Alex Neve
@alexneve.bsky.social
Believer, above all, in human rights.
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Human Rights Day 2025: We Have the Power to Change the World — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
Reach out, not with raised elbows but with extended hands. And imagine your hands and so many others, linked across your community and globally, as an unshakeable foundation on which we truly, at long...
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Human Rights Day reflections.
"Reach out, not with raised elbows but with extended hands. And imagine your hands and so many others, linked across your community and globally, as an unshakeable foundation on which we truly, at long last, build and deliver the universal human rights promise."
"Reach out, not with raised elbows but with extended hands. And imagine your hands and so many others, linked across your community and globally, as an unshakeable foundation on which we truly, at long last, build and deliver the universal human rights promise."
Vancouver friends, hope you can join us for this event on Monday, January 21 at the Centre for Peace at Canadian Memorial United Church.
The Centre for Peace Talks with Alex Neve
2025 CBC Massey Lecturer and human rights lawyer Alex Neve visits Canadian Memorial United Church for a special edition of Peace Talks.
www.eventbrite.ca
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Vancouver friends, hope you can join us for this event on Monday, January 21 at the Centre for Peace at Canadian Memorial United Church.
Our statement about the implications of the US attack in Venezuela. Maduro’s abysmal human rights record does not excuse breaching international law. Trump’s illegal invasion does not forgive Maduro’s grave human rights violations.
What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
Venezuela: UN Fact-Finding Mission expresses grave concern following US military intervention and calls for accountability for human rights violations and crimes
PANAMA / GENEVA – The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expressed grave concern over the human rights situation in Venezuela following the US attac...
www.ohchr.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Our statement about the implications of the US attack in Venezuela. Maduro’s abysmal human rights record does not excuse breaching international law. Trump’s illegal invasion does not forgive Maduro’s grave human rights violations.
What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
US Strikes Venezuela, Says it Will ‘Run’ Country
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
US Strikes Venezuela, Says it Will ‘Run’ Country
On the night of January 2, the US military conducted strikes on Venezuela, and took into custody the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
www.hrw.org
January 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
US Strikes Venezuela, Says it Will ‘Run’ Country
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
There is so much in this magnificent inaugural address from Zohran Mamdani.
What has stayed with me most of all, though, is this simple commitment; one that we should all make:
"The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations."
What has stayed with me most of all, though, is this simple commitment; one that we should all make:
"The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations."
The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
There is so much in this magnificent inaugural address from Zohran Mamdani.
What has stayed with me most of all, though, is this simple commitment; one that we should all make:
"The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations."
What has stayed with me most of all, though, is this simple commitment; one that we should all make:
"The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations."
In 2025 #SaudiArabia set its highest record for the number of people executed in one year: 356.
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Executions in Saudi Arabia hit highest number on record in 2025
Analysts attribute increase to kingdom’s ‘war on drugs’ as authorities kill 356 people by death penalty
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In 2025 #SaudiArabia set its highest record for the number of people executed in one year: 356.
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Amidst ongoing staggering suffering, Israel bans 37 humanitarian organizations from Gaza, including some of the world's most respected aid groups.
Needless to say = complete opposite of ending genocide.
Canada & other states complain, but do nothing.
Needless to say = complete opposite of ending genocide.
Canada & other states complain, but do nothing.
Which aid groups is Israel banning from Gaza now – and what will it mean?
Israel's latest move could amplify a deep humanitarian crisis spawned by its genocidal war on Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Amidst ongoing staggering suffering, Israel bans 37 humanitarian organizations from Gaza, including some of the world's most respected aid groups.
Needless to say = complete opposite of ending genocide.
Canada & other states complain, but do nothing.
Needless to say = complete opposite of ending genocide.
Canada & other states complain, but do nothing.
How many more statements of meaningless denunciation - empty of one single consequence for unrelenting genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity - must Palestinians endure Minister @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social?
Joint statement on the approval of the creation of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank
“We, States of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom condemn the approval by the Israeli security cabi...
www.canada.ca
December 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
How many more statements of meaningless denunciation - empty of one single consequence for unrelenting genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity - must Palestinians endure Minister @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social?
UN experts urge Iran to halt execution of 67-year-old woman.
UN experts urge Iran to halt execution of a 67-year-old Iranian woman
GENEVA – Iran must immediately stop the execution of Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a 67-year-old electrical engineer detained in Lakan Prison in Rasht, UN experts* said today.“Ms. Tabari’s case shows a patter...
www.ohchr.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
UN experts urge Iran to halt execution of 67-year-old woman.
