Massimo Frigo
@maxfrigo.bsky.social
International lawyer working at @unhcr.org . Opinion, tweets & likes only my own opinion.
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Come work with us. Good early career opportunity. Requires English and Russian. New York office-based role. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Associate, Europe and Central Asia
New York, New York, United States
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May 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Come work with us. Good early career opportunity. Requires English and Russian. New York office-based role. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
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The Council of Europe adopts global treaty to tackle environmental crime.
Reflecting a collective response to the “triple planetary crisis” of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, it focuses on the criminal dimensions of environmental damage.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
Reflecting a collective response to the “triple planetary crisis” of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, it focuses on the criminal dimensions of environmental damage.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
May 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Council of Europe adopts global treaty to tackle environmental crime.
Reflecting a collective response to the “triple planetary crisis” of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, it focuses on the criminal dimensions of environmental damage.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
Reflecting a collective response to the “triple planetary crisis” of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, it focuses on the criminal dimensions of environmental damage.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
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Still watching EU accession to the ECHR after all these years? See the Special Issue (Vol 6, Issue 1, 2025) of the @echr-law-review.bsky.social for more:
www.echrblog.com/2025/05/new-...
www.echrblog.com/2025/05/new-...
New Special Issue ECHR Law Review
The first issue of the year of the ECHR Law Review has just been published (Vol. 6, Issue 1). This issue is a special issue entitled 'The N...
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May 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Still watching EU accession to the ECHR after all these years? See the Special Issue (Vol 6, Issue 1, 2025) of the @echr-law-review.bsky.social for more:
www.echrblog.com/2025/05/new-...
www.echrblog.com/2025/05/new-...
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Lawyers are increasingly becoming targets of harassment, intimidation and attacks.
The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer requires states to protect them in various ways.
📌 www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
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The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer requires states to protect them in various ways.
📌 www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
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March 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Lawyers are increasingly becoming targets of harassment, intimidation and attacks.
The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer requires states to protect them in various ways.
📌 www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
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The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer requires states to protect them in various ways.
📌 www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
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The Norwegian Refugee Council announces that it must, for the first time, halt urgent #humanitarian work for hundreds of thousands of people in almost 20 countries and lay off aid workers in response to the US decision to suspend aid.
www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
February 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Norwegian Refugee Council announces that it must, for the first time, halt urgent #humanitarian work for hundreds of thousands of people in almost 20 countries and lay off aid workers in response to the US decision to suspend aid.
www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
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After years of displacement, Syrians are beginning to return home. Their hopes are high, but challenges remain.
Rebuilding lives and communities requires lasting support. UNHCR will be there. bit.ly/3PStfnW
Rebuilding lives and communities requires lasting support. UNHCR will be there. bit.ly/3PStfnW
February 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
After years of displacement, Syrians are beginning to return home. Their hopes are high, but challenges remain.
Rebuilding lives and communities requires lasting support. UNHCR will be there. bit.ly/3PStfnW
Rebuilding lives and communities requires lasting support. UNHCR will be there. bit.ly/3PStfnW
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The growing normalization of violations of international humanitarian law poses an existential threat to int'l law.
We invite states to step up to their responsibility, reverse this trend & join our global initiative to reinvigorate political commitment for #IHL.
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We invite states to step up to their responsibility, reverse this trend & join our global initiative to reinvigorate political commitment for #IHL.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
A call to make international humanitarian law a political priority
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric outlines the pressing need for states to join the Global Initiative on international humanitarian law.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The growing normalization of violations of international humanitarian law poses an existential threat to int'l law.
We invite states to step up to their responsibility, reverse this trend & join our global initiative to reinvigorate political commitment for #IHL.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
We invite states to step up to their responsibility, reverse this trend & join our global initiative to reinvigorate political commitment for #IHL.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
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"Books, Bandages & Breakthroughs.
Weapon-Wounded Care in the ICRC Library’s Heritage Collection"
Look at this new blogpost by my colleague Charlotte Mohr:
blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
Weapon-Wounded Care in the ICRC Library’s Heritage Collection"
Look at this new blogpost by my colleague Charlotte Mohr:
blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
Books, Bandages & Breakthroughs Weapon-Wounded Care in the ICRC Library’s Heritage Collection - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
The 1st ICRC Conference on Weapon-Wounded Care was held in Geneva on December 17 and 18, 2024. The ICRC Library was there – or rather, books from our “Ancien Fonds”, a heritage collection assembled be...
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February 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Books, Bandages & Breakthroughs.
