UN WGAD issues decision on the ongoing #detention in #SaudiArabia of #British national, Ahmed Al-Doush (rep by Haydee Dijkstal and Simon Ridding)-finding his detention 'arbitrary' (wrongful), severe #violations of his rights, & calling for immediate release www.33bedfordrow.co.uk/insights/new...

Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’

Lovely evening at the Amnesty Media Awards being inspired by all the nominees and their work to raise some of the most pressing and important human rights issues today #AmnestyMediaAwards

Co-authored this piece with @brittgronemeyer.bsky.social in the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social ‘Discourses’ on how the IRI’s role in providing to Russia Shahed-style drones used in attacks on civilians could lead to accessory liability for individuals in Iran. www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/t...

What an honour to be included in Amnesty magazine alongside four formidable women working to protect human rights, including Dania Abul Haj (who I’m glad to call a colleague and friend), Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Hope Chilokoa-Mullen, and Tracey Herrington. Please consider supporting Amnesty UK ⬇️

Haydée Dijkstal has been re-elected to the BHRC Executive Committee. The Committee is dedicated to defending the rule of #law and upholding internationally recognised legal standards regarding #humanrights and the right to a #fairtrial. @dijkstal.bsky.social www.33bedfordrow.co.uk/insights/new...

#HumanRightsDay - Our barristers continue to work at the forefront of international justice, ensuring that essential rights are protected. Today, we highlight their recent, critical work! @dijkstal.bsky.social @drschelvan.bsky.social www.33bedfordrow.co.uk/insights/new...

Prisoner951 is important & timely! Grateful that, w/ its release, @anooshehashoori.bsky.social & @amnestyuk.bsky.social raise the struggle of other #British citizens detained abroad and their families~incl bank analyst+father of 4, Ahmed Al-Doush, detained for exercising his right to #freeexpression

Haydee Dijkstal secures UN finding of #arbitrary detention & #enforceddisappearance against #Bangladesh for ongoing detention of Mr Dil Mohammed, a #refugee from Myanmar and prominent #Rohingya community leader to the refugee encampment in ‘No Mans Land' www.33bedfordrow.co.uk/insights/new...

This weekend I hoped to raise a bit of awareness while at the Battersea Park Half Marathon to the wrongful #detention in #Iran of #British citizens Lindsay & Craig Foreman and the work to get them home. Please take a moment to visit this page and support if you can: freelindsayandcraig.com

We are delighted to #celebrate the 33 Bedford Row #barristers recognised in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2026 rankings. Huge congratulations to our ranked members: Dr S Chelvan, Gul Nawaz Hussain KC, Haydée Dijkstal, Tope Adeyemi, Zahra Ahmed www.33bedfordrow.co.uk/insights/new...

The People’s Tribunal for #Women in #Afghanistan (on X @AfgPpt) has started in Madrid and is addressing evidence of gender based #persecution from 8-10 Oct. Follow the civil society led tribunal, with @ahrdo.bsky.social @rawadari.bsky.social HRDPlusNetwork & DROPS, here ⬇️ x.com/afgppt/statu...

The Strategic Litigation Project is honored to welcome Ambassador Beth Van Schaack, who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice from March 2022 to January 2025, as a Distinguished Fellow. Read her bio below ⬇️

Families of UK prisoners abroad urge ministers to keep promises to help

I post mostly about work here, so it feels right to honour the extraordinary life and career of my grandmother ~ Dr Haydée Javier Kimmich ~ who we lost this week. She was a force; embodying a fierce spirit of independence, purpose and service which was impossible not to inspire.

Very sad to see this news. Courtenay gave me my first job in ICL years ago on the Taylor trial, and made a big impression as I was starting my career - as I know he did for so many. He will be missed.

Yesterday the APPG on Arbitrary Detention held a hearing on British national, Ahmed Al-Doush, whose arb detention in Saudi Arabia~now 10 yr sentence~is based on free expression/assoc. Very glad to provide info w/ @reprievehq.bsky.social & @amnestyuk.bsky.social www.hostagesappg.co.uk/post/press-b...

