Jahresbericht von Amnesty International: Deutschland schweigt laut Amnesty beim Bruch des Völkerrechts Die Amnesty-Chefin in Berlin wirft Deutschland vor, beim Umgang mit den USA »geschichtsvergessen« zu sein. Wirtschaft und Sicherheit seien wichtiger als das Völkerrecht.

Die Amnesty-Chefin in Berlin wirft Deutschland vor, beim Umgang mit den USA »geschichtsvergessen« zu sein. Wirtschaft und Sicherheit seien wichtiger als das Völkerrecht.

From Gaza to Lebanon: Forcible Displacement Dressed in Humanitarian Garb In recent hostilities, first in the Gaza Strip and now in Lebanon, the Israeli military has adopted a new modus operandi: issuing blanket relocation directives instructing millions of people to indefi...

In a new post, Ellen Nohle and I explain why Israel’s new modus operandi of mass displacement via evacuation orders directives and warnings is unlawful even while supposedly removing civilians from harm’s way www.ejiltalk.org/from-gaza-to...

😀 Some good news from the UN. ECOSOC elected new members of the NGO Committee, the UN's gatekeeper for civil society. (Most members are hostile to civil society, esp. human rights groups.)

BUT - fortunately Central/East Europe's group had competition. #Belarus lost!👏

@hrw.org's reaction follows. 🧵

Exclusive: The Ethiopian army base covertly supporting Sudan’s RSF Satellite imagery collected since December reveals a base at Asosa, connected to UAE supply lines, facilitating the Rapid Support Forces

My latest for Middle East Eye: satellite imagery analysis reveals that an Ethiopian army base in western Ethiopia is being used as a weapons & logistics hub by Sudan's UAE backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF), to launch cross border attacks on Sudanese army positions from Ethiopia.

This is a far bigger fuel, fertilizer, food crisis for Asia and Europe than it is for the US.

US dependence on Persian Gulf oil has almost never been lower

A thread by @sstapczynski.bsky.social on how Asia is alreaddy within days facing a destabilizing.
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UN experts urge Member States committed to prioritising human rights defenders & civil society space to stand in upcoming elections for Committee of NGOs – concerned by attempts of some States to shut civil society out by delaying & blocking accreditation. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Israel: Death penalty law constitutes discriminatory regime of capital punishment – UN experts call for repeal, urge Supreme Court to invalidate the legislation before it further entrenches cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment against Palestinians.”

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📢 NEW! Special Procedures – Fully updated

Andrea Bolaños Vargas is the new #UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders.

ISHR’s updated guide to #UNSpecialProcedures helps you engage strategically with Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts.

👉 Get it here: https://ow.ly/5REi50YBif5

Social Media Platforms Are Putting Human Rights Defenders at Risk: UN Expert A new report by a UN Special Rapporteur finds that Meta/Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube and other platforms  activists rely on to expose abuse are increasingly being used to silence them...

A new report by UN expert Mary Lawlor finds that Meta/Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube and other platforms activists rely on to expose abuse are increasingly being used to silence them, and the tech companies responsible appear to be paying less and less attention.

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Israel's Knesset passed a bill on Monday mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terrorism. The bill stipulates that the death penalty will be imposed on a terrorist who killed a person "with the intent to deny the existence of the State of Israel." In doing so, the bill's wording creates a distinction designating it almost exclusively for Palestinian terror, while the ideological burden of proof it sets is expected to make its application to Jewish nationalist terror nearly impossible. Sixty-two lawmakers voted in favor of the contentious bill, including several opposition members; 48 voted against it, and one abstained. The law is now applicable in any territory that Israel functionally controls, including the West Bank and 53 percent of the Gaza Strip.

this is a concise description of the knesset death-penalty-for-palestinians bill adopted today, contrary to int'l human rights law on several levels. (source: haaretz)

Drug War: How the World Failed the Philippines OPINION: Aside from the belated case at the International Criminal Court, institutions of international accountability have been missing in action. The UN came up short. The EU faltered. The ASEAN...

Drug War: How the World Failed the Philippines

OPINION BY CARLOS CONDE: Aside from the belated case at the ICC, institutions of international accountability have been missing in action. The UN came up short. The EU faltered. The ASEAN didn’t even bother.

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“Living with US sanctions means living in constant uncertainty” A total of 11 judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the US government. Some have come public about how it's deeply affected their daily life. And it’s uncl...

11 judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the US government. Some have come public about how it's deeply affected their daily life. And it’s unclear what protection they may enjoy.

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#InternationalCriminalCourt

Hearing that after two years, and multiple procedural and administrative delays, FIFA has finally made a decision on the Palestinian FA's case against Israel. It has decided it cannot do anything of substance and the case is closed. The Palestinian FA can take matter to CAS.

HRC61: Organisations concerned over reduced reporting by Special Procedures.

Organisations have raised concerns over proposals to reduce how often Special Procedures report to General Assembly, warning this would weaken oversight and political support for human rights.

https://ow.ly/ozYA50YwfEx

Acid attack on KontraS activist signals resurgence of New Order-style fascism The latest political developments in Indonesia indicate that a Soeharto-esque fascism is reemerging.

Andries Yunus was attacked just before midnight in the heart of Jakarta, with at least 16 CCTV cameras capturing the apparently "well-organised" attack. Acid was hurled at him that burned his face, arms, and body indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/acid-attack-...

