Janine di Giovanni
janinedigi.bsky.social
Janine di Giovanni
@janinedigi.bsky.social
Executive Director /CEO The Reckoning Project, war crimes unit in Ukraine, soon Middle East and Africa. Academic @Yale; war reporter of three decades and 18 wars; Guggenheim Fellow; CFR Murrow Fellow; nine books. Mother and Human Rights Defender. Paris.
Thank you @SweMFA for hosting @TRPforJustice's conference "Human Rights in a Turbulent World" in Stockholm last week. Sweden supports our urgent work tracking 19k Ukrainian kids deported to Russia. We at @TRPforJustice are deeply grateful to the Swedish people for their commitment to justice.
May 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Congratulations to dear friend @nicoletung.bsky.social, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Photojournalism.

A big talent and an empathetic eye.

Nicole and I covered many miles together in Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, Libya, Egypt and most notably - Gaza.

Here, training with the White Helmets
May 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
“We spend our days between looking for water and food and charging batteries so we can see at night, and waiting to die,” said Mohammed Murtaja, 25. He lives in Gaza City with about 40 relatives and eats once a day at most.

The siege of Gaza must be lifted.
May 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Israel must lift the siege of Gaza.
May 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Vaya con Dios Pope Francis. The most beautiful soul. @pontiflex.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Master class @journalismfest w/ @KenRoth "The Godfather of Human Rights" on his new book "Righting Wrongs"

Audience got lessons on facing down authoritarian rule - and the powerful advocacy tool of "shaming" governments into doing better
April 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Headed to @journalismfestival.com in Perugia - a place of great inspiration about how we keep our noble profession noble in dark times. On 12/4 I sit down with @kenroth.bsky.social to discuss his new book. On 11/4 I’m discussing ethical ways to document sexual violence. See below for details.
April 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When you get to interview one of your heroes @journalismfestival.com / @kenroth.bsky.social - an inspiration to all human rights defenders in dark times. Read his book “Righting Wrongs” - 30 years on frontline battling abusive governments.
April 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Goodbye Hossam Shabat.
Only 23 years old.
Killed in Gaza by Israel for telling the truth.
International journalists are banned from Gaza (unless they’re @IDF lapdogs)
So Hosam and his colleagues were our eyes and ears in the middle of hell.

Journalists are not a target.
March 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey @MichelleObama @HillaryClinton @sherylsandberg - you’re all for girl power, right? So where the hell are you for standing up for our sisters in Gaza getting mowed down by Israel’s bombs? What are you afraid or? @CATPOWER
March 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
On @ABC: What's next for #Syria? I discuss how the region stands at a crossroad: geopolitical shifts, economic pressures, and local dynamics are reshaping the landscape in real time. Big question: looking at new phase of conflict - or overdue recalibration?

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March 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Ghouta, Syria. Taking testimony of chemical weapons survivors. Utter destruction and trauma on large scale. The door below is entrance to bomb shelter where 68 people died in attack on Douma in 2018.
March 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Beloved Syria
February 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
At @MunSecConf: combating child-related violations int'l law during wartime hosted by @TRPforJustice. Two-dozen top tier human rights defenders, lawyers, judges and diplomats came together to brainstorm, including @TiranaHassan @AgnesCallamard @_AGilmour @avalaina @IbrahimOlabi
February 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Question of justice for Syria: @TRPUkraine looking a bestt ways we can be helpful to bring perpetrators of the most hideous crimes to justice. We've years of experience working inside #Syria and led in #Ukraine working w/ prosecutors on #deportation #torture #indoctrination #indiscriminate bombing.
December 21, 2024 at 1:48 PM