Women and girls in Syria continue to be killed under pretexts linked to so-called “honour” in crimes that target their right to make personal decisions concerning marriage, divorce, choice of partner, and management of their private affairs. — Syrians for Truth & Justice stj-sy.org/en/under-the...

Under the Pretext of “Honour”: Syrian Women Killed for Exercising Their Right to Choose - Syrians for Truth and Justice

This publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Syrians for…

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Mike Becker@mikebecker.bsky.social · last mo.

New #ICJ case: DRC accuses Rwanda of violating the Genocide Convention, CERD, CEDAW, and CAT. We've been down this road before; the ICJ dismissed another DRC v Rwanda case back in 2006 for lack of jurisdiction. 20 years later, have those problems been overcome? www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

“…industry is not bound to ensure that its products are compliant with the law of armed conflict. … This could present the Ministry of Defence with an unpalatable choice between redesigning these systems at considerable expense or deploying them at the risk of non-compliance.”

Aurel Sari@aurelsari.com · 2mo ago

Just published: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲? ⁣ Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1080/1470....

"The US has the power to stop Israel, but until it decides to exercise that power, the violations are likely to continue." I spoke to @aljazeera.com about the latest violations across the yellow line in #Gaza . mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/sYbXhU...

From Mitiga to The Hague. A new piece I wrote for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social on the El Hishri case, victim participation, and accountability in Libya after years of impunity. I also reflect on attending the hearings firsthand. Read here: www.ceasefire.org/from-mitiga-...

From Mitiga to The Hague: What Does the El Hishri Case Mean for Libya’s Victims? - The Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights

For more than a decade, many perpetrators of human rights abuses and international crimes in Libya behaved as though accountability simply did not apply to them. In a country fractured by division, do...

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⚔️ Contemporary armed conflicts, such as in Gaza and Ukraine, have placed unprecedented pressure on the rules of international humanitarian law. The latest Volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, published w/ Springer, is out! 🔗 lnkd.in/eEPQWijn #IHL #LOAC #Gaza #Ukraine

Where do I get my copy?

Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire@hushkit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Great charity shop find

Some say it is legal to attack energy infrastructure because it is a ‘dual-use object’. But such strikes may make commanders liable under the law on dual-purpose attacks. My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social with research from @yearbookofihl.bsky.social lieber.westpoint.edu/dual-use-obj...

Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks - Lieber Institute West Point

Attacks against dual-use objects could also be analysed under the more developed law on dual-purpose attacks.

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Rajiv Menon KC had been accused of breaching judge's directions by telling jury that they had a right to acquit. "This unprecedented attempt to criminalise lawyers for doing their job and representing their clients fearlessly should never be repeated.” www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...

Palestine Action trial lawyer wins appeal against contempt of court charge

Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching judge’s directions with his closing speech at trial of six activists

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“The UK’s inability to detect civilian harm calls into question its ability to comply with international humanitarian law” - Mae Thompson for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

MoD has no system to detect civilian deaths caused by military, study shows

Revelation comes after report commissioned by department released in response to charity’s FoI request

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NEW: Compensation to harmed individuals now formally included in the EUR 90 billion Ukraine support loan just agreed by EU. Recall that the loan is only repayable on receipt of war #reparations from Russia, giving the EU a direct interest in Russia paying up. www.consilium.europa.eu/fr/press/pre...

Council finalises €90 billion support loan to Ukraine

The EU demonstrates its unwavering support for Ukraine by setting up a €90 billion loan to help finance urgent budgetary and defence needs in 2026 and 2027.

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V good piece by Caitlin Chiaramonte and @legalleadtheway.bsky.social on challenges for prosecutors in the big Afghanistan war crimes trial in Aus. Similar to what might be faced in UK after completion of Afghanistan Inquiry into alleged unlawful killings. #HaddonCave

Can radical change solve some of today’s most intractable problems? V good ep of Start the Week yesterday featuring Nerve contributing writer @natashawalter.bsky.social talking about her new book ‘Feminism for a World on Fire’ Host @tds153.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Start the Week - Challenges and solutions - BBC Sounds

John Kampfner, Natasha Walter and Nicolas Niarchos join Tom Sutcliffe

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The White House knew and possibly drafted the contents of the Pakistani PM’’s statement detailing the terms of the ceasefire. They included Lebanon. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/w...

