Brian Dooley
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
Honorary Professor Queen’s University Belfast | Visiting Scholar @ucl | Senior Advisor @humanrights1st | Views mine | Author | No manels | He/They | Wiki bio: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_J._Dooley
(3/5) With thanks to our authors this week:
Ananya Agustin Malhotra
@bcfinucane.bsky.social
@bechamilton.bsky.social
Bruce Swartz
Chiara Giorgetti
@corrarino.bsky.social
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
@eliavl.bsky.social
Harold Hongju Koh
Jake Reagan
Ananya Agustin Malhotra
@bcfinucane.bsky.social
@bechamilton.bsky.social
Bruce Swartz
Chiara Giorgetti
@corrarino.bsky.social
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
@eliavl.bsky.social
Harold Hongju Koh
Jake Reagan
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Northern Ireland families are awaiting justice for crimes committed during the 1969 to 1998 conflict, @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social write.
A legislative battle is brewing in the U.K. Parliament over efforts aimed at accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
A legislative battle is brewing in the U.K. Parliament over efforts aimed at accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
Legal Progress Stalls for Northern Ireland Families
The coming months will show whether the UK has the political will to deliver long-overdue truth and justice in Northern Ireland.
www.justsecurity.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Northern Ireland families are awaiting justice for crimes committed during the 1969 to 1998 conflict, @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social write.
A legislative battle is brewing in the U.K. Parliament over efforts aimed at accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
A legislative battle is brewing in the U.K. Parliament over efforts aimed at accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
Piece out today in @justsecurity.org
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
Legal Progress Stalls for Northern Ireland Families
The coming months will show whether the UK has the political will to deliver long-overdue truth and justice in Northern Ireland.
www.justsecurity.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Piece out today in @justsecurity.org
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
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Brian Dooley: Ties Between U.S. and Irish Civil Rights Movements
Marking JFK’s assassination anniversary, exploring shared struggles for justice.
📅 Sat 22 Nov, 2pm
RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-brian...
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
Marking JFK’s assassination anniversary, exploring shared struggles for justice.
📅 Sat 22 Nov, 2pm
RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-brian...
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Brian Dooley: Ties Between U.S. and Irish Civil Rights Movements
Marking JFK’s assassination anniversary, exploring shared struggles for justice.
📅 Sat 22 Nov, 2pm
RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-brian...
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
Marking JFK’s assassination anniversary, exploring shared struggles for justice.
📅 Sat 22 Nov, 2pm
RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-brian...
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
For background on RSF crimes in Sudan, here’s a report I produced in July detailing their massacres & widespread sexual violence
therightnarrative.net/category/sud...
therightnarrative.net/category/sud...
October 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
For background on RSF crimes in Sudan, here’s a report I produced in July detailing their massacres & widespread sexual violence
therightnarrative.net/category/sud...
therightnarrative.net/category/sud...
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A just transition requires HRDs to be safe, not silenced. Governments know exactly what needs to be done to protect climate HRDs. They’re just choosing not to do it.
Thanks to @humanrightsfirst.org & @suchitauppal.bsky.social for this piece on my latest report:
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...
Thanks to @humanrightsfirst.org & @suchitauppal.bsky.social for this piece on my latest report:
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...
UN Special Rapporteur Reminds States of the Duties to Protect Climate HRDs - Human Rights First
Greater political will from governments is needed to defend those who defend rights, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), Mary Lawlor, told governments last week: “...
humanrightsfirst.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A just transition requires HRDs to be safe, not silenced. Governments know exactly what needs to be done to protect climate HRDs. They’re just choosing not to do it.
Thanks to @humanrightsfirst.org & @suchitauppal.bsky.social for this piece on my latest report:
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...
Thanks to @humanrightsfirst.org & @suchitauppal.bsky.social for this piece on my latest report:
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...
New from @suchitauppal.bsky.social for @humanrightsfirst.org on @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social’s latest report presented to UNGA on state & business responsibilities to protect HRDs working on climate issues
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...
