Last in our Spyware Accountability series with the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social: For the Rome Statute to remain relevant, practitioners must understand how governments can deploy spyware to commit international crimes, writes Lindsay Freeman. www.justsecurity.org/118463/rome-...

The Trump administration's consideration of alleged drug trafficking criminals as military targets has grave implications for the use of lethal force, explains SLP staff lawyer @celestekmiotek.bsky.social. Read her take here: www.univision.com/noticias/ame...

"The sanctions on a UN expert fly in the face of the privileges and immunities of UN Special Rapporteurs, in contravention of U.S. obligations under international and domestic law." Read SLP's Alyssa Yamamoto's joint article in @opiniojuris.bsky.social below. ⤵️ opiniojuris.org/2025/09/25/a...

A Rash Move: U.S. Sanctions Undermine the Privileges and Immunities of UN Special Rapporteurs opiniojuris.org/2025/09/25/a...

The most recent edition of the SLP Newsletter is available now! Read online and subscribe for quarterly updates on our work advancing accountability for atrocity crimes and human rights violations around the world. ⚖️ www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...

Breaking! The SLP’s newest report is NOW available online – exploring how one theory of civil liability can be used to pursue accountability for past and ongoing abuses. Full report available below ⬇️ www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...

Last week, it was announced that SLP fellow Joumana Seif was appointed as an advisory board member of the IIMP, which has provided critical support to identify missing persons and support families of victims since the collapse of the regime. Read the full press release below ⤵️ buff.ly/B9QvSBH

What are the prospects for accountability under international law for Putin and other Russian leaders? SLP Staff Lawyer @celestekmiotek.bsky.social unpacks the opportunities and challenges for achieving justice for Ukrainian victims in the New Atlanticist. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

A Syria Victims Fund—pooling Syria-linked fines & penalties held by European states—can help survivors begin their recovery, while Syria develops a broader transitional justice program. Read more from Senior Staff Lawyer @elisebaker.bsky.social in "Syria In Figures" karamshaar.com/syria-in-fig...

While Sri Lanka has refused to hold perpetrators responsible for the widespread and systematic sexual violence and torture committed during the nation’s conflict, the international community must turn to international legal frameworks to deliver the justice which has long evaded Tamil victims.

HRC's @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social joined @nadinefj.bsky.social, @natynettle.bsky.social, and @lisandranovo.bsky.social for @slpjustice.bsky.social and @cyberstatecraft.bsky.social's panel event “Accountability Now: Liability for Spyware Harms.” Watch the full event here: ➡️ bit.ly/45OEIfI

BEGINNING NOW | Tune in for a discussion on “Accountability Now: Liability for Spyware Harms” Stream it on ACTV ⤵️ www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/accoun...

TOMORROW, 10:00AM ET Join the SLP and Cyber Statecraft Initiative with @nadinefj.bsky.social, @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social, and @natynettle.bsky.social for an event to explore existing avenues to pursue accountability for past and ongoing spyware abuses. www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/accoun...

The proliferation of spyware poses a serious threat to civil rights and liberties with few avenues for accountability. In the Atlantic Council's series with Just Security, @nadinefj.bsky.social lays out a roadmap to strengthen avenues for redress in US courts. www.justsecurity.org/118704/polic...

"The US legal system's extensive discovery process makes spyware litigation a double-edged sword." Read @natynettle.bsky.social in the Atlantic Council's series with @justsecurity.org, where she explores ways to mitigate the risks of spyware litigation. ⤵️ www.justsecurity.org/118409/disco...

📅 AUGUST 26, 2025 ⏰ 10:00 AM ET Join us for an event with @cyberstatecraft.bsky.social, “Accountability Now: Liability for Spyware Harms.” Featuring @nadinefj.bsky.social, @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social, and @natynettle.bsky.social, moderated by SLP’s @lisandranovo.bsky.social. buff.ly/1jkeT82

Read the first installment of the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Strategic Litigation Project and Cyber Statecraft Initiative's new series in @justsecurity.org — which delves into the advantages, obstacles, and progress made on accountability for spyware abuses. www.justsecurity.org/117335/legal...

As we approach the fourth anniversary of the fall of Kabul, hear SLP Gender & Policy Advisor Metra Mehran speak at @cnas.bsky.social on the untenable reality for women and girls in Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s deepening repression. Full recording available ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJAZ...

SLP Nonresident Senior Fellow @klamberg.bsky.social joins Sveriges Radio to discuss Israel’s warfare in Gaza and the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Full interview available below ⬇️ buff.ly/pzSnvBs

This Thursday, SLP Gender & Policy Advisor Metra Mehran will speak at the Center for a New American Security on US policy towards Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s crackdown on the rights of women and girls. Register now ⬇️ buff.ly/NWfvjuY

“While there are many challenges ahead, the court’s decision offers a critical source of hope to the victims and survivors who are seeking justice for Beijing’s ongoing atrocities in Xinjiang.” Read SLP’s @rayhanasat.bsky.social in @justsecurity.org ⬇️ www.justsecurity.org/118048/argen...

Read SLP Nonresident Senior Fellow Ivan Horodyskyy in European Pravda, where he unpacks the push to seize frozen Russian assets for reparations and reconstruction in Ukraine. ⬇️ www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles...

“The significance of the case lies in applying the law equally and universally, as double standards in Gaza have eroded trust in international law.” SLP's @celestekmiotek.bsky.social unpacks the arrest in Belgium of two Israeli soldiers suspected of war crimes. www.newarab.com/analysis/war...

In June, Argentina’s Highest Criminal Court ruled to proceed with a case against the Chinese government for crimes against humanity. SLP Senior Legal & Policy Advisor @rayhanasat.bsky.social unpacks the implications of the case for Uyghur rights in @justsecurity.org. buff.ly/ekYPQJF

Thrilled to be a part of this effort to advance justice at @slpjustice.bsky.social!

The Strategic Litigation Project is honored to welcome Ambassador Beth Van Schaack, who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice from March 2022 to January 2025, as a Distinguished Fellow. Read her bio below ⬇️

📢 Last week, we hosted a panel discussion on Russia’s aerial attacks in Ukraine and recent findings that they amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes. Experts explored the policy implications of these crimes – and the path forward to justice and accountability.

#HappeningTomorrow Join the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, @iphr.bsky.social, and @humanrightshls.bsky.social for a hybrid panel event discussing Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine and mapping out pathways to accountability. 🗓️ June 25, 2025 ⏰ 10:00 PM EDT 🔗 Register: buff.ly/HOWeu00

🗓️ Tune in on June 25 at 10:00 AM ET for: “New findings: Russian aerial attacks amount to extermination and persecution" Experts map out new findings surrounding Russian aerial attacks against Ukraine—and discuss the policy implications. 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/CtwQB2U

This report, co-authored with @slpjustice.bsky.social, illustrates how open source information can help establish the elements of the international crime against humanity of gender persecution, for which there has yet to be a successful conviction: humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications...

Check out all the pieces in our @justsecurity.org series, co-produced with our partners at @slpjustice.bsky.social, @law.ucla.edu, Mnemonic & more on our collaborative investigations into gender persecution and attacks on #WomanLifeFreedom protestors in Iran: www.justsecurity.org/tag/series-o...

The #FFMI has collected over 38,000 pieces of evidence to investigate human rights violations in #Iran and support accountability efforts. In March, it concluded that the Iranian government committed crimes against humanity during the 2022 protests. www.justsecurity.org/113838/roadm...

Check out my new @justsecurity.org piece, w my brilliant collaborator/friends Nushin Sarkarati (@slpjustice.bsky.social) + Kelly Liu. We describe creating the #Iran Digital Archive Coalition + why it is important to collect #digitalevidence for #accountability www.justsecurity.org/114163/coali...

During the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests in #Iran, security forces responded with violence, killing at least 500 people. A group of civil society orgs worked to safeguard evidence, write Jess Peake, Nushin Sarkarati, and Kelly Liu. First in a series: www.justsecurity.org/114163/coali...

My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

📢 ISHR launches a key report uncovering #China's tactics to block civil society’s access to the #UnitedNations. Deferrals of NGO accreditation applications, reprisals against activists, growing number of 'government-organised NGOs' - read the full story here: ishr.ch/latest-updat...

Hear SLP's @rayhanasat.bsky.social speak at an event hosted by @ipinst.bsky.social and the @ushmm.bsky.social Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, “The Ongoing Mass Atrocity Crimes Against the Uyghurs and How the UN Can Respond.” Register now to attend in-person ⬇️ buff.ly/vM40MEe

A big welcome to our new Nonresident Senior Fellow, Priya Pillai! Priya Pillai is an international lawyer with over two decades of experience and is globally recognized for her expertise in international law and advocacy. Read Priya's full expert page at the link in our bio ⚖️

Today, the #UNHumanRightsCouncil voted to extend the mandate of the #IranFFMI to investigate crimes committed by the Islamic Republic. The #IranDigitalArchiveCoalition is dedicated to preserving digital evidence of these atrocities to ensure that they are recognized and addressed. buff.ly/88wzgn8

“Lebanon should not, on that basis under international law, send him to either Egypt or the UAE,” says SLP's @dijkstal.bsky.social, speaking on her client's possible torture if extradited by the Lebanese government. Watch her @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social interview for more info ⬇️ buff.ly/3DJuumu

“The suffering of Palestinians reverberates with a familiar pain,” writes SLP’s @rayhanasat.bsky.social, drawing parallels between the crisis in Gaza and the ongoing repression of the Uyghur population in China. Check out @theatlantic.com to read more ⬇️ www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

“Lebanon is a party to the Convention Against Torture, and with that, there’s an absolute obligation under Article III not to send anyone to a country where they might be abused.” @dijkstal.bsky.social explains to BBC that her client faces torture if extradited: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

"As a Uyghur human rights lawyer forced to live in exile, I see Xinjiang everywhere. But nowhere more starkly than in places like Gaza." Check out @rayhanasat.bsky.social's recent article, included in @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social's most popular articles of 2024: dawnmena.org/democracy-in...

Since the fall of his regime in Syria, the international community has been exploring different legal avenues to bring Assad to justice. SLP fellows @dijkstal.bsky.social and @yousufsyedkhan.bsky.social speak about the ICC, universal jurisdiction and more ➡️ www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Last week at #ASP23 in The Hague, the SLP co-sponsored an event ft. fellow @dijkstal.bsky.social, urging member states to refer the situation in #Syria to the ICC as requested in an Article 15 submission made by @gissounia.bsky.social and Dijkstal. Learn more: www.theguardian.com/world/2022/f...

In a new documentary featuring SLP senior legal & policy advisor @rayhanasat.bsky.social, BBC Sounds follows the tomato industry and its ties to atrocities and forced labor in Xinjiang. 🎧Listen to her comments on ongoing human rights violations against the Uyghurs. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

As atrocity crimes against the Uyghurs escalate, it’s more important than ever that the international community act to hold China accountable.   SLP senior legal & policy advisor @rayhanasat.bsky.social urges UN action in her new article: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

📢Don’t miss the SLP team at #ASP23 in The Hague next week! Join discussions on international justice mechanisms in Syria, Afghanistan and more, featuring @akilarad.bsky.social, Azadah Raz Mohammad, Metra Mehran and @dijkstal.bsky.social⤵️

On November 21, the #ICC issued highly anticipated arrest warrants in the Israel-Hamas war. SLP senior staff lawyer @elisebaker.bsky.social outlines the impact of these warrants and what’s next for Netanyahu, Gallant and the ICC. Check it out👇 www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

France shifted from signaling support for the ICC’s arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant to saying Israeli officials may be immune from arrest.   SLP Director @gissounia.bsky.social's take on this quid pro quo for a ceasefire in Lebanon. ⤵️  www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...