White House Knew About Pakistan’s Cease-Fire Post on X Before It Was Sent

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New statement by EU countries, UK, Canada & Japan welcomes ceasefire, incl. #Lebanon. Meanwhile Israel has launched at least 100 airstrikes across Lebanon, killing scores of civilians, and Beirut hospitals appeal for blood donations.

"The [Office of the Special Investigator] has been tasked with investigating literally dozens of murders” in Afghanistan. This is first person charged. In an earlier civil case, “a Federal Court judge found that Roberts-Smith had taken part in at least four murders...” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ben Roberts-Smith: Australian soldier charged over alleged war crimes

Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.

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That’s not a heist, that’s repossession

Local Observer 🇮🇶🇵🇸🍉@observer46664.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The British Museum. I am Iraqi so you guess.

We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption? My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-...

Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations - Lieber Institute West Point

Preparations for LSCOs have led to a debate about whether the conduct of such operations requires modifying the prevailing approach to civilian protection.

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We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption? My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-...

Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations - Lieber Institute West Point

Preparations for LSCOs have led to a debate about whether the conduct of such operations requires modifying the prevailing approach to civilian protection.

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The number of civilians directly killed in this war already stands at over 1,500 but the full toll of civilian harm is far greater and deeper.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 5mo ago

WHO briefing: 3.2M displaced in Iran, over 1M in Lebanon. Overcrowded shelters are now raising the risk of disease outbreaks.

Justice after two decades www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...

$42 Million Verdict for Iraqi Victims of U.S. Abuse Is Upheld on Appeal

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Not good cpj.org/2026/03/germ...

German, Turkish journalists missing in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists

Sulaymaniyah, March 11, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Syrian authorities to clarify the fate and whereabouts of German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and Kurdish-Turkish journa...

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NEW: Arrest in London of former Syrian Air Force intelligence officer. For years the Syria work of the War Crimes Unit at Counter Terrorism Command (Met Police) has focused on 'structural investigations', but this apparently follows tip off by Syrians in London. #UJ 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Man in UK charged with crimes against humanity in Syria

The 58-year-old man has been charged in relation to his time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence.

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When I was crossing the Bekaa valley last month, a shopkeeper proudly told me that “half the restaurants in New York serve wine from the Bekaa” (he wouldn’t be far wrong).

Annia Ciezadlo@anniaciezadlo.com · 5mo ago

The @nytimes.com is really outdoing itself here. "the Bekaa Valley, a Hezbollah bastion in the south" Aside from the racist "bastion" language, does this look like the goddamn south to you? With all respect: if you can't get the basic facts straight, maybe don't weigh in at all?

General Sir Richard Shirreff: "if Britain is involved, our hand is in the mangle... we should not in any way, shape or form be involved with the Americans closely because they are being led by a couple of gung ho nutters without a proper strategy..." After that, he let's rip.

Charles Fourier@charlesfourier.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sky News interview with Former NATO Dep Supreme Commander Allied Forces Europe "Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu

British PM Starmer says that U.K. bases will only be used for ’defensive’ operations and not ‘offensive’ ops. But how can that be so when they are being used by the aggressor? Great discussion here with Milanovic, @adhaque.bsky.social @janinadill.bsky.social www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/u...

Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal?

Starmer said Britain would intercept Iranian missiles and allow US to use its bases in defensive action. Does that make the UK complicit in an illegal war?

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“The United States, Israel, and Iran, have each violated international law. The United Kingdom appears poised to join them.” www.justsecurity.org/132894/us-is...

U.S. and Israel Aggression, Iran Misdirected Self-Defense, and Gulf State Self-Defense

U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran violate the UN Charter; Iran’s response breaches proportionality. Haque examines options for third-party states.

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Great thread on the wonderful Yanar Mohammed ⬇️

Annia Ciezadlo@anniaciezadlo.com · 5mo ago

I met Yanar in 2004, not long after her second serious death threat. We'd agreed to meet in the lobby of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad. She showed up wearing a tiger-print tank top, bright red lipstick, and a denim miniskirt with a stylish little slit up the side. I liked her instantly.

Devastated to learn that the great Yanar Mohammed, founder of the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq, was assassinated today by 'unknown' gunmen in Baghdad. Here in her own words:

The only certainty in the war between US/Israel and Iran is mass civilian harm www.ceasefire.org/mass-civilia...

Mass civilian harm the only certainty in war between US/Israel and Iran

The only certainty in the rapidly escalating conflict between the United States/ Israel and Iran is civilian harm on a mass scale, said Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights in a statement.With the sco...

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