Weapon-Wounded Care in the ICRC Library’s Heritage Collection"
Look at this new blogpost by my colleague Charlotte Mohr:
blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
Weapon-Wounded Care in the ICRC Library’s Heritage Collection"
Look at this new blogpost by my colleague Charlotte Mohr:
blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
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📣 On February 21, we are co-hosting an event with @gvagrad.bsky.social on 'Law as Emotional Regulation in the Development and Deployment of AI-enabled Means and Methods of Warfare'.
👉 Registration: www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-ev...
👉 Registration: www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-ev...
February 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📣 On February 21, we are co-hosting an event with @gvagrad.bsky.social on 'Law as Emotional Regulation in the Development and Deployment of AI-enabled Means and Methods of Warfare'.
👉 Registration: www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-ev...
👉 Registration: www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-ev...
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We're here because we're committed to continuing the fight with our allies and members for the rights of people on the move in Europe and beyond.
February 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We're here because we're committed to continuing the fight with our allies and members for the rights of people on the move in Europe and beyond.
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REALaw has entered the chat 💬
We look forward to (re)building our administrative law community here on Bluesky too.
REALaw is an international peer reviewed journal that addresses all things about European and comparative administrative law ⚖️
www.uitgeverijparis.nl/en/tijdschri...
We look forward to (re)building our administrative law community here on Bluesky too.
REALaw is an international peer reviewed journal that addresses all things about European and comparative administrative law ⚖️
www.uitgeverijparis.nl/en/tijdschri...
Review of European Administrative Law (REALaw)
www.uitgeverijparis.nl
January 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
REALaw has entered the chat 💬
We look forward to (re)building our administrative law community here on Bluesky too.
REALaw is an international peer reviewed journal that addresses all things about European and comparative administrative law ⚖️
www.uitgeverijparis.nl/en/tijdschri...
We look forward to (re)building our administrative law community here on Bluesky too.
REALaw is an international peer reviewed journal that addresses all things about European and comparative administrative law ⚖️
www.uitgeverijparis.nl/en/tijdschri...
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Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Intercepted phone calls and documents obtained by us reveal how Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime weaponized migration to undermine the EU.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Intercepted phone calls and documents obtained by us reveal how Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime weaponized migration to undermine the EU.
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Bluesky reaches 29 million users bsky.jazco.dev/stats
Latest million users added in four days
Latest million users added in four days
Atlas - Engagement-Based Social Graph for Bluesky by Jaz (jaz.bsky.social)
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January 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Bluesky reaches 29 million users bsky.jazco.dev/stats
Latest million users added in four days
Latest million users added in four days
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Here is what Poland & Denmark should consider as they lead Europe in 2025:
www.refworld.org/policy/polre...
Strengthen borders & asylum systems
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make returns of failed asylum claimants more effective & invest more € in third countries
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for both refugees’ & EU citizens’ benefits.
www.refworld.org/policy/polre...
Strengthen borders & asylum systems
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make returns of failed asylum claimants more effective & invest more € in third countries
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for both refugees’ & EU citizens’ benefits.
January 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Here is what Poland & Denmark should consider as they lead Europe in 2025:
www.refworld.org/policy/polre...
Strengthen borders & asylum systems
+
make returns of failed asylum claimants more effective & invest more € in third countries
=
for both refugees’ & EU citizens’ benefits.
www.refworld.org/policy/polre...
Strengthen borders & asylum systems
+
make returns of failed asylum claimants more effective & invest more € in third countries
=
for both refugees’ & EU citizens’ benefits.
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In two communications, Human Rights Committee finds Australia exercises extraterritorial jurisdiction over detention facilities on Nauru
M.I. et al. v Australia
Nabhari v Australia
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
M.I. et al. v Australia
Nabhari v Australia
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Australia responsible for arbitrary detention of asylum seekers in offshore facilities, UN Human Rights Committee finds
GENEVA - In two landmark decisions, the UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia remained responsible for the arbitrary detention of asylum seekers redirected or transferred to offshore dete...
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January 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In two communications, Human Rights Committee finds Australia exercises extraterritorial jurisdiction over detention facilities on Nauru
M.I. et al. v Australia
Nabhari v Australia
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
M.I. et al. v Australia
Nabhari v Australia
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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New open access book edited by Melanie Fink - on redressing fundamental rights violations by the EU - www.linkedin.com/posts/melani...
Melanie Fink on LinkedIn: Redressing Fundamental Rights Violations by the EU
A bit too late for a Christmas present, but just perfect for our reading-related New Year's resolutions:
My book 'Redressing Fundamental Rights Violations by…
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January 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
New open access book edited by Melanie Fink - on redressing fundamental rights violations by the EU - www.linkedin.com/posts/melani...
