"The cruel revolving door of detentions and releases must cease once and for all." #Venezuela

"Whatever the interests of other nations, the priority must be to listen to the voices of the millions of Iranians risking their lives in the streets for a democratic future..." - Shirin Ebadi and Payam Akhavan #IranProtests

Our statement re: prisoner releases in Venezuela. Release all political prisoners, full transparency about plans for further releases, dismantle country's repressive apparatus and practices. Bottom line: human rights must come first in Venezuela.

We must all add our voices to the courageous protesters out in the streets of Iran. They do not relent, no matter the cost. They grow bolder and more insistent. The terrifying, violent repression must stop. Their demands must be met. #IranProtests

#IranProtests Immense apprehension. A universe of solidarity.

US: Minneapolis Killing by ICE Unjustified www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

"These decisions are not just cruel, racist and discriminatory, they will also no doubt prove to be devastatingly short-sighted by undermining the interests of people in the United States and around the world."

"People in #Iran daring to express their anger at decades of repression and demand fundamental change are once again being met with a deadly pattern of security forces unlawfully firing at, chasing, arresting and beating protesters, in scenes reminiscent of the Woman Life Freedom uprising of 2022."

Si les Vénézuéliens étaient la priorité.

“Amid ongoing violations against the Rohingya, the world must stand firm in the pursuit of justice and a path toward ending impunity in Myanmar and restoring our rights.” -- @waiwainu.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Women’s Peace Network

Says it all... Mr. Trump was asked... whether the two sides had discussed the release of political prisoners or the return of opposition politicians from exile. "We haven’t gotten to that yet. What we want to do now is fix up the oil."

"The world can and should stand with Iranians. But in the end, freedom is not bestowed from above, it is claimed from within: by those who risk everything to declare that they, and only they, will decide their destiny." Powerful from @smohyeddin.bsky.social.

"We cannot afford for our rights to be instrumentalised: invoked when they’re convenient, and vilified when they’re not."

Vancouver friends, hope you can join us for this event on Monday, January 21 at the Centre for Peace at Canadian Memorial United Church.

Our statement about the implications of the US attack in Venezuela. Maduro’s abysmal human rights record does not excuse breaching international law. Trump’s illegal invasion does not forgive Maduro’s grave human rights violations. What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.

US Strikes Venezuela, Says it Will ‘Run’ Country www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

There is so much in this magnificent inaugural address from Zohran Mamdani. What has stayed with me most of all, though, is this simple commitment; one that we should all make: "The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations."

In 2025 #SaudiArabia set its highest record for the number of people executed in one year: 356. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty

Amidst ongoing staggering suffering, Israel bans 37 humanitarian organizations from Gaza, including some of the world's most respected aid groups. Needless to say = complete opposite of ending genocide. Canada & other states complain, but do nothing.

How many more statements of meaningless denunciation - empty of one single consequence for unrelenting genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity - must Palestinians endure Minister @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social?

UN experts urge Iran to halt execution of 67-year-old woman.

In what dystopian future does this global rush to massively boost military spending and cold-heartedly slash humanitarian spending take us even remotely close to a more secure - let alone a more just, more humane, more sustainable - world? Answer: it does not.

Surely, Minister @manindersidhu.bsky.social, at the very least we must suspend our free trade deal with Israel, which perversely extends its benefit to these ever-expanding, illegal, war crimes settlements in the West Bank.

PM @mark-carney.bsky.social & Minister @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, the work of the ICC was never going to be straightforward, with powerful forces determined to subvert the course of international justice. That is when the champions need to show up. That is now. We need to show up.

Humbled to be appointed as one of three experts on the UN Human Rights Council’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela. Important work ahead at a tough and challenging time.

"Canada shouldn’t be exporting war criminals. It should hold them to account. Doing so means using Canadian courts to address the suffering of others as an act of solidarity with those who flee atrocity for the safety and promise of Canada." My latest: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Important universal human rights message from @equitashumanrights.bsky.social. Use your rights. Defend your rights. Live your rights.