UN Special Rapporteur Reminds States of the Duties to Protect Climate HRDs - Human Rights First
Greater political will from governments is needed to defend those who defend rights, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), Mary Lawlor, told governments last week: “...
humanrightsfirst.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
New from @suchitauppal.bsky.social for @humanrightsfirst.org on @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social’s latest report presented to UNGA on state & business responsibilities to protect HRDs working on climate issues
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...
Activist Lawyer piece out today with my @humanrightsfirst.org colleague @suchitauppal.bsky.social on new wave of attacks on anti-corruption activists & journalists by authorities in Ukraine
@antac-ua.bsky.social @glushko.bsky.social @barrymalone.bsky.social
www.activistlawyer.com/post/attacki...
@antac-ua.bsky.social @glushko.bsky.social @barrymalone.bsky.social
www.activistlawyer.com/post/attacki...
Attacking the Watchdogs: Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Activists and Institutions Face A New Wave of Assaults
By Brian Dooley and Suchita UppalLocal activists in Ukraine working to counter corruption report a fresh wave of attacks by their own authorities, with some openly accusing President Volodymyr Zelensk...
www.activistlawyer.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Activist Lawyer piece out today with my @humanrightsfirst.org colleague @suchitauppal.bsky.social on new wave of attacks on anti-corruption activists & journalists by authorities in Ukraine
@antac-ua.bsky.social @glushko.bsky.social @barrymalone.bsky.social
www.activistlawyer.com/post/attacki...
@antac-ua.bsky.social @glushko.bsky.social @barrymalone.bsky.social
www.activistlawyer.com/post/attacki...
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New report: #Ukraine's anti-corruption activists, journalists, and HRDs are facing escalating threats from the Ukrainian authorities. Human Rights First's, "Attacking the Watchdogs," documents the attacks & urges Western allies to act. Read more⬇️
ATTACKING THE WATCHDOGS - Human Rights First
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Activists and Institutions Face New Wave of Assaults Introduction Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), journalists, and others in Ukraine working to counter corruption say they are...
humanrightsfirst.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New report: #Ukraine's anti-corruption activists, journalists, and HRDs are facing escalating threats from the Ukrainian authorities. Human Rights First's, "Attacking the Watchdogs," documents the attacks & urges Western allies to act. Read more⬇️
Our thoughts with Bloody Sunday families now as court finds former British paratrooper Soldier F not guilty of murders that day in 1972.
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
#speirgorm
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
#speirgorm
October 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Our thoughts with Bloody Sunday families now as court finds former British paratrooper Soldier F not guilty of murders that day in 1972.
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
#speirgorm
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
#speirgorm
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As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
October 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
Really useful piece here from Elza Diachenko of GwaraMedia on things to know before travelling to Kharkiv in Ukraine
gwaramedia.com/en/is-kharki...
gwaramedia.com/en/is-kharki...
Is Kharkiv safe to visit in 2025?
Is traveling to Kharkiv safe — and how to make it safer? We spoke to Kharkiv visitors about what foreigners should know during their trip.
gwaramedia.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Really useful piece here from Elza Diachenko of GwaraMedia on things to know before travelling to Kharkiv in Ukraine
gwaramedia.com/en/is-kharki...
gwaramedia.com/en/is-kharki...
Exactly ten years ago I spent a week reporting from Guantanamo on the pretrial hearings of those accused in the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on the US.
Here’s my latest for Humanitas Media on how little progress there has been since then
humanitasmedia.org/guantanamos-...
Here’s my latest for Humanitas Media on how little progress there has been since then
humanitasmedia.org/guantanamos-...
Guantanamo's Injustice Grinds On | Humanitas Media
Exactly ten years ago, I spent a week at the notorious Guantanamo Bay for Human Rights First, observing court hearings for five men accused in connection with the September 11, 2001, attacks on the Un...
humanitasmedia.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Exactly ten years ago I spent a week reporting from Guantanamo on the pretrial hearings of those accused in the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on the US.
