“Civilians that cannot leave or do not leave are still civilians. You cannot target civilians. You cannot carry out indiscriminate attacks & you cannot carry out attacks that have disproportionate impact on civilians & civilian objects.” - Helen Duffy theguardian.com/world/2023/nov…

Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank is getting worse by the day. The UN says the number of attacks has risen sharply since 7th October. Many Palestinian villagers are now fleeing their homes for good as a result of threats against their land, and their lives…

Uk "in violation of international law" re poverty levels, says UN envoy theguardian.com/society/2023/n…

Today is Daniah’s first birthday. Daniah will grow up without her father for the rest of her life. My boss and close friend Roshdi Sarraj was killed on 22nd of October. Today Daniah turns 1 and this is what my friend Shrouq wrote about her husband and her daughter..

The convoy was clearly marked, no excuses.

Our collegues from Gaza, Basel Alsourani and Suheir Kharma from Palestinian Centre for Human Rights - PCHR were supposed to be with us as speakers today in #Berlin. They are trapped in #Gaza under the heaviest bombings, with their families. Unable to evacuate and with no access to food and water.

Yes, right across the borders in Syria, for over a decade now.

Again, we have won before the European Court of Human Rights. The Court has found that M.L. and M.B., two pregnant women from Cameroon and Sierra Leone, were subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment in the #Samos #hotspot in #Greece and to a violation of Art. 3 ECHR.

I have been so lucky to lead this novel and important research with a fantastic team of people across the sector who are dedicated to and passionate about making a difference!

I've read many disturbing and unfair attacks against my ICRC colleagues but this one .... Please, fact-check before sharing.

When cities are turned to rubble, their residents pay the highest price. Immerse in the lives of cities scarred by war 👇 broken-cities.icrc.org

“Für mich persönlich ist die Ausreise nach Mauretanien das Ende meines Lebens”, schreibt Sidi unserem Beratungsteam aus der Abschiebehaft. Ein paar Tage danach meldete er sich aus einem Gefängnis in Nouakchott. 10 Schicksale, 10 Beispiele des brutalen Abschiebesystems. PRO ASYL

📢We're also looking for four Home-Based Researchers to support a project on the state of #IHL implementation in current #armedconflicts to cover Asia-Pacific, Middle East/North Africa, Africa & Central-South Americas. Learn more and apply: geneva-academy.ch/the-academy/va…

“Germany: Media Giant Axel Springer advertises Israel's illegal settlements in the West Bank through its classified ads website Yad2”. great to see this story picked up by Business & Human Rights. business-humanrights.org/de/neuste-meld…

Letter leaked to @LHReports & @Spiegel reveals Frontex gave away the location of migrant boats to Libya's coastguard more than 2000 times in 3yrs, while watching them whip, beat & shoot at people fleeing Libya spiegel.de/ausland/wie-fr…

Join us for our next HRC Speaker Series on 'Starvation and Siege in Armed Conflict'. Speakers are Mark Lattimer, Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights Professor Francoise Hampson, Essex Law School Human Rights Centre Professor Faten Ghosn, Government @ Essex More info and to book: essex.ac.uk/events/2024/05…

🚨 #Darfur #Sudan : The RSF & allies carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Massalit &other non-Arab populations in El Geneina. 👉🏿We are calling for urgent deployment of civilian protection mission. Our new @HRW hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

New from the CNN intl investigations team: Israeli whistleblowers speak out about the desert camp of Sde Teiman where 100s of Palestinians arrested in Gaza have been held. Denied the right to see, to speak, and with severe restrictions on movement. edition.cnn.com/2024/05/10/mid…

Then tomorrow we have the next instalment of the Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub and Human Rights Centre Contemporary Conflicts and International Law: Ethiopia with Nathanael Tilahun, Prof Geoff Gilbert and Franziska Fluhr. More info: essex.ac.uk/events/2024/12…