Detainees, hostages, and prisoners of war must be protected from humiliation, exposure, and public curiosity. Respecting their privacy is both a moral and legal duty. #IHL

Children should never be recruited or used by armed forces or armed groups. They have a right to be with their families, friends and communities. We can do more together to #ProtectChildrenInConflict. Learn more at unicef.link/4fAtGiz.

📍 Colombia | Recovering the human remains of those who have died in armed conflict is never an easy task. Through our neutral role, we engage in dialogue with parties to the conflict to identify burial sites and, when possible, recover human remains for identification.

“What we need is for UNICEF and its humanitarian partners to be allowed to do our jobs.” Read UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell’s op-ed in @nytimes.com on the urgent need to regain safe, sustained aid access to Gaza at scale. ⬇️

Impact of explosive weapons in populated areas on children in Lebanon @unicef.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW51...

Thrilled to have this piece published in the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law as part of the 2024 Cox International Law Conference: "The 1949 Geneva Conventions at 75: Examining the Place of Non-State Armed Groups". scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcont...

Due to popular demand, we've extended our ILW panel proposal deadline for a second (and final) time. New deadline: May 15, 2025! Send proposals in here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...

At least one million children facing emergency levels of food insecurity in Haiti www.unicef.org/press-releas...

“Sudan is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world today, but it is not getting the world’s attention.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. Conflict is entering its third year in Sudan. Children need it to end. Learn more: unicef.link/42eKerq

Attack in Sumy reportedly kills at least two children and injures 15 “These were children and families in the city centre on a busy Sunday preparing for the start of Easter festivities in Ukraine." www.unicef.org/press-releas...

"At least 23 children and 9 aid workers reportedly killed in Al Fasher, Abu Shouk and Zamzam camps in North Darfur, Sudan" @unicef.org www.unicef.org/press-releas...

We have made a starter pack for people working on/ interested in armed groups, civil war scholarship, armed groups and international law and non-international armed conflicts. Please join! go.bsky.app/24KvoKz

On 8 February, several members of the Beyond Compliance Consortium Leadership team submitted written evidence to the International Development Committee’s inquiry on humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian law. Read more 👇 bit.ly/IDC-submission

Just Security is hiring a Legal Editor! Do you have a law degree and strong writing and editing skills? Do you want to work on a small, collegial team supporting a mission of elevating the public conversation on law and policy? Learn more and apply ⬇️ www.justsecurity.org/just-securit...

“Entire communities have been flattened. Children and families are sleeping in the open, with no homes to return to. I met children who were in shock after witnessing their homes collapse or the death of family members." Latest update on #MyanmarEarthquake www.unicef.org/press-releas...

More than 850k people—nearly half of them children—displaced by fighting in DR Congo’s South Kivu as UNICEF scales up humanitarian response. Many are living in precarious conditions, taking shelter in schools, churches, or in the open, with limited access to services www.unicef.org/press-releas...

Reports of grave violations against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo tripled in the last month. “We are urgently calling on all parties to the conflict to immediately halt these appalling grave violations against children.” www.unicef.org/press-releas...

The #AlHassan case was the first successful attempt to charge #gender persecution at the #ICC. Leila Sadat explores the judgment’s approach to sexual & gender-based crimes, including gender persecution. lieber.westpoint.edu/disappointme...

🚨Pleased to contribute to the symposium on the #AlHassan decision by the ICC Trial Chamber, co-hosted by @articlesofwar.bsky.social and Armed Groups and International Law "International Human Rights Law, Nexus and Non-State Armed Groups: Still a Mystery"👇👇👇

🚨Pleased to contribute to the symposium on the #AlHassan decision by the ICC Trial Chamber, co-hosted by @articlesofwar.bsky.social and Armed Groups and International Law "International Human Rights Law, Nexus and Non-State Armed Groups: Still a Mystery"👇👇👇

The #AlHassan judgment may mark a new chapter in the classification of #armedconflicts debate, as the judgment seems to have abandoned the trad. fragmented approach. @chiararedaelli.bsky.social explores class. of armed #violence in #IHL in light of the judgment. lieber.westpoint.edu/towards-acce...

On 26 June 2024, the ICC issued its judgment in Prosecutor v. #AlHassan, which offers much for the fields of #ICL and #LOAC/#IHL to consider. @katharinefortin.bsky.social, @ezequielheffes.bsky.social & Sean Watts reintroduce the Al Hassan Symposium. lieber.westpoint.edu/al-hassan-sy...

