihood and severity of civilian harm is essential, writes Jenny McAvoy:

www.justsecurity.org/124864/mitig...

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Mitigating Civilian Harm in an Asia-Pacific Conflict
Anticipating and preparing to mitigate civilian harm in the Asia-Pacific will help to avoid costly disruptions once hostilities commence.
www.justsecurity.org

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Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social · 12d
Two US marines implicated in killing family in notorious Iraq war shooting, expert tells BBC - the 2005 Haditha massacre, when US marines killed 24 Iraqi civilians, including four women and six children, no one was ever convicted of these murders
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social · 13d
Caribbean #reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice - CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13d
The U.S. intelligence community concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing and dismemberment of a Post columnist, making President Trump's formal dinner for the prince on Tuesday a dramatic step in public rehabilitation. https://wapo.st/3LOwEFn

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15d
'I still can't believe I'm alive': Sudanese civilians recount their flight from El Fasher – video
'I still can't believe I'm alive': Sudanese civilians recount their flight from El Fasher – video
Eyewitnesses describe the capture of El Fasher and ethnically targeted massacres in the immediate aftermath
www.theguardian.com

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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 17d
Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the 4-year siege of the city in the 90s. Add SNIPER TOURISM to the list of obscenities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com

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Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 18d
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com

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Luke Moffett @lukemoffett.bsky.social · 19d
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of #Gaza civilians - “I feel like they’ve destroyed all my pride in being an Israeli – in being an #IDF officer,” Daniel says in the programme. “All that’s left is shame.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 24d
A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
www.bellingcat.com

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 24d
In withdrawing from the UN’s human rights monitoring process, the UPR, the United States "undermines this foundational universality and stymies both domestic and international accountability efforts and risks contributing to further regression in global human rights" www.ejiltalk.org/opting-out-o...
Opting Out of Accountability: The United States and the Implications of Withdrawal from the Universal Periodic Review
On 28th August 2025, the United States of America (USA) took the step of withdrawing from the UN’s human rights monitoring process, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The peer review process, throug...
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