The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is horrified by the violent criminalization of protests against genocide in the United States and elsewhere. What are people supposed to do when their government is actively supporting genocide? Civil disobedience is the honorable and moral choice in such a…

'Syria is still engulfed in violence...those who return are at serious risk of persecution...Syria is categorically unsafe no matter how much the int'l community may wish it to be otherwise.' @HRW

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EU leaders are considering declaring certain parts of Syria as safe for refugees to return to.

Ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's visit to Lebanon this week, it must be made crystal clear: Syria is categorically unsafe.

This is the result of the EU’s short sighted migration policies. They thought working w autocracies would be able to stop arrivals but all it did was give other states a formula to use vulnerable people as bargaining chips to fund local corruption

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Human Rights Watch slams university crackdowns on Gaza solidarity protests, including at Columbia University: hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

The International Criminal Court already has jurisdiction over any war crimes committed in Gaza (and the West Bank(. Now Lebanon says it will confer jurisdiction for crimes committed on its territory since October 7. hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

Historic step indeed and could see the prosecution of the killings below which we - along with Ramzi Kaiss / رمزي قيس and Human Rights Watch - have been reporting on Here’s a reminder of a few if interested youtu.be/RIymozNfp4U?si…

Acceptance of the court’s jurisdiction through a declaration is distinct from ratifying the ICC’s founding treaty to become a formal member of the court. But filing a declaration would give the court’s prosecutor a mandate to investigate serious crimes committed in Lebanon

Since October 7, HRW has documented unlawful strikes on civilians, including indiscriminate attacks and the apparently deliberate attack on journalists that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdullah, in addition to exposing the use of white phosphorus.

In a historic step towards justice for victims of war crimes, the Lebanese gov’t has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to file a declaration providing the ICC with jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed on Lebanese territory since Oct 7

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Breaking: Lebanon set to accept Int'l Criminal Court jurisdiction over serious crimes committed in Lebanon since Oct 7, a 'landmark step [to] create pathway for victims of war crimes—including those committed by Israeli forces—to obtain justice.' Preparators put on notice. Human Rights Watch reacts.

Lebanon’s Council of Ministers has issued a decision instructing the MFA to file a declaration w/the Registrar of the ICC, accepting the court’s jurisdiction to investigate & prosecute crimes within the court’s jurisdiction committed in Lebanon since 10/7 lebanon24.com/news/lebanon/1…

Lebanese authorities have arbitrarily detained, tortured, and forcibly returned Syrians to Syria in recent months, including opposition activists and army defectors. No one should be forcibly returned to Assad's detentions, torture, and executions.
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This is a map of Beirut's diesel generators—a not-so-silent killer.
A recent AUB study exposes their role in doubling carcinogenic pollutants since pre-crisis levels, when Lebanese massively turned to these polluting alternatives amid widespread blackouts.
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Lebanese authorities have arbitrarily detained, tortured, and forcibly returned Syrians to Syria in recent months, including opposition activists and army defectors, Human Rights Watch recent report says

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“Institutions of higher learning are key in helping students understand and claim their human rights. Any steps taken to silence, harass, threaten, or otherwise intimidate those who gather peacefully to protest and speak out is a violation of their rights.

Between Jan-March '24, HRW documented the forcible return of a Syrian army defector & an opposition activist by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and...the Lebanese security agency that controls entry and residency status for foreigners... Ramzi Kaiss / رمزي قيس @HRW
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Looking forward to this important session today! I cannot overstate how dire the situation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon is today, especially given the Western shift away from international rule of law and the impact this is having on respect for the principle of refoulement.