At least four children – one girl and three boys – were reportedly killed, and three boys injured in Friday’s attack on #ElFasher’s Saudi Hospital, #Sudan Heartbreakingly, the children were in the emergency ward after being hospitalised by earlier bombings www.unicef.org/press-releas...

📍 Israel and the Occupied Territories | We have completed the second phase of release operations, reuniting more families. For more details, please see our operational update: http://ms.spr.ly/63322UOCdm

At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts, exacerbating the learning crisis, UNICEF analysis finds on International Day of Education. www.unicef.org/press-releas...

Excited to be streaming live now: "Harm + Need in Armed Conflict: What to Expect from Law, Policy and Practice in 2025?" bit.ly/bcc-roundtab...

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for a roundtable discussion on "Harm + Need in Armed Conflict: What to Expect from Law, Policy and Practice in 2025?" 🗓 21 January, 5.30-7pm GMT, LONDON + online 👇 👇👇 Register at: bit.ly/bcc-roundtable-Jan25

The number of internally displaced children in #Haiti has increased by nearly 50 per cent since September – now equaling approximately one in eight children in the entire country – as a result of ongoing violence caused by armed groups. @unicef.org www.unicef.org/press-releas...

International Law Weekend 2024 was held at the New York City Bar Association on October 24, 2024, and Fordham University School of Law on October 25 to 26, 2024. The theme of the Weekend was “Powerless Law or Law for the Powerless?” Read our overview here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...

International law and the issue of recognition of the government of #Syria under Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rule. By Justin Cole and Oona Hathaway (@oonahathaway.bsky.social)

2024 was one of the worst years on record for children caught in conflict. And we’ve heard excuse after excuse as their rights are brutally violated. This is unacceptable. Join us to call on world leaders to #ProtectChildrenInConflict. Learn more at uniceflink.org/4fUWGQV.

More than 120 armed conflicts rage on, often unseen, causing immense suffering. As 2025 begins, we reflect on the enduring need for the Geneva Conventions and reaffirm our commitment to protecting lives and upholding humanity in war.

Why do we stay neutral in conflict zones? Our organization was established under the Geneva Conventions, the most widely ratified treaties in the world with 196 countries signatories. Today our mission remains the same: to help and protect people caught up in war and violence.

Why do we talk to all sides of a conflict? Because it saves lives.

“This must not be the new normal.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. In 2025, we must do more to turn the tide and save and improve the lives of children. Full statement: uniceflink.org/40my0fD

Almost one in five children live in conflict zones, says @unicef.org👇👇👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Some welcome positive news from #Sudan, where a UNICEF/WFP humanitarian convoy together with MSF and Khartoum Emergency Response Room, have delivered lifesaving health and nutrition supplies to Al Bashayer Hospital and primary healthcare sites in Jebel Aulia, #Khartoum.

A Look Back at Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict in 2024👇👇👇

A Look Back at Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict in 2024👇👇👇

📢This #GivingTuesday, donate to Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict to support our work advocating for the protection of #children in conflict. 👉You can help us achieve our mission of ending grave violations of children's rights in conflict. Donate here 👇 www.givesignup.org/DonationWebs...

"More and more children are directly caught in the conflict. The UN verified more child casualties during the first nine months of 2024 than we did during all of 2023." @unicef.org ED Catherine Russell's remarks at the UN Security Council meeting on #Ukraine www.unicef.org/press-releas...

📢This #GivingTuesday, donate to Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict to support our work advocating for the protection of #children in conflict. 👉You can help us achieve our mission of ending grave violations of children's rights in conflict. Donate here 👇 www.givesignup.org/DonationWebs...

“Six children are among eight people who lost their lives yesterday in the Aegean Sea." Safe, legal and accessible pathways are critical for children to seek protection and reunite with family members. www.unicef.org/press-releas...

My book is out in the world and got to meet some of its heroes (& nemesis - jk)! Thanks @alonso-gd.bsky.social for the symposium & Claus Kreß, @adhaque.bsky.social, Tomo Mikanagi, @abclapham.bsky.social, James Green & Alejandro Chehtman for their generous contributions 🧵👇 doi.org/10.1017/9781... /9

New to the Society? Check out our event videos and follow us on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@asil1906

Over the last months, the Beyond Compliance Consortium has been running a blog symposium on civilian experiences of armed conflict, compliance and restraint. Today's post by Andrew Bartles-Smith is on Buddhism and IHL. Can't recommend it enough - www.armedgroups-internationallaw.org/2024/11/12/b...

@sallythin.bsky.social is organising this excellent webinar on using Role Play Games in education. 👇