“If … Trump … authorizes private companies to undertake OCOs on behalf of the U.S. government, the decision will usher in a series of dangerous consequences that would destabilize the international system, undermine the rule of law, and proliferate insecurity.” www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

We killed a third IRCS health worker today. In a medical clinic no less. This lawless war must stop.

"In post-conflict situations, legitimacy is built when survivors can approach public institutions and are treated with dignity. Reparations sit at the heart of this test." - Interesting piece detailing what Syria could learn from Iraqi #reparations programs. www.justiceinfo.net/en/157239-sy...

"Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tuesday that it plans to target major US technology companies across the Middle East, including Apple, Microsoft and Google, on Wednesday amid the ongoing war." Iran accuses the companies of being involved in planning & tracking targets for US attacks.

2,000 civilians killed, 3 million internally displaced, schools, hospitals, cultural and religious badly hit: #US - #Israel strikes on #Iran dramatically worsened human rights conditions & lead to intensified internal repression - UN rights experts. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

"Eyewitnesses have told the BBC they have seen children, including some armed, in security roles in the capital and other [Iranian] cities" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excellent piece. While I take the view that customary international law already prohibits reprisals against objects indispensable to civilian survival which may be expected to cause starvation, this may be a good time for a declaratory resolution in the UNGA. opiniojuris.org/2026/03/31/w...

The President of the United States is once again threatening to destroy civilian infrastructure, including objects indispensable to civilian survival, as an act of collective punishment. All States must condemn this madness and act now to end this lawless war.

The U.S. hit another school, together with a sports hall, killing and injuring many civilians. Even if it was a "mistake," it could still be a war crime if the strike was taken recklessly. Read more in "'Mistakes' in War": papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...

The categorical and retributive framing of this threat to attack Iranian infrastructure makes clear that this a threat to commit war crimes.

Sudan Doctors Network said RSF and allies shelled residential areas in the city of Dilling for several hours.

We have now killed at least 1,568 civilians, including at least 236 children, in this illegal war. www.en-hrana.org/day-30-of-u-...

In our homage to Minnesotans, we argue they not only protected themselves, their peaceful courage will help save others in the US and around the world. Their extraordinary efforts absolutely should never be forgotten.

Wishing nothing but safety and security to all academics everywhere. The purposeful targeting of universities by anyone is a grave crime against humanity and knowledge.

I have a full page report in today's @irishtimes.com on Israeli attacks on healthcare in Lebanon & the crisis of international law. Read it online or in the print newspaper: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle... Thank you to everyone who spoke to me for this.

‘It didn’t matter whose child I rescued’: parents of Iran Shajareh Tayyebeh school bombing victims describe their worst day #Minab #Iran www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

I am delighted to share that my article, which sets out a draft amendment to Article II of the 1948 Genocide Convention, has been published in the Journal of International Criminal Justice (OUP). A nice way to end the week! ✍🏻 academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...

The Minab strike placed squarely before the public a key question: how does the law governing war protect civilians when the intelligence supporting a strike is wrong, and what legal consequences flow from getting it wrong? From Joseph Orenstein: www.justsecurity.org/134350/legal...

📣Join us for a fascinating hybrid double-feature REPAIR lecture on #climate #reparations with Prof. @mwewerinke.bsky.social from @uvalawschool.bsky.social & Prof. Morgera from @durham.ac.uk. 📆 15 April, 11am CET 📍Room B9.22, UvA REC 🔗 More info & sign-up: www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/cli...

Iran’s intelligence service appears to be recruiting people on social media to carry out acts of terror and espionage on British soil by offering payments starting from £500 to film targets. www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

Time for #reparations? UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cuba may pay lump sum #compensation to U.S. citizens and companies whose properties were seized after the 1959 revolution. Some argue that the proposal might be tied to calls for lifting the U.S. embargo as part of a broader negotiating strategy. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/c...

Heroism, horror and the ‘pits of hell’: inside the last days of El Fasher www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Israel using white phosphorus to scorch earth in south #Lebanon, researcher says #IDF - 'Ahmad Beydoun, who said his count was a conservative estimate, found that 39% of uses were in residential areas' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Latest death toll Lebanon.

