You‘d think from media and most ac presses that majority of US/Europe dont care about the rest of the world - either way, you should know what happened this week: S Africa‘s top court blocked (govt backed) MNC offshore oil exploration. Mobilization works💙 www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/14/s...

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration right

Constitutional Court rules that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider environmental risks

climatechangenews.com

An nda for torture that no one has to sign!

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d ago

Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.

Niger: le Mouvement patriotique du Niger (MPN) annonce rejoindre la Coordination des forces libres du Niger (CFLN), une coalition de groupes politico-militaires créée autour du Front patriotique de libération (FPL). Il dit vouloir renforcer la coordination de la lutte contre les autorités de Niamey.

Following recent #RomeStatute withdrawals by Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, and Chad's announcement of withdrawal, Hon. Abdoulie Ceesay emphasizes the need for African MPs to support the ICC. ➡️ Learn about our #InternationalJustice campaign: https://www.pgaction.org/ilhr/international-justice.html

"The RSF utilized the N'Djamena-Nyala ‌air corridor to ⁠transport fighters, foreign mercenaries, and military equipment, including drones and weapons, into Darfur," finds UN report, with US, Emirati, and South African companies implicated

Reuters@reuters.com · 3w ago

EXCLUSIVE: Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find reut.rs/4g1tPNO

"The RSF utilized the N'Djamena-Nyala ‌air corridor to ⁠transport fighters, foreign mercenaries, and military equipment, including drones and weapons, into Darfur," finds UN report, with US, Emirati, and South African companies implicated

Reuters@reuters.com · 3w ago

EXCLUSIVE: Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find reut.rs/4g1tPNO

1/5 Niger: Dans un entretien diffusé ce 25 juillet, sur médias publics, le général Tiani accuse la France (& l'Occident) d'être à l'origine des attaques contre l'aéroport de Niamey des 28-29 janvier et 18 juin 2026. Il affirme disposer de « preuves », sans les rendre publiques.👇

No one should ever bomb drinking water — no excuses.

Michael Cruickshank@cruickshank.bsky.social · last mo.

Fortunately, the damage from both of these strikes appears to be (relatively) minor, however, with the conflict once more escalating, desalination plants are a critical vulnerability for Gulf States, with several (including Kuwait) relying on them for over 90% of their drinking water. (5/5)

Any manufacturer supplying equipment to these agencies (and any foreign states permitting the transfer, in the minority of cases where the weapons are sourced from overseas) are complicit in these violations No meaningful human rights assessment could overlook a clear pattern of abuse #ArmsTRACK

‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds

Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’

theguardian.com

Any manufacturer supplying equipment to these agencies (and any foreign states permitting the transfer, in the minority of cases where the weapons are sourced from overseas) are complicit in these violations No meaningful human rights assessment could overlook a clear pattern of abuse #ArmsTRACK

‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds

Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’

theguardian.com

The top government official’s “no one should be able to prosecute top government officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity” t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by his shirt.

Truthout@truthout.org · last mo.

Marco Rubio announced a “campaign to dismantle” the International Criminal Court, the Hague-based tribunal tasked with investigating war crimes and more. Rubio accused the court of “waging a war against our country — not with bullets or missiles, but with the force of so-called international law.”

Very nice to have one's long held academic views vindicated by the UKSC this morning, in McCafferty, on whether public nuisance under s78 PCSCA 2022 can be committed on private ways (not public highways) - answer: no

L’Assemblée nationale vient de voter la loi donnant un « permis de tuer » aux policiers. C’est un vote de la HONTE.

I missed this last week (though perhaps not surprisingly given there seems to have absolutely no media attention) Having long-followed the great work of those looking to undo this legislation's pernicious impact across Africa, this seems worth celebrating!

Crisis@crisis-uk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨 Breaking news: from today, it's no longer a crime to sleep rough in England and Wales. The Vagrancy Act has finally been repealed. For more than 200 years, this archaic law criminalised people for sleeping rough or begging. But no more.

A threshold crossed 2 yrs ago, apparently…

Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...

newscientist.com

'Individual accountability became extremely difficult because the state failed in its investigative duties ... police failed to preserve crime scenes, often removing victims’ bodies to hospitals under the “false pretext” of “providing assistance”. In many cases, the victims were already dead.'

