Joanna Naples-Mitchell
@joannanm.bsky.social
Human rights lawyer. Senior Advisor, US & Lead Counsel, Marla Project (civiliansinconflict.org), in partnership with (zomiacenter.org). US Research Advisor (phr.org). @hrw.org alum.
https://zomiacenter.org/redress-program
https://zomiacenter.org/redress-program
Pinned
CIVIC Launches Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress
Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) today launched the Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress, which will advance support and recognition for civilians harmed by US military operations, con...
civiliansinconflict.org
I am thrilled to share that I've joined the Center for Civilians in Conflict to lead the Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress.
The project will pursue justice for civilians harmed in US military operations in partnership with the Zomia Center.
civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...
The project will pursue justice for civilians harmed in US military operations in partnership with the Zomia Center.
civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...
I am thrilled to share that I've joined the Center for Civilians in Conflict to lead the Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress.
The project will pursue justice for civilians harmed in US military operations in partnership with the Zomia Center.
civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...
The project will pursue justice for civilians harmed in US military operations in partnership with the Zomia Center.
civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...
CIVIC Launches Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress
Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) today launched the Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress, which will advance support and recognition for civilians harmed by US military operations, con...
civiliansinconflict.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I am thrilled to share that I've joined the Center for Civilians in Conflict to lead the Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress.
The project will pursue justice for civilians harmed in US military operations in partnership with the Zomia Center.
civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...
The project will pursue justice for civilians harmed in US military operations in partnership with the Zomia Center.
civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
Urgent ideas for defending press freedom in Gaza, the world’s deadliest place for journalists. By @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @meghnadbose.bsky.social, and @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/urge...
Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza
Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.
www.cjr.org
August 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Urgent ideas for defending press freedom in Gaza, the world’s deadliest place for journalists. By @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @meghnadbose.bsky.social, and @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/urge...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
Utmost appreciation to journalists who tackle issues others find difficult and defies public lore. This time, Rohan Zhou-Lee @diaryofafirebird.bsky.social ties together #disability justice, #AAPI communities, and ongoing state violence / harm by law enforcement. www.mochimag.com/activism/pol...
They Called for Help. Instead, the Police Brought Harm. - Mochi Magazine
Police responses to Asian Americans in crisis reveal deadly gaps in mental health care, disability justice, and systemic accountability.
www.mochimag.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Utmost appreciation to journalists who tackle issues others find difficult and defies public lore. This time, Rohan Zhou-Lee @diaryofafirebird.bsky.social ties together #disability justice, #AAPI communities, and ongoing state violence / harm by law enforcement. www.mochimag.com/activism/pol...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
This is called domicide
August 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is called domicide
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
A museum installation in New York City combines journalism, oral history, art and architecture to pay an immensely personal tribute to homes destroyed in Palestine, Iraq and Syria by weapons manufactured in the United States.
Reported with Janine AlHadidi
@hyperallergic.com @monachalabi.bsky.social
Reported with Janine AlHadidi
@hyperallergic.com @monachalabi.bsky.social
How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble?
Through interviews with survivors and satellite imagery, data journalist Mona Chalabi and SITU Research created models of razed houses in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.
hyperallergic.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A museum installation in New York City combines journalism, oral history, art and architecture to pay an immensely personal tribute to homes destroyed in Palestine, Iraq and Syria by weapons manufactured in the United States.
Reported with Janine AlHadidi
@hyperallergic.com @monachalabi.bsky.social
Reported with Janine AlHadidi
@hyperallergic.com @monachalabi.bsky.social
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
“You cannot erase memories,” said Mohammed Osman, whose home in Manbij, Syria, was destroyed in an airstrike by the US-led coalition in 2016. His former house is one of three homes modeled in “Patterns of Life,” Mona Chalabi’s exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt.
How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble?
Through interviews with survivors and satellite imagery, data journalist Mona Chalabi and SITU Research created models of razed houses in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.
hyperallergic.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“You cannot erase memories,” said Mohammed Osman, whose home in Manbij, Syria, was destroyed in an airstrike by the US-led coalition in 2016. His former house is one of three homes modeled in “Patterns of Life,” Mona Chalabi’s exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt.
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
3/ 📌The two deadliest U.S. civilian harm incidents in Yemen’s history occurred during Trump’s campaign. Strikes on Ras Isa Port and Saada Detention Prison allegedly killed at least 152 civilians and injured nearly 200 others
airwars.org/civilian-cas...
airwars.org/civilian-cas...
USYEM250417a – April 17, 2025
code: USYEM250417a
incident_date: 2025-04-17
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair
airwars.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
3/ 📌The two deadliest U.S. civilian harm incidents in Yemen’s history occurred during Trump’s campaign. Strikes on Ras Isa Port and Saada Detention Prison allegedly killed at least 152 civilians and injured nearly 200 others
airwars.org/civilian-cas...
airwars.org/civilian-cas...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
2/ 📌From 2002 to March 2025, Airwars tracked 258 civilians allegedly killed by U.S. strikes in Yemen.
