sarah field
@fromsaltintears.com
on public international law’s iteration of the republic of conscience, its Yes to humanity, through stories that echo its meaning https://fromsaltintears.com; plus radical or root international justice for kids cahtreaty4kids.org #hope-walking
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sarah field
@fromsaltintears.com
· Nov 24
Something we hadn’t seen revealed. / Only the meaning [its radical intent & inherent limits] wasn’t revealed.
—Louise Glück’s Averno 4
Why I blend international #humanrights law’s reasoning mode & effective power with storytelling’s narrative mode & affective power fromsaltintears.com/about
—Louise Glück’s Averno 4
Why I blend international #humanrights law’s reasoning mode & effective power with storytelling’s narrative mode & affective power fromsaltintears.com/about
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Do you really want to eat ‘forever chemicals’ with your breakfast? Then sign this www.environmentalpillar.ie/end-the-toxi... Surely there’s a link @envpillar.bsky.social?
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Do you really want to eat ‘forever chemicals’ with your breakfast? Then sign this www.environmentalpillar.ie/end-the-toxi... Surely there’s a link @envpillar.bsky.social?
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Once a leader on climate action, the EU has given in to the right’s green-bashing. From deforestation to carbon pricing, vital policies are being watered down in the name of ‘competitiveness’. But Europe is shooting itself in the foot. My piece @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Once a global leader on climate action, the EU has given in to the right’s green-bashing | Nathalie Tocci
From deforestation to emissions trading, vital policies are being watered down in the name of ‘competitiveness’, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Once a leader on climate action, the EU has given in to the right’s green-bashing. From deforestation to carbon pricing, vital policies are being watered down in the name of ‘competitiveness’. But Europe is shooting itself in the foot. My piece @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Do you really want to eat ‘forever chemicals’ with your breakfast? Then sign this www.environmentalpillar.ie/end-the-toxi... Surely there’s a link @envpillar.bsky.social?
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Do you really want to eat ‘forever chemicals’ with your breakfast? Then sign this www.environmentalpillar.ie/end-the-toxi... Surely there’s a link @envpillar.bsky.social?
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Gardaí are continuing to seek the public's help in tracing 12-year-old Tristan McCabe, who was reported missing in Thurles, Co Tipperary, on 15 November.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Thurles Garda Station on 0504 25100 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
Anyone with information is asked to contact Thurles Garda Station on 0504 25100 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Gardaí are continuing to seek the public's help in tracing 12-year-old Tristan McCabe, who was reported missing in Thurles, Co Tipperary, on 15 November.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Thurles Garda Station on 0504 25100 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
Anyone with information is asked to contact Thurles Garda Station on 0504 25100 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
Study of ‘forever chemical’ in European foods finds highest level in Irish cereals
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
Study of ‘forever chemical’ in European foods finds highest level in Irish cereals
TFA linked to adverse effects on thyroid, liver and immune functions, but industry group says exposure levels are not of concern
www.irishtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Study of ‘forever chemical’ in European foods finds highest level in Irish cereals
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
‘To speak of “closing that painful chapter” while advancing a declaration that excludes legitimate Ovaherero and Nama authorities, and absolves Germany of legal responsibility, is to turn memory into ‘TikTok performance’. ‘
If Namibia truly believes colonial crimes should be criminalised, then why does the government accept a German framework that explicitly avoids legal culpability?
Read more: Opinion – Ashipala-Musavyi got it wrong on genocide neweralive.na/opinion-ashi...
Read more: Opinion – Ashipala-Musavyi got it wrong on genocide neweralive.na/opinion-ashi...
Opinion – Ashipala-Musavyi got it wrong on genocide
Your words in Algiers ring with a language we have long waited to hear from the Namibian state. A language that recognises the brutality of colonialism and call
neweralive.na
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
‘To speak of “closing that painful chapter” while advancing a declaration that excludes legitimate Ovaherero and Nama authorities, and absolves Germany of legal responsibility, is to turn memory into ‘TikTok performance’. ‘
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The EU is planning a shift away from science in favour of the chemical industry. Instead of rolling back protections we must strengthen them by removing hazardous pesticides. Join us & say End the Toxic Pesticide Era. Write to your Commissioner www.environmentalpillar.ie/end-the-toxic-pesticide-era/
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The EU is planning a shift away from science in favour of the chemical industry. Instead of rolling back protections we must strengthen them by removing hazardous pesticides. Join us & say End the Toxic Pesticide Era. Write to your Commissioner www.environmentalpillar.ie/end-the-toxic-pesticide-era/
And ‘the right of burial’ is not a new right.
The 17th-century jurist Hugo Grotius argued it is an office of humanity owed to all incl enemies ‘whom a state of warfare has not deprived of the rights & nature of men’ (The Rights of War and Peace including the Law of Nature & of Nations (1625)).
The 17th-century jurist Hugo Grotius argued it is an office of humanity owed to all incl enemies ‘whom a state of warfare has not deprived of the rights & nature of men’ (The Rights of War and Peace including the Law of Nature & of Nations (1625)).