Ahmed has been sentenced to 10 yrs for an alleged tweet. The exact tweet is unknown. His trial and detention involved fair trial & due process violations. The UK Gov must demand answers and stand firmly against a British national’s imprisonment for allegedly exercising his right to free expression.

Detained for nearly 9 months, British national, Ahmed Al-Doush, being tried on charges allegedly based on a tweet. His case raises serious concerns about his right to free expression and association, and basic due process and fair trial principles under international law.

Our client Robert Pether has been arbitrarily detained in Iraq since 2021. This is a welcomed statement by @simonharrisireland.bsky.social. #FreeRobertPether @dijkstal.bsky.social

A little delegation from @33bedfordrow.bsky.social International attending this year’s International Bar Association War Crimes Committee conference in The Hague. Lovely to catch up with colleagues and friends along with @mhproulx.bsky.social and Aqsa Hussain. #IBAWCC #33BRIntl

Delighted to have Marie-Hélène and Michael as colleagues at Chambers! They bring extensive experience practicing before intl criminal tribunals in The Hague and beyond, and impressive expertise and knowledge of intl law. Looking forward to the collaborating, supporting and learning from each other!

Haydee Dijkstal @dijkstal.bsky.social acts as international counsel for Saudi teacher released from #detention in Saudi Arabia after nearly 2 years and 3 months of detention based on the exercise of #FreeExpression on social media. www.33bedfordrow.co.uk/insights/new...

Today, my client, Asaad Al Ghamdi - a Saudi teacher sentenced to 15 yrs imprisonment for posts on social media - was released after 2+ yrs of arbitrary detention in Saudi Arabia. I'm thrilled he is reunited with his family! sanad.uk/2025/02/13/a...

The Association of Young International Criminal Lawyers is delighted to invite you to a conversation with @dijkstal.bsky.social (33 Bedford Row Chamber) on her outstanding career as a barrister in ICL & IHRL: February 12, 2025 at 16:00 CET Click here to register: shorturl.at/QjKl9

The case of a British man detained in #SaudiArabia without charge since late August 2024, causing him to miss his child's birth, has been raised before the #UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention by his legal team at 33BR - Haydee Dijkstal leading Simon Ridding. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Yesterday Lebanon sent Turkish-Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman AlQaradawi to the UAE on an extradition request for tweeting a video of joy for the Syrian people and criticism for repression elsewhere. This was despite overwhelming calls for Lebanon to respect intl law & not extradite. 🧵

“Lebanon is a party to the Convention Against Torture, and with that, there’s an absolute obligation under Article III not to send anyone to a country where they might be abused.” @dijkstal.bsky.social explains to BBC that her client faces torture if extradited: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

No family should have to go through the painful experience of a loved one being arbitrarily detained abroad, yet British citizen Ahmed Al-Doush has been in prolonged detention in Saudi Arabia without reason or charge causing him to miss his child’s birth. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

I told Aljazeera that that Lebanon must strongly protect my client, Abdul Rahman's rights. Granting the extradition requests will leave Lebanon in grave breach of its int'l law obligations, & would undermine respect for the right to free expression & against torture www.aljazeera.com/amp/program/...

Since the fall of his regime in Syria, the international community has been exploring different legal avenues to bring Assad to justice. SLP fellows @dijkstal.bsky.social and @yousufsyedkhan.bsky.social speak about the ICC, universal jurisdiction and more ➡️ www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Thanks to Rabia Ali for covering the available jurisdictional pathway for the #ICC to consider crimes causing Syrians to flee to Jordan. I spoke about the Art 15 my co-counsel @gissounia.bsky.social and I submitted in Sept 2022 & how the ICC could provide justice today. www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Last week at #ASP23 in The Hague, the SLP co-sponsored an event ft. fellow @dijkstal.bsky.social, urging member states to refer the situation in #Syria to the ICC as requested in an Article 15 submission made by @gissounia.bsky.social and Dijkstal. Learn more: www.theguardian.com/world/2022/f...

