Marta Durin
@padoska.bsky.social
Peace and Social Communication | Activist for humanitarian and nuclear disarmament and human rights | Convenor of the Young WILPF Network | YLF UNODA 2024
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As the UN First Committee (disarmament) gets started, see the updated spreadsheet on where states stand on humanitarian disarmament treaties and initiatives w/ new intro from @yeshuamp.bsky.social (also available as spreadsheet docs.google.com/spreadsheets...) www.forumarmstrade.org/hdtracker.html
October 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
As the UN First Committee (disarmament) gets started, see the updated spreadsheet on where states stand on humanitarian disarmament treaties and initiatives w/ new intro from @yeshuamp.bsky.social (also available as spreadsheet docs.google.com/spreadsheets...) www.forumarmstrade.org/hdtracker.html
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shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
Statement in Support of Francesca Albanese - Shadow World Investigations
16 September 2025. Over twenty of the world’s leading arms trade experts have issued a statement in support of UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, and specifically her recent report to the Unit...
shadowworldinvestigations.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
shadowworldinvestigations.org/statement-in...
This letter, out today, has been endorsed by a number of experts listed by the Forum on the Arms Trade. The Forum itself does not take positions. Partial list of endorsers includes:
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Lettera dei principali esperti mondiali sul commercio internazionale di armi a sostegno di Francesca Albanese
Ho firmato con convinzione questa presa di posizione coordinata da @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social 👇
www.vignarca.net/2025/09/lett...
Ho firmato con convinzione questa presa di posizione coordinata da @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social 👇
www.vignarca.net/2025/09/lett...
Lettera dei principali esperti mondiali sul commercio internazionale di armi a sostegno di Francesca Albanese - Francesco Vignarca - Tracce
Un gruppi di esperti mondiali sul commercio internazionale di armi ha espresso sostegno alla Relatrice speciale dell’ONU Francesca Albanese e al suo Report alle Nazioni Unite: “Dall’economia dell’occu...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Lettera dei principali esperti mondiali sul commercio internazionale di armi a sostegno di Francesca Albanese
Ho firmato con convinzione questa presa di posizione coordinata da @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social 👇
www.vignarca.net/2025/09/lett...
Ho firmato con convinzione questa presa di posizione coordinata da @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social 👇
www.vignarca.net/2025/09/lett...
👉 I am excited to share that I have been selected for the 2025-2026 Emerging Experts Program of the Forum on the Arms Trade.
This marks another step in my journey of study and work in the field of #humanitarian #disarmament. I can’t wait to get started on this new experience!
This marks another step in my journey of study and work in the field of #humanitarian #disarmament. I can’t wait to get started on this new experience!
We're delighted to announce and welcome a diverse group of 30 #emergingexperts to the 2025-2026 English-language Emerging Expert program. See short bios on each at www.forumarmstrade.org/emerging-exp...
August 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
👉 I am excited to share that I have been selected for the 2025-2026 Emerging Experts Program of the Forum on the Arms Trade.
This marks another step in my journey of study and work in the field of #humanitarian #disarmament. I can’t wait to get started on this new experience!
This marks another step in my journey of study and work in the field of #humanitarian #disarmament. I can’t wait to get started on this new experience!
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80 years ago today, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan.
The B-29 dropping plane was made by the Glenn L. Martin Company - which is Lockheed Martin today.
Lockheed Martin is still producing planes for heinous massacres.
End the arms trade.
The B-29 dropping plane was made by the Glenn L. Martin Company - which is Lockheed Martin today.
Lockheed Martin is still producing planes for heinous massacres.
End the arms trade.
August 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
80 years ago today, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan.
The B-29 dropping plane was made by the Glenn L. Martin Company - which is Lockheed Martin today.
Lockheed Martin is still producing planes for heinous massacres.
End the arms trade.
The B-29 dropping plane was made by the Glenn L. Martin Company - which is Lockheed Martin today.
Lockheed Martin is still producing planes for heinous massacres.
End the arms trade.
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Commemorating #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki is not just about looking back. It’s about taking responsibility for the future.
Read our latest blog to learn more and see how you can take action: www.wilpf.org/eighty-years...
