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Human Rights, International Criminal Justice, Canadian Law | Prof @goUFV | @WayamoFound | BCL/JD McGill | PhD, @LSEnews | Author: Justice in Conflict (OUP 2016)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined April 2009
To understand genocide in Gaza & elsewhere, we need to talk about it as a process not an event. Perhaps the most important op-ed I've written for @globeandmail: https://t.co/B50Q4VO7uw Thanks to @AlexNeve24 for comments on a draft & @itsmarkmedley & team for running it!
theglobeandmail.com
We need to understand the nature of genocide – how the ground is laid by dehumanization and slow violence - if we hope to prevent it and hold perpetrators to account
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“It cripples you in our modern world.” Canadian #ICC Judge Kimberly Prost on the psychological, emotional, and practical toll of the sanctions against her (sanctions which Canada has refused to denounce): https://t.co/PuS78B2O7S
#ASP24
aljazeera.com
Canadian ICC Judge Kimberly Prost has told Al Jazeera that US sanctions have had a ‘crippling effect’ on her life.
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"The situation is first and foremost a human rights and protection crisis driven by two and half years of conflict and widespread violations of int'l humanitarian law and human rights law." Amid Sudan’s unimaginable crisis, its people endure with hope:
news.un.org
As the world prepares to mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, the UN is warning that war-torn Sudan is in the midst of arguably the gravest human rights crisis of our time.
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A US legal advisor was reportedly circling the #ASP24 halls to monitor who was in attendance, while Israeli representatives attended side events and took notes. If their purpose was to intimidate and cause unease, it seemed to work. Fore more: https://t.co/yVbg9EyYI6
#ICC
justiceinconflict.org
ICC President Tomato speaks at the ASP (Photo: Mark Kersten) “We will continue our work undeterred.” That was the message from senior staff and prosecutors at the yearly Assembly of Sta…
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The Trump-shaped elephant in the room goes unnamed as the ICC state parties meet, ‘States must double down on their practical support for the institution and its staff’, argues Mark. But will they?
From speculation over the chief Prosecutor's future & US sanctions against the #ICC, to a sense of resilience & the surrender of a Libyan suspect in the middle of the night, I put together my thoughts on what was a remarkable few days in The Hague: https://t.co/yVbg9EyYI6
#ASP24
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"There is a growing realisation that any amendment to the Rome Statute intended to appease those calling for sanctions would do more to destroy the court than the sanctions themselves." https://t.co/tJlosxxJGw
#ICC #ASP24
middleeasteye.net
Washington also called for end to Afghanistan investigation and change to Rome Statute in return for lifting sanctions
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Tis the season 🎄 And yes, it’s alive! Once this little fella serves this holiday season, he’ll be outside growing again until next year.
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“Throughout the 33-page document, the Trump administration prioritized US business interests above all else & repeatedly echoed white nationalist rhetoric, such as warning against “civilizational erasure,” declining birth rates, & undocumented immigration”
foreignpolicy.com
Both China and France hope to strengthen their images on the world stage amid growing isolationism.
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"Rumor had it the US legal advisor was circling the halls of [the ICC summit] to monitor who was in attendance, while Israeli representatives attended events + took notes. If their purpose was to intimidate & cause unease, it seemed to work" @MarkKersten:
justiceinconflict.org
ICC President Tomato speaks at the ASP (Photo: Mark Kersten) “We will continue our work undeterred.” That was the message from senior staff and prosecutors at the yearly Assembly of Sta…
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Good grief. We are going to let Canadian companies sell ICE the gear they need to conduct their racist hunts, violate the human rights of migrants, and jail Canadians, just to avoid offending a fascist, aren't we?
NEW: A leaked briefing note shows the Mark Carney government fears that regulating arms exports to the USA might upset the Americans. A recent report confirmed that the US loophole is a major channel through which Canadian arms are being sent to Israel.
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@minlayla77 That may be how the Sterling X rifles got to #Sudan. But the 🇨🇦 govt knows well how the Streit armoured vehicles reached the battlefield: either sold directly by the company's 🇨🇦 owner, or via the UAE military. Either way: a breach of the Arms Trade Treaty that needs addressing
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The story of when #FIFA and a notorious perpetrator of mass atrocities and alleged cannibal joined teams: https://t.co/vlmKgVvOJD
#FIFAWorldCup
justiceinconflict.org
They may seem like bizarre bedfellows, but the worlds of international criminal justice and football / soccer have collided on a number of rather awkward occasions. In light of all the hoopla from …
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A must-read post by the inimitable @MarkKersten.
From speculation over the chief Prosecutor's future & US sanctions against the #ICC, to a sense of resilience & the surrender of a Libyan suspect in the middle of the night, I put together my thoughts on what was a remarkable few days in The Hague: https://t.co/yVbg9EyYI6
#ASP24
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I am very proud to have led the development of this policy. Please watch the video -- and then read the policy itself.
📢Happening now: the #ICC Office of the Prosecutor is launching its Policy on Addressing Environmental Damage through the #RomeStatute, on the margins of #ASP24. 📗Read the Policy ⤵️ https://t.co/rTjVvHQDRl Watch👇
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From speculation over the chief Prosecutor's future & US sanctions against the #ICC, to a sense of resilience & the surrender of a Libyan suspect in the middle of the night, I put together my thoughts on what was a remarkable few days in The Hague: https://t.co/yVbg9EyYI6
#ASP24
justiceinconflict.org
ICC President Tomato speaks at the ASP (Photo: Mark Kersten) “We will continue our work undeterred.” That was the message from senior staff and prosecutors at the yearly Assembly of Sta…
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Couldn’t attend the #ASP24? this is what you need to know ⤵️ And thank you Mark for kind shout out to my book on the Assembly, and for the time together in The Hague 🍻
Signs of resilience in the midst of troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year’s Assembly of States Parties https://t.co/WYoqYZzIqA
#ICC #ASP24
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Signs of resilience in the midst of troubling times in The Hague: Some thoughts on the good and the bad from this year’s Assembly of States Parties https://t.co/WYoqYZzIqA
#ICC #ASP24
justiceinconflict.org
ICC President Tomato speaks at the ASP (Photo: Mark Kersten) “We will continue our work undeterred.” That was the message from senior staff and prosecutors at the yearly Assembly of Sta…
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FM Anand is in Brussels, a short train away from The Hague. She should go to the #ICC to express Canada’s explicit and unreserved support for the Court and its sanctioned staff, including Canadian Judge Kim Prost, and denounce the U.S. sanctions. #ASP24
Minister Anand concludes participation in EU meetings and Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether Read full text here:
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From speculation over the chief Prosecutor's future & US sanctions against the #ICC, to a sense of resilience & the surrender of a Libyan suspect in the middle of the night, I put together my thoughts on what was a remarkable few days in The Hague: https://t.co/yVbg9EyYI6
#ASP24
justiceinconflict.org
ICC President Tomato speaks at the ASP (Photo: Mark Kersten) “We will continue our work undeterred.” That was the message from senior staff and prosecutors at the yearly Assembly of Sta…
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Impossible to fathom why *any* government - let alone that of #Sudan, which is desperately seeking to look legitimate - should vote against this Resolution.
#BREAKING General Assembly ADOPTS resolution demanding that Russia ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported In Favor: 91 Against: 12 Abstain: 57
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For more on Canada’s structural investigation into these atrocities, see here:
justiceinconflict.org
(Photo: Mohammed Zaanoun; Medical Aid Palestine) Canadian authorities are conducting a structural investigation into war crimes and other atrocities committed in the Israel-Palestine war. Firs…
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