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In the first known study to comprehensively quantify the
#legal
profession's socio-economic influence, the new IBA Impact Report reveals that the
#legalprofession
directly contributes $1.6tn to the global economy, or 1.7% of GDP.
Read & download report:
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Sternford Moyo, Chairman and Senior Partner of law firm Scanlen and Holderness, is the new President of the IBA. Hailing from Zimbabwe, Mr Moyo is the first IBA President of African descent in the history of the 74-year-old organisation. Read more:
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'If you're going to poison people, this is what's going to happen to you' -
@Billbrowder
discusses sanctions (May 2018). Full interview at
#skripal
#RussiaSanctions
@ruthsgreen
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'They've sanctioned 7 oligarchs, there's another 193 to go' -
@billbrowder
discusses the power of sanctions on
#Russia
in clip from IBA interview - full interview at
#Putin
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IBA congratulates Fatou Bensouda, former
@IntlCrimCourt
Prosecutor, on receiving the Outstanding
#Lawyer
#MagnitskyAward
for 2022. IBA Executive Director
@MarkEllisIBA
presented Ms Bensouda with the award in a ceremony on 16 November.
#HumanRights
#justice
#Gambia
The Magnitsky prize 2022 for Outstanding lawyer award goes to Fatou Bensouda -a Gambian lawyer and former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for her relentless justice work on behalf of women and human rights victims
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The IBA condemns the latest action by the Trump Administration to harass senior
@IntlCrimCourt
officials working on behalf of victims of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and to disrupt ICC investigations. Read the news release online:
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Clip from IBA interview w/
@Billbrowder
:
#Magnitsky
Act - 'The big question is now that legislation is in place, will UK have the guts and initiative to actually use the law?' Full interview on Magnitsky, Russia, whistleblowers, sanctions &more at
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Congratulations to Daye Gang, winner of the 2020 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. Gang receives the award for her efforts in the emerging field of restorative justice for victims of sexual and family violence, and her pursuit for criminal accountability:
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The IBA – the global voice of the
#legal
profession – condemns in the strongest terms
#Russia
’s invasion of
#Ukraine
ordered by President Vladimir
#Putin
.
#RussiaUkraineConflict
#RussiaUkraine
#RuleOfLaw
Read:
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What is the
#ruleoflaw
and why does it matter? Take a look at this introductory series of short and accessible videos from the IBA
#ibaruleoflaw
, share widely to spread the message. Vid here: building blocks of the rule of law
#ibarome
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The honoree of the 2022 IBA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Human Rights is
#lawyer
Jiang Tianyong for his dedication to defending
#humanrights
in
#China
. He is under house arrest and was unable to receive the Award in person at
#IBAMiami
. His wife accepted the Award.
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IBA condemns US President’s Executive Order authorising sanctions against
@IntlCrimCourt
personnel. Read the press release:
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Congratulations to
@ElifGoksen_
winner of IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award 2019! . Award to be presented during
#ibaseoul
@LexisNexis
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IBA Executive Director,
@MarkEllisIBA
, has said of the recent arrest of Alexey Navalny’s lawyers:
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At Rule of Law Symposium session earlier today,
@BenFerencz
, the only surviving prosecutor of Nuremberg Trials, appeared via video message to accept a lifetime achievement award from IBA Rule of Law Forum and
@LexisNexis
@FDalessandra
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Congratulations to Malene Alleyne, winner, IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award, presented this morning
#ibasydney
@LexisNexis
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The IBA Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the creation of a special UN-backed criminal tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. IBA Exec Director
@MarkEllisIBA
, Ukraine Prosecutor General
@AndriyKostinUa
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The independence of judges is essential to the
#ruleoflaw
. Look after the rule of law and the rule of law will look after you. More at
#ibaruleoflaw
#ibarome
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Views on the threats corruption poses to legal profession? Contribute to our Anti-Corruption Strategy survey
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Can you help?
#ProBono
legal expertise sought to assist Afghan women legal professionals and
#HumanRights
defenders who evacuated from
#Afghanistan
. Now in
#Greece
they are trying to secure onward final destinations.
Email Afghan.Appeal
@int
-bar.org
@ibahri
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IBA &
@UNHumanRights
have partnered to reaffirm importance of absolute prohibition of torture:
#StandUp4HumanRights
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.
@blairglencorse
, IBA Innovation Fellow and
@AccountLab
founder, discusses the importance of justice reform in
#Mali
and involving local/informal justice systems, as well as international law
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The IBA has announced a fortified partnership with the
@GrotiusCentre
to annually stage the largest moot competition focussed on international criminal law: the final round of which usually takes place at the
@IntlCrimCourt
in The Hague. Find out more:
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.