This in depth @cnn.com investigation is not an easy read, but the bottom line is clear: bulldozing dead bodies into unmarked mass-graves is irreconcilable with #IHL demands to respect the dignity of the dead and prevent them from becoming the missing.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/m...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/m...
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
And ‘the right of burial’ is not a new right.
The 17th-century jurist Hugo Grotius argued it is an office of humanity owed to all incl enemies ‘whom a state of warfare has not deprived of the rights & nature of men’ (The Rights of War and Peace including the Law of Nature & of Nations (1625)).
The 17th-century jurist Hugo Grotius argued it is an office of humanity owed to all incl enemies ‘whom a state of warfare has not deprived of the rights & nature of men’ (The Rights of War and Peace including the Law of Nature & of Nations (1625)).
Instead of accusing those exercising their rights of ‘weaponising’ the planning system what about:
speeding up the administration of justice; &
making the planning process more rights-based?
To be just & effective it has to be *efficient* as well as informed, accessible, safe & accountable
speeding up the administration of justice; &
making the planning process more rights-based?
To be just & effective it has to be *efficient* as well as informed, accessible, safe & accountable
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Instead of accusing those exercising their rights of ‘weaponising’ the planning system what about:
speeding up the administration of justice; &
making the planning process more rights-based?
To be just & effective it has to be *efficient* as well as informed, accessible, safe & accountable
speeding up the administration of justice; &
making the planning process more rights-based?
To be just & effective it has to be *efficient* as well as informed, accessible, safe & accountable
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Meet Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe’s @commissionerhr.coe.int
As we mark 75 years of the European Convention on #HumanRights, find out what the #ECHR means to him, both personally and professionally?
As we mark 75 years of the European Convention on #HumanRights, find out what the #ECHR means to him, both personally and professionally?
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Meet Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe’s @commissionerhr.coe.int
As we mark 75 years of the European Convention on #HumanRights, find out what the #ECHR means to him, both personally and professionally?
As we mark 75 years of the European Convention on #HumanRights, find out what the #ECHR means to him, both personally and professionally?
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In 20 years, the UN has verified more than 14,000 attacks on schools in conflict zones: approximately two attacks per day over 20 years 1/3
Children, UNICEF: ‘14,000 attacks on schools in 20 years, 2 per day’ - Lapresse.US
Milan, 30 November (LaPresse) - In 20 years, the United Nations has verified more than 14,000 attacks on schools in conflict zones: approximately two attacks per day over 20 years. This is according t...
lapresse.us
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
In 20 years, the UN has verified more than 14,000 attacks on schools in conflict zones: approximately two attacks per day over 20 years 1/3
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Irish bird-lovers: the annual Irish Garden Bird Survey starts tomorrow 🥳 🙌 🎉
If you need a reason to keep going in the darkest days of winter, count birds.
If you want to be a citizen scientist, count birds.
If breakfasts are boring, count birds.
Got a few spare moments? Just count birds.
If you need a reason to keep going in the darkest days of winter, count birds.
If you want to be a citizen scientist, count birds.
If breakfasts are boring, count birds.
Got a few spare moments? Just count birds.
Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Irish bird-lovers: the annual Irish Garden Bird Survey starts tomorrow 🥳 🙌 🎉
If you need a reason to keep going in the darkest days of winter, count birds.
If you want to be a citizen scientist, count birds.
If breakfasts are boring, count birds.
Got a few spare moments? Just count birds.
If you need a reason to keep going in the darkest days of winter, count birds.
If you want to be a citizen scientist, count birds.
If breakfasts are boring, count birds.
Got a few spare moments? Just count birds.
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Here, the camera played a critical role. In ways that could not be captured in written sources, photographs demonstrate women taking nationalist activities into their own hands: challenging policemen, drumming up support for boycotts, addressing crowds, directing salt production, and courting arrest
India freedom struggle: The hidden heroines found in long-lost photographs
Newly found photos highlight women’s key role in Mahatma Gandhi’s civil disobedience movement against British rule.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Here, the camera played a critical role. In ways that could not be captured in written sources, photographs demonstrate women taking nationalist activities into their own hands: challenging policemen, drumming up support for boycotts, addressing crowds, directing salt production, and courting arrest
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from an Inuit song originally translated
into Danish by Knud Rasmussen —
English version by Autumn Richardson,
Heart of Winter (Xylem Books, 2018)
into Danish by Knud Rasmussen —
English version by Autumn Richardson,
Heart of Winter (Xylem Books, 2018)
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
from an Inuit song originally translated
into Danish by Knud Rasmussen —
English version by Autumn Richardson,
Heart of Winter (Xylem Books, 2018)
into Danish by Knud Rasmussen —
English version by Autumn Richardson,
Heart of Winter (Xylem Books, 2018)
Courageous people walking-hope ✨
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Courageous people walking-hope ✨
And age persecution of children, a little known crime against humanity.
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And age persecution of children, a little known crime against humanity.
And a major loss for nature and humanity.
