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Lorraine SmithvanLin

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Advocate for fair, effective international criminal justice/views my own/RT no endorsement

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@IntlCrimCourt
Int'l Criminal Court
2 years
📺 Live now: #ICC judges deliver the order for reparations to victims in the #Ongwen case. ➡️ ICC website: https://t.co/CFlXNeI0MB (Courtroom 1) ➡️ Facebook: https://t.co/RPpcfhPqi9 📖 Case info: https://t.co/la4zloRCMQ
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@IntlCrimCourt
Int'l Criminal Court
2 years
#ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC spoke w/ @Reuters on the current situation in Israel and State of Palestine.
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Akshaya Kumar
2 years
The evidence is piling up -grotesque crimes are being committed in west Darfur. Here's a thread tracking some of the most compelling and powerful accounts I have seen published. #KeepEyesOnSudan
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
2 years
What a powerful presentation! Hon Justice Susan Okalany shares insight into what it will take to ensure justice for sexual violence survivors in the formal and traditional justice systems in Uganda, including at the ICD @ktseelinger @tkirabira @reparationsni @DrSunneva
@GWEDGUga
Gulu Women Economic Development & Globalization
2 years
#justicecantwait -this is a big opportunity for me to network and I want to thank the supporting partners - Hon. Justice Susan Okalany. @ASF_NGO @TallawahJustice @UoN_Law @UoNHRLC @olympiabekou @smithvanlin @LucyLadira @PamelaAngwech
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
2 years
Interested in understanding the issues around SGBV in N.Uganda? Follow this discussion. Women survivor leaders in the room. A survivor-lead approach to justice is critical. @ngos4justice @AngelaMudukuti @A_L_Kather @jocelyngetgen @DebRuizVerduzco
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
2 years
Happening now! Conference with women survivors of SGBV in N. Uganda. Do you follow the case of Dominic Ongwen at the ICC? Don't miss this! Presentations- DPP of Uganda, former MP @LyandroGulu. @StateDept_GCJ @Kjell_Anderson @TFV_FPV @IntlCrimCourt @MarkKersten @4GenderJustice
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
2 years
Happening now! Conference with women survivors of SGBV in N. Uganda. Do you follow the case of Dominic Ongwen at the ICC? Don't miss this! Presentations- DPP of Uganda, former MP @LyandroGulu. @StateDept_GCJ @Kjell_Anderson @TFV_FPV @IntlCrimCourt @MarkKersten @4GenderJustice
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Gulu Women Economic Development & Globalization
2 years
Don't miss it tomorrow, the panel of speakers promises great & engaged discussions. #womenariseconference2023 #justicecantwait To attend online : https://t.co/l8MtYPsvxy @ASF_NGO, @TallawahJustice, @UoNHRLC, @UoN_Law @olympiabek, @smithvanlin
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@court_afchpr
African Court
2 years
HAPPENNG NOW: The African Court is delivering nine decisions at its seat in Arusha, Tanzania. Follow us live via https://t.co/fVpKJTpZdH (EG) and https://t.co/s8keWzOrqo...
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@EJC_org
Emergent Justice Collective
2 years
🎙️@michaelkanuSL Historically, Freetown, #SierraLeone was a place of departure, return, exile thus of refuge. In combination with its more recent past, #SierraLeone is committed to drive the leadership on #accountability for the international crime of the #slavetrade.
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
2 years
Looking forward to this event later today.
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Emergent Justice Collective
2 years
📢 TOMORROW #PFPAD Side Event🎙️@epsycampbell // Patricia Viseur Sellers // @michaelkanuSL // @cthrnnamakula 🗓️31 May 2023, 1.30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT 📍Zoom ➡️Register: https://t.co/pr9KvUatGG ✨Design: @gabibdeluca
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@heatherbarr1
Heather Barr
2 years
Huge news: Afghan activists have been calling Taliban abuses #GenderApartheid for years. Now Graça Machel, one of the world’s foremost women’s rights campaigners and Nelson Mandela's widow, joins their fight.
