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Mark Kersten

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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 Türk to urgently intervene to #SaveBehrouzEhsani #SaveMehdiHassani CC: Mai Sato (@drmaisato.bsky.social) #StopExecutionsInIran

Global Appeal to Stop the Execution of Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani in Iran:

+300 UN experts, Nobel laureates, former ambassadors &amp; judges urge UN High Commissioner <a href="/volker_turk/">Volker Türk</a> to urgently intervene to #SaveBehrouzEhsani #SaveMehdiHassani

CC: <a href="/drmaisato/">Mai Sato (@drmaisato.bsky.social)</a> #StopExecutionsInIran
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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

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"Canada has an ethical, moral, and fiduciary obligation to help repatriate our ancestors who were taken to residential schools without the consent of their parents." Decades after his death, family repatriates First Nation man's remains 1,200 km back home cbc.ca/news/canada/th…

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"What is shameful about this ICJ case is the need to bring it... What is shameful is that so many civilians have been killed, and so many more pushed to the brink of starvation. What is shameful is that this has, indeed, been allowed to happen." theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #Gaza

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"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

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May 5 is recognized as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+)—a day to remember and honour the lives, spirits, and stories of those lost to gender-based and colonial violence. #MMIWG #MMIWG2S

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Today is #RedDressDay. CAMH staff honoured & mourned the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls & two-spirit peoples. It's a reminder of the injustices First Nations, Métis & Inuit still face and the work that must continue to end this ongoing crisis. #MMIWG2S

Today is #RedDressDay.

CAMH staff honoured &amp; mourned the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls &amp; two-spirit peoples.

It's a reminder of the injustices First Nations, Métis &amp; Inuit still face and the work that must continue to end this ongoing crisis.

#MMIWG2S
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Today marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Here's the supplementary report from the National Inquiry, making the case of genocide, a finding accepted by Canada but still not adequately addressed: mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/upl… #MMIWG

Today marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing &amp; Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Here's the supplementary report from the National Inquiry, making the case of genocide, a finding accepted by Canada but still not adequately addressed: mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/upl… #MMIWG
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"As Indigenous peoples face the deliberate destruction and loss of their ancestral lands... it is essential to assess whether International Criminal Law can provide effective protection to these peoples." ejiltalk.org/the-destructio… #ecocide #ICC

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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

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“This direct and circumstantial evidence makes it clear that the RSF leadership either knew, or at least should have known, that the war crimes were being committed by the RSF in Darfur. Therefore, they have a case to answer under international criminal and humanitarian law." 👇

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🚨 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

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"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

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"To seize Russian assets and give them to Western investors would be morally reprehensible." Exclusive: Europe to hand billions in frozen Russian cash to Western investors, sources say: reuters.com/business/finan… #Ukraine

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“The onus is on states to decide what they are going to do about [Israel’s actions] and not to wait for the court to rule on what they already know." - Adil Haque ICJ hearing on Israel’s obligation to allow aid to Palestine: Key takeaways aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/2/… matnashed

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“A Nation’s right to self-determination cannot and will not be erased by provincial policies or political agendas.” Indigenous leaders warn that Alberta separation would violate treaty rights: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

“A Nation’s right to self-determination cannot and will not be erased by provincial policies or political agendas.”

Indigenous leaders warn that Alberta separation would violate treaty rights: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
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"[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…

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Significant news. Three years after it was grounded and the government signalled it wanted to seize it, Canada finally begins court proceedings to forfeit the Volga-Dnepr aircraft at Toronto's Pearson Airport: kyivindependent.com/canada-initiat… #Ukraine #cdnpoli

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"He will be seen as a figure who favoured the continuity of Francis' reforms in the Catholic Church. Prevost is believed to have shared Francis' views on migrants, the poor and the environment." Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV bbc.com/news/articles/…