In what dystopian future does this global rush to massively boost military spending and cold-heartedly slash humanitarian spending take us even remotely close to a more secure - let alone a more just, more humane, more sustainable - world?
Answer: it does not.
Answer: it does not.
Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending
Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In what dystopian future does this global rush to massively boost military spending and cold-heartedly slash humanitarian spending take us even remotely close to a more secure - let alone a more just, more humane, more sustainable - world?
Answer: it does not.
Answer: it does not.
Surely, Minister @manindersidhu.bsky.social, at the very least we must suspend our free trade deal with Israel, which perversely extends its benefit to these ever-expanding, illegal, war crimes settlements in the West Bank.
Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Surely, Minister @manindersidhu.bsky.social, at the very least we must suspend our free trade deal with Israel, which perversely extends its benefit to these ever-expanding, illegal, war crimes settlements in the West Bank.
PM @mark-carney.bsky.social & Minister @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, the work of the ICC was never going to be straightforward, with powerful forces determined to subvert the course of international justice.
That is when the champions need to show up. That is now. We need to show up.
That is when the champions need to show up. That is now. We need to show up.
US sanctions more ICC judges, citing ruling on Israeli war crime probe
International court has repeatedly decried US sanctions amid its ongoing investigation into Gaza war crimes.
www.aljazeera.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
PM @mark-carney.bsky.social & Minister @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, the work of the ICC was never going to be straightforward, with powerful forces determined to subvert the course of international justice.
That is when the champions need to show up. That is now. We need to show up.
That is when the champions need to show up. That is now. We need to show up.
Humbled to be appointed as one of three experts on the UN Human Rights Council’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela. Important work ahead at a tough and challenging time.
Human Rights Council President appoints Members of the Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela
GENEVA - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Jürg Lauber (Switzerland), has appointed Alex Neve (Canada) and Maria Eloisa Quintero (Argentina/Mexico) to serve as members of the Indep...
www.ohchr.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Humbled to be appointed as one of three experts on the UN Human Rights Council’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela. Important work ahead at a tough and challenging time.
Reposted by Alex Neve
"Canada shouldn’t be exporting war criminals. It should hold them to account. Doing so means using Canadian courts to address the suffering of others as an act of solidarity with those who flee atrocity for the safety and promise of Canada."
My latest: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
My latest: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: For the first time in a decade, Canada’s War Crimes Program shares what it has been up to
We need to double down on prosecuting war criminals in this country, but Ottawa prefers to export them instead
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Canada shouldn’t be exporting war criminals. It should hold them to account. Doing so means using Canadian courts to address the suffering of others as an act of solidarity with those who flee atrocity for the safety and promise of Canada."
My latest: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
My latest: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Important universal human rights message from @equitashumanrights.bsky.social.
Use your rights.
Defend your rights.
Live your rights.
Use your rights.
Defend your rights.
Live your rights.
Think Human Rights Don’t Affect You?
YouTube video by Equitas
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Important universal human rights message from @equitashumanrights.bsky.social.
Use your rights.
Defend your rights.
Live your rights.
Use your rights.
Defend your rights.
Live your rights.
These reports from South Kordofan are deeply troubling. A part of Sudan which has seen so many atrocities and yet, has been so often overlooked.
Sudan: Intensifying hostilities in Kordofan
I am alarmed by the further intensification in hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North in the Kordofan region. I urge a...
www.ohchr.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
These reports from South Kordofan are deeply troubling. A part of Sudan which has seen so many atrocities and yet, has been so often overlooked.
"This rush to forcibly return people to Afghanistan ignores why they fled in the first place and the serious dangers they face if sent back. It shows a clear disregard for states’ international obligations and violates the binding principle of non-refoulement.”
Afghanistan: Forced returns to Taliban rule must end as latest figures reveal millions unlawfully deported in 2025
Latest UN figures revealed that Iran and Pakistan alone have unlawfully expelled more than 2.6 million people to Afghanistan this year
www.amnesty.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"This rush to forcibly return people to Afghanistan ignores why they fled in the first place and the serious dangers they face if sent back. It shows a clear disregard for states’ international obligations and violates the binding principle of non-refoulement.”
"The devastating scenes of flooded tents & collapsed buildings in Gaza... cannot be blamed solely on ‘bad weather’. They are the foreseeable consequences of Israel’s ongoing genocide & deliberate policy of blocking the entry of shelter & repair materials for the displaced."
