Do Human Rights Have a Future? - Leonard Benardo and I review Kenneth Roth’s new book, asking if the strategies of the past still work today. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/14/hum…

Attacks on the International Criminal Court Int'l Criminal Court undermine justice for victims of serious human rights violations globally. DIGNITY joins call on the EU to defend the ICC amidst attacks on the ICC’s mission. 👉 hrw.org/news/2025/04/0…

The #CoE #antitorture Committee (#CPT) visited #Türkiye 🇹🇷 from 7 to 11 April 2025. Focus: Treatment and safeguards afforded to persons deprived of their liberty by the #police, particularly in the context of the demonstrations held since 19 March. bit.ly/4lr6NAV

The #CoE #antitorture Committee (#CPT) publishes its 34th General Report of 2024 and a new standard on informal prisoner hierarchy. bit.ly/42tqPTU Council of Europe - Human Rights Council of Europe Rule of Law #CPTGeneralReport #InformalPrisonerHierarchy

Mens USA, Italien og Ungarn angriber Den Internationale Straffedomstol (ICC), bør Danmark og resten af EU stå fast og styrke støtten til domstolens arbejde med at stille krigsforbrydere til ansvar, skriver Rasmus Grue Christensen og Therese Rytter i Berlingske. berlingske.dk/synspunkter/un…

🚨Join us for the online launch of our new report "Torture and Genocide: The Shattered Futures of Former Palestinian Detainees in Gaza". The report sheds light on the testimonies of 100 Palestinians who have endured systematic and widespread torture and ill-treatment while in

🚨Today, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has published a 129-page report documenting the systematic use of torture and inhumane treatment of Palestinians from Gaza detained by Israel since 7 October 2023 based on the testimonies of 100 former detainees, including

Read the full statement by HR/VP @KajaKallas here: europa.eu/!9Kkfq4

UN experts condemn #Israeli attack on #Iran & urge end to hostilities. They call on intl community to take principled & coordinated action to uphold intl law & prevent further escalation. "Failure to act will drag the entire region & beyond into the abyss" ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

🇪🇺🇮🇱🇵🇸 DIGNITY International joins >100 orgs calling on European Commission & Member States to ensure a credible review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. With the overwhelming evidence of Israel’s atrocity crimes, the outcome can only be to suspend the agreement! hrw.org/news/2025/06/1…

My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart. Thank you, 🇺🇸 President Donald J. Trump, Gen. Keith Kellogg, @JohnPCoale, DAS Christopher W. Smith, Department of State & our 🇪🇺 allies, for all your efforts. We’re not done. 1150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released.

This is extremely worrying revelations. The Commission of Inquiry on the oPt quit, Francesca Albanese was sanctioned and now we have reports of threats against Karim Khan. If true this looks like a coordinated attack on int’l accountability on a scale never before seen

Must-read NYT op-ed by genocide scholar: “My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. […] I’ve been teaching classes on genocide for a quarter of a century. I can recognize one when I see one.” nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opi…

The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber has rejected Israel's request to withdraw or vacate the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant and to suspend the ongoing investigation. I will add a 🧵 below soon.

THREAD: We have uncovered extraordinary details of a secret campaign targeting Karim Khan. Our months-long investigation can now reveal how Khan’s Israel probe was derailed by threats, safety fears over a Mossad team in The Hague and leaks about sexual assault allegations:

📢 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the horrific crime committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), who assassinated six journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqea, in an airstrike