Thrilled to see "Justice for the Victims of the Nagorno–Karabakh Conflict: Ongoing Accountability Efforts and the Path to the International Criminal Court" by Sheila Paylan and myself now published in JICJ in its Jan 2026 issue. It's open access! academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...

Justice for the Victims of the Nagorno–Karabakh Conflict: Ongoing Accountability Efforts and the Path to the International Criminal Court

Abstract. In September 2023, the mass exodus of over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from Nagorno–Karabakh into neighbouring Armenia captured international attent

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The SLP is grateful to the survivors, IHRDC, Argentine lawyer Maximo Castex who filed the complaint, and the legal support provided by Nizar El Fakih, @lisandranovo.bsky.social, @saretaashraph.bsky.social, and Nushin Sarkarati. We will continue to provide updates here.

Have a read of Valeria Cetorelli and my recent work - Yazidi Victims Demographic Documentation Project's paper on the ISIL attack on Tel Banat and Tel Qasab, supported by @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social and @cja-news.bsky.social Read & download it here: eprints.lse.ac.uk/120263/1/The...

Happening today @ 5pm @ LSE! This event will provide an update on recent European trials of ISIL members for crimes against the Yazidi community. Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani and I will be speaking. You can register to join in person or online here: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis

5.00pm Wednesday 19 November | Sareta Ashraph | Free event at LSE

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London/ Hybrid, Wed 19 Nov @LSE 5pm Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani & I are discussing "Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis. I'll be exploring recent genocide cases & the role of demographic doc. @cja-news.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis

5.00pm Wednesday 19 November | Sareta Ashraph | Free event at LSE

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Very happy to have been part of this conversation, now published in the Journal of International Criminal Justice, titled "Professionals and Professionalism(s) in International Criminal Justice: Views from Practice." academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...

Professionals and Professionalism(s) in International Criminal Justice: Views from Practice

To reflect on the theme of professionals and professionalism(s) covered within the articles in this symposium, on 14 February 2025, the guest editors and t

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Heartened to be at the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law conference. Listening now to a fascinating discussion of emerging justice opportunities in Syria with Joumana Seif, Razan Rashidi, Mariana Karkoutky, Sema Nasser, and Sana Kikhia. @4genderjustice.org

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

Coming –in person or online– to the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law, taking place in The Hague on 29 and 30 September? To attend in-person, please email admin@4genderjustice.org or register online here: 4genderjustice.org/our-work/gen...

The lethal U.S. strike in the Caribbean that killed 11 people doesn’t fit the counterterrorism justification, writes @bcfinucane.bsky.social. The lack of legal basis suggests the Trump administration may be asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law:

Asserting a License to Kill: Why the Caribbean Strike is a Dangerous Departure from the “War on Terror”

An absence of credible legal basis for the Caribbean strike suggests the Trump admin is asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law.

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Incredibly insightful discussion on genocide litigation on international law, led by Oxford’s Janina Dill! A good final day at the ESIL conference, giving much food for thought.

Thrilled to be at the ESIL conference. Just finished my panel and now listening to a packed forum on “Institutional Reconstructions: Which Role for the United Nations?” with Prof Brunk, Prof Klabbers and Assoc Prof Sinclair, moderated by Prof Chinkin.

Looking forward to being part of these discussions! Join in person or online on Thursday 18 Sept for "Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening" @umichlaw.bsky.social @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social

Karima Bennoune@profkarimabennoune.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us Thurs SEPT 18 for "Countering #GenderApartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening" @UMichLaw Public hybrid panels 9AM-1PM ET; 1225 Jeffries Hall Register for Zoom: tinyurl.com/4xxywu7h Speakers incl: UN Special Rapporteur on #Afghanistan; Mariam Safi & Malala Yousafzai(video)

Excellent blogpost "Afghanistan and the Erosion of the International System" by Amb. Nasir A. Andisha and Hamid A. Formuli on @justsecurity.org Really pleased by the recognition of the efforts of the End Gender Apartheid movement. See endgenderapartheid.today for more information and resources.

End Gender Apartheid

The women and girls of Afghanistan and Iran have united in a call to end gender apartheid.

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The erosion of the international system is enabling the Taliban to abuse human rights and breach international law, write Nasir Andisha and Hamid Formuli. How Afghanistan’s civil society and democratic forces are continuing to resist: www.justsecurity.org/119442/erosi...

