Heartened to be at the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law conference. Listening now to a fascinating discussion of emerging justice opportunities in Syria with Joumana Seif, Razan Rashidi, Mariana Karkoutky, Sema Nasser, and Sana Kikhia. @4genderjustice.org

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

Coming –in person or online– to the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law, taking place in The Hague on 29 and 30 September? To attend in-person, please email [email protected] or register online here: 4genderjustice.org/our-work/gen...

The lethal U.S. strike in the Caribbean that killed 11 people doesn’t fit the counterterrorism justification, writes @bcfinucane.bsky.social. The lack of legal basis suggests the Trump administration may be asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law:

Incredibly insightful discussion on genocide litigation on international law, led by Oxford’s Janina Dill! A good final day at the ESIL conference, giving much food for thought.

Thrilled to be at the ESIL conference. Just finished my panel and now listening to a packed forum on “Institutional Reconstructions: Which Role for the United Nations?” with Prof Brunk, Prof Klabbers and Assoc Prof Sinclair, moderated by Prof Chinkin.

Looking forward to being part of these discussions! Join in person or online on Thursday 18 Sept for "Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening" @umichlaw.bsky.social @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social

Excellent blogpost "Afghanistan and the Erosion of the International System" by Amb. Nasir A. Andisha and Hamid A. Formuli on @justsecurity.org Really pleased by the recognition of the efforts of the End Gender Apartheid movement. See endgenderapartheid.today for more information and resources.

About a week after DOGE outed him, Taliban intelligence agents in Kabul descended on the homes of his relatives and detained three of his family members. They were blindfolded, thrown into the backs of 4x4 pickup trucks and driven to a small remote prison. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Now sanctioned are Nicolas Guillou, France; Nazhat Khan, Fiji; Mame Mandiaye Niang, Senegal; Kimberly Prost, Canada. Deputy Prosecutor Khan & Judge Prost were profiled by ATLAS in 2022 and 2019, respectively. www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202... www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/201... In solidarity.

Four years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan & the establishment of a governance system based on gender oppression and violence. It is the worst place in the world to be a woman or girl. Recognise Gender Apartheid. End Gender Apartheid. endgenderapartheid.today

Today, 3 August, is the 11th anniversary of the start of ISIL’s genocidal attack on the Yazidis of Sinjar, northern Iraq. Thinking of the victims, survivors, and the many still missing.

"Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court" by CUP is now available *open access* Thrilled to have contributed –together w/ 60+ scholars & practitioners – to reimagining how international criminal law can advance gender justice. www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...

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So much horror in the world, and a serious threat is building in West Africa. "Emboldened by their success in the landlocked nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, insurgents affiliated with AQ and IS are moving south towardsand into coastal nations." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/w...

My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W

🌍 Last Friday, our colleague Juliana Laguna Trujillo moderated a panel on Gender Justice & the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty at the #JoinedUpJustice conference on Gender in ICL & IRL at Tilburg University. Big thanks to our speakers including @saretaashraph.bsky.social for their contributions!

My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

Honored to take part in this @ejiltalk.bsky.social podcast on international law & the rights of #Afghan women w @saharfetrat.bsky.social of @hrw.org She said women use the word "suffocating" to describe the situation under Taliban rule & argued that #Afghanistan may now be unlivable for #women

The CDC has literally been gutted today. There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet. Thousand of scientists fired. Entire departments erased. 1/

Thank you @ayicl.bsky.social for featuring me in your IWD campaign! The entire series is fantastic, with so many inspiring friends and colleagues also included!

📷 Workshop on Gender in International Criminal Law and Refugee Law Friday, April 11th, Tilburg University, NL. Keynote @saretaashraph.bsky.social Organised by Gezy Schuurmans, Rory Schuurmans, and Shima @Esmailian. Registration is through the following link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

This was an inspiring read. A recurring theme throughout every chapter of her career—from Palestine to Darfur, Sri Lanka to Syria—is that the dignity of victims and survivors must be the foundation of any justice effort. That is one of the many powerful takeaways.

So deeply impressive @monarishmawi.bsky.social. I also remember a conversation on Sudan sometimes during my thesis and I thank you again for your time during that meeting and above all, your competence, commitment, energy and brilliance for this world.

Honored to walk down memory lane with @saretaashraph.bsky.social , reflecting on my journey across Palestine, Switzerland, Iraq, Sudan, & Syria. Sareta’s insights & presence made this conversation meaningful & enjoyable. Thanks www.atlaswomen.org for creating an inspiring space to learn & grow.

