
Mark Kersten
@markkersten
Human Rights, International Criminal Justice, Canadian Law | Prof @goUFV | @WayamoFound | BCL/JD McGill | PhD, @LSEnews | Author: Justice in Conflict (OUP 2016)
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Global Appeal to Stop the Execution of Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani in Iran: +300 UN experts, Nobel laureates, former ambassadors & judges urge UN High Commissioner Volker TĂĽrk to urgently intervene to #SaveBehrouzEhsani #SaveMehdiHassani CC: Mai Sato (@drmaisato.bsky.social) #StopExecutionsInIran


I join a coalition of +300 UN experts & NGOs in this Justice for the Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran appeal for the intervention of the UN to halt the imminent execution of political prisoners in Iran, including Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani. iran1988.org/appeal-to-save… #SaveMehdiHassani #StopExecutionsInIran



"We stand in solidarity with Iran’s political prisoners & their families & are committed to amplifying their voices until justice is achieved." I join 300+ UN experts appealing to the UN to save political prisoners in Iran from execution: iran1988.org/appeal-to-save… Justice for the Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran





The International Court of Justice rules it “manifestly lacked” authority to continue the proceedings in a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the Genocide Convention by arming & funding the Rapid Support Forces: aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/5/… #Darfur


🚨 70% of Gaza "has been placed under displacement orders...The delivery of humanitarian services has been severely disrupted due to ongoing military operations, the full blockade, the issuance of displacement orders & widespread displacement" - OCHA ochaopt.org/content/humani… #Gaza

"Getting the balance right between protecting sick people from harming themselves and others, and respecting their right to not be incarcerated for being ill, is a tricky one. But we must get it right." - André Picard theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… #bcpoli




"[The] ruling sends a powerful message that justice can prevail, even decades later... There are many other cases in the pipeline... For now, one thing is clear (at least in law) — apartheid and apartheid-era crimes can still be prosecuted." - Ottilia Anna MaSibanda dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…


