Christophe Paulussen
@chpaulussen.bsky.social
Senior researcher and strand coordinator @tmcasser.bsky.social, international humanitarian law, international criminal law and counter-terrorism & human rights
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Out Now: Genocide and how to prove it. What are Gambia and Myanmar each saying at the ICJ about Myanmar's clearance operations of 2017? What's the evidence? How do patterns of behaviour show genocidal intent?
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Justice Update – Genocide Evidence and Intent with Gambia and Myanmar
We discuss the Genocide case at the ICJ brought by Gambia against Myanmar on behalf of the Rohingya. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out …
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January 29, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Out Now: Genocide and how to prove it. What are Gambia and Myanmar each saying at the ICJ about Myanmar's clearance operations of 2017? What's the evidence? How do patterns of behaviour show genocidal intent?
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Dear colleagues in Dutch #academia, please sign this petition, to have our pensions untied from #Palantir. Their tech is used for #AITargeting in Gaza. We should say loudly and clearly, I'm not making money out of that murder machine. #Nederland #ABP #Pensions
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ge...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ge...
Geen investeringen in Palantir door ABP
We willen niet leven in een wereld waarin de privacy van onschuldige burgers zo zwaar geschonden wordt. We willen bijdragen aan een rechtvaardige, democratische en humanitaire wereld waarin de mensenr...
actie.degoedezaak.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Dear colleagues in Dutch #academia, please sign this petition, to have our pensions untied from #Palantir. Their tech is used for #AITargeting in Gaza. We should say loudly and clearly, I'm not making money out of that murder machine. #Nederland #ABP #Pensions
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ge...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ge...
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Court Orders the Netherlands to Protect a Caribbean Island From Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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After 3 years working under Putin’s missiles and drones as our Ambassador to Ukraine, I resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin.
The America I proudly served for 28 years does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
But the Trump Admin keeps doing exactly that.
1/3
The America I proudly served for 28 years does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
But the Trump Admin keeps doing exactly that.
1/3
January 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
After 3 years working under Putin’s missiles and drones as our Ambassador to Ukraine, I resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin.
The America I proudly served for 28 years does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
But the Trump Admin keeps doing exactly that.
1/3
The America I proudly served for 28 years does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
But the Trump Admin keeps doing exactly that.
1/3
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Israël houdt ruim 9300 Palestijnen vast. Veelal burgers die als politieke gevangenen zonder vorm van proces gevangen zitten. Ze worden vernederd en gefolterd. Het gevangenissysteem is een van Israëls wreedste onderdrukkingsmechanismen.
Martelingen en totale rechteloosheid: Israël zet zijn gevangenissen in als wapen tegen de Palestijnse samenleving
Israël houdt ruim 9300 Palestijnen vast. Veelal burgers die als politieke gevangenen zonder vorm van proces gevangen zitten. Ze worden vernederd en gefolterd. Het gevangenissysteem is een van Israëls…
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January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Israël houdt ruim 9300 Palestijnen vast. Veelal burgers die als politieke gevangenen zonder vorm van proces gevangen zitten. Ze worden vernederd en gefolterd. Het gevangenissysteem is een van Israëls wreedste onderdrukkingsmechanismen.
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The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber has referred Italy’s failure to arrest and surrender Almasri Njeem to the Assembly of States Parties.
Frankly, I don't think Italy left the Court much of a choice.
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
Frankly, I don't think Italy left the Court much of a choice.
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
January 27, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber has referred Italy’s failure to arrest and surrender Almasri Njeem to the Assembly of States Parties.
Frankly, I don't think Italy left the Court much of a choice.
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
Frankly, I don't think Italy left the Court much of a choice.
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
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#Libya [AFP] - Today, Eritrean national Amanuel Walid was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Dutch court for the “particularly cruel, violent, and degrading treatment that the defendant and his accomplices inflicted on migrants” in Libya.
#HumanTrafficking
www.justiceinfo.net/en/154797-wi...
#HumanTrafficking
www.justiceinfo.net/en/154797-wi...
"Without any humanity"
On January 27, Eritrean national Amanuel Walid was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Dutch court for the “particularly cruel, violent, and degrading treatment that the defendant and his accomplices...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
#Libya [AFP] - Today, Eritrean national Amanuel Walid was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Dutch court for the “particularly cruel, violent, and degrading treatment that the defendant and his accomplices inflicted on migrants” in Libya.
#HumanTrafficking
www.justiceinfo.net/en/154797-wi...
#HumanTrafficking
www.justiceinfo.net/en/154797-wi...
Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments rfi.my/CNbP.BS
Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments
The transfer of senior Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq has reignited pressure on European governments to confront the long-deferred issue of bringing home and prosecuting their citizens.
rfi.my
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments rfi.my/CNbP.BS
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And there it is.
January 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
And there it is.
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The Council of Europe and the @ec.europa.eu have signed an agreement to set up an advance team for the future Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. A key step towards strengthening accountability, preparing the tribunal’s structures, and supporting justice for Ukraine.
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The Council of Europe and the @ec.europa.eu have signed an agreement to set up an advance team for the future Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. A key step towards strengthening accountability, preparing the tribunal’s structures, and supporting justice for Ukraine.
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As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
January 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
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Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...
Amnesty International warns of rising US authoritarianism and human rights violations
Amnesty International published a report on Tuesday, warning about rising authoritarian practices in the US and detailing numerous ways how the rule of law and human rights are being threatened. The r...
www.jurist.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...
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Werk je bij de overheid? Of in het onderwijs? Dan leg jij geld in bij het ABP, het grootste pensioenfonds van Nederland. Maar wat je waarschijnlijk niet weet, is dat het ABP sinds vorig jaar fors investeert in Palantir – de Amerikaanse techreus die software maakt voor ICE en het Israëlische leger.
Pensioenfonds ABP investeert honderden miljoenen in omstreden techbedrijf Palantir
De Amerikaanse techreus Palantir wordt al jaren in verband gebracht met grove schendingen van mensenrechten in de Verenigde Staten en de Palestijnse gebieden. Afgelopen jaar besloot het Nederlandse pe...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Werk je bij de overheid? Of in het onderwijs? Dan leg jij geld in bij het ABP, het grootste pensioenfonds van Nederland. Maar wat je waarschijnlijk niet weet, is dat het ABP sinds vorig jaar fors investeert in Palantir – de Amerikaanse techreus die software maakt voor ICE en het Israëlische leger.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.
January 20, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.
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Another excellent article by @margheritacapacci.bsky.social on the latest updates concerning the non-cooperation of Italy with the ICC
in the Almasri/Elmasri case www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
in the Almasri/Elmasri case www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
Libya, Italy and the ICC: a long history of discord
Last year, Italy failed to transfer a Libyan alleged war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court. What were the consequences?
www.justiceinfo.net
January 18, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Another excellent article by @margheritacapacci.bsky.social on the latest updates concerning the non-cooperation of Italy with the ICC
in the Almasri/Elmasri case www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
in the Almasri/Elmasri case www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
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If US soldiers were to kill Europeans while taking, or trying to take, Greenland, America will need all its dark psychological ops to avoid a really, really huge backlash.
Greenland could just be the shock Europe needs to finally face reality: the Americans have betrayed us.
Greenland could just be the shock Europe needs to finally face reality: the Americans have betrayed us.
REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
January 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If US soldiers were to kill Europeans while taking, or trying to take, Greenland, America will need all its dark psychological ops to avoid a really, really huge backlash.
Greenland could just be the shock Europe needs to finally face reality: the Americans have betrayed us.
Greenland could just be the shock Europe needs to finally face reality: the Americans have betrayed us.
"‘We gaan niet met F-35’s of mariniers vechten tegen de Amerikanen – dat leggen we altijd af’": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... @nrc.nl
‘We gaan niet met F-35’s of mariniers vechten tegen de Amerikanen – dat leggen we altijd af’
Dick Berlijn | oud-Commandant der Strijdkrachten: Tijdens zijn militaire carrière werkte voormalig luchtmachtgeneraal Dick Berlijn nauw samen met de Amerikanen. Nu is hij gedesillusioneerd over de koe...
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January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"‘We gaan niet met F-35’s of mariniers vechten tegen de Amerikanen – dat leggen we altijd af’": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... @nrc.nl
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New publication 📣
On 23 July 2025, the ICJ made history by affirming that States must account for the interests of future generations when tackling climate change. In his blog, Simon Waswa analyzes the landmark advisory opinion.
🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gAcbvJV9
📷 : ICJ
On 23 July 2025, the ICJ made history by affirming that States must account for the interests of future generations when tackling climate change. In his blog, Simon Waswa analyzes the landmark advisory opinion.
🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gAcbvJV9
📷 : ICJ
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
New publication 📣
On 23 July 2025, the ICJ made history by affirming that States must account for the interests of future generations when tackling climate change. In his blog, Simon Waswa analyzes the landmark advisory opinion.
🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gAcbvJV9
📷 : ICJ
On 23 July 2025, the ICJ made history by affirming that States must account for the interests of future generations when tackling climate change. In his blog, Simon Waswa analyzes the landmark advisory opinion.
🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gAcbvJV9
📷 : ICJ
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Chit-chatting w/ @janethanderson.bsky.social about the #Gambia v #Myanmar #GenCon #ICJ hearings, which are taking up most of my time lately! Such an important case. #genocide #intlaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/154334-ge...
Genocide in Myanmar: the ICJ faces the evidence
What evidence does the small west African state provide to prove genocidal intent? Seven years ago, Gambia has brought Myanmar to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over genocide against the Roh...
www.justiceinfo.net
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Chit-chatting w/ @janethanderson.bsky.social about the #Gambia v #Myanmar #GenCon #ICJ hearings, which are taking up most of my time lately! Such an important case. #genocide #intlaw www.justiceinfo.net/en/154334-ge...
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dems on the hill need to find a mechanism now to stop trump’s wild and lawless use of force. his threats to greenland and europe (and yes beyond) have to end now, and silence/inaction are not options.
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
dems on the hill need to find a mechanism now to stop trump’s wild and lawless use of force. his threats to greenland and europe (and yes beyond) have to end now, and silence/inaction are not options.
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1/DOJ OLC's memo on the #Venezuela attack makes clear that that in the Executive's view, there's nothing left of Congress' Art. I power to decide whether the nation goes to war.
Congress needs to push back hard on this.
More to come, but a few initial observations:
www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...
Congress needs to push back hard on this.
More to come, but a few initial observations:
www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...
www.justice.gov
January 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
1/DOJ OLC's memo on the #Venezuela attack makes clear that that in the Executive's view, there's nothing left of Congress' Art. I power to decide whether the nation goes to war.
Congress needs to push back hard on this.
More to come, but a few initial observations:
www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...
Congress needs to push back hard on this.
More to come, but a few initial observations:
www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...