Mark Lattimer
@mglattimer.bsky.social
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Exec Director, Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights War, justice,
#civilianrights
pinned post!
We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption? My latest for
@articlesofwar.bsky.social
lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-...
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Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations - Lieber Institute West Point
Preparations for LSCOs have led to a debate about whether the conduct of such operations requires modifying the prevailing approach to civilian protection.
https://lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-common-assumptions-civilian-protection-large-scale-combat-operations/
3 months ago
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“…industry is not bound to ensure that its products are compliant with the law of armed conflict. … This could present the Ministry of Defence with an unpalatable choice between redesigning these systems at considerable expense or deploying them at the risk of non-compliance.”
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"The US has the power to stop Israel, but until it decides to exercise that power, the violations are likely to continue." I spoke to
@aljazeera.com
about the latest violations across the yellow line in
#Gaza
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mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/sYbXhU...
18 days ago
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Ali Alaspli علي العسلبي
29 days ago
From Mitiga to The Hague. A new piece I wrote for
@ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
on the El Hishri case, victim participation, and accountability in Libya after years of impunity. I also reflect on attending the hearings firsthand. Read here:
www.ceasefire.org/from-mitiga-...
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From Mitiga to The Hague: What Does the El Hishri Case Mean for Libya’s Victims? - The Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
For more than a decade, many perpetrators of human rights abuses and international crimes in Libya behaved as though accountability simply did not apply to them. In a country fractured by division, do...
https://www.ceasefire.org/from-mitiga-to-the-hague-what-does-the-el-hishri-case-mean-for-libyas-victims/
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Asser Institute
29 days ago
⚔️ Contemporary armed conflicts, such as in Gaza and Ukraine, have placed unprecedented pressure on the rules of international humanitarian law. The latest Volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, published w/ Springer, is out! 🔗
lnkd.in/eEPQWijn
#IHL
#LOAC
#Gaza
#Ukraine
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Where do I get my copy?
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about 1 month ago
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Some say it is legal to attack energy infrastructure because it is a ‘dual-use object’. But such strikes may make commanders liable under the law on dual-purpose attacks. My latest for
@articlesofwar.bsky.social
with research from
@yearbookofihl.bsky.social
lieber.westpoint.edu/dual-use-obj...
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Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks - Lieber Institute West Point
Attacks against dual-use objects could also be analysed under the more developed law on dual-purpose attacks.
https://lieber.westpoint.edu/dual-use-objects-dual-purpose-attacks/
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Rajiv Menon KC had been accused of breaching judge's directions by telling jury that they had a right to acquit. "This unprecedented attempt to criminalise lawyers for doing their job and representing their clients fearlessly should never be repeated.”
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...
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Palestine Action trial lawyer wins appeal against contempt of court charge
Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching judge’s directions with his closing speech at trial of six activists
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/12/palestine-action-trial-lawyer-wins-appeal-contempt-court-charge
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“The UK’s inability to detect civilian harm calls into question its ability to comply with international humanitarian law” - Mae Thompson for
@ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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MoD has no system to detect civilian deaths caused by military, study shows
Revelation comes after report commissioned by department released in response to charity’s FoI request
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/05/mod-no-system-detect-civilian-harm-caused-by-military-study-shows
about 2 months ago
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NEW: Compensation to harmed individuals now formally included in the EUR 90 billion Ukraine support loan just agreed by EU. Recall that the loan is only repayable on receipt of war
#reparations
from Russia, giving the EU a direct interest in Russia paying up.
www.consilium.europa.eu/fr/press/pre...
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Council finalises €90 billion support loan to Ukraine
The EU demonstrates its unwavering support for Ukraine by setting up a €90 billion loan to help finance urgent budgetary and defence needs in 2026 and 2027.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/fr/press/press-releases/2026/04/23/council-finalises-90-billion-support-loan-to-ukraine/
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V good piece by Caitlin Chiaramonte and
@legalleadtheway.bsky.social
on challenges for prosecutors in the big Afghanistan war crimes trial in Aus. Similar to what might be faced in UK after completion of Afghanistan Inquiry into alleged unlawful killings.
#HaddonCave
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2 months ago
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THE NERVE
2 months ago
Can radical change solve some of today’s most intractable problems? V good ep of Start the Week yesterday featuring Nerve contributing writer
@natashawalter.bsky.social
talking about her new book ‘Feminism for a World on Fire’ Host
@tds153.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Start the Week - Challenges and solutions - BBC Sounds
John Kampfner, Natasha Walter and Nicolas Niarchos join Tom Sutcliffe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002v0yn
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The White House knew and possibly drafted the contents of the Pakistani PM’’s statement detailing the terms of the ceasefire. They included Lebanon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/w...
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White House Knew About Pakistan’s Cease-Fire Post on X Before It Was Sent
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/world/middleeast/trump-pakistan-tweet-iran.html?smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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New statement by EU countries, UK, Canada & Japan welcomes ceasefire, incl.