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❗️One in 8 people worldwide were exposed to conflict in 2024. Palestinians face the highest level of violence in the world, with 81 % of the population exposed.
The world may be entering a “new normal” of conflict.
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The world may be entering a “new normal” of conflict.
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WorldView: Trump signals plans to use all levers of power against the media
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December 23, 2024 at 11:26 AM
❗️One in 8 people worldwide were exposed to conflict in 2024. Palestinians face the highest level of violence in the world, with 81 % of the population exposed.
The world may be entering a “new normal” of conflict.
s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
The world may be entering a “new normal” of conflict.
s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
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EU decision extending Schengen fully to Romania and Bulgaria from 1 January now published in EU Official Journal - eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
Decision - EU - 2024/3212 - EN - EUR-LexLog inEnglish
eur-lex.europa.eu
December 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM
EU decision extending Schengen fully to Romania and Bulgaria from 1 January now published in EU Official Journal - eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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Analysis of the CJEU's first judgment on temporary protection, by Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger -
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No surprises here! What is discretionary remains discretionary in the CJEU’s first judgment on temporary protection
Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger , Associate Professor, Suleyman Demirel University Photo credit : Francisco Anzola, via Wikimedia Commons ...
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December 23, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Analysis of the CJEU's first judgment on temporary protection, by Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger -
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/12/no-s...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/12/no-s...
Before Xmas break, gone ahead with a key resolution: have deactivated my X account that was already dormant for some time. Clean break-up!
a woman says " we need to break up " in a hulu ad
ALT: a woman says " we need to break up " in a hulu ad
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December 23, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Before Xmas break, gone ahead with a key resolution: have deactivated my X account that was already dormant for some time. Clean break-up!
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Open access edited volume from the ASILE project
Global Asylum Governance and the European Union's Role: Rights and Responsibility in the Implementation of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Global Asylum Governance and the European Union's Role: Rights and Responsibility in the Implementation of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
December 22, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Open access edited volume from the ASILE project
Global Asylum Governance and the European Union's Role: Rights and Responsibility in the Implementation of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Global Asylum Governance and the European Union's Role: Rights and Responsibility in the Implementation of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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CJEU, asylum law III
New judgment: Member States must reject an application by an asylum seeker as inadmissible if another Member State (other than Denmark) has already rejected an application from that asylum seeker, if that rejection is final - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: Member States must reject an application by an asylum seeker as inadmissible if another Member State (other than Denmark) has already rejected an application from that asylum seeker, if that rejection is final - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
CURIA - Documents
curia.europa.eu
December 19, 2024 at 10:06 AM
CJEU, asylum law III
New judgment: Member States must reject an application by an asylum seeker as inadmissible if another Member State (other than Denmark) has already rejected an application from that asylum seeker, if that rejection is final - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: Member States must reject an application by an asylum seeker as inadmissible if another Member State (other than Denmark) has already rejected an application from that asylum seeker, if that rejection is final - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
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@CIVIC is looking for an experienced Operational Communications Officer to support our communications activities in the regions and countries of intervention.
📍 Based in: The Hague or Geneva
🗓 Apply by: January 5, 2025
Learn more & apply here: civilians.bamboohr.com/careers/256
📍 Based in: The Hague or Geneva
🗓 Apply by: January 5, 2025
Learn more & apply here: civilians.bamboohr.com/careers/256
December 19, 2024 at 8:22 PM
@CIVIC is looking for an experienced Operational Communications Officer to support our communications activities in the regions and countries of intervention.
📍 Based in: The Hague or Geneva
🗓 Apply by: January 5, 2025
Learn more & apply here: civilians.bamboohr.com/careers/256
📍 Based in: The Hague or Geneva
🗓 Apply by: January 5, 2025
Learn more & apply here: civilians.bamboohr.com/careers/256
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CJEU, asylum law I
New judgment: Member States can withdraw temporary protection from groups of people who they optionally gave it too
(This is the first CJEU judgment on the temporary protection Directive) curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
New judgment: Member States can withdraw temporary protection from groups of people who they optionally gave it too
(This is the first CJEU judgment on the temporary protection Directive) curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
December 19, 2024 at 9:17 AM
CJEU, asylum law I
New judgment: Member States can withdraw temporary protection from groups of people who they optionally gave it too
(This is the first CJEU judgment on the temporary protection Directive) curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
New judgment: Member States can withdraw temporary protection from groups of people who they optionally gave it too
(This is the first CJEU judgment on the temporary protection Directive) curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...