Allison West (@allisonrwest) 's Twitter Profile
Allison West

@allisonrwest

Senior Legal Advisor @ECCHRBerlin | Int'l law & human rights politics & praxis, detention & NAWA (MENA), freedom dreams

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Refugees In Libya (@refugeesinlibya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The question that we will interrogate: Why is Almasri - who has been arrested by the international criminal court - released again by the Italian government? To go back to Libya, to torture and to make massacras again? Is that possible? When the Italian government released this

+972 Magazine (@972mag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Unable to pinpoint Hamas commanders in Gaza’s tunnels, Israel decimated entire residential blocks with bunker-buster bombs to crush the passages below and flood them with lethal fumes. New investigation by Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם for +972 Magazine & שיחה מקומית. 972mag.com/tunnels-hamas-…

@alarmphone (@alarm_phone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today is the global day of #CommemorAction. 11 years ago, on 6 February 2014, more than 200 people tried to cross the border from #Morocco to #Ceuta. At least 15 corpses were found but many more remain missing. 1/2

Today is the global day of #CommemorAction. 11 years ago, on 6 February 2014, more than 200 people tried to cross the border from #Morocco to #Ceuta. At least 15 corpses were found but many more remain missing. 1/2
ECCHR (@ecchrberlin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NGOs call on European Commission to act! The recent discovery of mass graves in Libya, believed to be people migrating, is horrific. #EU funding to Libya must be reviewed and instead used to save lives and ensure routes to safety👇ecchr.eu/pressemitteilu…

NGOs call on <a href="/EU_Commission/">European Commission</a> to act! The recent discovery of mass graves in Libya, believed to be people migrating, is horrific. #EU funding to Libya must be reviewed and instead used to save lives and ensure routes to safety👇ecchr.eu/pressemitteilu…
Mona Seif (@monasosh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I don't know how, but we still manage to have warm, funny family weekends amidst all this Day 141 of Mama's hunger strike Day 141 of Alaa's continued illegal detention beyond the end of his unjust sentence #FreeAlaa #SaveLaila #ReuniteOurFamily #تجوع_ليحيا

I don't know how, but we still manage to have warm, funny family weekends amidst all this 

Day 141 of Mama's hunger strike
Day 141 of Alaa's continued illegal detention beyond the end of his unjust sentence 

#FreeAlaa
#SaveLaila 
#ReuniteOurFamily 
#تجوع_ليحيا
chantal melonì (@chamelons) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Following its refusal to surrender #Elmasry to the ICC, kindly flown back to #Libya on a 🇮🇹 state plane, the Italian government has now one month to respond to the Int'l Criminal Court invitation to explain the situation, before a decision on the non-compliance is taken by the judges

Following its refusal to surrender #Elmasry to the ICC, kindly flown back to #Libya on a 🇮🇹 state plane, the Italian government has now one month to respond to the <a href="/IntlCrimCourt/">Int'l Criminal Court</a> invitation to explain the situation, before a decision on the non-compliance is taken by the judges
SRF News (@srfnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Seit Wochen spricht Italien über die Freilassung eines libyschen Generals und mutmasslichen Kriegsverbrechers. Italien steht nun unter Druck, auch wegen David Yambio, der bezeugt, vom General gefoltert worden zu sein. srf.ch/news/internati…

Sea-Watch International (@seawatch_intl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 Our rescue ship Aurora rescued the 32 people from the gas platform. Once again, civil organizations had to step in where states ignored their responsibility to rescue. sea-watch.org/en/aurora-resc…

🚨 Our rescue ship Aurora rescued the 32 people from the gas platform. Once again, civil organizations had to step in where states ignored their responsibility to rescue.

sea-watch.org/en/aurora-resc…
ECCHR (@ecchrberlin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ECCHR's Allison West explains some of the legal avenues we use to fight impunity concerning severe crimes against people on the move, especially in Libya and the Mediterranean. civilmrcc.eu/interview/the-…

Refugees In Libya (@refugeesinlibya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 Another ICC-wanted figure is currently in Italy! 🚨 🔴 Abdul Ghani Al-Kikli, a notorious militia leader from Tripoli, accused of torture, enforced disappearances, and unlawful killings, is now in Italy. ❌ Meanwhile, the Meloni government ignores the ICC and continues to

🚨 Another ICC-wanted figure is currently in Italy! 🚨

🔴 Abdul Ghani Al-Kikli, a notorious militia leader from Tripoli, accused of torture, enforced disappearances, and unlawful killings, is now in Italy.

❌ Meanwhile, the Meloni government ignores the ICC and continues to
Amnesty MENA (@amnestymena) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The visit to Italy by notorious Libyan militia leader Abdul Ghani Al-Kikli’s, aka "Gheniwa", highlights once again that impunity remains entrenched. Given the well-documented history of crimes under international law & other human rights violations by militias under his command

Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس (@sharifkouddous) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The health ministry has released a 1,516–page document listing the names of over 50,000 Palestinians confirmed killed in Gaza since Oct 7, 2023. There are a total of 474 pages listing 15,600+ children’s names. The first 27 pages the age is listed as 0 — children under 1 year old

The health ministry has released a 1,516–page document listing the names of over 50,000 Palestinians confirmed killed in Gaza since Oct 7, 2023. There are a total of 474 pages listing 15,600+ children’s names. The first 27 pages the age is listed as 0 — children under 1 year old
ECCHR (@ecchrberlin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Italy once again offers safe haven to an accused torturer from Libya: Abdul Ghani Al-Kikli, aka Gheniwa. He is the former commander of the Abu Salim Brigade who now heads the Stability Support Apparatus, a state-mandated militia notorious for crimes against humanity in Libya.

Refugees In Libya (@refugeesinlibya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Terrible news from Libya. The Internal Security Agency has allegedly closed the offices of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Terre des Hommes Italia, International Medical Corps, Danish Refugee Council, Médecins Sans Frontières, CARE Germany-Luxemburg, INTERSOS, Acted, and Cesvi

ECCHR (@ecchrberlin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The decline of irregular border crossings into Europe is explained by "more people being contained in horrific conditions in Libya and Tunisia that amount to crimes against humanity, with EU cooperation and approval", says ECCHR's Allison West. theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

Al-Haq الحق (@alhaq_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧵We published a legal brief calling the European Commission to implement the EU Blocking Statute against United States sanctions on the ICC. Follow this thread for more.. Full brief: alhaq.org/publications/2… 1/7

🧵We published a legal brief calling the European Commission to implement the EU Blocking Statute against United States sanctions on the ICC. Follow this thread for more..
Full brief: alhaq.org/publications/2…
1/7
Al-Haq الحق (@alhaq_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Nakba isn't a relic of the past— it is ongoing and unfolding right before our eyes. #Nakba77 #GazaGenocide #EndIsraeliImpunity

MED Dialogues (@medialogues) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On 12 March 2025, the killing of Abdelghani al-Kikli, known as ‘Ghnewa’, leader of the SSA militia, triggered a spiral of violence not seen in years in the capital. Are we witnessing a turning point in the Libyan crisis? #MEDThisWeek → ispionline.it/en/publication…

On 12 March 2025, the killing of Abdelghani al-Kikli, known as ‘Ghnewa’, leader of the SSA militia, triggered a spiral of violence not seen in years in the capital. Are we witnessing a turning point in the Libyan crisis?

#MEDThisWeek → ispionline.it/en/publication…