telegraph.co.uk
Graça Machel says the international community has been too soft in its response to the insurgents-turned-rulers
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@EJC_org
Emergent Justice Collective
2 years
#PFPAD Side Event: Reclaiming the Codification of the International Crime of the Slave Trade 🗓️31 May //1.30-2.45PM ET 📍Online 🎙️Incl. Patricia Viseur Sellers, @epsycampbell, @cthrnnamakula 🔗 Register: https://t.co/pr9KvUatGG ℹ️ More Information: https://t.co/EXacZWX53Y
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
2 years
Looking forward to participating in this event co-organised by @TallawahJustice @EJC_org @CardozoLRev @CardozoCLIHHR @GlobalJusticeC . Expert perspectives on inclusiveness in addressing sexual and gender-based crimes, nationally and internationally. Join us.
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Emergent Justice Collective
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
3 years
Investing in women survivors who lead grassroots organisations with our partners @GWEDGUga and @UoN_Law pays longterm dividends. So proud of what we do @TallawahJustice. Thank you @PamelaAngwech @olympiabekou. Now, on to the next project #womenleaders #empoweringsurvivors
@GWEDGUga
Gulu Women Economic Development & Globalization
3 years
We are grateful to @UoN_Law for supporting our concluded capacity building on women survivors leaders on conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Uganda. @UoNHRLC @TallawahJustice @olympiabekou @PamelaAngwech @Alanyoimmy
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@AcadHumanRights
Academy Human Rights
3 years
We share @GqualCampaign's written submission to #CEDAWCommittee regarding its new General Recommendation on Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making systems. Find the submission here: https://t.co/t7bKuW6QIi #CEDAW84 #CEDAW #EqualRepresentationofWomen
@GqualCampaign
GQUAL
3 years
Check out GQUAL’s written submission to CEDAW Committee ahead of this week´s General Discussion to develop a new General Recommendation on “Equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems''. #Cedaw84 https://t.co/z1oK6wpSV6
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@UN_Women
UN Women
3 years
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth!🎉 We're celebrating all the amazing Black women, including those who paved the way for women and girls across the world to dream big and act courageously. Are you with us?
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
3 years
Congratulations and well-deserved @skasande2
@FrenchEmbassyUg
France in Uganda 🇫🇷🇺🇬
3 years
🇨🇵🇩🇪 #ElyséeTreaty #award In recognition of her contributions, @skasande2 has been awarded the 2023 Franco-German #Peace & #Reconciliation Award by the French & German Ambassadors at a ceremony to commemorate Elysée Treaty's 60th anniversary at the French Residence in Kampala.
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@FrenchEmbassyUg
France in Uganda 🇫🇷🇺🇬
3 years
🇨🇵🇩🇪 #ElyséeTreaty #award In recognition of her contributions, @skasande2 has been awarded the 2023 Franco-German #Peace & #Reconciliation Award by the French & German Ambassadors at a ceremony to commemorate Elysée Treaty's 60th anniversary at the French Residence in Kampala.
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@StateDept_GCJ
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice
3 years
President Biden signed into law the historic “Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act” giving DOJ jurisdiction to prosecute persons present in the U.S. for war crimes committed anywhere, regardless of the nationality of alleged perpetrator or victim. 1/2
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Lorraine SmithvanLin
3 years
There are no words to describe the impact that this giant of a legal luminary has had on my life, professionally and personally. Judge Elizabeth Nahamya's passion for the downtrodden, for victims of her beloved Uganda and her commitment to the law knew no limits. RIP Judge.
@JudiciaryUG
Judiciary Uganda
3 years
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Retired High Court Judge, Elizabeth Ibanda Nahamya which occurred earlier today in the Netherlands.Burial arrangements to be communicated later. May Her Soul Rest in Eternal Peace
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@glsurvivorsfund
Global Survivors Fund
3 years
Join @REDRESSTrust & @GlobalSurvivorsFund at #ACHPtR73OS on 27 October at Kairaba Beach Hotel to hear survivors of #CRSV in Africa speak about their experiences pursuing #Reparations. *Event will also be live-streamed 📺(link coming soon) #Survivorspeak #ReparationsNow
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