The European Commission has proposed that the controversial nitrates derogation be extended, in a major win for some Irish farmers who have been heavily lobbying to retain it.
jrnl.ie/6887451t
jrnl.ie/6887451t
Nitrates derogation could be extended by three years after proposal backed by European Commission
Too much nitrogen in a river can lead to an over-growth of algae, which causes damage to, and can even kill, wildlife and plants.
jrnl.ie
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
And a major loss for nature and humanity.
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Judicial review of ban on Palestine Action set to take place as PSNI mull evidence gathered at protest
PSNI chose not to make arrests in the North of Ireland, but they did travel to make arrests in London under instruction from the Met Police.
www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/j...
PSNI chose not to make arrests in the North of Ireland, but they did travel to make arrests in London under instruction from the Met Police.
www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/j...
Judicial review of ban on Palestine Action set to take place as PSNI mull evidence gathered at protest
A judicial review is expected to begin on Wednesday of the government’s ban on Palestine Action, as the PSNI consider the evidence they have gathered against protestors in Northern Ireland.
www.newsletter.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Judicial review of ban on Palestine Action set to take place as PSNI mull evidence gathered at protest
PSNI chose not to make arrests in the North of Ireland, but they did travel to make arrests in London under instruction from the Met Police.
www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/j...
PSNI chose not to make arrests in the North of Ireland, but they did travel to make arrests in London under instruction from the Met Police.
www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/j...
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Across the globe, violence against women & girls continues to be at epidemic levels.
UN experts call on the international community to strengthen its resolve to guarantee access to effective justice of women and girls subjected to violence.
#16Days
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
UN experts call on the international community to strengthen its resolve to guarantee access to effective justice of women and girls subjected to violence.
#16Days
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Across the globe, violence against women & girls continues to be at epidemic levels.
UN experts call on the international community to strengthen its resolve to guarantee access to effective justice of women and girls subjected to violence.
#16Days
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
UN experts call on the international community to strengthen its resolve to guarantee access to effective justice of women and girls subjected to violence.
#16Days
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Three countries - the United States, Israel, and Argentina - vote against a UN General Assembly resolution aimed at preventing and ending this use of torture.
These resolutions used to be adopted unanimously. What does it say when these states oppose global opposition to torture?
These resolutions used to be adopted unanimously. What does it say when these states oppose global opposition to torture?
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Three countries - the United States, Israel, and Argentina - vote against a UN General Assembly resolution aimed at preventing and ending this use of torture.
These resolutions used to be adopted unanimously. What does it say when these states oppose global opposition to torture?
These resolutions used to be adopted unanimously. What does it say when these states oppose global opposition to torture?
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May this be the end of European delusion, the end of self-humiliation and useless flattery. May this be the moment in which Europeans muster just a fraction of the courage that fellow European Ukrainians have demonstrated so far. #StandwithUkraine #EuropeAlone
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
May this be the end of European delusion, the end of self-humiliation and useless flattery. May this be the moment in which Europeans muster just a fraction of the courage that fellow European Ukrainians have demonstrated so far. #StandwithUkraine #EuropeAlone
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And who could not then believe in sea gods and portals to the other world (thanks @dgplacenames.bsky.social for sharing)
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
And who could not then believe in sea gods and portals to the other world (thanks @dgplacenames.bsky.social for sharing)
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Position Paper: Palestinian Civil Society Condemns UNSC Resolution 2803 Establishing Joint US-Israel Illegal Occupation of Gaza www.alhaq.org/advocacy/268...
Position Paper: Palestinian Civil Society Condemns UNSC Resolution 2803 Establishing Joint US-Israel Illegal Occupation of Gaza
Photo: Yousef Zaanoun
On Monday, 17 November 2025, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted in favour of Resolution 2803, normalising the colonial occupation of Palestinian territory. This re...
www.alhaq.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Position Paper: Palestinian Civil Society Condemns UNSC Resolution 2803 Establishing Joint US-Israel Illegal Occupation of Gaza www.alhaq.org/advocacy/268...
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UN resolution on Gaza imposes 'illegal trusteeship' over Palestinians, says top legal expert - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-resolution-gaza-codifies-illegal-trusteeship-over-palestinians-says-expert
UN resolution on Gaza imposes 'illegal trusteeship' over Palestinians, says top legal expert
Security Council resolution that endorses Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza breaches fundamental norms of international law and is therefore legally void, Ralph Wilde argues
www.middleeasteye.net
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
UN resolution on Gaza imposes 'illegal trusteeship' over Palestinians, says top legal expert - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-resolution-gaza-codifies-illegal-trusteeship-over-palestinians-says-expert
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“As President, I will use my role to foster awareness and inspire action... because tremendous work is being done ...by communities, scientists and activists working for change, and to build … on the real and close connection between Irish people & nature”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Moral duty ‘to act now’ on climate change for future generations, President Connolly says
Figures of possible fines of between €8bn and €26bn for breaching emissions targets ‘incredible’, President says
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“As President, I will use my role to foster awareness and inspire action... because tremendous work is being done ...by communities, scientists and activists working for change, and to build … on the real and close connection between Irish people & nature”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...