Rob Grace
robmgrace.bsky.social
Rob Grace
@robmgrace.bsky.social
Researching & teaching about civilian protection, humanitarianism & human rights. Personal account. He/Him.
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Our latest paper: "The absence of respect for existing safeguards for humanitarian and healthcare workers and other protected persons in Gaza is an integral aspect of the intentional disintegration of the Palestinian healthcare system." Led by Dr Khanji
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Safeguarding healthcare workers in Gaza and throughout occupied Palestine
In grave contravention of international humanitarian law (IHL), Israel has systematically attacked healthcare workers (HCWs) and health infrastructure throughout Gaza.1–5 Indeed, ‘the number of aid wo...
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February 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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In navigating American sanctions and hostility, it is important for the ICC and its supporters to be clear-eyed about the source of Washington’s antipathy towards the Court: America's inability to control the institution.

My latest: justiceinconflict.org/2025/02/12/i... #ICC
It’s all about control: U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court and navigating a path forward
(Photo: AP) The Trump administration’s Executive Order issuing sanctions against staff of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have been called many things: vindictive, disgra…
justiceinconflict.org
February 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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President Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia is developing options for a proposed deal to end the war.

Josh Rudolph writes foreign assistance, caught in the aid freeze, is crucial to keep Ukraine strong and resilient for negotiations and the aftermath:
www.justsecurity.org/107718/trump...
Trump’s Ukraine Deal Requires Foreign Aid
As the administration crafts a plan to help Ukraine get Russia to the negotiating table, it must restore vital non-military assistance, too.
www.justsecurity.org
February 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Without sufficient staffing & clear understanding of activities that lie on the critical path to delivering medicines to patients, the USAID humanitarian waiver for life saving medicines is specious. My thoughts 👇
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/usai...
@thinkglobalhealth.org @cfr.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM