We launched this podcast to explore the free speech fallout of the war in a principled, rigorous, reflective way. Listeners will have to decide whether we’re succeeding—but thanks to Genevieve Lakier Volokh Conspiracy radhika sainath Will Creeley for talking w me. knightcolumbia.org/content/views-…

'Students nationwide are watching how the adults who professed to care about free speech are responding under pressure. And they are learning that those adults don’t really mean what they say about the First Amendment. That’s a dangerous lesson.' theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

As negotiations are once again underway, I strongly encourage the government of Israel & the Hamas leadership to reach an agreement.

For the sake of the people of Gaza.
For the sake of the hostages & their families.
For the sake of the region & the wider world.

“Aboriginal women and families continue to be subject to the most horrific forms of violence. And when reaching out for support and safety, they risk having their children removed by the state.”

Important piece by Nessa Turnbull-Roberts

#HowManyMoreWomen

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Join us in Gimuy to show support for Uncle Pabai & Uncle Paul & their Torres Strait communities in their effort to hold the govt accountable for failing to take sufficient climate action

Proudly supported by Grata Fund - follow #climatecaseau & donate: australianclimatecase.org.au

Nothing like a day on the Great Barrier Reef to be reminded of the urgent need for #climateaction . In awe of its beauty & ecological significance - we have to save what’s left!

Follow Grata Fund for #climatecaseau updates from Gimuy (Cairns) this week australianclimatecase.org.au

#ClimateJustice on the line as final arguments heard in Cairns for the #Australian Climate Case

Live stream of this week's Australian Climate Case hearings here: lnkd.in/eYzMyz4C

For more info: gratafund.org.au/cairns_hearings
australianclimatecase.org.au

REMINDER: the public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Mexico in the case #Mexico v. #Ecuador will open tomorrow, Tuesday 30 April, at 10 a.m. (The Hague) before the #ICJ . Watch live on UN Web TV at webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k…

Excited to be in Cairns for #climatecaseau - which I’m proud Grata Fund is supporting. Come and join us tomorrow morning for the opening ceremony to show support for and hear from affected community leaders #climatejustice #climateaction

'I look forward to the day Julian returns to his home country. He will need nature. He will need your beaches and he will need connection with the Australian community.' Kristinn Hrafnsson EditorinChief of WikiLeaks in The Saturday Paper

#FreeAssangeNOW #LetHimGoJoe

thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/…

'Every 10 mn a child is killed or wounded. They are protected under the laws of war & yet they are ones who are paying the ultimate price in this war'

UN Human Rights reiterates its call for an immediate ceasefire, (...) & an unfettered flow of humanitarian aid to #Gaza .

“Justice Lee’s decision is a masterclass in how the fact-finding exercise should be conducted in claims involving sexual assault. Most importantly, it provides the vindication that Brittany has long deserved.” Jennifer Robinson on the #Lehrmann verdict
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Robinson is preparing a case before the UN. She is representing Leetona Dungay whose 26-year-old son, David Dungay Jr, died while being restrained by six prison guards in 2015. As he was held down, he repeatedly said, “I can’t breathe.” ⁦National Justice Project⁩
themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/may…

How many more women have to be killed before we act?

This is why we gave our book the title #HowManyMoreWomen - which is now the question all of Australia is asking

Get out and join the #NoMore protests whatwereyouwearingaus.org/national-rally

So many women had to speak out before anyone believed them & Weinstein was prosecuted. Now because too many women gave evidence his conviction is overturned.

Criminal justice too often fails women.

#HowManyMoreWomen #SilencedWomen
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen

I reiterate what I said in 2017 below. But mostly I am heartbroken for all those women who gave evidence and whose punishing trauma will be beyond our imagination.

📢 European Parliament calls for repeal of Hong Kong security laws that it said undermine press freedom and for the release of #JimmyLai , founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

#FreeJimmyLai
cpj.org/2024/04/europe…

UN experts warn airlines they could be ‘complicit’ in human rights violations as Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum plan passes | Irish Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/rishi-…

#UK : In a joint statement we put airlines & aviation authorities on notice that by removing asylum-seekers to #Rwanda or any other country where they would be at risk of refoulement would violate the right to be free from torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

“ Amnesty International International says that US diplomatic assurances are not worth the paper they’re written on” - Jen Robinson on the non-assurances provided by the United States

#MAYDAYMAYDAY #FreeAssangeNOW

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