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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 1d

Such a great conversation with dear friend @markkersten.bsky.social and a tremendous turnout & great questions at @goufv.bsky.social.

Universal human rights are our greatest hope, the power & responsibility to meet the promise is ours.

Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 3d

Together, bit by bit, & day by day, we can make human rights a reality for all - not some; everywhere - not just some places; and always - not just when it is convenient.

Thank you @alexneve.bsky.social for this critical conversation on universalizing the promise of human rights @goufv.bsky.social!

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Thanksgiving Mary!

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 2d

Massey Lectures makes stop in Fort St. John.

Massey Lectures makes stop in Fort St. John – Energeticcity.ca

Universal Human Rights: In Fort St. John and Beyond took place at a packed Lido Theatre on Saturday, October 4th.

energeticcity.ca

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 5d

Not too late to make your plans to join us at the University of the Fraser Valley tomorrow, October 9th.

www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/local-news/h...

Human rights activist stopping in Abbotsford during national tour

Alex Neve is this year's CBC Massey lecturer

www.agassizharrisonobserver.com

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 7d

Enjoyed this conversation with @spaikin.bsky.social, in @thestar.com, reflecting on how we strengthen and renew the universal human rights promise. Steve ends, noting: "Alex, I want to believe." The answer: "You can!" We all can, and we must. The promise is in our hands.

How about: The United Nations, set up to guard against atrocities, is fraying. here’s how Canada could help repair it

Eleanor Roosevelt said universal human rights begin in the small places close to home. So small that they can't even be seen on a map. And that it is by

www.thestar.com

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 11d

Dream, just for a moment...
A Human Rights Investment Agency.
Imagine what that could be.

Ottawa launches Defence Investment Agency to streamline procurement

New agency will oversee procurements valued at $100-million or more

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 13d

Anyone in Fort St John on Sat Oct 4, you will not want to miss this event, sure to be an engaging, dynamic and timely conversation, part of our 2025 CBC Massey Lectures tour.

Tickets are free! All you need do is register (link in the article).

Massey Lecture series exploring human rights to make stop in Fort St. John – Energeticcity.ca

A Massey Lecture event, established in honour of former governor-general Vincent Massey, will be at the Lido Theatre on October 4th with Connie Greyeyes and Angela White as speakers.

energeticcity.ca

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 16d

Heaps of appreciation to all the human rights believers across the country who have pushed my Massey Lectures book, "Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World", to #2 on the Canadian nonfiction bestsellers list. Available at the independent bookstore near you.

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 18d

Alex Neve (@alexneve.bsky.social) will present his CBC Massey Lectures UNIVERSAL in Vancouver tonight and Edmonton next Wednesday, October 1st!📍

📖 You can purchase Neve's lectures in print now from your favourite bookseller here: houseofanansi.com/products/uni...

Alex Neve stands in the Anansi Bookshop in front of a bookshelf holding his book, UNIVERSAL. The cover features a collage of illustrated faces.

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 19d

Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippines president, charged with crimes against humanity at ICC

Three charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousands

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 19d

“Every day of delay results in more bloodshed. Justice and protection demand immediate action.”
#Sudan

Sudan: UN Fact-Finding Mission urges immediate action after deadly mosque strike in El Fasher

GENEVA – The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan has condemned in the strongest terms a deadly drone strike allegedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the...

www.ohchr.org

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 19d

‘We will never, ever escape’: inside the ever-tightening siege of the Sudanese city of El Fasher

For 500 days, 260,000 people have been trapped by the paramilitary RSF. While political progress stalls, those who attempt escape are killed and those who remain inside are starving. Experts believe t...

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 21d

Hey #Edmonton!

The 2025 CBC Massey Lectures are on the road.
We were a full house in Toronto last week.
We are a full house in Vancouver this week.
How about a full house in Edmonton next week?

In tough times for human rights, coming together matters!

Tickets: horowitzevents.ca/en/attending...

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 22d

I am overflowing with gratitude and fortified by solidarity.

Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World, the 2025 CBC Massey Lectures are on the road!

Thank you Toronto! See you next in Vancouver, September 25.

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 22d

“Change, even enormous change, is possible. That is – universally – up to us.”

My op-ed in the @theglobeandmail.com as we launch the cross-Canada 2025 CBC Massey Lectures tour.

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights should not be written off as a failure

The aim of treating everyone with respect is not a lofty goal beyond our reach. It’s where we are meant to begin

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 24d

Imagine, If You Will: At UNGA 80, Canada Re-Commits to Universal Human Rights

Building on the theme I explore in this year's Massey Lectures, writing in @policymag.bsky.social, my offering to PM @mark-carney.bsky.social of his speech for the UN General Assembly.

Imagine, If You Will: At UNGA 80, Canada Re-Commits to Universal Human Rights - Policy Magazine

Universal human rights.

www.policymagazine.ca

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 25d

Confronting the global political economy enabling Israel’s genocide

States and companies the world over are enabling or profiting from Israel’s prolonged violations of international law

www.amnesty.org

Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 26d

UN: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice

World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23-29 should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization’s capaci...

www.hrw.org

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 27d

Two years too long.
Two years of watching genocide unfold in Gaza.

We band together in unison:
We DO NOT support Canada in its complicity in Israel’s genocide.

Sign the @oxfamcanada.bsky.social petition. Stop arming Israel: notinmyname.oxfam.ca

#NotInMyName #FreePalestine #CeaseFireNOW

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 27d

Just wrapped up cross-Canada CBC radio interviews on the UN Commission of Inquiry report documenting Israel's genocide in Gaza. This time, Canada must take the report seriously and act on the recommendations. No more empty laments & regrets @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social.

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 27d

South Sudan: UN inquiry’s report details how systemic government corruption is fuelling an acute human rights crisis

NAIROBI/GENEVA – Systemic government corruption and brazen predation by South Sudan’s political elites have unleashed an immense human rights crisis that must be urgently addressed, the UN Commission ...

www.ohchr.org

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 27d

Iran: Impunity Reigns 3 Years After Crackdown on Protests
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Iran: Impunity Reigns 3 Years After Crackdown on Protests

Iran’s authorities have failed to conduct effective, impartial, and independent investigations into serious human rights violations and crimes under international law during and since the 2022 Woman, ...

www.hrw.org

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 27d

How many commissions, committees, experts, academics & human rights groups?
How many voices from the ground in Gaza?
How many - all naming, decrying & condemning genocide - will it take?

Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds

GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...

www.ohchr.org

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 28d

The 2025 CBC Massey Lectures kick off this Friday in Toronto!

📖 UNIVERSAL, by Alex Neve (@alexneve.bsky.social) is out now. Tickets to attend the CBC Massey Lectures are available to purchase here: www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...

A beige graphic reads: Tickets to the 2025 CBC Massey Lectures. The cover of the book UNIVERSAL: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World is on the right, the tour dates as followed are on the left: Toronto | Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, Vancouver | Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, Edmonton | Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, Happy Valley-Goose Bay | Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, Ottawa | Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. The logos for Massey College, House of Anansi Press, and CBC are across the bottom of the graphic.

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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · Sep 13

"Perhaps the most important root cause of the mass and illegal migration today is the abuse of refugee and asylum systems."
-- Andrew Veprek, Trump's nominee to head State Department's Refugee Division

Or maybe try: atrocities, war, repression, poverty & the climate crisis?

Exclusive: Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global asylum rights

President Donald Trump's administration plans to call for sharply narrowing the right to asylum at the United Nations later this month, documents show, as it seeks to undo the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian protection.

www.reuters.com

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