Maha Aon مها عون
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Maha Aon مها عون
@mahaaon.bsky.social
Public health and human rights. Work @DIGNITY; alum @JohnsHopkins; PhDcand @AUB; TRP member @GlobalFundHIV,TB&Malaria
For the past year, we’ve been supporting the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights to collect testimonies of Gazans released from Israeli detention. It’s a step towards systematically documenting the torture. Join us on 13/05 & spread the word. Register: lnkd.in/dgrUQ6g3
@dignitydk.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
In the Palestinian West Bank, families are regularly terrorized. Watch some of the incredible people @TRC_Palestine talk about their work to support torture survivors.
dignity.dk/en/news/psyc...
Psychologists in the West Bank: The occupation is a chronic source of psychological trauma
Four Palestinian psychologists share their experiences working in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, navigating checkpoints and settler violence.
dignity.dk
January 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
January 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A new study finds Gaza deaths in first 6 months were underestimated by a whopping 41% & that the death rate went up 14x compared to before Oct 7th (rate ratio) with women, children & seniors making up 59% of deaths. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip from Oct 7, 2023, to June 30, 2024: a capture–recapture analysis
Our findings show an exceptionally high mortality rate in the Gaza Strip during the period studied. These results underscore the urgent need for interventions to prevent further loss of life and illuminate important patterns in the conduct of the war.
www.thelancet.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hot off the press: our latest article about how prison overcrowding threatens the rights and health of people in prison. @dignity-int.bsky.social
Overcrowding in prisons: Health and legal implications | Torture Journal
tidsskrift.dk
December 27, 2024 at 11:47 AM
The incredible amount of evidence of systematic torture by Israeli authorities pre-dating & peaking after 7th Oct ‘23 is all but willfully ignored by the UNSR on Torture @DrAliceJEdwards. I personally hope international NGOs will follow suit. pchrgaza.org/open-letter-...
Open Letter to Dr. Edwards on the Suspension of Engagement with the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Dear Dr. Alice J. Edwards, We, the Palestinian human rights organizations and Palestinian Non-governmental Organizations Network (PNGO), write to inform you of our collective decision to suspend all e...
pchrgaza.org
December 18, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Many of those being released from Syrian prisons will require intensive mental health support to recover - so many tortured & detained in solitary confinement for extended periods
December 8, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Opposition & civil society manage to stop a coup & martial law imposition by South Korea’s president. Now he may be tried for treason. Amazing example of how opposition is critical for safeguarding democracy 💪🏽 edition.cnn.com/world/live-n...
South Korea martial law lifted, growing calls for president Yoon Suk Yeol to resign: Live updates | CNN
There is growing pressure on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down after his aborted attempt to declare martial law, which plunged the country into political uncertainty and sparked a fier...
edition.cnn.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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#Egypt 🇪🇬 Today, president Al-Sisi starts his official visit to #Denmark. Denmark has been spearheading the global fight against #torture at the UN for decades. The Danish govt must address Egypt’s widespread and systematic torture, says DIGNITY's legal director Therese Rytter. #dkpol
December 6, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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Stolt over hvordan vores eksperter i @dignity-int.bsky.social hver dag bruger deres viden i kampen for menneskerettigheder og retfærdighed.

Læs her om overlæge Jens Modvigs bidrag til den skelsættende retssag om #tortur i #AbuGhraib-fængslet i Irak: www.zetland.dk/historie/sG8...
#dkpol #dkmedier
Efter 20 år har ofrene for en af vor tids værste torturskandaler fået retfærdighed. Med hjælp fra Jens
I 2004 så verden for første gang billederne fra Abu Ghraib-fængslet i Irak. Nu, 20 år efter, har tre af torturofrene fået retfærdighed. Og de har fået hjælp af en dansker, der hedder Jens Modvig. Han ...
www.zetland.dk
November 26, 2024 at 11:40 AM
I’m honored and excited to serve on the Lancet Global Health’s international advisory board. Looking forward to support the journal’s push to decolonize global health publishing: www.thelancet.com/langlo/inter...
International Advisory Board
www.thelancet.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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Vigtigt skridt fra ICC. Vores erfaring viser, at det er afgørende for ofrene, at krigsforbrydere bliver stillet for en dommer. Loven gælder for alle – ingen skal kunne slippe afsted med krigsforbrydelser. #dkpol #dkmedier @dignity-int.bsky.social
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
Straffedomstol udsteder arrestordre på Israels premierminister for krigsforbrydelser
Der er også udstedt en arrestordre på Hamas-lederen Mohammed Deif.
www.dr.dk
November 21, 2024 at 3:16 PM