The Mothers of May’s 20-year struggle for justice after Brazil police rampage

In 2006 police took revenge for deadly prison riots by killing more than 500 people in alleged shootouts that others call executions. A court is to rule on compensation for victims

theguardian.com

Hungary’s new government has reversed the country’s withdrawal from the ICC, which had been set to enter into effect on the 2nd of June. Hungary will remain an ICC State Party.

📢 Join our team! UNIDIR is seeking 2️⃣ Graduate Professionals to join our Conventional Weapons Programme remotely. Gain expertise in weapons and ammunition management policy, arms control research and international security. 🗓️ Apply by 4 June 👉 unidir.org/GPP-CWP-2

Gotta say it’s a bit on the nose to have a ship full of wealthy white people and an outbreak that’s actually been controlled dominate global media while a major Ebola outbreak in DRC with cross boarder spread is going unnoticed. www.npr.org/2026/05/16/g...

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo

Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.

npr.org

Instead of focusing on aid, a summit between Kenya and France this week put business at the centre of what William Ruto and Emmanuel Macron called a “partnership of equals”. Other African leaders want in, too

Macron turns to English-speaking Africa

Why France is betting on business to shake off its colonial baggage

econ.st

Just what we needed - a Home Office "factcheet" on police powers

Drawing on 4 decades of PHR research on the health and human rights harms of crowd control weapons, this report has documented injuries from these weapons and identified the prominent role that certain less well-known CCWs have played in policing US protests in 2025 and 2026 phr.org/our-work/res...

Tools of Repression - PHR

Drawing on four decades of research on the health and human rights harms of CCWs, a team of PHR experts have documented injuries from these weapons and identified the prominent role certain lesser-kno...

phr.org

"mass violence does not begin with wars. It begins with narratives, and with the gradual normalization of the idea that coexistence is no longer viable... accompanied by legal and administrative practices that ... that characterize certain communities as demographic or security threats."

Attacks on Muslims in Key Indian States Require Urgent Action

The international community must redouble efforts to press Indian authorities for accountability in growing violence against Muslims.

justsecurity.org

MAG welcomes the news that #Lebanon has officially joined the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Read our full statement ⬇️ buff.ly/8Z5FlbJ

Lebanon joins the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention | MAG

MAG welcomes the news that Lebanon has officially joined the Mine Ban Treaty by depositing its formal instrument of accession to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC).

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For those who can get to Cambridge we have convened an absolutely amazing panel to mark the launch of the Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Assembly You can register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/assemble-t... There will be a longer symposium during the day - do reach out if that may be of interest

Assemble!

A Panel on Protest Politics and Rights, to mark the launch of the Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Assembly

eventbrite.co.uk

For those who can get to Cambridge we have convened an absolutely amazing panel to mark the launch of the Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Assembly You can register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/assemble-t... There will be a longer symposium during the day - do reach out if that may be of interest

Assemble!

A Panel on Protest Politics and Rights, to mark the launch of the Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Assembly

eventbrite.co.uk

Zambia's Ministry of Information suddenly "postponed" RightsCon over "thematic issues" and concerns regarding some of the proposed speakers

World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly 'Postponed'

RightsCon was delayed by Zambia's Ministry of Information for "thematic issues" and problems with speakers.

404media.co

🚨📰The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s confirmation on April 23, 2026, of all crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a major step toward justice for the victims of the country’s “war on drugs.”

The HRCtte’s general comment is pretty clear about the standard for such interference: the State must be “manifestly unable to protect the participants from a severe threat to their safety” and such a claim must survive strict scrutiny

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 5mo ago

France has banned a large gathering - the Annual Encounter of Muslims of France - in northern France, with the Paris police saying the reason is that the Muslim participants could be the targets of an extreme terrorist attack by others (from the far right) - BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Amidst a longstanding pattern of serious violations of international humanitarian law by Israeli forces in Lebanon...if war crimes unit prosecutors open an investigation into this complaint, this would offer a rare opportunity to examine Israel’s actions in a European court" (Heba Morayef, Amnesty)

Artist files war crime case in Paris over Israeli strike that killed parents in Lebanon

Lebanese-French man Ali Cherri demands investigation into Beirut bombing as possible war crime against civilians

theguardian.com