Now public: I wrote to the Gov of #Cyprus on the bombing of KISA - Official's office & criminalisation of its director. A response was received, yet the investigation into the attack has not been resolved. The State must ensure accountability Cyprus Mission in Geneva 🇨🇾 🇺🇳
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Met het grondoffensief in Rafah riskeert Netanyahu de levens van 1.4 miljoen burgers, die geen kant uit kunnen. Veilige zones in Gaza zijn een illusie. De EU leiders moeten onmiddellijk bij elkaar komen en sancties uitvaardigen. Dit moet stoppen. Nu.

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There are 600,000 children in Rafah. 600,000!

American Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore has released a new track, “Hind’s Hall,” which highlights the ongoing conflict in Gaza and challenges the music industry’s response, including a jab at fellow artist Drake.

💔This is #Rafah as shared via telegram- How many scenes of #Nakba re-enacted will the Palestinians endure? #Cease_fire Now!
#Accountability Now!

If only all, or more, eyes were truly on Rafah. And minds tried to fathom the horror of being pushed beyond the last horizon.

Thinking of the more than one million civilians cramped in Rafah and the bombardments they are currently undergoing.

Palestine solidarity movements are widely anchored in the universality of human rights. Contrary to their critics they understand that HR for Palestinians & Israelis are mutually enforcing.
They should also insist that Syrians can’t be excluded from the human rights regime. 1/2

Noelle McAfee, the chair of the philosophy department at Emory University in Atlanta, was arrested during a pro-Palestine protest on campus.

Le médialab se positionne en soutien à la liberté d’expression et de mobilisation des étudiant·es de Sciences Po.
Lire le communiqué sur medialab.sciencespo.fr/actu/communiqu…

Palestine and academic freedom - In Support of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian via Mediapart, le Club blogs.mediapart.fr/les-invites-de…

THREAD!

THE TRIAL IS FINALLY OVER‼️
BUT IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER STARTED‼️

After 5 years of investigation and 2 years of preliminary trial, both the
prosecution and the judge admit that the accusations were baseless.
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The ECtHR ruled today that the conditions on the Greek 'Hotspots' Chios, Kos and Samos constitute inhuman or degrading treatment for three people.
The judgment is also significant with regard to the CEAS reform: it clarifies the inalienability of human rights. A thread (1/6)

Face à la hausse des arrivées irrégulières, Chypre annonce la suspension des demandes d’asile de Syriens infomi.gr/1Gbj.T via InfoMigrants Français

La frappe iranienne détourne l’attention internationale de ce qui se passe à Gaza et brise l’isolement d’Israël sur la scène internationale. De ce point de vue là, l’Iran a fait un cadeau à Benjamin Netanyahu.

An archive that counters the erasure taking place in #Gaza , reclaims what existed, forces its visibility, and resets where the conversation can begin bit.ly/Urbicide

Can we smuggle critique into impact? On Tuesday 16 April, I'm wrapping up my work in DISSECT with two hybrid events on human rights, migration and evidence. Registration link for seminar: lnkd.in/e5x8_BuW. Registration link for roundtable: lnkd.in/eAwqDu2c

Call for Lebanon-based aspiring social scientists to apply for a one-year research training programme: Mintaqaq's fellows will benefit from weekly online sessions and two face-to-face workshops in Lebanon. Apply by 20 February here: mintaqa.org

🧵Why is a war criminal invited to attend the COP28 UAE climate summit?

Uninvite Assad NOW!

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In a historical precedent, an international arrest warrant was issued against Bashar al-Assad, Maher al-Assad, and others based on their involvement in the chemical massacre in Ghouta 2013. Investigative judges in France have their say. In this sort of crime, there is no immunity