Remembering dear Polly Higgins today with thanks to Jojo for continuing her awesome legacy to protect the Earth and criminalise #Ecocide
Posts by Roslyn Cook
📝 Call for Papers by the International Law and Politics working group📝:
'Ecocide in global politics' - buff.ly/EvSxTo1
inc/ two keynote addresses by Professor Damien Short and Jojo Mehta - CEO of @stopecocide.bsky.social
@britishacademy.bsky.social @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social
Morgan Stanley planning for a 3°C world is an astonishing admission. It's a commitment to business as usual while writing off billions of lives and, in all likelihood, dozens of nation states.
“Eighty years after the catastrophes in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we hope Japan will deepen its participation this year in the efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons.”
Declaration by #senzatomica and #youth4TPNW at the 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: ITA➡️ senzatomica.it/il-trattato-... ENG➡️ youtu.be/qod-ZwLkRko?...
Read my latest here on the @nucleartruthprj.bsky.social’s Community Hubs at the #3MSP
So important! Let's add another signature to the treaty! 💪🏻🫶🏻✍️🏻
www.icanw.org/melissa_park...
" . . the promotion of and reliance on nuclear deterrence poses an existential security risk for all countries."
A-bomb survivor’s son delivers a powerful plea at the 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the #NuclearBan Treaty: ‘We must eliminate nuclear weapons.’ He shares his father’s harrowing experience and warns of the catastrophic consequences of inaction. #NuclearBan
english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/03...
UNA-UK is in New York for #3MSP. This week we hope to see progress on nuclear disarmament efforts, especially justice and remediation measures to address the harmful legacy of nuclear testing.
Read our briefing below and stay tuned for further updates!
#TPNW #nucleardisarmament
committing “to educate, advocate, and mobilize our communities to
support the Treaty... We will challenge apathy,
ignorance, powerlessness and silence through our work grounded in our spiritual commitment...shaping the world’s public opinion and
strengthening the norms against nuclear weapons.”
Powerful art display at the United Nations with paintings by @karipbek_kuyukov who is a victim of nuclear tests in Kazakhstan and was born without arms. He paints with his mouth and feet. These are the human stories behind #nuclear testing. #nuclearban #tpnw
1/ A powerful 1st day at the Meeting of States Parties to the #TPNW. We heard from nuclear weapons use/test survivors, world leaders & experts, all reaffirming one message: we need more than arms control and non-proliferation, we need the total elimination of nuclear weapons 📢
The Third Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW. On the 80th anniversary of first use of Nuclear Weapons United Nations members gather together to discuss the complete elimination of nuclear weapons from the earth. Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQOa...
Rakhmatulla shared his perspectives on youth-centric interventions and the meaningful participation of youth in TPNW processes. The panel also incl. other notable youth reps: Oemwa J. from Kiribati, Keita Takagaki from Japan ICRC, Maverick P. Seda of RTT, and #Hiroshima + #Nagasaki peace messengers.
Exclusive: Kazakhstan Leads Global Push for Nuclear Disarmament in New York
https://www.byteseu.com/797724/
NEW-YORK — The third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) convened at the United Nations headquarters on March 3, with Kazakhstan …
That the Parliament recognises the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which was adopted by the UN in 2017, currently has 94 signatories and has been ratified by 73 states; notes that the third meeting of member state parties (3MSP), which aims to further promote nuclear non-proliferation, will take place at the UN headquarters in New York in March 2025; understands that the full Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will take place in New York in May 2025; further understands that, as a state party to the NPT, the UK is bound by article 6, which states that parties to the NPT must "pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament", and calls on the UK Government to attend the 3MSP in an observer capacity and uphold its commitment to the NPT, particularly with regard to article 6.
Scots - Please write to your MSPs asking them to support Bill Kidd MSP's motion (S6M-16150) on the 4th anniversary of the entry into force as international law of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. You can do so easily at writetothem.com
#nuclearban
"At this time of instability across the world, it is more important than ever that we campaign to get rid of all nuclear weapons globally" cnduk.org/campaigns/gl... #TPNW: "illegal under international law for its signatories to develop, test, produce, manufacture, acquire, possess, stockpile..."
Beatrice Fihn comments: Did you all noticed what just happened? The #TPNW member states and stakeholders just decided to launch an attack on nuclear deterrence theory. Decision 5 is pretty revolutionary and could have huge results on delegitimizing nuclear deterrence theory.
On the way to NYC from London, I was moved to tears by #Selma, a stark reminder of the ongoing struggle for civil rights and justice. At #RiversideChurch, where Dr. King's anti-war legacy echoes, I felt the urgency of our mission. As nuclear justice leaders convene for the ...