Iranian women violently dragged from streets by police amid hijab crackdown. Video evidence shows multiple arrests after regime launched new draconian campaign against women and girls. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Global military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

War, grief and hope: the stories behind the World Press Photo award-winners. theguardian.com/media/2024/apr…

Looking forward to speaking about war criminals and social media in Tilburg on May 15.

How survivors of sexual violence in Ukraine are working to gather testimony for future justice. iwpr.net/global-voices/…

On militarisation and beyond...Australia needs a plan for war to ‘focus the national mind’. Australia needs a comprehensive national plan for war – a “war book” – to coordinate civil and military roles and “focus the national mind” on the possibility of future conflict.

Liberia senate votes to establish war crimes court.
The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country’s two civil wars. No one has been tried in Liberia for crimes committed during its two civil wars, the first of which ran from 1989-97 and

The Guide for Media Reporting on War Sexual and Gender-based Violence. The guide was developed for TRIAL International in BiH aims to raise awareness of non-sensational media reporting that puts survivors and their needs first. You can find the guide on the TRIAL International

Looking forward to speaking about war criminals and social media in Tilburg on May 15.

Even wars have rules.

‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM | Female genital mutilation (FGM) | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM. Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

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I was asked to reflect on Penny Wong's speech the other day so here is a tiny bit of what I said.
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Speaking soon about my new book in London.
Lola's War: Rape Without Punishment. Professor Jelke Boesten Jelke Boesten will offer their perspective on the themes and issues raised and consider how it relates to broader issues of addressing and responding to gendered violence. The

ICTY prosecuted Bosnian war crimes, yet many cases, especially wartime sexual violence, likely went unpunished. Despite successes, setbacks were evident. Local courts, like the Court of BiH, crucially continued its work and upheld its precedents.

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Sexual violence in Haiti ‘severely underreported,’ ‘largely unpunished,’ UN says. The gangs in the Caribbean country have used “sexual violence to spread fear, subjugate and punish the population.” msn.com/en-us/news/wor…

11,541 Pairs of Shoes Placed on Sarajevo Streets in Siege Victims’ Memory. balkaninsight.com/2024/04/05/115…

Sudanese Women Fight Against The Use Of Rape As Weapon Of War. “Women are now working intensively to stop the war and push the army and the rapid forces to a comprehensive peace,” said Intisar al-Sadiq, an advisor to the peacebuilding organization Search For Common Ground Sudan.

How low is low enough to be sent to the frontlines? And those men who were given military waivers on disability grounds will have to undergo another medical assessment, another measure that could help the military draft more fighters. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…