Luke Moffett
@lukemoffett.bsky.social
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
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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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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🇪🇺🇺🇦 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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💶 Still, many European leaders expect Brussels to finalize the mechanism soon and unlock these funds under clear guarantees.
Read more 👀⬇️
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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
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🇪🇺🇺🇦 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.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/russian-froz...
💶 Still, many European leaders expect Brussels to finalize the mechanism soon and unlock these funds under clear guarantees.
Read more 👀⬇️
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💔 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.
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.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
💔 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.
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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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.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
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
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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"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...
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…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"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...
opiniojuris.org/2025/11/24/c...
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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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November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If the orders to bomb these boats are so lawful, why won’t the Trump administration publicly release the DOJ legal rationale?
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
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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
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I've compared the killing spree at sea w/ the torture program as both relied on OLC to provide a "get out of jail free" card.
But a big difference is the boat strikes are out in the open & thus legal scholars, former USG lawyers, & other countries are telling the USG in real time that it's illegal.
But a big difference is the boat strikes are out in the open & thus legal scholars, former USG lawyers, & other countries are telling the USG in real time that it's illegal.
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.
Irregular lawyering in the admin (eg overriding SOUTHCOM SJA) & subsequent legal criticism ought to put officials on notice.
“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.”
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I've compared the killing spree at sea w/ the torture program as both relied on OLC to provide a "get out of jail free" card.
But a big difference is the boat strikes are out in the open & thus legal scholars, former USG lawyers, & other countries are telling the USG in real time that it's illegal.
But a big difference is the boat strikes are out in the open & thus legal scholars, former USG lawyers, & other countries are telling the USG in real time that it's illegal.
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I’ll note that it is striking how anemic the scholarly support has been for the lawfulness of the boat strikes.
Of former USG natsec lawyers who know what they’re talking about, none have publicly defended the killing spree at sea.
Of former USG natsec lawyers who know what they’re talking about, none have publicly defended the killing spree at sea.
Buckle up for the speedy production of some vast literatures.
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I’ll note that it is striking how anemic the scholarly support has been for the lawfulness of the boat strikes.
Of former USG natsec lawyers who know what they’re talking about, none have publicly defended the killing spree at sea.
Of former USG natsec lawyers who know what they’re talking about, none have publicly defended the killing spree at sea.
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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?
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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
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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-...
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
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💔 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.
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.
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
💔 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.
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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😢 The number of dead in Ternopil has increased to 26, injured to 93…
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
😢 The number of dead in Ternopil has increased to 26, injured to 93…
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"The Minister states that “the chatbot was tested extensively...checking responses to “55 questions out of which 53 were deemed successful"
Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."
Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."
Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots.
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@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
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Department of Justice chatbots mislead people seeking information
Irish Department of Justice internalises the AI hype and takes no responsibility for misleading chatbots.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"The Minister states that “the chatbot was tested extensively...checking responses to “55 questions out of which 53 were deemed successful"
Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."
Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."
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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.
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
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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.
This is the first time that Israel is known to have used cluster munitions since 2006.
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Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine
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.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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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Total faces war crimes allegations over Mozambique massacre that killed at least 97 civilians www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Total faces war crimes allegations over Mozambique massacre that killed at least 97 civilians www.bbc.com/news/article...
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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...
#AsiaPacific
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#AsiaPacific
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
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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...
#AsiaPacific
www.justsecurity.org/124864/mitig...
#AsiaPacific
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
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November 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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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Also, in the course of other atrocities in Yemen, his forces bombed a *school bus full of kids* with a U.S. PGM.
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
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Also, in the course of other atrocities in Yemen, his forces bombed a *school bus full of kids* with a U.S. PGM.
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...
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
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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'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
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
'I still can't believe I'm alive': Sudanese civilians recount their flight from El Fasher – video
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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
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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...
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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 ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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...