Statement of the #ICC Office of the Prosecutor

'A humanitarian aid flotilla destined for Gaza was halted after Guinea Bissau decided to remove its flag from two vessels, activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Saturday.'

reuters.com/world/middle-e…

For hours after the Sydney mall stabbing there was a misinformation competition between those who wanted the attacker to be Muslim or Jewish, he's neither.

An innocent man was falsely identified as the assailant on this platform, with his name, images and online profile widely…

The online response last night was truly alarming; within minutes of the reported launch- hours before arrival- countless wrongly attributed media appeared online. The (mis)information space is now also driven by largely apolitical influencers hoping to capitalise on engagement.

🇺🇳 Correction: Article 51 of the UN Charter forsees the right to individual or collective self-defence until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain peace and security, but reprisals for the purpose of revenge or punishment are strictly prohibited under IHL.

Quatre commentaires:

1. L'attaque iranienne était prévue, annoncée, visible: Israël et ses alliés ont pu se préparer à la parer et les Iraniens le savaient sans doute. Téhéran a pu 'sauver la face'.

Similarly to the 2020 killing of Soleimani, Iran's retaliation tonight was a carefully calculated exercise in saving face whilst limiting risk of escalation. Slow-moving Shaheds are little match for the air defence systems they will encounter, but allow Raisi to claim his moment.

It's standard practice for humanitarian orgs to employ security teams, particularly in hostile, dangerous or non-permissive environments. Invariably, many comprise retired military personnel. This irresponsible speculation only makes their job harder & puts humanitarians at risk.

'Detainees from the Occupied Palestinian Territories must be treated humanely and permitted to communicate with family. People do not lose their protection [from torture or ill-treatment] because they are accused of crimes or fight on the opposing side.'

Philip Spoerri, ICRC UK & Ireland

“Climate change is dramatically increasing the probability that we will see a mass-fatality extreme heat disaster soon.” @Jagan_chapagain via The Guardian

Tomorrow, 28 March, @IFRC & USAID will host a global summit on extreme heat. bit.ly/3TX1WM8

As firefighters attempted to extinguish the flames in Schuman metro station, which runs underneath EU Commission and Council buildings, farmers taunted and attacked them with projectiles, fueling flames with hay. Chapeau to those working all night to keep Brussels clean & safe!

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🇫🇷 #Breaking : The reveal 45,000 people have been waiting for is finally here! Today, at the #Paris2024 Olympic & Paralympic Volunteer Convention, the first public glimpse of the sustainable #volunteer #uniform design is finally here, courtesy of French brand Decathlon!

🇫🇷 I've just arrived at the #Paris2024 convention alongside 45,000 volunteers of all shapes, sizes, age, ability and motivation! Opinion seems divided, however, on whether this is labour exploitation or collective participation? Please share your thoughts, opinions & reflections!

Exactly as predicted Russian authorities have wasted no time atttibuting complicity to Ukraine. Russia's response to yesterday's awful attack in Moscow already has many parallels with the 1999 bombings in Dagestan, Volgodonsk & Moscow which were vital to Putin consolidating power