@IntlCrimCourt
wins 2017 Stockholm Human Rights Award: Pres, Prosecutr & Registrar to receive on ICC's behalf, Nov.
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'As we near the 75th anniversary of the London Agreement that established the Nuremberg trials, we should also celebrate today the 22nd anniversary of the
@IntlCrimCourt
and its momentous objective to end impunity for atrocious crimes.' -
@MarkEllisIBA
#resilience
#morejustworld
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International Bar Groups Call for Nation-States to 'Evacuate' At-Risk Judges and Lawyers From Afghanistan
@NYLawJournal
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.
@DMiliband
- the first refugees I ever met were my parents. How lucky I was that the UK admitted my parents. I had a normal life. That is what
@RESCUEorg
tries to help provide
#shra2019
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This
#IWD2021
, the IBA announces the launch of a nine-year global ‘50/50 by 2030’ project – a reference to the aspiration of the 2030
@UN
SDG No 5 on gender equality – supported by the
@LexisNexis
Rule of Law Foundation:
#GenderDisparity
#LegalProfession
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Event today with
@unhumanrights
, 12pm BST - 'Anti-torture day:
State of the world today - are we going into reverse?'
Torture is 100% illegal, 100% immoral & astoundingly ineffective. June 26 is Intl Day in Support of Torture Victims
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If you are a lawyer aged 40 or under, we encourage you to respond to our anonymous Young Lawyers Survey. The project aims to generate meaningful dialogue about the interests, priorities & concerns of young lawyers. Find out more and take the survey here:
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Are Whistleblowing Laws Working? A Global Study of Whistleblower Protection Litigation – an IBA LPRU and
@GovAcctProj
co-publication – tracks
#whistleblower
laws in 38 countries and provides an understanding of whistleblower protection legislation:
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Dr Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Association, receives honorary lifetime member recognition from the International Legal Assistance Consortium during its AGM today
@ILAC_rebuild
@MarkEllisIBA
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IBA Judges' Forum issues statement in support of Afghanistan's judges
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Today’s ‘A Conversation With’ starts at 1.15pm where international legal experts will discuss the threats to the rule of law and whether we’re at a crisis point
#IBARome
#RuleOfLaw
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On this day in 1998, the Rome Statute was adopted which led to the creation of the
@IntlCrimCourt
. IBA Executive Director Mark Ellis stresses the ongoing role the ICC has to play in upholding the rule of law on this
#WorldDayForInternationalJustice
@IBAHRI
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The IBA remembers the visionary Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor who's passed away at 103. In 2022, he received the IBA Rule of
#Law
Forum and
@LexisNexis
Lifetime Achievement Award. In this interview he says: 'law and not war'.
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The IBA's War Crimes Committee publishes a new report:
Analysis of overcrowded and under-examined areas, following a mapping of organisations’ work on ameliorating domestic capacity to try serious international crimes
@FDalessandra
@SaretaAshraph
#crime
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#Singapore
:
#Lawyer
Ravi Madasamy has received the 2023 Human Rights Award for his extraordinary dedication to defending
#humanrights
and advocating for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and the abolition of the
#deathpenalty
.
Read:
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Congratulations to
@CharleneYYZ
, who in September will become the first Black & tenth woman President of
@OBAlawyers
! Charlene interned in the commercial department of the IBA in 2005, citing it as a 'turning point' in her career.
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'Us Too' author
@KieranPender
discusses bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession at the report launch event today.
Read the report at
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As awareness of the importance of judicial accountability increases globally, a new IBA report focuses on the concrete processes available to hold judges to account for any misconduct; whether warranting disciplinary action or criminal sanctions.
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25 years ago, on 17 July, 120 countries adopted the
#RomeStatute
that established the International Criminal Court,
@IntlCrimCourt
. Today an event, at the
@UN
headquarters in New York, commemorates this achievement of a quarter of a century.
Watch live:
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The 2019 recipient of the Stockholm Human Rights Award has been announced as David Miliband and the humanitarian aid body that he heads,
@RESCUEorg
. The Award will be presented 4 Nov in Stockholm by the IBA,
@ILAC_rebuild
& the Swedish Bar Association
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Before Covid-19 became a pandemic, the Chinese authorities suppressed information received from experts including whistleblower doctors in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak. The move has proved devastating. Read the full Global Insight article here:
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George Floyd killing: discriminatory, disproportionate use of force by police undermines rule of law. Read the latest news analysis here:
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IBA Executive Director
@MarkEllisIBA
: 'What better time to applaud the work of the
@IBAHRI
and augment our commitment to its work for the betterment of our world'
#HumanRightsDay
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With the importance of wellbeing in the
#legal
community gaining greater recognition, the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission represents the IBA's commitment to prioritising
#lawyers
' welfare. Commission Co-Chairs Steven Richman and Deborah Enix-Ross
@ABAPresident
stated:
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IBA pictured at yesterday's
@WDLAwards
- not trophy winners but, winners of great recognition and admiration for their work in the
#Diversity
,
#Equity
and Inclusion
#legal
arena. (Can you spot the gatecrasher,
#IBAParis
the bear?)
