UN Committee Against Torture's findings on Israel includes 'reports indicating a de facto State policy of organized and widespread torture and ill-treatment during the reporting period, which had gravely intensified since 7 October 2023'

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

@ucc.ie comes into its own in autumn

Independent International Commission confirms that Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip.

"As such, the Commission concludes that the actus reus and mens rea of
‘killing members of the group’ under article II(a) of the Genocide Convention are established"

www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

Very engaging session on Geographies of Loneliness at the @rgsibg.bsky.social conference. I presented on how the institutionalisation of disabled people results in significant isolation and segregation in breach of their rights under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Calf, Cow, and Bull Rocks off Dursey Island at the end of the Beara Peninsula.

The Promise of Cultural Geography is a great example of an open access publication. Thanks to @benandersongeog.bsky.social
and @vickiezhang.bsky.social for making this happen. I have a piece reflecting some thoughts on our subdiscipline: research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...

Gallarus Oratory, an upturned boat-shaped structure on the Dingle Peninsula, is extant stone church dating from the 11th or 12th century.

Stone walls in the Burren are a testament to vernacular craft. Functional and sympathetic to the landscape.

Wood Anemone, or Lus na gaoithe, a spring time flower often found in woodlands or riparian locations

Spring time in @ucc.ie

Altar wedge grave, on the Mizen Peninsula, is megalithic tomb dating from the late Stone Age. It is also believed to have been used as a mass rock in the 18th Century.

@ucc.ie looking good in the evening sun