. @monarishmawi.bsky.social's career is a storied one. Born in Gaza before 1967, she become one of the first lawyers, before and as part of Al Haq, to research the legal architecture of the military occupation and document and raise violations.

3. Embrace your ambition. When girls are young, they can be very vocal about what they want to be. But this impulse gets sort of hushed up, perhaps because for a long time ‘ambitious’ was not a compliment for a woman. Be proud of your goals, of what you want to make of yourself.

ATLAS's profile of the inspiring @monarishmawi.bsky.social is out! Mona is a Palestinian, Jordanian & Swiss lawyer, currently serving as a Member of the Independent Intl Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan. Read about her journey - and her advice for others 👇 www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...

Register here: www.geneva-academy.ch/event/atlas/...

Very happy to have contributed a chapter on "Valuing the Defence: A Comparative Analysis of the Hybrid Tribunals’ Stumbling Efforts Towards Giving Meaning to Defence Rights". Enjoying chapters by experts incl Kirsten Ainley, Mark Kersten, Erica Bussey, Rosemary Grey, Alice Dieci & many others.

America is fighting fascism by showing the rest of the world how fucking stupid fascism looks

It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.

USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed “Many of the programs are in fragile countries that are highly reliant on U.S. aid to support health systems, nutrition programs and stave off starvation” apnews.com/article/usai...

"The scene at the White House yesterday took my breath away. I would never have believed that we would ever have to defend Ukraine from the United States" German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier www.yahoo.com/news/german-...

An enormous challenge these days is processing & responding to what seems like the crumbling of the edifice of intl law. I hold on to this quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, “We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope”. We keep at it, the best we can.

Many thanks to Priya Gopalan for being ATLAS's Feb profile, and to @saretaashraph.bsky.social for interviewing Priya. Read our profile of this inspiring woman in international law here: www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...

Nuremberg Academy Lecture, 1 April at 5.30 pm at Courtroom 600: Prof. Leila Sadat on ‘The Long Arc of Justice: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity’. The lecture is open to the public free of cost and without pre-registration. www.nurembergacademy.org/public-disco...

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

firing for "too much DEI" is plainly firing a woman and a Black man on the presumption only white men can be qualified. this is disgusting biogtry.

Litigation Tracker we're producing at @justsecurity.org hits 80 cases Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

The @atlaswomen.bsky.social network is now here, and there’s a starter pack of verified Atlas members. Check them out below and give them a follow if you haven’t yet! cc: @saretaashraph.bsky.social If you’re part of the network, message me via the FB group and I’ll add you 👇🏼

Geneva Academy & ATLAS 'Women in International Law' podcasts are back! Listen to Caroline Abu Sa'da, DG, SOS MEDITERRANEE Switzerland Suisse with Nathalie Mivelaz Tirabosco Huge thanks to Natalie and Paige Morrow, as well as the rest of the team at the Academy! soundcloud.com/geneva-acade...

The New Humanitarian: "US aid freezes escalate Syria’s crisis: “From a humanitarian perspective, this is catastrophic.”" www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...

Report: 'A Gendered Analysis of Aggression and International Law', co-authored by Christine Chinkin & Louise Arimatsu. Thx to @newlinesinst.bsky.social for including me in team of experts involved in this important analysis of an underexplored area of #intLaw. newlinesinstitute.org/gender/a-gen...

Sweden has convicted Lina I of genocide, crimes against humanity & war crimes committed in Syria in 2015. These crimes were part of ISIL's attack on the Yazidis. The survivor showed remarkable courage. Happy to have contributed alongside the other expert witnesses 👉 www.domstol.se/stockholms-t...

Blogpost by Denise-Nicole Stone and myself on “Advancing Justice and Accountability in Syria after the Fall of Assad: Key Priorities” www.ushmm.org/genocide-pre...

US govt stop-work order is destroying support to communities struggling to survive post-ISIL. It’s inhumane & underlines the US govt’s ease with being inhumane. The latter is not a surprise to Iraqis (among many others). A good in itself, US foreign aid had been part of changing that narrative.

Iraq puts an end date on its repatriations from Syria: "Iraq to repatriate all IS-linked nationals from Syria's al-Hol camp by 2027" www.newarab.com/news/iraq-re...

A demographic study of the devastating impact of ISIL’s attacks on the Yazidi villages of Tel Qasab and Tel Banat, led by Valeria Cetorelli & myself -with support of Yazidi enumerators (who requested anonymity), Orsola Torrisi, @cja-news.bsky.social @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social. shorturl.at/aCLl8