Important article that calls into question: 1) Nature of U.S. role in this operation 2) Identity of the target 3) Conduct of U.S. partner force

🙏🇺🇦 The ancient Bernardine Monastery in Lviv, which, along with other buildings in the city, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is on fire.

NASA is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and ​will instead use its components to construct a $20 billion ‌base on the moon’s surface over the next seven years, its new chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday. www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...

Bellingcat has now geolocated the photos of munition remnants to the northwest of the Bir Tine neighbourhood in Chad, just 650 metres to the border of the Western Darfur region of Sudan that is largely controlled by the Rapid Support Forces. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

🚨 BREAKING: Russian forces strike central Lviv, hitting the city's historic core. Local officials report damage to UNESCO World Heritage sites as emergency teams respond to the scene.

As Syria continues on its precarious path after the fall of Assad, it must pursue a comprehensive framework for transitional justice. To launch Just Security’s new Syria in Transition series, Fadel Abdulghany and Ruti Teitel provide their analysis here: #Syria #transitionaljustice #peace

"We are speaking in a code, the language of catastrophe, where the holes in the ground have also carved out larger holes in the language, silences that are louder than words." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

🚨 Exclusive: Cuba Is Prepared to Offer Compensation to Americans Who Lost Property in the 1959 Revolution Cuba is willing to put the “lump sum” compensation measure on the table in... Report by @ryangrim.bsky.social & José Luis Granados Ceja for Drop Site News www.dropsitenews.com/p/cuba-prepa...

We have now killed at least 1,443 civilians, including at least 217 children, in this illegal war. www.en-hrana.org/day-24-of-u-...

Project Maven - Omniscience, Omnipresence, and Omnipotence: Meet the Gods of AI Warfare www.wired.com/story/projec...

Interesting podcast episode touching on #reparations with Simukai Chigudu from Oxford University whose recent memoir ‘Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire’ weaves together personal and political/colonial history. www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

Launching an extraordinary book “Redressing Rape in War” by Dr. Sunneva Gilmore at QUB Law today. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @qublaw.bsky.social @lukemoffett.bsky.social @kieran Brava !!

‘There’s no ceasefire’: #Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

“God, It’s Terrifying”: How the Pentagon Got Hooked on AI War Machines — excerpt of PROJECT MAVEN book in Bloomberg Businessweek www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

"Over the nearly three-year conflict, WHO has confirmed that 2,036 people have been killed in 213 attacks on health care, including Friday night's strike.” www.bbc.com/news/article... #KeepEyesonSudan

It’s time for the UN to formally recognise the transatlantic slavery trade as a crime against humanity | John Dramani Mahama

How Palantir, not Anthropic, led US bombs to kill 175 civilians, mostly 7-12yo girls, in a school in Minab, Iran on Feb 28. How embedding automation - not LLMs in this case, just image processing and sensor fusion - in military workflows mutes human judgment, causes errors, & diverts accountability.

The war with Iran is being fought in new domains, from cyberspace to outer space, writes Lauryn Williams.

#RSF drone strike on #Sudan hospital kills at least 64 patients and medical staff and wounds 89 more. UN human rights chief, Volker Türk said he was “appalled” after more than 200 civilians were killed by drones within 8 day period. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

It would a war crime for #Trump to intentionally target #Iran power plant as their destruction causes massive civilian harm, hence why two Russian commanders have arrest warrants at the #ICC for attacking Ukrainian electrical infrastructure

‘It is a shock’: survivors of Brussels bombings face pension cuts 10 years on, which left 32 people dead and 320 seriously injured www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Another US maritime strike—this time with three survivors reported. (I am not optimistic that they will be rescued.) This lawless killing for content cannot become mere background noise.

The munition is briefly visible here:

With all eyes on the Middle East, the conflict in #Sudan now risks escalating across the border Chad warns Sudan it will retaliate after RSF drone strike on mourners kills 17 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...