Piece out today in @justsecurity.org by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland @barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...

Governments are prosecuting and silencing those defending the planet, Special Rapporteur @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social warns in her latest report. Protecting climate defenders isn’t rocket science—it just needs political will. Read our new piece by @suchitauppal.bsky.social👇

New report: #Ukraine's anti-corruption activists, journalists, and HRDs are facing escalating threats from the Ukrainian authorities. Human Rights First's, "Attacking the Watchdogs," documents the attacks & urges Western allies to act. Read more⬇️

Activist Lawyer piece out today with my @humanrightsfirst.org colleague @suchitauppal.bsky.social on new wave of attacks on anti-corruption activists & journalists by authorities in Ukraine @antac-ua.bsky.social @glushko.bsky.social @barrymalone.bsky.social www.activistlawyer.com/post/attacki...

#Ukraine’s corruption fighters are under fire. Even after the July reversal of the controversial law stripping NABU & SAPO of independence, attacks on the agencies continue. Read more in our latest blog: humanrightsfirst.org/library/why-...

Great news from Poland: the Hajnówka Five, activists prosecuted for providing humanitarian aid to refugees the Belarus border, have been acquitted. Today the Polish court recognized that humanitarian assitance and solidarity is not a crime. humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...

This month could be pivotal for Northern Ireland families still seeking truth and accountability for the conflict of 1969-1998. In our @justsecurity.org piece, @dooleydooley.bsky.social and I discuss upcoming trials, inquiries, and legislative moves. www.justsecurity.org/120044/septe... #speirgorm

This month, Northern Ireland’s courts may deliver long-awaited answers for families of the 1969–1998 conflict. Our @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social write in @justsecurity.org on the appeal of Laurence O’Neill’s torture-tainted conviction, the Bloody Sunday trial, and beyond.

Northern Ireland’s courts may deliver long-awaited answers — and perhaps accountability — for survivors and bereaved families of the conflict from 1969 to 1998, write @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social: www.justsecurity.org/120044/septe...

My latest for Gwara media in Ukraine about US-Europe tensions on peace talks @glushko.bsky.social @elizlanders.bsky.social gwaramedia.com/en/opinion-u...

The trial of the Hajnówka Five in #Poland, prosecuted for providing humanitarian aid to refugees, ended yesterday and our @dooleydooley.bsky.social was at the courthouse. The verdict is expected next Monday. Read more about what happened in court⬇️ @valeriahaensel.bsky.social @piotrczaban.bsky.social

@humanrightsfirst.org condemns Latvia’s conviction of HRD Ieva Raubiško for helping asylum seekers at the Belarus border: “Convicting Ieva is an obvious and shameful attempt to intimidate others into silence” humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma... @satorilv.bsky.social @zurnalsir.bsky.social

Latvian HRD Ieva Raubiško is back in court tomorrow after several delays, facing prison for helping five asylum seekers at the Belarus border. This trial must end in her acquittal. Solidarity is not a crime. @dooleydooley.bsky.social & I write: humanrightsfirst.org/library/latv...

One week after his mother ended a 10-month hunger strike, Egypt took Alaa Abdel Fattah off its “terrorist” list. He’s still in prison despite global criticism. @dooleydooley.bsky.social and I write for @humanrightsfirst.org : humanrightsfirst.org/library/alaa... @neilcihrs.bsky.social

The Alaska summit between Trump & Putin must not sideline justice for Ukraine’s war victims. “Any deal that lets Russia off the hook for war crimes is not peace—it’s a green light for the next massacre.” — @dooleydooley.bsky.social Read our statement here: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...

Ukraine restores NABU & SAPO independence — a major win for civil society after public & international pressure. Read Human Rights First’s statement here: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma... @dooleydooley.bsky.social @elizlanders.bsky.social @francisfarrell.bsky.social @jonathanlanday.bsky.social

@dooleydooley.bsky.social and I unpack Ukraine’s anti-corruption rollback — what happened, the civil society response, and what’s next.