What a whirlwind of a week! Reflecting on all the vibrant discussions this week at the ICC ASP. Was glad to be part of the dialogue on possible avenues for justice in Afghanistan, Palestine and Syria along with AHRDO, ICJP, Atlantic Council Strategic Litigation Project and Syria Forum. #ASP23

Off we go! - ICC Assembly of States Parties in The Hague #ASP23

📢Don’t miss the SLP team at #ASP23 in The Hague next week! Join discussions on international justice mechanisms in Syria, Afghanistan and more, featuring @akilarad.bsky.social, Azadah Raz Mohammad, Metra Mehran and @dijkstal.bsky.social⤵️

Thanks for highlighting Dil Mohammed’s detention and human rights situation!

The #detention of Dil Mohammed, a prominent spokesperson of the ‘No Mans Land’ Rohingya community, has been raised before the #UN WGAD. Haydee Dijkstal is instructed as counsel, & submitted a complaint raising serious #fairtrial/#dueprocess violations.⬇️ thediplomat.com/2024/11/inte...

Looking forward to this launch event for REDRESS’s "Guide for Survivors and Affected Communities to Understand the International Criminal Court Proceedings and their Rights before the ICC” designed to help survivors, affected communities, & practitioners. Register ⬇️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

On Saudi Arabia’s free speech crackdown & WGAD’s related findings, I told VOA ~ “The UN and intl community must insist that Saudi Arabia comply with the remedies accompanying the UN findings, and that it genuinely respect and protect these most basic rights” www.voanews.com/a/cartoonist...

Report Launch: Peace without Justice and Accountability: A caution against impunity in post-conflict Nepal Launch of a report on the critical gaps in Nepal’s #TransitionalJustice process after our fact-finding mission to Nepal in Merch #IDILNepal peacebrigades.org.uk/news/idilnep...

Screening of an Aljazeera investigative documentary on war crimes in Gaza followed by a panel discussion hoted by @icjp.bsky.social - 9 October. I was glad to speak on the importance of international justice and respect for the rule of law. View the film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPE6...

Thank you to Dania Akkad & Middle East Eye! ⬇️ British nationals detained abroad, & their families, deserve predictable, consistent & understandable assistance from their own Gov when unexpectedly forced to navigate, often alone, an overwhelming situation. www.middleeasteye.net/news/british...

I was very glad to be a member of the independent int’l lawyers delegation which travelled to Nepal to examine issues of access to #justice & independence of the judiciary within the backdrop of Nepal’s #transitionaljustice process. #IDILNepal peacebrigades.org.uk/news/idilnep...

Looking forward to this discussion with the Atlantic Council, Strategic Litigation Project on the crucial role that women and their testimonies play in the pursuit of justice and accountability in the Middle East and North Africa. Please join on 14 February. www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/justic...

Yesterday’s ceremony in Toronto on the 4th anniversary of #PS752’s downing somberly and beautifully honored the 176 lives lost and demonstrated the remarkable determination and persistence of the victims’ families and loved ones to find the truth, & seek justice & accountability.

Update: Wonderful to have H.E. Judge Piotr Hofmański, President of the International Criminal Court, giving opening remarks.

Looking forward to speaking on the importance of state cooperation to ensuring a #fairtrial at the @ICCBA_ABCPI side event to the #ICC Assembly of States Parties annual session in NYC. Please consider attending - see you there! www.iccba-abcpi.org/event-detail...

3 yrs ago, journalist and TV presenter Yama Siawash was killed by a car bomb after his work led to intimidation & threats of physical harm. Yama bravely covered news & current affairs in Afghanistan, no matter how controversial or sensitive. Today, his family still seek justice x.com/tolonews/sta...