#AbolishNuclearWeapons #WILPF #BanTheBomb #NuclearBan
@rcw-wilpf.bsky.social
Read our latest blog to learn more and see how you can take action: www.wilpf.org/eighty-years...
#AbolishNuclearWeapons #WILPF #BanTheBomb #NuclearBan
@rcw-wilpf.bsky.social
Eighty Years After the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Nuclear Weapons Continue to Harm Us All - WILPF
6 and 9 August 2025 mark 80 years since the US government dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. An estimated 140,000 people perished in Hiroshima, […]
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August 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Commemorating #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki is not just about looking back. It’s about taking responsibility for the future.
Read our latest blog to learn more and see how you can take action: www.wilpf.org/eighty-years...
#AbolishNuclearWeapons #WILPF #BanTheBomb #NuclearBan
@rcw-wilpf.bsky.social
Read our latest blog to learn more and see how you can take action: www.wilpf.org/eighty-years...
#AbolishNuclearWeapons #WILPF #BanTheBomb #NuclearBan
@rcw-wilpf.bsky.social
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Another day, another drone war investment. US$40 million to expand Europe’s counter-drone arsenal, while #EU states slash social spending.
Security for whom? At whose expense?
Security for whom? At whose expense?
DroneShield secures $40m contract for European military
Australia’s DroneShield has received three separate follow-on contracts from European reseller to deliver counter-drone systems.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Another day, another drone war investment. US$40 million to expand Europe’s counter-drone arsenal, while #EU states slash social spending.
Security for whom? At whose expense?
Security for whom? At whose expense?
Your signature is a simple gesture, but it has a huge impact. Join us in in telling Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Poland that we do not want mines back in Europe!
✍️ Sign the petition now: protect humanitarian principles.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope #IProtectMineBan
✍️ Sign the petition now: protect humanitarian principles.
#MineFreeWorld #MineFreeEurope #IProtectMineBan
June 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Protect Mine Ban now!
- 107 in favor, none against, 3 abstentions -
Irresponsible and Reckless decision by #Lithuania parliament who voted hours ago to withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty.
ICBL Press Release in here condemning this move:
bit.ly/3F6NqMS
#MineFreeWorld
Irresponsible and Reckless decision by #Lithuania parliament who voted hours ago to withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty.
ICBL Press Release in here condemning this move:
bit.ly/3F6NqMS
#MineFreeWorld
Nobel Peace Laureate Condemns Lithuania’s Second Withdrawal from A Humanitarian Disarmament Treaty - ICBLCMC
International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor
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May 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Protect Mine Ban now!
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It may start with #landmines, but the bigger threat lies in the erosion of the laws of war.
Hear from Jody Williams, on why the recent threat of withdrawals by some European nations from the Mine Ban Treaty endangers global norms and civilian lives.
#ProtectMineBan
Hear from Jody Williams, on why the recent threat of withdrawals by some European nations from the Mine Ban Treaty endangers global norms and civilian lives.
#ProtectMineBan
‘It makes me want to scream’: Nobel peace prize winner horrified by planned exits from landmine treaty
Plans by five Nato countries to pull out of life-saving agreement are ‘stupid’, says Nobel laureate Jody Williams
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April 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It may start with #landmines, but the bigger threat lies in the erosion of the laws of war.
Hear from Jody Williams, on why the recent threat of withdrawals by some European nations from the Mine Ban Treaty endangers global norms and civilian lives.
#ProtectMineBan
Hear from Jody Williams, on why the recent threat of withdrawals by some European nations from the Mine Ban Treaty endangers global norms and civilian lives.
#ProtectMineBan
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In just 100 days, the Trump administration has inflicted enormous damage to human rights in the United States and around the world.
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️
April 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In just 100 days, the Trump administration has inflicted enormous damage to human rights in the United States and around the world.
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️
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#Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Finland #Poland – DO NOT EXIT the Mine Ban Treaty!
Your choices shape the future. "Young people are watching, and we’re counting on you" to uphold the ban on landmines!
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
Your choices shape the future. "Young people are watching, and we’re counting on you" to uphold the ban on landmines!
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
April 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Finland #Poland – DO NOT EXIT the Mine Ban Treaty!
Your choices shape the future. "Young people are watching, and we’re counting on you" to uphold the ban on landmines!
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
Your choices shape the future. "Young people are watching, and we’re counting on you" to uphold the ban on landmines!