In just eight weeks of Trump’s Operation Rough Rider, at least 224 people were killed - nearly doubling the civilian toll from U.S. actions in Yemen
In just eight weeks of Trump’s Operation Rough Rider, at least 224 people were killed - nearly doubling the civilian toll from U.S. actions in Yemen
June 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
2/ 📌From 2002 to March 2025, Airwars tracked 258 civilians allegedly killed by U.S. strikes in Yemen.
In just eight weeks of Trump’s Operation Rough Rider, at least 224 people were killed - nearly doubling the civilian toll from U.S. actions in Yemen
In just eight weeks of Trump’s Operation Rough Rider, at least 224 people were killed - nearly doubling the civilian toll from U.S. actions in Yemen
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
1/ NEW: As the U.S. appears on the brink of another war, Airwars reveals dangerous precedent for civilians set by Trump’s Yemen campaign
trump-yemen.airwars.org/operation-ro...
trump-yemen.airwars.org/operation-ro...
Trump nearly doubled U.S. civilian casualty toll in Yemen | Airwars
The Trump administration killed almost as many civilians in Yemen in 52 days as the previous 23 years of U.S. action
trump-yemen.airwars.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
1/ NEW: As the U.S. appears on the brink of another war, Airwars reveals dangerous precedent for civilians set by Trump’s Yemen campaign
trump-yemen.airwars.org/operation-ro...
trump-yemen.airwars.org/operation-ro...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
Getting rid of safeguards designed to limit civilian harm from U.S. military operations & ensure compliance with international humanitarian law undermines our credibility, jeopardizes our missions & raises the risk of natl security threats.
Senators challenge Hegseth on civilian deaths in Yemen strikes
Democrats have demanded that the Trump administration account for rising loss of life from its intensified campaign against Iran-backed militants.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Getting rid of safeguards designed to limit civilian harm from U.S. military operations & ensure compliance with international humanitarian law undermines our credibility, jeopardizes our missions & raises the risk of natl security threats.
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
1/ NEW: You read about the leaked Signal group between top U.S. national security leaders, but what happened in the strikes they authorised?
And what does this say about the new administration’s approach to warfare?
trump-yemen.airwars.org
And what does this say about the new administration’s approach to warfare?
trump-yemen.airwars.org
What the chats signal about Trump's bombing campaign in Yemen
Everyone talked about the leaked Yemen attack plans. But who was killed in the strikes authorised?
trump-yemen.airwars.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1/ NEW: You read about the leaked Signal group between top U.S. national security leaders, but what happened in the strikes they authorised?
And what does this say about the new administration’s approach to warfare?
trump-yemen.airwars.org
And what does this say about the new administration’s approach to warfare?
trump-yemen.airwars.org
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
"The term ‘excited delirium’ should just be gone forever."
Thankful John Oliver & @lastweektonight.com spotlight and condemn the pseudoscience of "excited delirium" & conflicts of interest from the manufacturers of Taser.
LWT cites PHR's seminal study on "excited delirium": phr.org/our-work/res...
Thankful John Oliver & @lastweektonight.com spotlight and condemn the pseudoscience of "excited delirium" & conflicts of interest from the manufacturers of Taser.
LWT cites PHR's seminal study on "excited delirium": phr.org/our-work/res...
March 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"The term ‘excited delirium’ should just be gone forever."
Thankful John Oliver & @lastweektonight.com spotlight and condemn the pseudoscience of "excited delirium" & conflicts of interest from the manufacturers of Taser.
LWT cites PHR's seminal study on "excited delirium": phr.org/our-work/res...
Thankful John Oliver & @lastweektonight.com spotlight and condemn the pseudoscience of "excited delirium" & conflicts of interest from the manufacturers of Taser.
LWT cites PHR's seminal study on "excited delirium": phr.org/our-work/res...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
⚠️ NY's Budget is due TODAY! Our #NoNYMaskBan calls are working, but we’re not the only ones calling. We need to keep the pressure on. Call today, whether it’s your first time or a follow-up. Ask your friends to call, too, especially if they’re upstate.
March 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
⚠️ NY's Budget is due TODAY! Our #NoNYMaskBan calls are working, but we’re not the only ones calling. We need to keep the pressure on. Call today, whether it’s your first time or a follow-up. Ask your friends to call, too, especially if they’re upstate.
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
Here’s last night’s story about Tasers, whether they’re as safe and effective as the company that makes them, Axon, claims, and why you shouldn’t test one out on any of your family members. You’d think that goes without saying, but you’ll see that it really, really doesn’t. youtu.be/7Yd9nLQx3qQ
Tasers & Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Here’s last night’s story about Tasers, whether they’re as safe and effective as the company that makes them, Axon, claims, and why you shouldn’t test one out on any of your family members. You’d think that goes without saying, but you’ll see that it really, really doesn’t. youtu.be/7Yd9nLQx3qQ
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
“They were killed in their uniforms. Driving their clearly marked vehicles. Wearing their gloves.
