"... the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over."

Ottawa friends and colleagues, Human Rights Day is around the corner. Hope you can join us at U of Ottawa, for this event co-hosted by the @uottawahrrec.bsky.social and the @cepi-cips.bsky.social. Wednesday, December 10th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Registration details in the link.

A reminder from UN experts of serious human rights concerns in a corner of the world where there is little scrutiny and attention, and where India faces zero accountability. #Kashmir

"The world must not look away." -- @agnescallamard.bsky.social @amnesty.org

Myanmar is Safe?

US State Department Debases Human Rights Diplomacy

This is heartbreaking, infuriating & shameful all at once. Our “record” as a country committed to refugee protection is rapidly crumbling, at a time when that example is so sorely needed in a world of closing borders. Time to turn in our Nansen Award.

Minister McGuinty, what gives? Surely the Canadian military has no interest in learning IDF lessons about waging genocide. We need confirmation no Canadian soldiers took part. And if they did, a whole lot of explaining & accountability.

Gender equality is a mere “aspect” of Canadian foreign policy. And we certainly don’t call that policy “feminist”. At a time when we need & crave global human rights leadership, the Carney government keeps heading in the other direction.

That’s 2 announcements in a week from PM MC of potential trade deals with fraught human rights concerns: UAE & India. With no signs of those concerns being taken seriously. Leaving human rights out of trade policy undermines rights & is shortsighted.

Two kicks at being contemptuously notwithstanding in three weeks. This time on the backs of trans youth. The notion that human rights protection must above all be there for the most vulnerable in society means nothing in Danielle Smith's Alberta.

Thank you @jaymepoisson.bsky.social for such an engaging conversation on CBC's Front Burner about this year's Massey Lectures, Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World.

What a gift to sit down and talk with Nahlah Ayed for this episode of CBC Radio's Ideas, in the lead up to the broadcast of the Massey Lectures next week: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

PM @mark-carney.bsky.social, there can be no move to "expand the Canada-UAE economic partnership" unless & until the UAE ceases ALL support to the RSF, responsible for unspeakable mass atrocities, very likely on the scale of genocide, in Sudan.

Contempt? Exceptionalism? Something to hide? All of the above.

Looking forward to speaking at the @balsillieschool.bsky.social on November 27th about universal human rights & the way ahead. If you are going to be in the Kitchener/Waterloo area, hope you can join us. It's free, registration details below.

Event Friday, Nov 14 from 6pm to 8:30pm (doors open at 5:30pm): hear @alexneve.bsky.social on the violation of Hassan Diab's human rights; and Don Bayne on the sham French trial of Dr. Diab, and the need for reform of the Extradition Act. Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar 
Street

The word 'unbelievable' long ago lost any meaning in the time of Trump 2.0. But still... Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

Shout out to @chrrumanitoba.bsky.social's @adeleperry.bsky.social for this generous review of my Massey Lectures book, Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World, in @winnipegfreepress.com. And she is spot on. I am indeed "10-toes down for human rights"; as we all must be.

Been a bit out of breath, and running to catch up... With a deep well of appreciation to the people of NYC, and a mountain of gratitude to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Indeed, good does shine through. Let the rest of us take this far.

Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World are the 2025 Massey Lectures by Professor @alexneve.bsky.social. While human rights ought to be applied universally, it’s also the area where we have most profoundly failed. #BookSky

Are you in Winnipeg? @alexneve.bsky.social is here this week! @uwglobalcollege.bsky.social are lucky enough to welcome him on Wednesday afternoon to talk human rights and peacekeeping with Dr.Kirsten Van Houten! Join us!

Les #droitshumains, c’est surtout quand ça va mal qu’il faut s’y tenir. Les rendre universels et surtout les rendre accessibles à tous et toutes devrait guider les décisions politiques et les budgets. 🙏 @alexneve.bsky.social et @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Massey lectures #polcan #budget

What an absolute gift to be interviewed by Canada’s premier interviewer, the incomparable Carol Off, at the Toronto International Festival of Authors. As has been the case with every audience during this Massey Lectures tour, huge appreciation to everyone for the rich questions and conversation.

"Underneath, at least 10,000 people are thought to be buried." Sit with that a moment. Canadian equivalent would be 186,000 people - families, children, grandparents, friends & loved ones - lives extinguished & buried by genocide's rubble of bombarded, collapsed buildings.

