JFT97

35 years ago we attended a football match with hope in our hearts.
97 innocent women, men & children were unlawfully killed, never to return to their families & countless lives were changed forever.
My love & thoughts go to the families, survivors & everybody affected.
#JFT97

Delighted to be speaking at journalism festival this year - about justice and accountability for war crimes and the admissibility of open source evidence from conflicts - alongside the best in the field: Nick Waters Sam Dubberley Megha Rajagopalan. Come say hi!
#ijf24 #OSINT Bellingcat Human Rights Watch

'Stopping forced displacement & other atrocity crimes from occurring is the top priority ... But when all other human rights are denied, the right to flee is the last remaining option'

Must read by Bill Frelick Human Rights Watch on the right to leave for #Palestinians thehill.com/opinion/456530…

On days like these, one feels a renewed hope for an independent and impartial judiciary, and for the long awaited freedom for defenders of human rights and democracy who are detained or convicted unlawfully.

Meanwhile, in other Saudi Arabia football news, 'A Saudi court sentenced 12 football fans from six months up to a year in prison on March 27, 2024, for peacefully chanting during a January football match.' hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…

It has been one full year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russia during a reporting trip and falsely accused of espionage. The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny the allegation and have called for his immediate release.…

#NukhetSirman , an anthropologist of stratospheric credentials, remains in custody under conditions of secrecy. She was taken from Istanbul to Mersin. The only thing she can be guilty of is being one of the best social scientists of her generation. bianet.org/haber/akademis…

I’ve worked on human rights in #Kosovo for nearly 30 years, testified in 5 war crimes trials, and today – 25 years since NATO’s air campaign in Yugoslavia began – justice efforts are fragmented, stalled and woefully incomplete. An impunity thread 🧵

RIP Richard Taylor a warrior for change you’ll be missed but now you’ll finally be with your son Damilola. BBC News (UK)

Satellite imagery of Port-au-Prince, captured on March 14, shows the deteriorating conditions in Haiti's capital due to ongoing gang violence. This image (wide and crop) show roadblocks, burning debris and trash blocking Rte de Delmas near the city's main hospitals. Image: Maxar Technologies

We are grateful to everyone who joined the offline and online discussion of the investigation. All seats were taken!

Read the full investigation here: hrw.org/feature/russia…

More than 1.3 million pieces of open-source information related to protests in Iran are now forensically preserved to support accountability proceedings & investigations.

The Iranian archive, led by Mnemonic, is a collaborative effort of several human rights organisations.

'People should know what happened here' Powerful video report by Human Rights Watch, Truth Hounds, SITU Research on the events in Mariupol, naming Russian state & military officials to be held accountable.
Join the discussion now Hertie School: hertie-school.org/en/events/even…

🆕 To better share GIJN’s comprehensive, 16-chapter reporting guide on investigating #WarCrimes , we converted our online guide into the organization's first-ever e-book❗

📚 Now available for download on multiple online book platforms: buff.ly/3T03nHF Patrick Phongsathorn

.ch_ess of Auswärtiges Amt will join the panel discussion 'Towards Justice: Accountability for War Crimes in Ukraine' and offer perspectives from the German Federal Foreign Office.
🗓️ Join us on Monday, 18.3. 6 pm
Registration is still open:
hertie-school.org/en/events/even…

EU policymakers are hailing the AI Act as a global paragon for AI regulation, but um, *spoiler alert*, it’s really not all that.

The act fails to ensure basic human rights protections.

Countries outside of the EU should learn from the bloc’s failure.

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Zwei Jahre nach Russlands Invasion der Ukraine laden wir zu einer Podiumsdiskussion ein.
 
Diskutiert werden der Human Rights Watch-Bericht über den Angriff auf #Mariupol , sowie Ansätze für Rechenschaftspflicht & Gerechtigkeit.
 
18.03, 18 Uhr Hertie School
 
Info: hertie-school.org/en/events/even…

In Berlin on the evening of March 18? Join us at the Hertie School to discuss accountability for crimes committed in Ukraine through the lens of our work Human Rights Watch with Truth Hounds and SITU Research to document the siege of Mariupol. Sign up below - it'll also be streamed online

The enduring costs of communication blackouts and lack of connectivity in Gaza: 'We can't even call an ambulance. We use a horse cart to get the dead or injured into the hospital”

Radio has become the easiest, most reliable way to get the news in Gaza.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/palestini…