#WDLAwards23
@IBAevents
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The IBA has released the initial results of a global evaluation into the
#wellbeing
of the
#legal
profession. Findings include:
▪️Confirmation that
#lawyer
wellbeing is a cause for global concern
▪️
#Stigma
is a major problem
▪️And more ➡️
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IBA and IBAHRI condemn and state as illegal the ‘trial’ and sentencing to death of Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Brahim Saaudun caught by
#Russian
forces when fighting on the
#Ukrainian
side of the war. Quash illegal ‘sentences’ immediately say orgs.
See:
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EVENT, 5 Jun 1900 CEST, The Hague: 'Accountability for
#WarCrimes
in Ukraine and the Crime of Aggression' - a roundtable discussion with input from expert speakers from
#Ukraine
, the
#UK
and the
#US
. IBA Executive Dir. Dr
@MarkEllisIBA
to moderate.
Reg:
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The IBA's International Criminal Court & International Criminal Law Programme
@IBAHagueOffice
has submitted extensive recommendations to the Group of Independent Experts regarding urgent fair trial concerns at the International Criminal Court:
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In a podcast on
#mental
#wellbeing
, Graham Boal QC, a former
#judge
at the Old Bailey talks about imposter syndrome,
#alcoholism
,
#depression
, stigma and the importance of promoting mental wellbeing in the legal profession with
@SaraCarnegie1
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Taliban close girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan days after announcing they would reopen.
@FawziaKoofi77
speaks about the devastating impact of the Taliban takeover, particularly on women’s rights and religious minorities.
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International rule of law: historic firsts in ICC’s conviction of Dominic Ongwen ➡️
By
@JenVenis
. With insight from
@DanyaChaikel
, Secretary of the IBA War Crimes Committee,
@Danielle_GJC
@GlobalJusticeC
and
@skasande2
@theICTJ
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IBA Annual Conference Opens with Remarkable Speeches by IBA President Almudena Arlon de Mendivil, French President
@EmmanuelMacron
, and EU Brexit Negotiator
@MichelBarnier
#IBAParis
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#Myanmar
: coup jeopardises prospect of accountability for crimes against Rohingya
By
@yolaverbruggen
. Insight from
@theMTchair
,
@lvandenassum
,
@KTampadipa
,
@PillaiPriy
@asiajcoalition
and
@DanyaChaikel
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International criminal
#law
expert and IBA Executive Director, Dr
@MarkEllisIBA
, said in an interview with
#Ukraine
's
@UKRINFORM
: 'I believe
#Putin
will eventually find himself in The Hague.'
Read the interview here:
#Russia
#RussiaUkraineWar
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The International Bar Association is profoundly concerned with
#Israel
's proposed reforms to the
#legal
system that would jeopardise the
#RuleOfLaw
, says IBA President Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama in a statement for the global body.
Read:
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‘I believe that defending human rights is part of a lawyer’s duty, ordinary and natural,' Jiang Tianyong
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'Are Whistleblowing Laws Working? A Global Study of Whistleblower Protection Litigation' is a new report co-published by the IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit and
@GovAcctProj
. Find out more:
#WhistleblowingLaws
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IBA Executive Director Dr
@MarkEllisIBA
, who at the outset of
#Russia
’s invasion was determined that the IBA speak out against the aggression and that IBA expertise be employed to its fullest extent to support
#Ukraine
, commented:
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If you are a lawyer aged 40 or under, we encourage you to respond to our anonymous Young Lawyers Survey. The project aims to generate meaningful dialogue about the interests, priorities & concerns of young lawyers. Find out more and take the survey here:
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On 21 September 1500 (BST): IBA President Sternford Moyo,
@Moyosscanlenco2
, will provide opening remarks at the launch of a report on the increase in systematic arrests of
#Zimbabwean
#lawyers
.