So proud to see my friend Alex Neve deliver this year’s Massey Lecture in Ottawa last night. Alex is a dear friend & I deeply admire his lifelong fight for human rights in Canada & around the world. His message is clear & urgent. Human rights are non-negotiable, inalienable & above all, universal.

A balm in stormy times: Merci @alexneve.bsky.social for concrete steps we can all take to ensure #HumanRights are truly #Universal. Et chapeaux to the brilliant #NahlaAyed + #PaulineHoldsworth who quench our thirst with these #CBCMasseyLectures. May we all be ‘lamps, lifeboats, ladders’ indeed ✨

Very much welcomed this pre-lecture warm up conversation on Thursday afternoon, with Kate Adach, on CBC Radio's All in A Day, just before the final of the five Massey Lectures in Ottawa. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Satellite images from the El Fasher massacre are such that bloodstains can be seen from space. What more will it take for the world to take action to end the horror in #Sudan? Where is Canada @mark-carney.bsky.social & @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social?

Ce soir, lors de la dernière conférence Massey 2025 au Centre national des Arts, @alexneve.bsky.social nous invitera à prendre conscience du fait que les droits de la personne dépendent de notre volonté d’agir, collectivement, les uns pour les autres. En savoir plus : bit.ly/4nwbBoi

When @alexneve.bsky.social steps to the podium at the National Arts Centre tonight to deliver the final 2025 Massey Lecture, he'll call on all of us to see that the promise of human rights lies in our willingness to act, collectively, for one another. Learn more: bit.ly/3Wyv3FV

The conversation could not have been in more thoughtful hands. Such a crucial time to be coming together to renew our belief in human rights & embrace our collective power to advance transformative change. Heaps of appreciation & gratitude @caradraws.bsky.social.

We must all stand in solidarity with Alberta teachers. Using the notwithstanding clause to crush the right to strike is contemptuous of labour rights, undermines the role of the courts & ultimately erodes human rights across the country.

Ottawa friends, hope you can make it. I’m so very looking forward to this conversation at Ottawa Writers Festival, with the always engaging & thoughtful @caradrianh.bsky.social. Might I suggest a double bill & take in 6 pm discussion with Saeed Teebi. Tickets: writersfestival.org/events/fall-...

Hey Toronto folks, come join us for this conversation at @lincolnalexander.bsky.social at @torontomet.bsky.social on Monday, November 3, 12 - 1:30 pm. Registration link: www.torontomu.ca/law/news-eve...

In a world fractured by violence, what does it really mean to protect human rights? Author and human rights lawyer @alexneve.bsky.social reflects on the power of memory, witnessing, and collective action: thewalrus.ca/why-i-still-beli...

Join us tomorrow for an award presentation by Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament (CLND) to the Hon. Douglas Roche O.C. for Distinguished Achievement in Nuclear Disarmament 🏆 The award presentation will be followed by a lecture given by Mr. Roche. @alexneve.bsky.social >>> bit.ly/3VYOO9k

Human rights are from, for, and by the people. “They do not belong to governments and are not a gift from governments,” writes @alexneve.bsky.social, even when the state of our world tells us otherwise. thewalrus.ca/why-i-still-beli...

Such a great conversation with dear friend @markkersten.bsky.social and a tremendous turnout & great questions at @goufv.bsky.social. Universal human rights are our greatest hope, the power & responsibility to meet the promise is ours.

Massey Lectures makes stop in Fort St. John.

Not too late to make your plans to join us at the University of the Fraser Valley tomorrow, October 9th. www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/local-news/h...

Enjoyed this conversation with @spaikin.bsky.social, in @thestar.com, reflecting on how we strengthen and renew the universal human rights promise. Steve ends, noting: "Alex, I want to believe." The answer: "You can!" We all can, and we must. The promise is in our hands.

Dream, just for a moment... A Human Rights Investment Agency. Imagine what that could be.

Anyone in Fort St John on Sat Oct 4, you will not want to miss this event, sure to be an engaging, dynamic and timely conversation, part of our 2025 CBC Massey Lectures tour. Tickets are free! All you need do is register (link in the article).

Heaps of appreciation to all the human rights believers across the country who have pushed my Massey Lectures book, "Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World", to #2 on the Canadian nonfiction bestsellers list. Available at the independent bookstore near you.

Alex Neve (@alexneve.bsky.social) will present his CBC Massey Lectures UNIVERSAL in Vancouver tonight and Edmonton next Wednesday, October 1st!📍 📖 You can purchase Neve's lectures in print now from your favourite bookseller here: houseofanansi.com/products/uni...