Over 100 international lawyers (including me) warn that U.S. strikes on Iran violate the UN Charter and may be war crimes.
Read the letter here:
www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...
🟢Inquests & inquiries: #update🟢
@dmachover.bsky.social and Laura Profumo @doughtystreet.bsky.social review key Article 2 ECHR cases on evidential sufficiency, coronial & jury decisions, state training duties to protect life, & the attorney general’s refusal of fiat.
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✨We had a great day at our Intermediate-Advanced Inquests Training!
👏Huge thanks to Leslie Thomas KC (@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social), Jessie Nicholls (Matrix Chambers), @dmachover.bsky.social & Helen Stone (@hickmanandrose.co.uk) for an engaging day for those supporting bereaved families at inquests.
Leading practitioners Prof Leslie Thomas KC of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social, Jessie Nicholls of Matrix Chambers, Daniel Machover (@dmachover.bsky.social) & Helen Stone of @hickmanandrose.co.uk will guide delegates through the latest case law, providing practical & tactical guidance in #InquestLaw
Families bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing have written to the PM calling for MI5 to be fully included in the Hillsborough Law.
@debcoles13.bsky.social said: “The duty of candour must apply in full to security services & every public service so that no institution can hide behind secrecy.”
Leading practitioners Prof Leslie Thomas KC of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social, Jessie Nicholls of Matrix Chambers, Daniel Machover (@dmachover.bsky.social) & Helen Stone of @hickmanandrose.co.uk will guide delegates through the latest case law, providing practical & tactical guidance in #InquestLaw
Leading practitioners Prof Leslie Thomas KC of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social, Jessie Nicholls of Matrix Chambers, Daniel Machover (@dmachover.bsky.social) & Helen Stone of @hickmanandrose.co.uk will guide delegates through the latest case law, providing practical & tactical guidance in #InquestLaw
"In the past few hours Israel has conducted multiple attacks across the Gaza strip violating the ceasefire.. at least 366 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire came into effect 8 weeks ago"
People in the enclave fear the resumption of the full-scale genocidal war as Israeli ceasefire violations persist.
If you're considering where to make a Christmas Donation, can strongly recommend the amazing charity INQUEST. They gave me vital support to navigate the system after my mum died and do so much for families like mine. The funding landscape is v tough atm, anything you can spare would be a big help -
80 leading legal scholars, solicitors, and barristers have signed this letter to the Home Secretary & Attorney General criticising the proposed changes to protest law.
If you are a legal scholar or practitioner based in Britain, please consider adding your name
Wealthy polluting states want Cop30 to be business as usual… read my explainer on the landmark ICJ climate ruling on why this would be a violation of international law
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🚨 Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta describes evidence of systematic organ theft from Palestinian bodies recently returned from Israeli custody, saying hearts, lungs, kidneys, and corneas were surgically removed from those killed in Gaza. He noted surgical cuts and stitching from the chest to the abdomen, opened with a medical bone saw, and skin showing burn marks from preservation chemicals.
Sahat English 🇵🇸 @sahatenglish In an interview with @AJEnglish @AJArabic , Dr. @GhassanAbuSitt1 revealed medical evidence indicating that vital organs — including hearts, lungs, kidneys, and corneas — were surgically stolen by the Israeli occupation from Palestinian martyrs in #Gaza. He noted that the chest cavities were opened using a medical bone saw, organs were extracted without damage, and skin bore burn marks consistent with preservation chemicals. These findings, he says, point to systematic organ removal under Israeli custody.
🚨 Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta describes evidence of systematic organ theft from Palestinian bodies recently returned from Israeli custody, saying hearts, lungs, kidneys, and corneas were surgically removed from those killed in Gaza. He noted surgical cuts and stitching from the chest to the abdomen...
Tribute to Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC | New Law Journal | The leading weekly legal magazine www.newlawjournal.co.uk/content/trib...
legalactionworldwide.org/global-news/... - Please read this wonderful personal & professional tribute to the superb & inspirational Geoffrey Bindman by Antonia Mulvey of LAW. Condolences to his family & to his colleagues at the firm that carries his name & is one of his many legacies.
These figures demonstrate the inherently destructive nature of prisons, with deaths on the sharp end.
To end the vicious cycle of harm, the government must invest in community alternatives such as welfare, housing, and specialist drug and alcohol services to ensure people's needs are met.
The latest Safety in Custody statistics show that in the 12 months to September 2025, there were 411 deaths in prison custody, an increase of 30% in the previous 12 months.
Of these, 96 deaths were self-inflicted, an increase from the 88 self-inflicted deaths in the previous 12 months.
Last week the Home Office announced new rules that will make it even harder to hold police officers accountable following use of force & misconduct.
Instead of listening to those bereaved by police violence, the Home Office is parroting the police lobby.
This will lead to more impunity & injustice
A coalition of journalists and media lawyers have warned Shabana Mahmood that government plans to give anonymity to firearms officers facing criminal charges will damage public confidence in policing and fuel online misinformation.
We echo their call to the home secretary to think again.
@dmachover.bsky.social "It appears that the only voices that count are those of police officers who seem unable to accept the need to be held fully accountable for their use of force.”
@inquest-org.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social
@statecrime.bsky.social
mailchi.mp/inquest/chri...
The International Court of Justice just dealt genocidal Israel another major legal blow.
Four highlights from its ruling today ⬇️
IF THIS IS NOT HOSTAGE TAKING, WHAT IS? Israel refuses to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who insisted on staying with his patients in his bombed hospital even after his own son was murdered. Since then he has been held in one of Israel's torture facilities.
CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege.
Continued below ⬇️
Reminder that if people resist expulsion on human rights grounds it’s almost invariably because a) they’d be subjected to torture or similar b) they’re extremely ill & wouldn’t get treatment or c) their children would suffer serious long term harm. The Tories think all these things are fine
'Putin is a war criminal. That will never change’, states IBA Executive Director, Dr Mark Ellis in an interview with Yuliia Akymova and Kateryna Danishevska for RBC Ukraine.
Read the article here: newsukraine.rbc.ua/interview/pu...
Joining the other fantastic firms in Tier 1 is a tribute to the breadth & depth of the work in this field & commitment to securing justice for clients on the part of my @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleagues supported by past & present trainees & paralegals & working as a team with specialist barristers.
Joining the other fantastic firms in Tier 1 is a tribute to the breadth & depth of the work in this field & commitment to securing justice for clients on the part of my @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleagues supported by past & present trainees & paralegals & working as a team with specialist barristers.