Der außenpolitische Schwenk der Merz-Regierung Am Iran zeigt sich: Die neue Außenpolitik unter Friedrich Merz setzt auf Pragmatismus statt Werte. Menschenrechtler warnen vor doppelten Standards, die auch Deutschland schaden könnten.

Amnesty-Generalsekretärin @juliaduchrow.bsky.social und @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social Direktor @phfrisch.bsky.social zur deutschen Außenpolitik 👇
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That Room at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva Is Not a Stage When I tell you that what Shunichi Fujiki did at the UNHRC on March 11 is egregious — I mean that in the most specific, personal sense of the word.

That Room at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva Is Not a Stage

When I tell you that what Shunichi Fujiki did at the UNHRC on March 11 -- dwfending Duterte's atrocities -- is egregious, I mean that in the most specific, personal sense of the word.

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Politisch bankrott Der Iran-Krieg zeigt: Für Deutschland ist das Völkerrecht keine Option – sondern Verfassungspflicht.

Wahrscheinlich alles was man zum #Krieg im #Iran aus der Perspektive des Völkerrechts sagen kann. Eine überaus lesenswerte argumentative Abrechnung mit dem deutschen Umgang, von @schwarz-alex.bsky.social & Arne Bardelle vom @ecchr.bsky.social. www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/aus...

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#Indonesia I’m hearing extremely concerning news that Andrie Yunus, the Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared & Victims of Violence (KontraS) suffered an acid attack carried out by unidentified individuals, resulting in serious injuries across his body. [1/2]

#Philippines: UN experts decry journalist Frenchie Cumpio and human rights defender Marielle Domequil’s condemnation, call for their provisional release: "Frenchie and Marielle deserve to be free to fight for justice”. #FreeTacloban5 www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel....

Prozess gegen die Letzte Generation: „Die Vorgehensweise ist feige“ Eine UN-Sonderberichterstatterin kritisiert die Vorwürfe gegen die Letzte Generation. Sie warnt vor „Kipppunkten“ in der Kriminalisierung von Protest.

Interview with @taz.de on the criminalisation of climate activism in #Germany.

🔗 Article in German: taz.de/Prozess-gege...

Europa verteidigt das Völkerrecht nur halbherzig Gerade in Konfliktsituationen, wie den eskalierenden Feindseligkeiten im Nahen Osten, müssen Regierungen, die sich dem Völkerrecht verpflichtet sehen, bereit sein, dieses auch zu verteidigen.

Wer Prinzipien nur verteidigt, wenn es nichts kostet, hat keine.

Gemeinsam mit Aisling Reidy und @philippedam.bsky.social habe ich aufgeschrieben, was wir von der heuchlerischen Doppelmoral Europas bei der Verteidigung des Völkerrechts halten. Spoiler: Nicht viel.

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UN experts condemn the unlawful military attacks launched by the #USA and #Israel against #Iran, express serious concern over Iran’s retaliatory strikes across the Gulf & broader Middle East and call for de-escalation and accountability.

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Nach Fördermittelaffäre: CDU will Transparenz beschneiden Vor wenigen Monaten stolperte die Berliner Union über einen millionenschweren Förderskandal. Nun will die Landesregierung genau das Gesetz einschränken, das die Details zum Skandal ans Licht gebracht ...

Die CDU Berlin will Transparenz abschaffen.
Mit dem Informationsfreiheitsgesetz deckten wir das Ausmaß der CDU-Fördermittelaffäre auf. Jetzt will sie die Informationsfreiheit einschränken und offenbar sicherstellen, dass keine weiteren Skandale ans Licht kommen. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...

Krieg gegen Iran: Merz gehört an die Seite des Völkerrechts Warum das Völkerrecht auch gegenüber aggressiven Staaten wie Iran eingehalten werden sollte

Doppelte Standards & Relativierung des Völkerrechts - damit trägt Deutschland zur Erosion der regelbasierten Ordnung bei. Bei seinem heutigen Treffen mit #Trump muss #Merz für das intern. Recht & den Schutz der Zivilbevölkerung in der gesamten Region eintreten.

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Nach Paragraph 22 des deutschen Aufenthaltsgesetzes kann Deutschland Menschen im Ausland aus dringenden humanitären oder völkerrechtlichen Gründen eine Aufenthaltserlaubnis erteilen.

Great @euatun.bsky.social maintained strong leadership on joint statement on #Ethiopia situation.

Attacks on media & CSOs, failure to ensure accountability for past abuses & renewed risks of conflict make it more important than ever for #HRC61 to stay involved.

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Iran launches retaliatory attacks for Khamenei killing Three U.S. soldiers were killed by Iranian airstrikes against American bases in the Middle East, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes. Follow live updates …

🇩🇪Chancellor Merz effectively proclaims international law irrelevant.

“Classifications [of the Iran attack] under international law will have relatively little effect." The framework failed to solve the Iranian nuclear ambition problem were fruitless and so it is no longer a guiding framework.

Völkerrecht und Demokratie: Gefährliche Gretchenfrage Wer die Demokratie schützen will, muss das Völkerrecht wahren. Dieser Grundgedanke wird hierzulande nicht konsequent genug verfolgt.

Aus aktuellem Anlass: Wer das Völkerrecht bricht, oder Rechtsbruch duldet, gefährdet nicht nur die Ukraine, sondern letztlich die Demokratie im eigenen Land. Rechtlosigkeit und Gewalt im Außenverhältnis schlagen auf das Innenverhältnis durch.

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this is so weak, passive, & unconvincing.