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Anil Yilmaz
@anilyilmaz.bsky.social
Academic @Essex Law School and Essex Human Rights Centre, Honorary Assoc Prof at Warwick Law School, GLOBE Centre,

IEL Collectivist and Co-Director of the Essex Business & Human Rights Project. Made in Istanbul. Mom of 2. Migrant & citizen of the 🌎
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“The accused was not only giving orders…but was personally involved in the beatings & later was physically present & giving orders for the execution of those detained.”

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The first senior perpetrator of atrocities in Darfur is convicted at the ICC! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
ICC convicts former Sudan militia leader for war crimes in Darfur
Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, found guilty over atrocities
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The ICC's OTP strategic goal to be a world leader in accountability technologies currently feels V distant with the OTP now having to print out hard copies of files in fear that they won't be able to access their tech & IT systems if/when the court itself is sanctioned #ICC - tinyurl.com/2fda8dua
ICC staff print files and prepare for blackout as US sanctions loom
International Criminal Court fears work under threat because of dependence on American IT systems
www.ft.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Fossil fuel companies try to tie environmental campaigners and protesters up in lengthy legal battles to waste their time and money – and scare them away from criticising the rich and powerful

Wonderful from @seanburkeshow.bsky.social

#TimeToResist
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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⚖️ Investment Treaty News Special Edition: The Tribunal! Andrea Shemberg on the gap between international investment arbitration and the lived realities of communities.

Read about the devastating impact of #ISDS on local communities in 🇪🇨's Intag region 🔗 www.iisd.org/itn/2025/09/...
September 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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On 3 Sep, the 1st hearing of a climate lawsuit brought by four residents of Pari island against the Swiss cement company Holcim will take place. Holcim is one of the largest contributors to climate change, which is having a dire impact on the plaintiffs.
callforclimatejustice.org/en/the-case/...
September 1, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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"More than two years after four residents of Pari filed suit against the world's largest cement firm [Holcim], two of them have travelled to Switzerland to take part in a preliminary hearing in the landmark case."

The hearing will take place on Wednesday in Zug, where the firm is headquartered.
Indonesian islanders taking Swiss concrete giant to court over climate
Residents of the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, threatened with disappearance by rising sea levels driven by climate change, have come to Switzerland to demand compensation from cement giant Holcim.
www.france24.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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2025 is a record-breaking year for claims filed by fossil fuel and mining firms against democratic policies – marking a grim milestone in a surge of polluting industries seeking compensation for lost profits via a secretive tribunal.

For @ftm.eu with contributions by ao @anilyilmaz.bsky.social
Record number of corporate lawsuits target climate action in controversial tribunal
Behind closed doors in Washington, D.C., fossil fuel and mining companies are suing governments over lost profits. Follow the Money has analysed how a system built to protect foreign investors poses a...
www.ftm.eu
August 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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1/ Today we launched one of two first reports by Israeli organisations, calling out the genocide in Gaza. The other report was published by B'tselem.

Our own report, by Physicians for Human Rights–Israel, focuses on the systematic destruction of health system.
July 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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9/ The full legal opinion—Destruction of Conditions of Life: A Health Analysis of the Gaza Genocide—is available here: www.phr.org.il/genocide-in-...
ג'נוסייד בעזה | רופאים לזכויות אדם
ב-13 באוקטובר 2023, הורה הצבא הישראלי על פינוי 22 בתי חולים בעיר עזה ובצפון רצועת […] עוד >
www.phr.org.il
July 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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8/ With the destruction of an entire medical system and a generation of medical professionals, this genocide will continue to kill its victims for years to come, some of whom will be normal patients who will simply not be able to get the treatment they need.
July 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The 2nd webinar of our series "Illegal occupation, genocide, and business - reflections on the case of Palestine" is on 28 July, with reflections from @irenepietropaoli.bsky.social @chiaramacchi.bsky.social Francesca Albanese, Dr Michelle Staggs Kelsall, Dr Mark Taylor, and Andressa Soares. Reg 👇🏻👇🏻
Join us for an expert panel exploring the UN Rapporteur on the OPT's latest report on the economy of genocide with a fantastic line up of Business and Human Rights experts. @chiaramacchi.bsky.social @alhaq.bsky.social @somoamsterdam.bsky.social Register here: eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
July 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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“There are no words in the face of the disaster we are in. Kids are dying before the world ... There is no uglier and more horrible phase than this”
July 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Breaking news: Boston Consulting Group modelled the costs of 'relocating' Palestinians from Gaza and entered into a multimillion-dollar contract to help launch a new aid scheme for the shattered enclave https://on.ft.com/3TrfEpn
July 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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After 1 month of the indefensible GHF system, which has been both woefully inadequate & characterized by numerous mass shootings of starving civilians seeking aid, ….. Israel is reportedly reverting to blocking all aid while reassessing its plan.
Appalling.
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
June 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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We were delighted to host an event today exploring the interactions of the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence with the human rights & environmental dimensions of business & commerce. Huge thanks to our speakers - Surya Deva, Anil Yilmaz, Miriam Saage-Maaß & Robert McCorquodale.
June 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Looking forward to this brilliant @uon-hrlc.bsky.social event tomorrow at 10:00 GMT w UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development Surya Deva, Robert McCorquodale of UNWG on #businessandhumanrights, @ecchr.bsky.social Miriam Saage-Maaß & @anilyilmaz.bsky.social chaired by @seklun.bsky.social
Register now for our upcoming event on 'The EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence & Human Rights' hosted by the HRLC's Business, Trade and Human Rights unit..