On their way to save lives”
15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says, as IDF orders mass evacuation
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
On their way to save lives”
15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says, as IDF orders mass evacuation
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says, as IDF orders mass evacuation
Aid agencies say the workers were killed and buried in a mass grave in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Residents described being shot at along the evacuation route.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“They were killed in their uniforms. Driving their clearly marked vehicles. Wearing their gloves.
On their way to save lives”
15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says, as IDF orders mass evacuation
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
On their way to save lives”
15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says, as IDF orders mass evacuation
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
The offices developing policies, training, and assistance to combatant commanders to help reduce the harm to civilians during U.S. military operations will be eliminated by the secretary of defense www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...
Hegseth Cuts Pentagon Work on Preventing Civilian Harm
Employees at the Pentagon’s Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response office were told their jobs would be eliminated, as would advisory posts at operational commands.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The offices developing policies, training, and assistance to combatant commanders to help reduce the harm to civilians during U.S. military operations will be eliminated by the secretary of defense www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
NEW: The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations from @alexhorton.bsky.social, me and @danlamothe.bsky.social 🎁 wapo.st/4h6jH3M
Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harm
Officials at the Defense Department’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which seeks to limit collateral damage from military strikes against enemy combatants, were told to accept a buyout or b...
wapo.st
March 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEW: The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations from @alexhorton.bsky.social, me and @danlamothe.bsky.social 🎁 wapo.st/4h6jH3M
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
My column this week is about NO OTHER LAND, a must-see Oscar nominee that every U.S. studio is too afraid to touch: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/m...
“No Other Land” Is the Oscar-Nominated Film That No Studio Will Touch (Gift Article)
“No Other Land,” about the destruction of a village in the occupied West Bank, is one of the year’s most acclaimed films. Still, U.S. studios are unwilling to distribute it.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
My column this week is about NO OTHER LAND, a must-see Oscar nominee that every U.S. studio is too afraid to touch: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/m...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
[1/3] The Trump Administration’s Attacks on International Law and Institutions: Public Statement by 16 US Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies
www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
The Trump Administration's Attacks on International Law and Institutions: Public Statement of American Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies
High-level US human rights experts express concern about the Trump administration's turn away from of international law and institutions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
[1/3] The Trump Administration’s Attacks on International Law and Institutions: Public Statement by 16 US Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies
www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
NEW: The words “excited delirium” came up multiple times during the trial over the in-custody death of an Indianapolis man having a mental health emergency. But experts say it’s a rejected medical diagnosis used by police to justify excessive force.
www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/mental-healt...
www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/mental-healt...
Police use ‘excited delirium’ to explain in-custody deaths. It’s a debunked diagnosis
The term “excited delirium” has been used as a diagnosis to describe people who die suddenly in police custody. But physicians and medical boards have long dismissed excited delirium as unscientific, ...
www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org
December 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
NEW: The words “excited delirium” came up multiple times during the trial over the in-custody death of an Indianapolis man having a mental health emergency. But experts say it’s a rejected medical diagnosis used by police to justify excessive force.
www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/mental-healt...
www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/mental-healt...
Thank you @megkelly.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com for reporting on the struggles of civilians harmed in US operations.
These include 2 families represented by the Zomia Center whose stories were first covered in 2021 by @azmatzahra.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
These include 2 families represented by the Zomia Center whose stories were first covered in 2021 by @azmatzahra.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon urged to make payments for slain, injured civilians
Groups have appealed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to address a backlog of civilian casualty claims before the Biden administration leaves office.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Thank you @megkelly.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com for reporting on the struggles of civilians harmed in US operations.
These include 2 families represented by the Zomia Center whose stories were first covered in 2021 by @azmatzahra.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
These include 2 families represented by the Zomia Center whose stories were first covered in 2021 by @azmatzahra.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Reposted by Joanna Naples-Mitchell
“They lost homes, limbs and loved ones,” an attorney for several families said.
16 rights orgs urged Secretary of Defense to authorize condolence payments to families of civilians killed or injured in U.S. operations per a letter obtained by the Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
16 rights orgs urged Secretary of Defense to authorize condolence payments to families of civilians killed or injured in U.S. operations per a letter obtained by the Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon urged to make payments for slain, injured civilians
Groups have appealed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to address a backlog of civilian casualty claims before the Biden administration leaves office.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM
“They lost homes, limbs and loved ones,” an attorney for several families said.
16 rights orgs urged Secretary of Defense to authorize condolence payments to families of civilians killed or injured in U.S. operations per a letter obtained by the Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
16 rights orgs urged Secretary of Defense to authorize condolence payments to families of civilians killed or injured in U.S. operations per a letter obtained by the Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...