This week Human Rights Watch’s researcher Clementine de Montjoye was denied entry to Rwanda. It’s a clear example of the government’s hostility to human rights monitoring and independent scrutiny. It’s time for the UK & others to stop denying Rwanda’s deteriorating rights record. hrw.org/news/2024/05/1…

FIFA should immediately release and commit to implementing the robust Human Rights Framework for the Men’s #2026WorldCup , which it developed thru extensive consultations w CSOs and public officials from across N America, says #Dignity2026 Coalition. Human Rights Watch

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For too long, Afghans have suffered from the absence of justice & absence of peace. We need to break this path & pursue venues to justice and accountability. This paper by Rawadari رواداری lays out some of the potential avenues & possibilities for justice:
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Australian Military Whistleblower David McBride, who leaked classified documents with information about allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, has been sentenced to almost six years in prison.

More detail on the 'Goldrush-esque' money grab that defined so much of Afghanistan's post 9/11 era, in this Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project investigation

'While domestic legal options are currently unavailable, an overlooked but promising avenue exists [internationally]...the #ICJ offers a potential platform where the voices of #Afghanwomen could echo, demanding justice and accountability.' Fereshta Abbasi
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Delighted to be hosted in Oslo for 2 days by Human Rights Research League for positive meetings with civil society, especially Afghans living in Norway, and for a recorded discussion by Civita Norway which will be posted on YouTube and by podcast soon. Inspired again by Afghan women activists.

In this episode of RapplerTalk, I discuss with Jairo Bolledo why the 'special committee,' dubbed the human rights 'super body,' that Philippines President Marcos created is problematic.

Rappler Talk: Piercing the veil of Marcos’ human rights ‘super body’
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#Afghanistan faces a multifaceted dilemma that requires a multidimensional approach, including underutilised legal and justice strategies. In their joint paper, Fereshta Abbasi, natasha arnpriester • ⚖️, and Duru Yavan explained the ICJ as a key mechanism to combat #GenderApartheid in Af.👇

“To maintain that little political stability, we have to keep those corrupt officials,” said the expert. “And what happened on August 15, 202, the day of the Taliban’s takeover and the limping withdrawal of U.S. troops — “that was the direct result.” occrp.org/en/dubai-unloc…

Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE occrp.org/en/dubai-unloc…

“Afghanistan stands alone as the only state in the world that bars girls from secondary and higher education”. Fereshta Abbasi

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The Taliban’s discriminatory policies against women have resulted in a severe erosion of their rights and opportunities. These measures have been implemented through a range of decrees directly contradicting Afghanistan’s obligations under the CEDAW.
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دیوید مک براید، وکیل سابق ارتش استرالیا به جرم سرقت اسناد محرمانه در مورد جنگ افغانستان و افشای آن‌ها، به حداکثر پنج سال و هشت ماه زندان محکوم شده است.

براساس گزارش گاردین، دیوید ماسوپ، قاضی دادگاه عالی استرالیا این حکم را روز سه‌شنبه (۲۵ ثور) صادر کرده و محکومیت وی غیرمشروط

-Fereshta Abbasi et al. 2024 just published a piece on justice for Afghan women in the The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics, and Art. They argue:

'Taliban forces have used excessive force to disperse women protesting.' Cc natasha arnpriester • ⚖️ and Duru Yavan.

A short🧵.

In our recent piece published in The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics, and Art, with Fereshta Abbasi and natasha arnpriester • ⚖️, we discuss an untried yet promising avenue for justice for Afghan women&girls: the potential for a state (or group of states) to bring a case before the ICJ under CEDAW. hrw.org/news/2024/05/1…

As the Taliban impose exceptionally harsh segregation on women, one important but untried source of pressure to cease is by suing Afghanistan under the women's rights convention before the International Court of Justice. A government should bring the case. cjlpa.org/post/an-avenue…

Under CEDAW, Afg has consented to the ICJ’s jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes regarding its interpretation and application. Consequently, any other state party consenting to ICJ jurisdiction under CEDAW can bring Afg before the Court to challenge its adherence to the Convention

“Women have been forcibly disappeared and severely punished by the Taliban, including with lashings and imprisonment. These severe restrictions have left women economically dependent and vulnerable to continued violence and discrimination.”

ht; Fereshta Abbasi

Afghanistan stands alone as the only state in the world that bars girls from secondary and higher education. Women throughout Afghanistan describe their situation as isolation and suffocation, drawing comparisons to ‘living in prison-like conditions’ cjlpa.org/post/an-avenue…