Today marks ten years since James Foley was killed by ISIS in Syria. Every few weeks that summer, they took the life of another friend or colleague. Anniversaries are strange. Ten years feels like a long time, but no time at all.

Check out our book’s symposium on Opinio Juris! Very grateful to all at OJ and to Sergey Vasiliev, Saira Mohamed, Nesam McMillan and Mia Swart for their wonderful commentaries. We start today by Intro (and panoramas:) by yours truly and Mark Drumbl:) Stay tuned!!!

This month we mark 7 years since the Rohingya genocide, 10 since Yazidi genocide & 3 since the Taliban’s takeover. In all three situations women suffered disproportionately, the situations have gotten marginally better to far worse & justice remains elusive. We must do better.

An absolutely essential thread from Malala Yousafzai The Taliban regime "does not exist in a vacuum. The world has emboldened them by offering platitudes & sympathy to Afghan women & girls without taking action to hold the Taliban to account" Support. #Afghan. Women. Now #ActionNotWords

Acknowledging these specific forms of crimes against humanity is not only morally justified but legally essential. To correct this profound injustice, we must advocate for the recognition of gender apartheid in international human rights and criminal law. justiceinfo.net/en/135200-the-…

Explore "Nothing for Us Without Us: The Role of Civil Society in International Justice" through a fantastic new collection of articles in the Journal of International Criminal Justice's Symposium. This compilation features insightful contributions from remarkable scholars such

My full speech in front of the German Parliament building is now live on YouTube: A retrospective on 10 years of the #YazidiGenocide underscoring that Co-Perpetrators must have no role in the solution. Hosted by Voice of Ezidis & VETO-G Camp: youtu.be/9-q5g1cKzIY

Fantastic piece by Metra Mehran: "The Taliban Have Gone Too Far" The New York Times "Each new tightening of the screw has sparked international condemnation — but no real consequences for the Taliban." #EndGenderApartheid nytimes.com/2024/09/09/opi…