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Injecting fresh thinking into how governments and practitioners use legal tools to advance human rights and accountability. An @AtlanticCouncil initiative.
Washington, DC
Joined October 2023
The most recent edition of the SLP Newsletter is available NOW! Read online and subscribe for quarterly updates on our work advancing accountability for atrocity crimes and human rights violations around the world.⚖️ https://t.co/95ljvFpIlG
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The Trump administration's consideration of alleged drug trafficking criminals as military targets has grave implications for the use of lethal force, explains SLP staff lawyer @Celeste_Kmiotek in @UniNoticias. Read her take here: https://t.co/jF2JXpYk2g
univision.com
La administración del presidente Donald Trump acumula hasta la fecha cuatro ataques militares a embarcaciones pequeñas que, según el gobierno, transportaban drogas en el mar Caribe. Las lanchas...
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"The sanctions on a UN expert fly in the face of the privileges and immunities of UN Special Rapporteurs, in contravention of U.S. obligations under international and domestic law." Read SLP's Alyssa Yamamoto's joint article in @opiniojuris below. https://t.co/cGc5UaQuqw
opiniojuris.org
[Alyssa Yamamoto is the Senior Legal & Policy Advisor at the Atlantic Council Strategic Litigation Project, a Legal Advisor with the End Gender Apartheid Campaign, and a Visiting Fellow with the...
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A Rash Move: U.S. Sanctions Undermine the Privileges and Immunities of UN Special Rapporteurs https://t.co/w65EJCFELy
opiniojuris.org
[Alyssa Yamamoto is the Senior Legal & Policy Advisor at the Atlantic Council Strategic Litigation Project, a Legal Advisor with the End Gender Apartheid Campaign, and a Visiting Fellow with the...
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Was Trump's recent strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat legal? SLP Staff Lawyer @Celeste_Kmiotek unpacks the implications of the strike under maritime law, international humanitarian law, and domestic law, among others. Read her take ⤵️ https://t.co/J4mLE5XMlT
atlanticcouncil.org
It’s worth looking in detail at where the US strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel on September 2 sits in relation to international law.
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UHRP event tomorrow: Propaganda and the Uyghur Crisis 📅 Tuesday, September 16, 2025 🕓 4:00–5:30 p.m. 📍Capitol Visitors Center, South Congressional Meeting Room (CVC 217) @RayhanAsat @RianThum @OliviaEnos @WilliamNee @OmerKanat1
https://t.co/EC9Ov0Ku8t
uhrp.org
Join UHRP for a panel discussion bringing together leading experts, advocates, and scholars to examine how the CCP’s “happy Uyghur” narrative has spread globally, and what governments and civil...
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Hear SLP Legal & Policy Advisor and China Lead @RayhanAsat speak in today's forum hosted by the @UyghurProject!
UHRP event tomorrow: Propaganda and the Uyghur Crisis 📅 Tuesday, September 16, 2025 🕓 4:00–5:30 p.m. 📍Capitol Visitors Center, South Congressional Meeting Room (CVC 217) @RayhanAsat @RianThum @OliviaEnos @WilliamNee @OmerKanat1
https://t.co/EC9Ov0Ku8t
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How can spyware companies be held accountable for abuses? The SLP's latest report - by Senior Law & Tech Advisor @lisandranovo - explores how strict liability for ultrahazardous activities can be used to bring civil cases in the U.S. and U.K. Read now! https://t.co/9hafumfjbQ
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Breaking! The SLP’s newest report is NOW available online – exploring how one theory of civil liability can be used to pursue accountability for past and ongoing abuses. Full report available below ⬇️ https://t.co/9hafumfjbQ
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Last week, it was announced that SLP fellow @SeifJoumana was appointed as an advisory board member of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP). In the aftermath of the collapse of the regime, the IIMP has provided critical work to identify the fates of the
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Urgent action by the UK government is critically required, given recent information indicating that the conditions of Ahmed al-Doush's detention are abusive and risk subjecting him to significant harm. Read SLP fellow @dijkstal in @amnesty ⬇️ https://t.co/GPGJYq5nal
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What are the prospects for accountability under international law for Putin and other Russian leaders? SLP staff lawyer @Celeste_Kmiotek unpacks challenges and opportunities for achieving justice for Ukrainian victims in the New Atlanticist. https://t.co/zWq3WRb2HN
atlanticcouncil.org
August saw a flurry of diplomatic activity to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As September nears, Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what to expect next.
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A Syria Victims Fund—pooling Syria-linked fines & penalties held by European states—can help survivors begin their recovery while Syria develops a broader transitional justice program. Read more from Senior Staff Lawyer @elise__baker in Syria In Figures. https://t.co/LI1AcZcaGt
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The event was hosted in anticipation of two forthcoming reports from the SLP and CSI exploring how strict liability for ultrahazardous activities and product liability can be used to address and prevent spyware harms, respectively. Stay tuned for the reports’ release!
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Last week, the Strategic Litigation Project and Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted a virtual panel discussion on civil liability for spyware harms moderated by SLP Senior Law & Tech Advisor @lisandranovo.
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While Sri Lanka has refused to hold perpetrators responsible for the widespread and systematic sexual violence and torture committed during the nation’s internal conflict, the international community must turn to international legal frameworks to deliver the justice which has
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Since 1979, successive Sinhalese-Buddhist Sri Lankan governments have committed enforced disappearances and torture against tens of thousands of Tamils in total. Impunity reigns for both individual and state responsibility. No alleged Sri Lankan government perpetrators have
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LIVE | Join us and @CyberStatecraft for a discussion on existing avenues to pursue accountability for past and ongoing spyware abuses featuring, Nadine Farid Johnson, @lindsaysfreeman, and @natynettle.
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TOMORROW @ 10:00AM ET Join @SLPJustice with @CyberStatecraft, Nadine Farid Johnson, @lindsaysfreeman, and @natynettle for a virtual event to explore existing avenues to pursue accountability for past and ongoing spyware abuses. https://t.co/0izPkl1sJ7
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The proliferation of spyware poses a serious threat to civil rights and liberties with few avenues for accountability. In the @AtlanticCouncil series with Just Security, Nadine Farid Johnson gives a roadmap to strengthen avenues for redress in US courts. https://t.co/C2y8rF69ST
justsecurity.org
To introduce accountability for cyberattacks, Congress should make it clear that U.S. courts are the right venue for spyware cases.
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