These reports from South Kordofan are deeply troubling. A part of Sudan which has seen so many atrocities and yet, has been so often overlooked.

"This rush to forcibly return people to Afghanistan ignores why they fled in the first place and the serious dangers they face if sent back. It shows a clear disregard for states’ international obligations and violates the binding principle of non-refoulement.”

"The devastating scenes of flooded tents & collapsed buildings in Gaza... cannot be blamed solely on ‘bad weather’. They are the foreseeable consequences of Israel’s ongoing genocide & deliberate policy of blocking the entry of shelter & repair materials for the displaced."

Thank you to folks at @torontomet.bsky.social's Lincoln Alexander School of Law for this write-up of the event I spoke at in early November. Particularly appreciate the thoughtful comments from students in the audience, all of which show passion and determination to uphold human rights.

📢New blog by @alexneve.bsky.social - Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World There is nothing conditional about the human rights promise that was made. Nothing temporary, exclusive or discretionary... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/12/16/u...

This is what impunity looks like.

"No use shouting into the wind... China needs to see there are real consequences.” -- Caoilfhionn Gallagher, Jimmy Lai's legal team

Wrenching to watch the death toll from the vile antisemitic shooting attack at Bondi beach continue to mount. Yet another harrowing reminder that we must ALL stand against ALL hate ALWAYS, long before it spills over into terror, violence & murder.

Montreal friends! I'll be saying a few words at my son Brennan Neve's Write 4 Rights gathering at 6595 St. Urbain. Sat Dec 14, 7 pm onwards. If you can: drop by, write some letters, speak up for human rights. In today's world... silence is not an option. More details here: noexit.ca/events/

A moving and powerful messages shared by our speaker @alexneve.bsky.social : Change begins with one person and silence is not an option! #HumanRights @uottawahrrec.bsky.social

Thank you @alexneve.bsky.social for putting #HumanRights first ♥️ Thanks to Profs Nadia Abu-Zahra & @anneslevesque.bsky.social, to Mayyu Ali & Valeria Navarette for your thoughts on universality! A pleasure to partner with @cepi-cips.bsky.social to present this event on #HumanRightsDay! 🙌

Merci @alexneve.bsky.social d'avoir mis les #DroitsHumains au premier plan ♥️ Merci profs Nadia Abu-Zahra & @anneslevesque.bsky.social, Mayyu Ali & Valeria Navarette pour vos réflexions sur l'universalité! Présenté en partenariat avec le @cepi-cips.bsky.social! 🙌 #JournéeDesDroitsDeLaPersonne

Grateful to have spent time today on #HumanRightsDay to listen to @alexneve.bsky.social speak about universal human rights, including our collective responsibility to fight for them. How silence is not an option. And solidarity as our mantra.

Human Rights Day reflections. "Reach out, not with raised elbows but with extended hands. And imagine your hands and so many others, linked across your community and globally, as an unshakeable foundation on which we truly, at long last, build and deliver the universal human rights promise."

"I would like all Canadians to reflect on what they can do to be part of upholding and advancing universal human rights... Silence is not an option." — @alexneve.bsky.social, former secretary general of @amnesty.ca, tonight at 8pm with @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: Preeti Bhuyan #HumanRightsDay

“The UK, Canada, and other allied nations ... have ample evidence that the US is unlawfully killing people at sea. The rules-based international order depends on countries speaking out against violations, even when they’re committed by powerful friends." - Human Rights Watch

Not that anyone would ever have accused FIFA of integrity & a commitment to human rights. But this desperate flattery of a man who promotes racism, embodies sexism, despises refugees, lifts up hate & eviscerates international law? A new low.

"Accountability, justice, peace and security of all Syrians are absolute prerequisites for a successful transition. Victims’ rights to effective remedies and reparation must be fulfilled."