Seven years on from the start of the Rohingya genocide, the US has an opportunity to reflect on its past policies and take bold steps toward a more just and lasting solution. Rohingya cannot afford another seven years of inaction. Prof Azeem Ibrahim OBE www-arabnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.arabne…

Perhaps the IOC MEDIA might seize this to establish an international fund and initiative to protect female athletes and generally address the epidemic of domestic violence!? It would be a tremendous legacy and allow her death not merely to be an awful footnote on Paris 2024!🙏

Compelling list. Conspicuous absence of Ukraine-Russia and also Tigray.

The #AfghanWomenSummit just erupted into cries of ‘Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan!’ And ‘No to Taliban!’

Also at the Summit : Nury Turkel Sophie Richardson John Packer Chris Alexander 🌻 Reinhard Bütikofer Guy Saint-Jacques Nadège Rolland

🗓 16-17 October in Montreal. Second edition of the Montreal International Security Summit with exceptional guests including Benjamin Tallis (Benjamin Tallis 🇺🇦) 🧵Follow them to discover incredible speakers and moderators.

WATCH: #Rohingya survivors recount massacre by Arakan Army; Rohingya armed group aligns with the same military junta that committed genocide against Rohingya and continues to commit atrocities. Fortify Rights #Myanmar

‘Pushing #Rohingya back means we are pushing them to death’— Prof Dr. Yunus, as Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh, reflects our reality. Our journey is one of survival, and your leadership is crucial. We need the world to stand with us for justice. #RohingyaRights Deep gratitude to Muhammad Yunus

Double standards are everywhere in int'l politics and they are corrosive for int'l law. In May 2025 we'll hold an exciting workshop on this in Geneva, co-hosted by IHEID Law and HLS Program on Int’l Law & Armed Conflict and co-organized by Patryk I Labuda and David Hughes. Please send your abstracts by 15 October!

So clear, calm, sincere, morally sound, supported by abundant historical experience, sensible and convincing. 👇 Thank you John R Stevens!🙏 John Legend

Excellent webinar today 👇; if you missed it, watch our HRREC website for the recording and related postings!

On this day in 2007, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the UN General Assembly, but Canada was not on board - yet. Canada was one of only four states that voted against it. 🧵bit.ly/3za3ubk

#UN SecGen rings the peace bell today, saying: "War is on the march" #UNGA79 #Ukraine #Gaza #Russia #Israel #Hamas #Sudan #Syria

Great to see MP Ali Ehsassi recognised for good work: hilltimes.com/story/2024/09/… Well-deserved for consistent support of human rights across party lines. Keep it up! Ali Ehsassi

General notice: Seems someone has created a parallel X account for me as "JohnPacker79730". It's not me (and seems to have some wild stuff on it). Please block it; I cannot delete it (since it's not mine!).

It's coming...👇

So sad! Yet, a wonderful life well and fully lived with undoubted and visible integrity throughout. She inspired so many in varied ways, above all by her clear example. Always part of the solution and not the problem. Walking her talk with every step. RIP Sen. Wilson.🙏

If you are attending the #IBAMexico - join the IBA's Human Rights Institute session on Femicide - Murder and Other Crimes against Women - A Global Pandemic chaired by Baroness Helena Kennedy KC with Hina Jilani (The Elders) Bianca Jagger Nicaraguense por gracia de Dios 🇳🇮 Dubravka Šimonović Erin Farrell Rosenberg and Metra Mehran IBA Events

The SAC has just issued an order requiring university and college students to change their current passports to a *Passport to Education*. This move will have a huge impact on those who are already abroad and studying. Why is the whole world just watching without doing anything?

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