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The UN Human Rights Committee requests Malta to urgently Act - CivilMRCC
Migrants and Refugees in Distress in the Mediterranean Sea On 4 March 2025, in an unprecedented decision, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (or the Committee) requested Malta to urgently ...
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May 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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❗UpRights’ @valeriegabard.bsky.social and StraLi’s Serena Zanirato underscored how the decision represents an important precedent and offers a new legal path for civil society organisations advocating for asylum seekers’ rights’ protection
May 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
❗UpRights’ @valeriegabard.bsky.social and StraLi’s Serena Zanirato underscored how the decision represents an important precedent and offers a new legal path for civil society organisations advocating for asylum seekers’ rights’ protection
📄 Our contribution notably discusses the landmark decision by the United Nations HRC to request Malta to coordinate a SAR operation for individuals in distress at sea.
May 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📄 Our contribution notably discusses the landmark decision by the United Nations HRC to request Malta to coordinate a SAR operation for individuals in distress at sea.
📘 Read more about it here: www.uprights.org/2025/04/17/b...
Key Takeaways from the Launch Workshop of the Report
Key Takeaways from the Launch Workshop of the Report “The Congolese Justice System and Crimes Against the Peace and Security of Mankind"
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April 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
📘 Read more about it here: www.uprights.org/2025/04/17/b...
🔎 The report underscores that meaningful #accountability in the DRC will only emerge from pragmatic configurations responsive to the country’s complex legal, political, and institutional landscape.
April 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🔎 The report underscores that meaningful #accountability in the DRC will only emerge from pragmatic configurations responsive to the country’s complex legal, political, and institutional landscape.
📑 The report was launched during a high-level workshop co-chaired by TRIAL International and the Congolese Conseil Supérieur de la Magistrature.
April 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
📑 The report was launched during a high-level workshop co-chaired by TRIAL International and the Congolese Conseil Supérieur de la Magistrature.
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Report Offers Blueprint for Holding IRGC Accountable for HRVs and International CrimesReport Offers Blueprint for Holding IRGC Accountable for HRVs and International Crimes – PASDARAN DOCUMENTATION PR...
PASDARAN DOCUMANTATION PROJECT - A Human Rights Activist (HRA) Initiative
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April 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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🗣️ For the online launch of the Guide, UpRights’ Co-Director Valerie Gabard joined HRA’s Skylar Thompson, Natalia Kubesch of REDRESS, and the Secretariat of the United Nations FFM on Iran to present a strategic overview of these accountability pathways.
April 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🗣️ For the online launch of the Guide, UpRights’ Co-Director Valerie Gabard joined HRA’s Skylar Thompson, Natalia Kubesch of REDRESS, and the Secretariat of the United Nations FFM on Iran to present a strategic overview of these accountability pathways.
💡 The Guide maps out:
- National jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad;
- The complex yet critical potential of universal jurisdiction;
- Limitations and possibilities at the ICC and ICJ;
- The role of Magnitsky-style sanctions and broader transitional justice mechanisms.
- National jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad;
- The complex yet critical potential of universal jurisdiction;
- Limitations and possibilities at the ICC and ICJ;
- The role of Magnitsky-style sanctions and broader transitional justice mechanisms.
April 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
💡 The Guide maps out:
- National jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad;
- The complex yet critical potential of universal jurisdiction;
- Limitations and possibilities at the ICC and ICJ;
- The role of Magnitsky-style sanctions and broader transitional justice mechanisms.
- National jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad;
- The complex yet critical potential of universal jurisdiction;
- Limitations and possibilities at the ICC and ICJ;
- The role of Magnitsky-style sanctions and broader transitional justice mechanisms.
⚖️ This resource, developed with the legal support of UpRights, aims to provide a comprehensive, strategic and practical victim-centered overview of accessible legal avenues for holding Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members accountable, and challenging impunity
April 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
⚖️ This resource, developed with the legal support of UpRights, aims to provide a comprehensive, strategic and practical victim-centered overview of accessible legal avenues for holding Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members accountable, and challenging impunity
📄 Read the full report: www.uprights.org/wp-content/u...