#Lebanon
. Meanwhile Israel has launched at least 100 airstrikes across Lebanon, killing scores of civilians, and Beirut hospitals appeal for blood donations.
3 months ago
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"The [Office of the Special Investigator] has been tasked with investigating literally dozens of murders” in Afghanistan. This is first person charged. In an earlier civil case, “a Federal Court judge found that Roberts-Smith had taken part in at least four murders...”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ben Roberts-Smith: Australian soldier charged over alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr1jyk0qwjo
3 months ago
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That’s not a heist, that’s repossession
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3 months ago
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We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption? My latest for
@articlesofwar.bsky.social
lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-...
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Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations - Lieber Institute West Point
Preparations for LSCOs have led to a debate about whether the conduct of such operations requires modifying the prevailing approach to civilian protection.
https://lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-common-assumptions-civilian-protection-large-scale-combat-operations/
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We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption? My latest for
@articlesofwar.bsky.social
lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-...
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Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations - Lieber Institute West Point
Preparations for LSCOs have led to a debate about whether the conduct of such operations requires modifying the prevailing approach to civilian protection.
https://lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-common-assumptions-civilian-protection-large-scale-combat-operations/
3 months ago
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The number of civilians directly killed in this war already stands at over 1,500 but the full toll of civilian harm is far greater and deeper.
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Justice after two decades
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...
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$42 Million Verdict for Iraqi Victims of U.S. Abuse Is Upheld on Appeal
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/politics/iraqi-lawsuit-torture-verdict-upheld.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.-65V.3LJXWPjON_jS&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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cpj.org/2026/03/germ...
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German, Turkish journalists missing in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sulaymaniyah, March 11, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Syrian authorities to clarify the fate and whereabouts of German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and Kurdish-Turkish journa...
https://cpj.org/2026/03/german-turkish-journalists-missing-in-syria/
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NEW: Arrest in London of former Syrian Air Force intelligence officer. For years the Syria work of the War Crimes Unit at Counter Terrorism Command (Met Police) has focused on 'structural investigations', but this apparently follows tip off by Syrians in London.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Man in UK charged with crimes against humanity in Syria
The 58-year-old man has been charged in relation to his time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqw32wp9d8o
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When I was crossing the Bekaa valley last month, a shopkeeper proudly told me that “half the restaurants in New York serve wine from the Bekaa” (he wouldn’t be far wrong).
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General Sir Richard Shirreff: "if Britain is involved, our hand is in the mangle... we should not in any way, shape or form be involved with the Americans closely because they are being led by a couple of gung ho nutters without a proper strategy..." After that, he let's rip.
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British PM Starmer says that U.K. bases will only be used for ’defensive’ operations and not ‘offensive’ ops. But how can that be so when they are being used by the aggressor? Great discussion here with Milanovic,
@adhaque.bsky.social
@janinadill.bsky.social
www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/u...
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Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal?
Starmer said Britain would intercept Iranian missiles and allow US to use its bases in defensive action. Does that make the UK complicit in an illegal war?
https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/uk-intervention-iran-war-legal-international-law
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“The United States, Israel, and Iran, have each violated international law. The United Kingdom appears poised to join them.”
www.justsecurity.org/132894/us-is...
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U.S. and Israel Aggression, Iran Misdirected Self-Defense, and Gulf State Self-Defense
U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran violate the UN Charter; Iran’s response breaches proportionality. Haque examines options for third-party states.
https://www.justsecurity.org/132894/us-israel-iran-war-legal-options/
4 months ago
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Great thread on the wonderful Yanar Mohammed ⬇️
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Devastated to learn that the great Yanar Mohammed, founder of the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq, was assassinated today by 'unknown' gunmen in Baghdad. Here in her own words:
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
4 months ago
The only certainty in the war between US/Israel and Iran is mass civilian harm
www.ceasefire.org/mass-civilia...
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Mass civilian harm the only certainty in war between US/Israel and Iran
The only certainty in the rapidly escalating conflict between the United States/ Israel and Iran is civilian harm on a mass scale, said Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights in a statement.With the sco...
https://www.ceasefire.org/mass-civilian-harm-the-only-certainty-in-war-between-us-israel-and-iran/
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U.K., France, Germany statement just out. The “we are not joining these strikes” line is crumbling fast…
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Reassuring
www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516885-ais-cant-stop-recommending-nuclear-strikes-in-war-game-simulations/
4 months ago
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inside the ‘triple black box’
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
4 months ago
As Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the immense civilian toll continues to grow. Writing for our blog, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskalets shares how these four years have altered her life, her art, and her understanding of resistance.