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
Devastating news from #Finland
The ICBL is horrified by Finland’s decision to withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty and calls on #Finland to reconsider this step and stay in the Treaty.
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
@alexstubb.bsky.social @defencefinland.bsky.social @anttihakkanen.bsky.social
@um.fi @elinavaltonen.bsky.social
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
@alexstubb.bsky.social @defencefinland.bsky.social @anttihakkanen.bsky.social
@um.fi @elinavaltonen.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Devastating news from #Finland
NEVER stop talking about Afghan Women 🕊️
As #HRC58 closes Friday, we look back at the powerful side event hosted by the AFWCU with WILPF on 28 Feb.
Despite harsh restrictions under Taliban rule, Afghan women continue to defy oppression & demand justice.
They demand action—not just statements!
Read more: www.wilpf.org/hrc58-side-e...
Despite harsh restrictions under Taliban rule, Afghan women continue to defy oppression & demand justice.
They demand action—not just statements!
Read more: www.wilpf.org/hrc58-side-e...
HRC58 Side Event: Afghan Women’s Demands for Justice and Accountability - Key Takeaways - WILPF
Introduction The Taliban’s oppressive rule has been systematically erasing women and girls from public life. They face some of the harshest restrictions on rights and freedoms in the world—banned fro...
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April 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
NEVER stop talking about Afghan Women 🕊️
Today the humanitarian disarmament regime is at risk. We cannot allow fear to lead us down the road of inhuman weapons of destruction. There are other roads to take, weapons never make us safe
#ProtectMineBan
#ProtectMineBan
"Withdrawal would increase the risk of civilian death and injury from an indiscriminate weapon of limited military utility. It would also threaten decades of progress on disarmament and international humanitarian law more broadly."
#MineBanTreaty #Disarmament
#MineBanTreaty #Disarmament
Five disarmament campaigns call on countries considering withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty to stay in the treaty to protect civilians and international law. @minefreeworld.bsky.social @banclusterbombs.bsky.social @nuclearban.bsky.social @explosiveweapon.bsky.social @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Today the humanitarian disarmament regime is at risk. We cannot allow fear to lead us down the road of inhuman weapons of destruction. There are other roads to take, weapons never make us safe
#ProtectMineBan
#ProtectMineBan
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Authorities in #Georgia are plunging the country into ever deeper human rights crisis, including by adopting 'foreign agents' law that could spell the end of independent civil society. There's still time to drop the bill and respect fundamental human rights! Read @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
March 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Authorities in #Georgia are plunging the country into ever deeper human rights crisis, including by adopting 'foreign agents' law that could spell the end of independent civil society. There's still time to drop the bill and respect fundamental human rights! Read @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
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1/4 The decision of withdrawal from Mine Ban Treaty risks putting the lives of civilians in #Poland, #Finland, #Lithuania, #Estonia and #Latvia in danger, not only during conflict, but also long after.
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
March 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
1/4 The decision of withdrawal from Mine Ban Treaty risks putting the lives of civilians in #Poland, #Finland, #Lithuania, #Estonia and #Latvia in danger, not only during conflict, but also long after.
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
#MineFreeWorld #ProtectMineBan
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We are gravely concerned by reports that Israel’s renewed airstrikes on Gaza have killed hundreds of civilians including children.
We call on all parties to the conflict & actors with influence to ensure the ceasefire is immediately reinstated & negotiations resumed.
www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...
We call on all parties to the conflict & actors with influence to ensure the ceasefire is immediately reinstated & negotiations resumed.
www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...
Ceasefire must be reinstated to avert worsening humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the IRC warns
The IRC warns that renewed Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed hundreds, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis. We urge an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian aid access to pr...
www.rescue.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We are gravely concerned by reports that Israel’s renewed airstrikes on Gaza have killed hundreds of civilians including children.
We call on all parties to the conflict & actors with influence to ensure the ceasefire is immediately reinstated & negotiations resumed.
www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...
We call on all parties to the conflict & actors with influence to ensure the ceasefire is immediately reinstated & negotiations resumed.
www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...
Not all options should be on the table for defense, and some lines must never be crossed. Just as nations reject biological and chemical weapons, we must continue to reject anti-personnel #mines.
March 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM