Amra Lee
@civilianprotection.bsky.social
Practitioner and researcher writing a PhD on protecting civilians @ANU.
Israel’s refusal to investigate the killing of Australian Zomi Frankcom relfects a long standing problem of insufficient accountability for aid worker deaths.
There’s rarely accountability for the deaths of aid workers. It’s time that changed – and Australia can help
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Come join us this Thursday, 5:30 pm, 20 August 2026, @anubellschool.bsky.social and hear from humanitarian practitioners on Giving life to the declaration on Protecting Humanitarian Personnel @nonviolentpeaceforce.org @actionaidaustralia.bsky.social @msf.org
“For displaced women living with HIV — already at the margins after years of insurgent violence and sexual abuse — the collapse of care has hit particularly hard, turning a manageable condition into a looming death sentence.”
The ‘Zero’ People Who Died After USAID Was Dismantled
Both Elon Musk and Marco Rubio claim that no one has lost their life as a result of aid cuts. New Lines went to northeastern Nigeria to test that claim
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This is driven by an absence of legal accountability for attacks on civilians, aid workers and journalists in both Lebanon and Gaza.
Israel’s destructive actions in Lebanon are normalising war without rules
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Syria’s revolution was first crushed, and then misread. @qunfuz.bsky.social reviews five recent books that show how elites, ideologues and foreign observers alike failed to see the people at its heart
How Syria’s Revolution Was Misunderstood, by Its Rulers and the World
Across five books, a portrait emerges of an uprising shaped by division at home and blindness abroad
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Join us on April 8 at 9am ET for The Global Future of Civilian Protection: Learning from the Gaza Genocide, an event presented in collaboration with @crsyork.bsky.social and the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. Learn more and register to attend here: go.yorku.ca/8april2026
How #AI shapes modern war is not just a technological choice—it is an institutional one. Chris Rogers on how U.S. leadership can articulate a vision of military AI that treats civilian protection, legality, and accountability as core design objectives: www.justsecurity.org/134321/iran-...
How Iran, Anthropic-DoD Dispute Show the Need for Protective AI
The Iran War and the public rupture between DoD and Anthropic point to a fundamental imbalance in current military AI.
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NSW police can learn from the example set by police in Queensland to prevent a repeat of Monday’s violence. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/was-the...
“Early this morning, Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem.” Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
What can we realistically expect from international courts during an ongoing armed conflict? Do they help or hinder efforts for peace? As part of the End of War Symposium, read more from Nienke Grossman here: www.justsecurity.org/129275/legit... #EndofWar #InternationalCourts #armedconflict
The Legitimacy of International Courts in Armed Conflicts
How legitimacy challenges shape international courts like the ICJ and ICC in resolving conflicts, promoting justice, and preserving global rule of law.
justsecurity.org
$1.5 billion for a seat: Is Trump's new Board of Peace an 'irreparable' threat?
$1.5 billion for a seat: Is Trump's new Board of Peace an 'irreparable' threat?
Experts say Trump's new body is susceptible to nepotism and corruption, and could undermine the role of the United Nations.
sbs.com.au
Allowing humanitarian aid in Gaza is not a favor: It is an obligation under international law. Today, more than ever, Palestinians need more services—not less @msf.ca
After mass violence such as the Bondi beach terror attack, distress does not stop with those directly affected.
After mass violence, trauma spreads socially. Here are 3 ways you can help reduce it
theconversation.com
What does #famine look like? People in Al‑Fashir ground oilseed cake to survive, hospitals reduced to dressing wounds with mosquito nets, starvation replaced markets and kitchens. It’s a powerful reminder: famine isn’t an abstraction. Read more here: worldpeacefoundation.org/blog/voices-...
Voices from al-Fashir - World Peace Foundation
Famine in al-Fashir is man-made. Strikes on markets, hospitals, public infrastructures, and shelters were all the result of human decisions.
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With several ANU colleagues who have shared their thoughts on Gaza in the media, join Annabel Dulhunty, Ian Parmeter and Amra Lee as they discuss the role of academics and academia in addressing global conflicts. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/when-h...
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
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.
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Sudan expels food aid officials when 24 million people are facing acute food insecurity. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sudan expels UN World Food Programme officials as conflict escalates
Two WFP officials are give 72 hours to leave without explanation - days after a key city falls to the RSF.
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For two years, our team of journalists in Gaza illuminated what Israel sought to keep hidden, while enduring the very displacement, starvation, and loss that they reported on. This is the genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline. www.972mag.com/the-genocide...
The genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline - +972 Magazine
For two years, our team of journalists in Gaza illuminated what Israel sought to keep hidden, while enduring the very displacement, starvation, and loss that they reported on. This is what they saw.
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#Sudan: MSF fears large numbers of people remain trapped in grave danger in #ElFasher, blocked by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from reaching safer areas after they and their allies seized control of the city this week. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/sudan-msf-de...
Aid workers are dying at greater numbers than ever. A new declaration is a start – now it must lead to great protection on the ground.
Aid workers around the world are in greater danger than ever. Will a new UN declaration protect them?
theconversation.com
NEW: Ten years after the Islamic State group executed Khaled al-Asaad, the “father of Palmyra,” his family recalls the man who gave his life to protect Syria’s greatest archaeological treasure. Cian Ward reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/sy...
Syria’s Most Renowned Archaeologist Loved Palmyra More Than Life Itself
A decade after the Islamic State group executed Khaled al-Asaad, his family remembers the quiet devotion and courage that bound him to his beloved ancient city until the end
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💯 clearer laws would help but also need to address strategies and tactics that misrepresent factual reporting as biased and lcontroversial
The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · last yr.In Australia, workers and employers both struggle to know what is and isn’t allowed when it comes to expressing controversial opinions.
80 years ago the UN was created as a guardrail against catastrophe, but now mediation has slipped into transactional deals and performative ceasefires. Read more about how the UN could again become politically couragous and create meaningful peace: dialogueinitiatives.org/can-the-un-r...
Can the UN Reclaim its Leadership in Mediation?
Eighty years ago, the United Nations was created as a guardrail against catastrophe – a rules‑based scaffold strong enough to
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Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians Classified intelligence from May reveals Israel believed it had killed ~8,900 militants in Gaza, indicating a proportion of civilian slaughter with few parallels in modern warfare. www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
IDF database suggests 83% of Gaza dead were civilians
Classified intelligence reveals Israel killed 8,900 militants by May, indicating an almost unparalleled proportion of civilian slaughter.
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Amra Lee (@civilianprotection.bsky.social), PhD Scholar in our Dept. of IR, explains why airdrops are dangerous, inefficient & a distraction from what is needed to prevent mass starvation in Gaza. 🎧ABC Listen: quicklink.anu.edu.au/csx9 @anu-asiapacific.bsky.social
Are Gaza food drops enough to relieve famine conditions? - ABC listen
Israel has allowed a partial lifting of the blockade of Gaza to permit some food drops to take place. But are drops from the air enough to alleviate conditions on the ground – conditions the United ...
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“What is unfolding is not complicated. It is not inevitable. It is the result of deliberate political choices by those who create these conditions….International law cannot be a tool of convenience for some if it is to be a viable tool of protection for all.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us
Devastated hospitals, mass graves, bodies eaten by dogs in the street. After speaking out, I discovered my visa will not be renewed, says Jonathan Whittall of UN OCHA
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