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War must not become the new normal: Art, solidarity and resistance four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating an armed aggression ongoing since 2014. On this grim anniversary, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskale...
https://www.ceasefire.org/war-must-not-become-the-new-normal-art-solidarity-and-resistance-four-years-after-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
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"The body of evidence we collected ... leaves only one reasonable inference," said UN expert Mona Rishmawi. "The RSF acted with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, the Zaghawa and Fur communities in El-Fasher. These are the hallmarks of genocide."
reliefweb.int/node/4199260
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Sudan: Hallmarks of Genocide in El-Fasher Report of the independent international fact-finding mission for the Sudan - Advance Unedited Version (A/HRC/61/77) - Sudan
UN Document in English on Sudan about Protection and Human Rights; published on 17 Feb 2026 by UN HRC
https://reliefweb.int/node/4199260
4 months ago
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Bound to be good!
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4 months ago
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Ali Alaspli علي العسلبي
4 months ago
Assassinating Justice in Libya My latest piece for
@ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
Read it here 👇🏽
www.ceasefire.org/assassinatin...
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Assassinating justice in Libya
On 3 February, Libyan presidential candidate Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was shot dead by a team of four masked gunmen in Zintan. His killing cannot be read as an isolated security incident, nor as merely a...
https://www.ceasefire.org/assassinating-justice-in-libya/
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Mae Thompson
5 months ago
I sat in on the Defence Committee last week as former ministers were questioned about the MoD's Afghan data breach. In my latest blog post for
@ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
, I consider what the data breach and superinjunction reveal about the culture inside the MoD and what needs to change.
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What the Afghan data breach and superinjunction reveal about the MoD’s culture of impunity
In Portcullis House on Tuesday, former Secretary of State for Defence Rt Hon Sir Ben Wallace told the Defence Committee that ‘there is always a danger with that organisation that they confuse elitism ...
https://www.ceasefire.org/what-the-afghan-data-breach-and-superinjunction-reveal-about-the-mods-culture-of-impunity/
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Large pro-Kurdish demo outside U.K. Parliament just now. There’s a lot of concern that what happened in Suwayda is now unfolding in NE Syria.
5 months ago
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Indeed
www.state.gov/u-s-support-...
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“Contrary to the interests of the US”: - Global Counterterrorism Forum - International Law Commission - Office of UN SRSG on violence against children -Peacebuilding Commission ….
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/
6 months ago
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Natasha Walter
6 months ago
Historic verdict: Roger Lumbala is found guilty of crimes against humanity in DR Congo.. Congratulations to all who made this happen - particularly to
@mglattimer.bsky.social
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Good that the PM has intervened, but he is only repeating a threat that was first made by the UK gov 6 months ago. Now is the time for action.
#reparations
#Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court
The Prime Minister said Roman Abramovich should make good on his pledge that money from the sale of Chelsea FC would go to benefit Ukrainians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2e64lr3zeo
6 months ago
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Minority Rights Group
6 months ago
BREAKING 📣 Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala was convicted today for complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second
#Congo
War. Minority Rights Group welcomes this decision to convict as a historic turning point for the
#indigenous
Bambuti.
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BREAKING: Roger Lumbala found guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity and sentenced to 30 years for operation Effacer le tableau in eastern Congo, just now at Cour d’Assises in Paris.
@minorityrights.bsky.social
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Here with UN SR Francesca Albanese at
@odi.global
“Absolutely Israel should pay reparations for the occupation — and those other countries who are complicit by sending arms.”
6 months ago
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This is the letter received by an Iraqi family in Basra after their father was arrested. “British Forces have treated him in a good way according to the British Rules”, writes the commanding officer reassuringly. In fact, as the officer knew very well, their father was already dead. SHORT 🧵
7 months ago
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
7 months ago
Afghan Inquiry publishes redacted evidence from closed hearings in 2024 involving former Special Forces members, after refusing the MoD’s request to delay release. Newly published docs reveal the Inquiry was told UKSF leadership suppressed evidence of possible war crimes.
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Special Forces heads suppressed SAS war crime evidence, inquiry hears
An officer tells the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan UK Special Forces leadership was
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgk1l4lrrdo?at_link_id=567693EC-CE56-11F0-AD65-E9C14953C111&at_format=link&utm_social_handle_id=612473&utm_social_post_id=611609049&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link&xtor=AL-71-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
8 months ago
OUT NOW: Our new report finds UK defence is ill-prepared to protect civilians from harm from UK military operations. Full report:
www.ceasefire.org/uk-defence-i...
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Happening In Belfast tomorrow ⬇️ Please repost for colleagues in Northern Ireland!
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"Ukraine reserved the right to decide how to allocate resources, Ms Mudra said, adding that some would have to go towards other sectors like reconstruction and victim compensation." At least some of the "reparations loan" should be spent on
#reparations
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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EU set to endorse deal to turn frozen Russian assets into support for Ukraine
The contentious proposal would see Kyiv receive €140bn (£121bn) worth of frozen Russian state assets currently held in Belgium.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwykd4l3dy1o
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Crushing opinion on Israel’s obligations just dropped from Intl Court of Justice. In findings that rely heavily on IHL, ICJ says that Israel’s duty under GCIV Art59 to facilitate relief schemes if the local population is inadequately supplied is *unconditional*, incl. relief provided by UNRWA. 1/3
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