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A platform for #activistlawyers to highlight their work in combatting injustices and inequalities. Based in Newry Podcast: https://t.co/fB4maQleDX
Ireland / UK
Joined October 2020
**Latest article** ''Any Peace Deal for Ukraine Must Not Surrender Human Rights'' by @SuchitaUppal95 and @dooley_dooley
@humanrights1st
https://t.co/UdCr2rReJY
activistlawyer.com
Brian Dooley and Suchita UppalAs President Zelenskyy prepares to meet with President Trump to finalize an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, we should realise what happens next isn’t just crucial for...
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A grim milestone: the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Gaza war began.
theguardian.com
Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefire
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A report in the Irish Mail on Sunday had suggested that the legislation, aimed at banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, is to be abandoned in light of the ceasefire in Gaza. https://t.co/f5u68g3jfp
irishtimes.com
Government criticised for ‘delays and delays and delays’ on legislation banning trade with illegal settlements
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As corporations push us to “move on,” we refuse to forget. Stand with Law for Palestine this season and support a UN-accredited, volunteer-powered organisation transforming int'l law into action, fighting for accountability, and defending Palestinian rights globally. ✊ Your
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‘Trial by jury … goes back to the reign of Henry II … It has survived not only the Stuarts, but also the Wars of the Roses, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, the Napoleonic wars, two world wars and the Cold War. But it can’t survive Keir Starmer and David Lammy.’
Keir Starmer, who was once a human rights lawyer, and David Lammy, who was once an anti-racist, are planning to almost abolish trial by jury, the oldest and best safeguard against arbitrary power we have Link 👇👇👇👇👇
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Out day on @activistlawyer_ by @SuchitaUppal95 & myself on why any Ukraine peace deal must not surrender human rights @humanrights1st @GlushkoDenys
**Latest article** ''Any Peace Deal for Ukraine Must Not Surrender Human Rights'' by @SuchitaUppal95 and @dooley_dooley
@humanrights1st
https://t.co/UdCr2rReJY
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On this day in 1865, the Mississippi legislature passed an act restricting the civil rights of recently emancipated Black people as part of the first set of laws designed to codify racial hierarchy in the aftermath of the Civil War.
calendar.eji.org
On this day in 1865, the Mississippi approved the nation's first
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🚨Killing jury trials is an assault on all of us 🚨 @DavidLammy, this is a grave mistake. Your leaked proposal to abolish jury trials for almost every serious offence below murder, rape and manslaughter is an assault on one of the oldest constitutional safeguards in this
bbc.co.uk
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
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**Latest article** ''Any Peace Deal for Ukraine Must Not Surrender Human Rights'' by @SuchitaUppal95 and @dooley_dooley
@humanrights1st
https://t.co/UdCr2rReJY
activistlawyer.com
Brian Dooley and Suchita UppalAs President Zelenskyy prepares to meet with President Trump to finalize an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, we should realise what happens next isn’t just crucial for...
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As the colder months approach, you might be wondering what happens to our precious bees. 🐝 Find out how they survive the cold weather and how to help bees during the winter.
friendsoftheearth.uk
Have you ever wondered where bees go in winter and how extreme weather affects our vulnerable bees?
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New publication alert! Dr Marisa McVey has published an OA article in Business and Human Rights Journal investigating the involvement of external experts in strategic litigation concerning alleged corporate human rights harms. The article is part of a Special Issue on Emerging
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Report: Investigation into Pontins holiday parks @EHRC
https://t.co/BkCSBWUzj9
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Leonidas Polk is known to historians as "arguably the worst tactical or strategic military leader in the entire [Civil War.]" He was an enslaver who boasted about whipping Black people. His name was restored on a Louisiana army base earlier this year. https://t.co/x5eiJOqcN3
eji.org
Leonidas Polk was an enslaver who bragged about whipping Black people.
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Is the government's new climate plan fit for purpose? We’ve pored over all 238 pages and compiled our expert analysis. We know we need the government to go further and move faster. They can do so by making fossil fuel companies and the super-rich pay more for climate action. ✊
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🎙️ To Be Fair NI is back!🎙️ Episode 1 features @cuisle_wilson, Úna Boyd & Iryna Kennedy. 3 incredible women whose story explores language equality, transparency & how to build change. Listen now/Éist anois: https://t.co/JI1A58DdeJ
@CnaG @CAJNi @TheBarofNI
#WeDoProBono #TBFNI
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“The last thing victims need is to then face harassment post-conviction, and Jims’ treatment of me is highly likely to discourage victims from coming forward for fear of reprisal.” My piece in today’s @thetimes - ‘I was targeted by rape apologists — and they’re mainly women’ ✍🏽
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If the law cannot hold war criminals to account then there is nothing worthy of being called the law.
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