🗣️ Rishi Sunak has indicated that the UK could leave the European Convention on Human Rights if its membership gets in the way of the Rwanda policy.

🤔 But what would leaving the ECHR actually involve?

Dr Joelle Grogan & Alice Donald explain 👇

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Our statement w/HRW on the sentencing of Kurdish politicians Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ, and 22 others by the Ankara 22. Assize Court on 16 May 2024:

The long-term prison terms on bogus charges follow a clearly political and unfair trial, defying ECtHR rulings.

turkeylitigationsupport.com/blog/2024/5/17…

Conviction of Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ & other Kurdish politicians the latest move in a campaign of persecution that has robbed mainly Kurdish voters of their chosen representatives, undermined the democratic process & criminalized lawful political speech hrw.org/news/2024/05/1…

Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ and 22 other Kurdish politicians' sentencing leaves the international community with a crucial choice: stay silent and risk complicity in these repressive practices, or take robust action and consider proceedings for 🇹🇷's serious breaches of international law.

JUSTICE welcomes applications for two paid legal fellowships, funded by Linklaters LLP.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, particularly those from socio-economically less advantaged backgrounds. (1/3)

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Very concerned by what's happening in #Georgia . The Foreign Agents Law is in contradiction with the state's human rights obligations. During my country visit, I was repeatedly told that it wouldn't be reintroduced. HRDs now being attacked, intimidated & smeared Georgia UN/Geneva

Receiving very disturbing reports of escalating violence and harassment against opponents of the Foreign Agent Bill in #Georgia , including HRDs. Threats & intimidation of HRDs must stop immediately and the bill should be withdrawn Georgia UN/Geneva

Dire news of authoritarian regression and repression of civil society in Georgia from the brilliant ⁦Kety Abashidze⁩

Protesting to save democracy in Georgia - Index on Censorship indexoncensorship.org/2024/05/ten-da…

Yes, bravo Silvia Steininger !!

A very shocking statistic

Сирийцы добиваются осуждения России Комитетом ООН по правам человека за атаки на больницы в 2019 году justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/sirij… via Open Society Justice Initiative

A tribute event for Vincenzo Ruggiero at Middlesex University MDX School of Law. If you would like to attend, please register using the Eventbrite link. TributeProfVRuggiero.eventbrite.co.uk
The event is in-person and online. Online attendance must also be booked via Eventbrite.

Event 8 May (in-person and live streamed): Seeking Accountability for Russian Attacks on Medical Facilities in Syria: A Case Study - Open Society Foundations
⁦Open Society Foundations⁩
⁦MDX School of Law⁩ opensocietyfoundations.org/events/tqvhrhq…

It’s wonderful news that the brilliant Alice Donald has been promoted to Professor MDX School of Law
So richly deserved for a brilliant teacher and scholar. And we couldn’t wish for a kinder, more generous colleague. Please join me in congratulating her!
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BIG! Today, ECHR CEDH will announce JUDGEMENT on 59 cases from the August War, involving Georgian victims of Russia in 2008. We at GYLA alongside with European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) pushed for a comprehensive compensation mechanism before the ECtHR, as Russia no longer complies with int’hr’law.

Statement by Representatives of Osman Kavala - second case referred to Turkish Government by European Court of Human Rights
At issue: ECHR Arts 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 18
#freeOsmanKavala
osmankavala.org/en/statements-…

Euro Court of Human Rights decides Turkey has case to answer in NEW CASE lodged this January re violations since 2019. Reply required re each of Arts 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 18 ECHR.
More: osmankavala.org
Legal obligation to release still in force hudoc.echr.coe.int/%7B%22appno%22…

The European Court of #HumanRights has published a new version of its Rules of Court, including changes to 'Rule39' interim measures👇 #ECHR

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