🗓️ 12 June, 10:00-11:30 BST
📌 Online
🔗 For more: eucsdd.eventbrite.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Ukraine attacks military bases in Russia, destroying long-range bombers.

Russia responds by attacking cities, killing civilians.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Russia mounts deadly barrage on Kyiv after vowing revenge for Ukraine attack on bomber fleet
Four killed and 20 wounded as missiles and drones target Ukrainian capital
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Our medical staff are donating their own blood to provide life-saving treatment for patients in #Gaza.

Patients that were gunned down while trying to get food.

Food for their families.

Food to live.

We need an immediate #ceasefire, now.
June 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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We are still accepting applications for our fully funded Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa, focused on scholars based in Africa (held in Nairobi in 2026). Feel free to apply or forward to your networks!
🚨Funded Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa: Via the International Politics in Africa network, we are organising a Writing Workshop for early career scholars based in Africa. This is generously funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social. Share widely!

sites.google.com/view/ipia/ca...
IPIA - Call for Papers
Please find below a call for papers for a Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa, generously funded by the British Academy. The deadline for applying is June 6, 2025.
sites.google.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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The letter now has over 1000 signatories and counting lawyersletter.uk with a great range of press coverage, including in Israel e.g. www.timesofisrael.com/800-british-...

Final deadline for signatures is today (Saturday) at 10pm
May 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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For years, I worked on & studied the war in n. Uganda, where the Lord's Resistance Army would steal children and force them into becoming child soldiers.

It was cruel, sadistic, & criminal.

And so is Russia's theft of Ukrainian boys to fight against Ukraine. It must be investigated and prosecuted.
"[A]n unknown number of Ukrainian teenage boys are being given military training and instilled with anti-Ukrainian and anti-Western propaganda. The likely next step would see them assigned to Russia’s regular armed forces to fight against their own country."
Please share this important report:
Satellite data shed light on Russia’s modern-day gulags for Ukrainian children
A Canadian-funded effort is tracking the movements of Ukrainian children taken during wartime
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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"Yaylada RES istemiyoruz"

Ordu Mesudiye’deki Beyseki Mahallesi sınırlarında yapılması planlanan RES projesi kapsamında yol çalışmaları yeniden başladı. Halk, ‘‘Çalışmalar durdurulmalı’’ dedi
www.birgun.net/haber/yaylad...
Yaylada RES istemiyoruz
Ordu Mesudiye’deki Beyseki Mahallesi sınırlarında yapılması planlanan RES projesi kapsamında yol çalışmaları yeniden başladı. Halk, ‘‘Çalışmalar durdurulmalı’’ dedi.
www.birgun.net
May 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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After months of reporting and research, I’m really excited and proud to publish this series on AI and energy. It’s a deep look at AI’s energy requirements, where that energy mix comes from, and its carbon debt.

www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/a...
Power Hungry
An unprecedented look at the state of AI’s energy and resource usage, where it is now, where it is headed in the years to come, and why we have to get it right.
www.technologyreview.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM