Our Director Michael Polak is very pleased to sign a letter in support of this initiative to allow British Courts to make Genocide determinations as put forward by Aarif Abraham Baroness Helena Kennedy KC Lord (David) Alton

Baroness Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, Aarif Abraham & Lord David Alton have set out some reflections, in an Op-Ed for Project Syndicate, on the Genocide Determination Bill 2023-24 (Bill) and the UK Government’s current approach to mass atrocity prevention: doughtystreet.co.uk/news/renewed-i…

‘First of its kind’: Prominent lawyers write to Prime Minister for urgent support on Genocide Determination Bill cityam.com/first-of-its-k…

More on Lord Alton’s Genocide Determination Bill can be found here: genocideresponse.org/2024/04/lord-a…

Given that classifying mass atrocities as genocide is politically and legally contentious, the UK’s proposed anti-genocide bill aims to establish an independent mechanism for doing so, note Lord (David) Alton, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, and Aarif Abraham. bit.ly/4aAO0x6

On #IWD2024 our OUT-LINES podcast on women judges at the CIJ_ICJ is making a comeback. Listen in as Gail Lythgoe & Dr. Jessica Lynn Corsi discuss the journey towards gender parity, quotas & intersectionality at the #ICJ . Link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-l…

A very warm welcome to Dr Gail Lythgoe, Director of Global Law LL.B. & Lecturer at The University of Edinburgh. Gail, a recognised scholar in global governance & critical legal geography, joins Accountability Unit after her valuable contributions to our work. More here: accountabilityunit.org/legal-team

The crime of aggression is inherently a leadership crime. At the London Conference on the Special International Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression, I joined the panel session with Philippe Sands, Mark Ellis, Toby Cadman 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇧🇦, Jason McCue, expertly moderated by Aarif Abraham.

📢 6 Feb, 3pm | Russia’s use of abduction, torture & sexual violence in war | Panelists:

Aarif Abraham, Emily Prey, Dame Melinda Simmons, Dr Ewelina U. Ochab, Shahida Tulaganova, Kateryna Busol, Dr Patricia M Lewis & others

📍 Chatham House & online

Partner: New Lines Institute

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Event | Russia’s use of abduction, torture & sexual violence in war

🔹Aarif Abraham
🔹Kateryna Busol
🔹Dr Patricia M Lewis, International Security
🔹Emily Prey, New Lines Institute
🔹Dame Melinda Simmons
🔹Dr Ewelina U. Ochab
🔹Anna Sosonska
🔹Shahida Tulaganova

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As 2023 has come to a close, our Annual Letter from our Acting Director has been published.

The letter is available to download here: accountabilityunit.org/s/AU-Annual-Le…

Wishing all our friends and supporters a very happy, healthy and peaceful New Year!

Dr Ewelina U. Ochab Emily Foale On the issue of State Responsibility for the Yazidi genocide, see the yazidijustice report co-written by our trustee Aarif Abraham Aarif Abraham uploads-ssl.webflow.com/627bd75ca5e3f8… #GenocideConvention75

💭 The Architecture of International Justice: Origins, Resilience & Growth
🗓 15 December, 17:00 – 18:00
📍 TLG11

Hear from Aarif Abraham - barrister, writer and speaker specialising in international criminal law and public international law.

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Genocide: A short primer on the law.

Our Aarif Abraham has put together a short primer on the law relating to genocide to provide some clarification about the nature, scope and interpretation of the term.

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'Specific perceptions or beliefs about gender determine why, who and how' victims are killed or abused in genocidal conflicts. Our note on #Gender and #Genocide explains the importance of having gender-based analyses to genocidal conflicts.
Download here: accountabilityunit.org/s/AU-Legal-Not…