Organised by
@IBAHRI
,
@L4L_INT
and
@ZLHRLawyers
Register:
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Introducing the inaugural IBA Women's Day
#IBAWD2023
- Connecting
#women
#lawyers
across the world on 8 March, International Women's Day
@womensday
. Find out more:
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Tomorrow in Geneva: IBA
#unhrc
side event on 'Civil Society Organisations and Criminal Accountability for Atrocity Crimes' w/Michael Kirby
@IBAHRI
, Catherine Marchi-Uhel,
@FDalessandra
@BracqNatacha
@eyewitnessorg
, Mazen Darwish
#CSO
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TODAY, 13 September 2023, lawyers from across Africa are gathering in
#Kigali
,
#Rwanda
for the IBA
#African
Regional Forum Conference, . Ahead of its start, the President of the
@Rwanda_Bar
, Moïse Nkundabarashi
@Moisenkunda
, said:
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We invite you to the London premiere of a film inspired by the life of Professor Sir Nigel Rodley: The Long Haul: Pressure, Persuasion, Patience. Free film screening and Q&A takes place on Mon 18th Feb 18.15. More details & register here:
@DoughtyStPublic
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eyeWitness to Atrocities (
@eyewitnessorg
) marks fifth anniversary combatting impunity. Read the news release here:
eyeWitness is 5 today! So far, we have worked with more than 70 organisations across 25 countries. The road to justice is long and hard, but the eyeWitness team and our partner organisations are proving that it can be won.
#Justice
#WarCrimes
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.
@ColmenaresPH
, winner of the 2020 IBA Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Legal Practitioner to Human Rights, says the award is 'an inspiration to human rights lawyers like me to continue our work with the people despite the threats and difficulties.'
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IBA War Crimes Committee Co-Chairs, Natalie von Wistinghausen and
@sspowles
, comment on US President’s Executive Order authorising sanctions against
@IntlCrimCourt
personnel. Read the news release from the IBA here:
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On 24 Jan, the
#DayoftheEndangeredLawyer
, the
#Afghanistan
Independent Bar Association (AIBA) in exile launched in Brussels. The reestablishment of the Bar, in the wake of the Taliban's resurgence in 2021, is the initiative of IBA Executive Director Dr
@MarkEllisIBA
. He remarked:
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From Jul-Sept 2023, the IBA and
@Association_UBA
are conducting
#warcrimes
trial monitoring in
#Kyiv
and
#Kharkiv
Oblasts,
#Ukraine
. A team of experts from the IBA has assisted the UBA through the preparation of the trial monitoring methodology.
Read:
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During a second visit to
#Ukraine
, IBA Executive Director Dr Mark Ellis talked with the Media Initiative for
#HumanRights
. He said: 'The world isn’t fighting just for the sovereignty of Ukraine, it is fighting for the observance of the world order'.
Read:
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The International Bar Association's President, Sternford Moyo, expresses sympathy on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. He said it is clear from the tributes being paid to her from across the globe that she was respected, admired and much-loved by many.
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NEW Global Insight podcast
The ICC: from inception to future challenges
Featuring former ICC Prosecutors Fatou Bensouda, Luis Moreno Ocampo and special adviser
@leilasadat1
@ruthsgreen
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The official London launch of the IBA’s landmark report ‘Us Too? Bullying and sexual harassment in the Legal Profession’ starts with moderator
@JoshuaRozenberg
#IBAUsToo
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The IBA congratulates Justice Richard J Goldstone, Honorary Life Member of the IBA Council, on being the recipient of the
@ABILA_official
2022 Outstanding Achievement Award. In his acceptance and keynote remarks he talked of the importance of democracy:
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.
@anneramberg
: deplorable that major states such as China/Russia/US haven't supported
@IntlCrimCourt
and have used places on Security Council to block the process of justice. Sweden has opportunity in chairing Security Council to raise these issues
#stockholmhumanrightsaward
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.
@KofiAnnan
to speak at session on business & human rights at IBA Annual Conf 2015
http://t.co/hQIYZhhVQV
#ibavienna
http://t.co/Dlf08kbPZ3
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IBA Executive Director
@MarkEllisIBA
:
'The law is clear and absolute. A state is prohibited from the use or threat of force against another state. This is to ensure that the territorial integrity and political independence of the state are not violated.’
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#Ukrainian
Bar Association
@Association_UBA
President
@OgrenchukAnna
has been honoured with an IBA Special Leadership award in recognition of dedication shown to protecting the
#RuleofLlaw
. In remarks at
#IBAMiami
opening ceremony on Sunday 30 October 2022, she said: (1/5)
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On the
#DayOfEndangeredLaywers
please watch this video interview Hina Jilani and
@ruthsgreen
. They discuss Media Freedom, the criminalisation of hate speech, targeted attacks on human right lawyers, and more.
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