About a week after DOGE outed him, Taliban intelligence agents in Kabul descended on the homes of his relatives and detained three of his family members. They were blindfolded, thrown into the backs of 4x4 pickup trucks and driven to a small remote prison. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.

Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...

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Now sanctioned are Nicolas Guillou, France; Nazhat Khan, Fiji; Mame Mandiaye Niang, Senegal; Kimberly Prost, Canada. Deputy Prosecutor Khan & Judge Prost were profiled by ATLAS in 2022 and 2019, respectively. www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202... www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/201... In solidarity.

ATLAS: Nazhat Shameem Khan

Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is a national of the Republic of Fiji.  She was elected by the Assembly of States Parties of the ICC on 10 Decem...

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Four years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan & the establishment of a governance system based on gender oppression and violence. It is the worst place in the world to be a woman or girl. Recognise Gender Apartheid. End Gender Apartheid. endgenderapartheid.today

End Gender Apartheid

The women and girls of Afghanistan and Iran have united in a call to end gender apartheid.

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Today, 3 August, is the 11th anniversary of the start of ISIL’s genocidal attack on the Yazidis of Sinjar, northern Iraq. Thinking of the victims, survivors, and the many still missing.

"Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court" by CUP is now available *open access* Thrilled to have contributed –together w/ 60+ scholars & practitioners – to reimagining how international criminal law can advance gender justice. www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...

Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court

Cambridge Core - UN and International Organisations - Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court

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Please read!

Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice@4genderjustice.org · last yr.

On 16 June, we convened a group of amici to submit observations in the Al Hassan reparations proceedings before the International Criminal Court. The brief highlights gendered and intersectional harm, presumption of victimhood, and risk of early release. More: 4genderjustice.org/our-latest-p...

So much horror in the world, and a serious threat is building in West Africa. "Emboldened by their success in the landlocked nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, insurgents affiliated with AQ and IS are moving south towardsand into coastal nations." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/w...

My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink

While there have been some elements of relief that the Iraq parliament has pulled back from legalizing child marriage, the situation remains dynamic.

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“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W

🌍 Last Friday, our colleague Juliana Laguna Trujillo moderated a panel on Gender Justice & the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty at the #JoinedUpJustice conference on Gender in ICL & IRL at Tilburg University. Big thanks to our speakers including @saretaashraph.bsky.social for their contributions!

My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink

While there have been some elements of relief that the Iraq parliament has pulled back from legalizing child marriage, the situation remains dynamic.

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Honored to take part in this @ejiltalk.bsky.social podcast on international law & the rights of #Afghan women w @saharfetrat.bsky.social of @hrw.org She said women use the word "suffocating" to describe the situation under Taliban rule & argued that #Afghanistan may now be unlivable for #women

Michigan Law@umichlaw.bsky.social · 2y ago

Professor @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social joined the EJIL podcast to discuss Afghan women’s fight for justice and accountability on the global stage

The CDC has literally been gutted today. There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet. Thousand of scientists fired. Entire departments erased. 1/

Thank you @ayicl.bsky.social for featuring me in your IWD campaign! The entire series is fantastic, with so many inspiring friends and colleagues also included!

Association of Young International Criminal Lawyers@ayicl.bsky.social · 2y ago

56/n | Meet Sareta Ashraph (@saretaashraph.bsky.social) the eleventh spotlight for our #IWD campaign – ✨

📷 Workshop on Gender in International Criminal Law and Refugee Law Friday, April 11th, Tilburg University, NL. Keynote @saretaashraph.bsky.social Organised by Gezy Schuurmans, Rory Schuurmans, and Shima @Esmailian. Registration is through the following link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

This was an inspiring read. A recurring theme throughout every chapter of her career—from Palestine to Darfur, Sri Lanka to Syria—is that the dignity of victims and survivors must be the foundation of any justice effort. That is one of the many powerful takeaways.

Sareta Ashraph@saretaashraph.bsky.social · 2y ago

ATLAS's profile of the inspiring @monarishmawi.bsky.social is out! Mona is a Palestinian, Jordanian & Swiss lawyer, currently serving as a Member of the Independent Intl Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan. Read about her journey - and her advice for others 👇 www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...