Here’s my latest for Humanitas Media on how little progress there has been since then
humanitasmedia.org/guantanamos-...
Here’s my latest for Humanitas Media on how little progress there has been since then
humanitasmedia.org/guantanamos-...
A year ago today activist Tigran Galustyan was killed by a Russian drone while evacuating civilians from Ukraine’s eastern front. My latest here for @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how drones are an increasing threat www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI... @humanrightsfirst.org @glushko.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A year ago today activist Tigran Galustyan was killed by a Russian drone while evacuating civilians from Ukraine’s eastern front. My latest here for @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how drones are an increasing threat www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI... @humanrightsfirst.org @glushko.bsky.social
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4/6
Brian Dooley’s Black and Green explores ties between civil rights movements in Black America + Ireland. Non-violent marches, sit-ins + solidarity shaped both. #speirgorm #civilrights @dooleydooley.bsky.social Shop: museum-of-free-derry.myshopify.com/products/bla...
Brian Dooley’s Black and Green explores ties between civil rights movements in Black America + Ireland. Non-violent marches, sit-ins + solidarity shaped both. #speirgorm #civilrights @dooleydooley.bsky.social Shop: museum-of-free-derry.myshopify.com/products/bla...
October 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
4/6
Brian Dooley’s Black and Green explores ties between civil rights movements in Black America + Ireland. Non-violent marches, sit-ins + solidarity shaped both. #speirgorm #civilrights @dooleydooley.bsky.social Shop: museum-of-free-derry.myshopify.com/products/bla...
Brian Dooley’s Black and Green explores ties between civil rights movements in Black America + Ireland. Non-violent marches, sit-ins + solidarity shaped both. #speirgorm #civilrights @dooleydooley.bsky.social Shop: museum-of-free-derry.myshopify.com/products/bla...
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5/6
Save the date: Sat 22 Nov, 2pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social - meet @dooleydooley.bsky.social as he discusses U.S. + Irish civil rights ties on JFK’s anniversary. #speirgorm #civilrights Reserve 👇
www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-brian... #CivilRights68
Save the date: Sat 22 Nov, 2pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social - meet @dooleydooley.bsky.social as he discusses U.S. + Irish civil rights ties on JFK’s anniversary. #speirgorm #civilrights Reserve 👇
www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-brian... #CivilRights68
Meet Brian Dooley: Ties Between U.S. & Irish Civil Rights Movements
How did U.S. and Irish civil rights movements inspire each other? Meet author Brian Dooley at the Museum of Free Derry, Sat 22 Nov, 2pm.
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October 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Save the date: Sat 22 Nov, 2pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social - meet @dooleydooley.bsky.social as he discusses U.S. + Irish civil rights ties on JFK’s anniversary. #speirgorm #civilrights Reserve 👇
www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-brian... #CivilRights68
Save the date: Sat 22 Nov, 2pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social - meet @dooleydooley.bsky.social as he discusses U.S. + Irish civil rights ties on JFK’s anniversary. #speirgorm #civilrights Reserve 👇
www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-brian... #CivilRights68
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1/6
On this day, 5 Oct 1968: a banned civil rights march on Duke Street, Derry, met violent RUC attacks – filmed and broadcast worldwide. It ignited a movement for change. #CivilRights68
On this day, 5 Oct 1968: a banned civil rights march on Duke Street, Derry, met violent RUC attacks – filmed and broadcast worldwide. It ignited a movement for change. #CivilRights68
October 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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On this day, 5 Oct 1968: a banned civil rights march on Duke Street, Derry, met violent RUC attacks – filmed and broadcast worldwide. It ignited a movement for change. #CivilRights68
On this day, 5 Oct 1968: a banned civil rights march on Duke Street, Derry, met violent RUC attacks – filmed and broadcast worldwide. It ignited a movement for change. #CivilRights68
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Friend of 30 years, Asad reminds us: the climate crisis is a crisis of justice, deeply tied to inequality and racial injustice.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Asad Rehman’s journey from antiracism campaigner in Burnley to head of Friends of the Earth
Climate crisis is ‘interconnected crisis of inequality’, says Rehman, who began organising at his school in the 1970s
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Friend of 30 years, Asad reminds us: the climate crisis is a crisis of justice, deeply tied to inequality and racial injustice.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pleased to be one of the 250 voices to join this @cels-argentina.bsky.social initiative on the urgency of preserving the truth about the genocide in Gaza @barrymalone.bsky.social #speirgorm
Normally, we speak about the memory of the past.
