@lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social
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Between private military + security companies and state clients, who bears legal responsibility for violence? @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social + @amandaghahremani.com offer reflections based on HRC's investigation into the Wagner Group in Mali / @opiniojuris.bsky.social:
opiniojuris.org/2025/07/17/s...
opiniojuris.org/2025/07/17/s...
Symposium on PMSCs: Who is Responsible? When Private Military Companies Aren’t Completely Private
[Lindsay Freeman is the director of the Technology, Law & Policy program at the Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law. She led the drafting of the United Nations’ Berkeley Pr…
opiniojuris.org
July 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Between private military + security companies and state clients, who bears legal responsibility for violence? @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social + @amandaghahremani.com offer reflections based on HRC's investigation into the Wagner Group in Mali / @opiniojuris.bsky.social:
opiniojuris.org/2025/07/17/s...
opiniojuris.org/2025/07/17/s...
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NEW: Every year, the Elie Wiesel Act requires the president to report to Congress on how the government is preventing mass atrocities. This year, that report never came.
In its absence, at least 10 former US federal employees who worked on atrocity prevention released a Shadow Report.
In its absence, at least 10 former US federal employees who worked on atrocity prevention released a Shadow Report.
July 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NEW: Every year, the Elie Wiesel Act requires the president to report to Congress on how the government is preventing mass atrocities. This year, that report never came.
In its absence, at least 10 former US federal employees who worked on atrocity prevention released a Shadow Report.
In its absence, at least 10 former US federal employees who worked on atrocity prevention released a Shadow Report.
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"This devolution of civilization and show of savagery is no longer just the stuff of overwrought fiction. It exists today as a real-world horror — broadcast on the open internet for the world to witness." @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social for @lawfaremedia.org:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/war-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/war-...
War Crimes for Fun and Profit
War influencers are posting evidence of their crimes online. Why has there been so little accountability?
www.lawfaremedia.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"This devolution of civilization and show of savagery is no longer just the stuff of overwrought fiction. It exists today as a real-world horror — broadcast on the open internet for the world to witness." @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social for @lawfaremedia.org:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/war-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/war-...
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Don't miss my conversation w/ @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social on today's @lawfaremedia.org podcast about @hrcberkeley.bsky.social's investigation into the Wagner Group's "war influencers" and their ICC submission advocating for prosecution of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali
July 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Don't miss my conversation w/ @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social on today's @lawfaremedia.org podcast about @hrcberkeley.bsky.social's investigation into the Wagner Group's "war influencers" and their ICC submission advocating for prosecution of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali
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On today’s Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sits down with @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social to discuss how and why “war influencers” linked to private military companies such as the Wagner Group in the Sahel are posting “conflict content” online.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
July 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
On today’s Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sits down with @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social to discuss how and why “war influencers” linked to private military companies such as the Wagner Group in the Sahel are posting “conflict content” online.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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"As the world largely focuses on wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, the Sahel has become the deadliest place on earth for extremism," —@monikapronczuk.bsky.social + @smednick.bsky.social / @apnews.com highlighting our ICC submission re. the Wagner Group’s atrocities in Mali: apnews.com/article/wagn...
A confidential brief urges the ICC to investigate Wagner's promotion of atrocities in West Africa
The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa...
apnews.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"As the world largely focuses on wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, the Sahel has become the deadliest place on earth for extremism," —@monikapronczuk.bsky.social + @smednick.bsky.social / @apnews.com highlighting our ICC submission re. the Wagner Group’s atrocities in Mali: apnews.com/article/wagn...
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"Allowing the worldwide publication of war crimes on the open web emboldens perpetrators, demoralizes victims, and frustrates national law enforcement, who rarely have jurisdiction to act when crimes are committed outside their territories," writes Lindsay Freeman.
War Crimes for Fun and Profit
War influencers are posting evidence of their crimes online. Why has there been so little accountability?
www.lawfaremedia.org
June 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Allowing the worldwide publication of war crimes on the open web emboldens perpetrators, demoralizes victims, and frustrates national law enforcement, who rarely have jurisdiction to act when crimes are committed outside their territories," writes Lindsay Freeman.
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"The #ICC plays a critical role in international & national security—sanctions undermine its work & damage a valuable tool for combating emerging transnational threats," — HRC Director of Tech, Law & Policy @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social for @lawfare.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/dear...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/dear...
Dear Congress: If You Value National Security, Do Not Sanction the ICC
The ICC plays a critical role in international and national security—sanctions undermine its work and damage a valuable tool for combating emerging transnational threats.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 11, 2024 at 6:33 PM
"The #ICC plays a critical role in international & national security—sanctions undermine its work & damage a valuable tool for combating emerging transnational threats," — HRC Director of Tech, Law & Policy @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social for @lawfare.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/dear...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/dear...