📷 Cover image by Bashar Taleb, taken on 7 October 2023 in Gaza City.
📷 Cover image by Bashar Taleb, taken on 7 October 2023 in Gaza City.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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📷 Cover image by Bashar Taleb, taken on 7 October 2023 in Gaza City.
📷 Cover image by Bashar Taleb, taken on 7 October 2023 in Gaza City.
🗺️ Despite these #setbacks, the UJAR outlines clear #pathways: strengthening domestic legal frameworks, increasing #training and #resources, and reinforcing cooperation between prosecuting authorities and civil society.
April 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🗺️ Despite these #setbacks, the UJAR outlines clear #pathways: strengthening domestic legal frameworks, increasing #training and #resources, and reinforcing cooperation between prosecuting authorities and civil society.
📊 Nonetheless, in 2024, the failure to open #investigations into alleged international crimes committed in #Gaza was widely perceived as a threat to the legitimacy of international criminal justice, while other investigations have yet to yield tangible results.
April 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
📊 Nonetheless, in 2024, the failure to open #investigations into alleged international crimes committed in #Gaza was widely perceived as a threat to the legitimacy of international criminal justice, while other investigations have yet to yield tangible results.
🔎 Researched and written #UpRights, the #UJAR compiles #developments in 95 extraterritorial and #universal-jurisdiction cases pursued in 16 countries, confirming that the upward trend in the use of universal jurisdiction to ensure #accountability for international crimes continued in 2024.
April 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🔎 Researched and written #UpRights, the #UJAR compiles #developments in 95 extraterritorial and #universal-jurisdiction cases pursued in 16 countries, confirming that the upward trend in the use of universal jurisdiction to ensure #accountability for international crimes continued in 2024.
💡 The conference reaffirmed that for transitional justice to succeed, it must be #tailored to the specific context faced in Ukraine and led by national actors.
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
💡 The conference reaffirmed that for transitional justice to succeed, it must be #tailored to the specific context faced in Ukraine and led by national actors.
⚖️ As highlighted by the panels, meaningful #justice requires a #cross-sectoral approach—one that also addresses not only #criminal-accountability but also #reparations, #documentation, victim support, #memorialisation, institutional #reform and the interplay between national and local government.
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
⚖️ As highlighted by the panels, meaningful #justice requires a #cross-sectoral approach—one that also addresses not only #criminal-accountability but also #reparations, #documentation, victim support, #memorialisation, institutional #reform and the interplay between national and local government.
📑 Topics ranged from the basic question of the #extent, and #timeframe, in which transitional justice should apply, the experience of local governments operating in #de-occupied communities, to the immense work underway to document atrocities and support #victims.
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📑 Topics ranged from the basic question of the #extent, and #timeframe, in which transitional justice should apply, the experience of local governments operating in #de-occupied communities, to the immense work underway to document atrocities and support #victims.
🗣️ The conferece strived to provide #forum for public #officials, #local-government representatives, international #partners and civil society organisations to actively discuss the opportunities #transitional-justice may provide to address current and future challenges in #Ukraine.
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🗣️ The conferece strived to provide #forum for public #officials, #local-government representatives, international #partners and civil society organisations to actively discuss the opportunities #transitional-justice may provide to address current and future challenges in #Ukraine.
🤝 The event was organized with the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service, the High School of Public Governance, @thehagueacademy.bsky.social, and supported by the @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social .
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🤝 The event was organized with the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service, the High School of Public Governance, @thehagueacademy.bsky.social, and supported by the @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social .
The future of justice in the DRC depends on urgent national and international action. The continued fight against impunity requires a strong commitment from Congolese authorities and lasting international support adapted to the evolving political and security landscape.
April 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The future of justice in the DRC depends on urgent national and international action. The continued fight against impunity requires a strong commitment from Congolese authorities and lasting international support adapted to the evolving political and security landscape.