Doctoral scholarship in Maynooth's School of Law and Criminology (@maynoothlaw), deadline 4th June, more details here: maynoothuniversity.ie/law/funding-op…

This is a case of historic importance happening in Paris, bringing justice to the families of #Syria 's disappeared. 3 Syrian intelligence officials will be tried for crimes against humanity. Huge respect to the Dabbagh family, FIDH, Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression & all who made this happen.

2 PhD Positions in Literary and Cultural Studies: Ecologies of Violence. Utrecht University, ERC project let by Susanne Knittel, deadline 1 june 2024. uu.nl/en/organisatio…

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✅ Are you interested in working at the Irish Mission to the UN in Geneva?

✅ Do you have experience working in human rights?

Applications for Graduate Policy Officer - Human Rights close on Friday 17 May

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I'm hearing disturbing reports that students face suspension if they don’t end their peaceful protests in #Columbiauniversity in the USA. This is a clear violation of their right to peaceful assembly

Police are blocking donations of water to encampment saying Chancellor Howard Gillmam has stated no water or any other material is allowed inside the encampment. SHAME @UCIRVINE @UCIRVINEPD

Portugal's government rejects paying reparations for colonial, slavery legacy, suggests debt cancellation or providing finance reuters.com/world/europe/p…

So far, Columbia, Indiana University and Northwestern have all had admin bypass faculty committees to unilaterally change codes in order to suspend and ban protesters.

It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor Caroline Fohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, 'What are you doing?' That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her.

Protesters accused police of excessive force during arrests at an anti-war protest camp at Emory University in the US where one female professor was hauled to the ground and detained and another demonstrator tasered.

#ICC Office of the Prosecutor launches Policy on #Complementarity and Cooperation ⤵️
icc-cpi.int/news/icc-offic…

Wow. Not backing off. Trump’s lawyer just told the Supreme Court Trump could assassinate his opponent and would still be immune from prosecution.

Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave and get away with it. Now he’s asking the Supreme Court to make that so. Not a drill.

Reproductive Justice Clinic students who worked on an amicus brief in Idaho v US spent the night outside the US Supreme Court so they could attend oral arguments in the case today.

New study by Fortify Rights finds severe mental health issues among #Rohingya caused by Myanmar military a form of genocide. PTSD, depression at shocking levels. Their report 'My Tears Could Make a Sea' details lasting trauma & calls for ICC investigation. fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2024-0…

#Countdown #Syria #Justice ⚖
In exactly 1️⃣ month, on 21 May 2024, the trial - most probably in absentia - of Ali Mamluk, Jamil Hassan and Abdel Salam Mahmoud will begin in #France .
The trial of these three senior officials of Bashar al-Assad's ...
europe1.fr/international/…

Utrecht University's Open-sourse Global Justice Investigations Lab was a great success! Yesterday, our students presented on their work with societal partners and shared reflections on all things OSI! Jessica Dorsey (@jessicadorsey.bsky.social) Imar de Vries Utrecht University Humanities Utrecht Academic Teaching and Learning Rechtsgeleerdheid Universiteit Utrecht

#UniversalJurisdiction ⚖
A #Ukrainian man who alleges he was tortured by #Russian occupying forces has filed a complaint in #Argentina , an unusual bid to seek accountability for alleged #warcrimes at a time when prosecutors in Kyiv are overwhelmed.
reuters.com/world/ukraine-…

Trends in #UniversalJurisdiction ⚖️
The Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2024 is now out.
Check out some of its key findings, including on corporate actors, sexual violence charges, number of suspects, etc.
The #UJAR is available via @trial's website 👉 trialinternational.org/wp-content/upl…