🚨 Our investigation at @amnesty.org found that Israel’s bombing of Evin Prison, where political prisoners are held, killed at least 80 civilians including 1 child. The attack could constitute a war crime. 🔗 amnesty.org/en/latest/ne... #EvinPrison

Das EU-Israel Assoziierungsabkommen ist die Basis für den Zugang Israels zum europäischen Binnenmarkt. Mein Amnesty-Kollege @husseinbaoumi.bsky.social erklärt, weshalb wir exakt dort, bei Art. 2 des Abkommens, ansetzen müssen, um Menschenrechte zu schützen. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

📢Journalists! @amnesty.org will hold its global launch of the State of the World’s Human Rights Report in Brussels. 🗓️April 28 🕐12:00 PM (CET) 📍The Press Club, Brussels Rue Froissart 95, 1040 RSVP: In-person ✉️[email protected] Online: amnesty-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Anyone who has been to Syria could easily see the magnitude of poverty & suffering people are forced into. Lifting sanctions is a key element to addressing this situation. Europe should engage with the US to reduce some of the excessive US conditions. en.majalla.com/node/325267/...

In a shocking development, Tunisia sentenced opponents, lawyers, media workers & activists to long prison sentences in a deeply unfair trial. Just days ago the European Commission proposed declaring Tunisia a safe country. Some of those convicted live in the EU. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Spoke with Reuters on how the EU's proposal for a list of safe countries could minimize associated risks. Looking at Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco as examples, the EU should do two things. www.reuters.com/world/eu-iss...

New article with @timep.bsky.social on EU's Syria policy. The EU’s approach is cautiously optimistic. While the transition holds great potential, it’s a challenging road ahead—one the EU can navigate by learning from its experience in Libya. timep.org/2025/04/02/e...

Also, won't really stop the rise of parties on the right. The 2017 Italy-Libya deal is a clear example of how short sighted migration policies end up propping political rivals on the more right of the spectrum.

Ahead of the Brussels conference on 17 March, I told @thenationalnews.com that any political process for Syria must ensure that transitional justice and accountability are key components. This is absolutely key in order to avoid the horrible events that unfolded in the past days.

Mediterranean strategic partnerships in action: At the Ukraine UNGA vote, only 3 Arab countries voted along with the EU resolution against the US & Russia. What connects Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia? All three are recipients of €100s of millions from the EU.

According to this statement the EU believes that: 1-Denial of humanitarian aid & use of starvation are acceptable forms of warfare. 2-Actions are evaluated on the basis of who did them not any standard. 3-No matter what happens, there is always a way to justify Israel genocide.

Shameful decision that undermines international law & Germany’s global influence. Without respect for international law, Germany has very little to offer the rest of the world, compared to USA, China or Russia.

At @amnestyeu.bsky.social we called on @kajakallas.bsky.social & EU foreign ministers to stop supporting Israel’s atrocities & uphold international law. Instead, the EU will gave a shameful spectacle of its selective approach towards international law. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Today is a grim milestone in EU history. EU leaders are welcoming the foreign minister of Israel, whose leader is wanted for crimes agains humanity. Israel is accused of committing genocide, apartheid & ethnic cleansing. It occupies two of its neighbors & regularly bombs them, unprovoked!

Israel’s bombing, occupation & invasion of Syria without any pretense of pretext is an unprecedented. Equally perplexing is the utter silence among EU leaders.

Ahead of the EU-Israel association council in Brussels on Monday @evegeddie.bsky.social says, "It is unconscionable that the EU is rolling out the red carpet for minister Sa’ar whose boss, PM Netanyahu, is wanted by the ICC." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Sihem Bensedrine est libre ! Alors qu'elle avait été hospitalisée dans un état critique suite à sa grève de la faim et que le régime de Kaïs Saïed avait renouvelé sa détention arbitraire provisoire, la Cour d'appel a décidé de la libérer. La place des journalistes n'est pas en prison !

German authorities must stop their crackdown on speech and protests and the discriminatory restriction of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. #ProtectTheProtest ✊

Military-economic enterprises growing influence in Egypt. "EFSDA" a military linked body has expanded its economic footprint after monopolizing wheat imports into fishing. EFSDA arrested 5 fisherman & had them tried in front of a military court for 'fishing illegally."

Told the @thejournal.ie that Israeli foreign minister claim about Ireland being obliged to take in Palestinians from Gaza is a form of "humanitarian camouflage” for what is the crime of forcible transfer of the civilian population in Gaza. "Poison in honey." as the saying goes. jrnl.ie/6615165

Important message from the Commission President. It must be followed up by concrete measures to protect the court. The EU must work with partners globally to challenge US sanctions.

The Egyptian government is now organizing protests in Rafah and mobilizing their media against the American proposal to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza to Sinai. The move comes following the public spat between the American & Egyptian presidents.

Positive news, the European parliament proves that its role in safeguarding EU regulations & interests is vital. Without structural reforms, Egypt's stability will remain precarious. Important for the parliament as a whole to adopt the recommendations in this report. timep.org/2024/09/05/e...

Just back from an unbelievable trip to #Syria. I will be sharing insights from the trip, lessons from Syrian civil society & what is needed to help Syria transition into a better future. Back in Brussels I am flooded by a sense of "cautious optimism" & a lesson that nothing is forever.

Ignorant & Islamophobic statement by @euractiv.com new editor-in-chief matthew karnitschnig Although "Baklava" is not even remotely a staple of daily life in Muslim migrant communities, so maybe he meant that 'hatred of Jews' is not that common in these communities?

Concerning news from #Egypt just days after @president.europarl.europa.eu visit to Cairo. How does summoning human rights defenders for questioning square with @eudiplomacy.bsky.social claim that there is “credible” progress in human rights?

The @eudiplomacy.bsky.social assessment of human rights progress in #Egypt was always going to be flawed, as there are no criteria on which progress can be measured. The @ec.europa.eu decision is therefore purely political. The commission wanted to release the €1bn & it did so.

Shocking to see #Poland, a strong advocate for international law, blatantly flouting it by granting immunity to an #ICC suspect. States will always have reasons to exempt suspects from arrest, however respect for rule of law means one standard that applies for everyone. Be that Putin or Netanyahu.

The decision by #Poland refusing to implement an #ICC arrest warrant is unlawful & undermines #EU commitment to international law. Justifying impunity for crimes against humanity by citing Auschwitz is an insult to the memory of the Holocaust victims.

The #EU stands to benefit immensely from a positive transition in #Syria, however this requires prudence, strategic thinking and prioritizing stabilizing Syria over narrow electoral interests (AKA pandering to depurations now crowd).

#Germany defunding of #Israeli, #Palestinian and #Arab NGOs to silence criticism of #Israel is misguided and counterproductive. Important for the European Commission and other EU donors to fill in the gaps left by Germany.

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