Today, we speak about the urgency of preserving the memory of an atrocious present.
In Gaza there is an ongoing genocide: mass killings, forced displacements, hunger, and people being killed while searching for food. ⬇️
Today, we speak about the urgency of preserving the memory of an atrocious present.
In Gaza there is an ongoing genocide: mass killings, forced displacements, hunger, and people being killed while searching for food. ⬇️
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Pleased to be one of the 250 voices to join this @cels-argentina.bsky.social initiative on the urgency of preserving the truth about the genocide in Gaza @barrymalone.bsky.social #speirgorm
Thanks for having me on your podcast, Activist Lawyer.
(Full disclaimer, am not a lawyer)
ow.ly/bR9r50N6FGj
@humanrightsfirst.org @cjharvey1.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #speirgorm
(Full disclaimer, am not a lawyer)
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@humanrightsfirst.org @cjharvey1.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #speirgorm
September 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thanks for having me on your podcast, Activist Lawyer.
(Full disclaimer, am not a lawyer)
ow.ly/bR9r50N6FGj
@humanrightsfirst.org @cjharvey1.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #speirgorm
(Full disclaimer, am not a lawyer)
ow.ly/bR9r50N6FGj
@humanrightsfirst.org @cjharvey1.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #speirgorm
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Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Egypt’s most prominent dissident, has been pardoned after years of imprisonment. His release is a victory for human rights and a call for freedom for all political prisoners.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Egypt's President Sisi pardons high-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, al Qahera news says
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release, Al Qahera news said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Egypt’s most prominent dissident, has been pardoned after years of imprisonment. His release is a victory for human rights and a call for freedom for all political prisoners.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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Alongside 268 faith-based, NGO, & civil society orgs, we call on UN Member States to uphold and strengthen international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties and reject efforts to undo or undermine these legal norms. Read more ⬇️
Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States - Human Rights First
The 268 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organizations listed below call on UN Member States to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human rights, a...
humanrightsfirst.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Alongside 268 faith-based, NGO, & civil society orgs, we call on UN Member States to uphold and strengthen international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties and reject efforts to undo or undermine these legal norms. Read more ⬇️
Great news from Egypt - Alaa has been pardoned
@humanrightsfirst.org
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
@humanrightsfirst.org
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Egypt's President Sisi pardons high-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, al Qahera news says
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release, Al Qahera news said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Great news from Egypt - Alaa has been pardoned
@humanrightsfirst.org
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
@humanrightsfirst.org
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Okay but let’s see the details on what this says it will deliver
#speirgorm
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#speirgorm
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
British and Irish governments to unveil new Troubles legacy proposals
Framework outlines legislation both sides will need to pass to create agency investigating Troubles-era crimes
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Okay but let’s see the details on what this says it will deliver
#speirgorm
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#speirgorm
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The trial of former British paratrooper Soldier F opened in Belfast yesterday, 53 years after #BloodySunday. He is charged with 2 murders & 5 attempted murders. Our Sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social tells you what you needs to know in this brief explainer. #speirgorm
Explainer: Soldier F on Trial for Bloody Sunday Murders - Human Rights First
The trial of Former British paratrooper Lance Corporal Soldier F opened this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is charged with two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1...
humanrightsfirst.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The trial of former British paratrooper Soldier F opened in Belfast yesterday, 53 years after #BloodySunday. He is charged with 2 murders & 5 attempted murders. Our Sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social tells you what you needs to know in this brief explainer. #speirgorm