Utterly preventable’ Gaza flood tragedy must mobilize global action to end Israel’s genocide
The devastation caused by torrential rain in the occupied Gaza Strip that led to the recent flooding of thousands of tents and makeshift shelters and caused buildings to collapse was fueled by Israel’...
www.amnesty.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"The devastating scenes of flooded tents & collapsed buildings in Gaza... cannot be blamed solely on ‘bad weather’. They are the foreseeable consequences of Israel’s ongoing genocide & deliberate policy of blocking the entry of shelter & repair materials for the displaced."
Thank you to folks at @torontomet.bsky.social's Lincoln Alexander School of Law for this write-up of the event I spoke at in early November. Particularly appreciate the thoughtful comments from students in the audience, all of which show passion and determination to uphold human rights.
Renewing Human Rights
www.torontomu.ca
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Thank you to folks at @torontomet.bsky.social's Lincoln Alexander School of Law for this write-up of the event I spoke at in early November. Particularly appreciate the thoughtful comments from students in the audience, all of which show passion and determination to uphold human rights.
Reposted by Alex Neve
📢New blog by @alexneve.bsky.social - Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World
There is nothing conditional about the human rights promise that was made. Nothing temporary, exclusive or discretionary... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/12/16/u...
There is nothing conditional about the human rights promise that was made. Nothing temporary, exclusive or discretionary... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/12/16/u...
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
📢New blog by @alexneve.bsky.social - Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World
There is nothing conditional about the human rights promise that was made. Nothing temporary, exclusive or discretionary... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/12/16/u...
There is nothing conditional about the human rights promise that was made. Nothing temporary, exclusive or discretionary... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/12/16/u...
This is what impunity looks like.
Assad family live in Russian luxury as Bashar ‘brushes up on ophthalmology’
Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s reclusive household
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is what impunity looks like.
"No use shouting into the wind... China needs to see there are real consequences.”
-- Caoilfhionn Gallagher, Jimmy Lai's legal team
-- Caoilfhionn Gallagher, Jimmy Lai's legal team
Governments and groups condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai
UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in territory
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"No use shouting into the wind... China needs to see there are real consequences.”
-- Caoilfhionn Gallagher, Jimmy Lai's legal team
-- Caoilfhionn Gallagher, Jimmy Lai's legal team
Wrenching to watch the death toll from the vile antisemitic shooting attack at Bondi beach continue to mount. Yet another harrowing reminder that we must ALL stand against ALL hate ALWAYS, long before it spills over into terror, violence & murder.
Bondi beach shooting live updates: alleged shooters in terror attack that left 16 dead confirmed as father and son as PM condemns ‘act of pure evil’
One gunman was killed and another wounded; two police officers among the injured taken to hospital
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Wrenching to watch the death toll from the vile antisemitic shooting attack at Bondi beach continue to mount. Yet another harrowing reminder that we must ALL stand against ALL hate ALWAYS, long before it spills over into terror, violence & murder.
Montreal friends!
I'll be saying a few words at my son Brennan Neve's Write 4 Rights gathering at 6595 St. Urbain. Sat Dec 14, 7 pm onwards.
If you can: drop by, write some letters, speak up for human rights. In today's world... silence is not an option.
More details here: noexit.ca/events/
I'll be saying a few words at my son Brennan Neve's Write 4 Rights gathering at 6595 St. Urbain. Sat Dec 14, 7 pm onwards.
If you can: drop by, write some letters, speak up for human rights. In today's world... silence is not an option.
More details here: noexit.ca/events/
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Montreal friends!
I'll be saying a few words at my son Brennan Neve's Write 4 Rights gathering at 6595 St. Urbain. Sat Dec 14, 7 pm onwards.
If you can: drop by, write some letters, speak up for human rights. In today's world... silence is not an option.
More details here: noexit.ca/events/
I'll be saying a few words at my son Brennan Neve's Write 4 Rights gathering at 6595 St. Urbain. Sat Dec 14, 7 pm onwards.
If you can: drop by, write some letters, speak up for human rights. In today's world... silence is not an option.
More details here: noexit.ca/events/
Reposted by Alex Neve
A moving and powerful messages shared by our speaker @alexneve.bsky.social : Change begins with one person and silence is not an option! #HumanRights @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A moving and powerful messages shared by our speaker @alexneve.bsky.social : Change begins with one person and silence is not an option! #HumanRights @uottawahrrec.bsky.social