Year after year, Palestinian farmers face killing, beatings, intimidation, arson, theft and the destruction of land and olive trees passed down through generations. This year is no exception, as documented in @AJEnglish’s article. The @UN recorded at least 160 settler attacks linked to the harvest in just the first two weeks of October. These attacks have virtually no consequences for the perpetrators. Settlers beat, shoot, burn and harass Palestinians with impunity, amid the failure of Israeli authorities to prevent violence and hold those responsible to account. Instances of sexual assault and killings by settlers have been documented. When French mayor Bernard Baudoux and American photojournalist Heidi Levine were brutally attacked, 10 suspects were finally arrested. Days later, all but one were reportedly released to house arrest. ⚖️ This violence cannot be separated from the unlawful settlement regime in which it takes place. The @CIJ_ICJ has reaffirmed that Israel’s settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are unlawful and that Israel must cease all new settlement activity and evacuate settlers. As the occupying power, Israel also has obligations towards the protected Palestinian population. For Palestinians, this lack of accountability is nothing new. These so-called arrests aimed at reducing international pressure while obscuring the broader purpose served by this violence: driving Palestinians from their land, destroying their livelihoods and facilitating further dispossession and settlement expansion. By destroying a critical source of revenue, the burning of olive trees can deprive entire families, including children, of the means to meet their most basic needs. Violence festers and spreads when perpetrators face no consequences. Condemnation is not enough. The increase in attacks, including against diplomats, is further proof of that. The time of backroom diplomacy is long over. Extreme violence demands a firm international response to end systematic abuses. States must enforce and expand targeted sanctions, tackle the financing and facilitation of illegal settlements, including through private companies and charities, demand protection for Palestinian farmers and their land, and pursue meaningful accountability. At @LegalActionWW, we represent Palestinians and work closely with partners to address the wide-ranging violence perpetrated by settlers. We explore all existing avenues to ensure that these crimes don’t go unpunished and to prevent further violence. But we can’t do it alone. The question we must ask is this: despite overwhelming documentation of horrific crimes committed by settlers, why are perpetrators still allowed to roam free, and why is an unlawful settlement system that enables this violence still allowed to expand? aljazeera.com/features/2026/…

🎤 “𝘛𝘩𝘦 #𝘐𝘊𝘑 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 … 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 #𝘙𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘺𝘢,” said Simon Black, Director of the board & Swiss Committee at LAW, during his recent visit to Cox’s Bazar. He met LAW's Rohingya Witnesses and Survivor Advocates to discuss their role in international justice cases, including in 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙖 𝙫. 𝙈𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙢𝙖𝙧 proceedings at the @cij_icj, the community’s priorities and the work that must continue after the judgment. 🇲🇲 Nine years after Myanmar’s military launched genocidal “𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨”, survivors’ demands remain clear: 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 & 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲. As the ICJ prepares its judgment, these demands must guide the international response. 🗣️ “𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥.” - 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺*, LAW’s Rohingya Survivor Advocate Simon reaffirmed LAW’s commitment to supporting the Rohingya community. The Survivor Advocates' work will be essential for keeping communities informed post-judgment; ensuring survivors’ priorities shape decisions; and, sustaining the pursuit of accountability and restored rights. Continued engagement and support must enable that work long after the Court delivers its ruling. *𝑵𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚

🇲🇲 Nine years after Myanmar’s military launched the 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 “𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬” that forced hundreds of thousands of #Rohingya to flee their homeland, the @CIJ_ICJ is preparing its judgment in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘷. 𝘔𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘳. The Court’s first judgment on the merits of a #genocide case in more than a decade could shape how genocide is established and states are held accountable. For Rohingya survivors who have spent years pursuing justice, it also carries hopes of recognition, restored citizenship and the right to return home in safety and dignity. 🗣️ “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴,” says Salma*, a Rohingya survivor who attended the merits hearings as part of a victims’ delegation supported by LAW. LAW also supported three Rohingya witnesses to testify before the Court, bringing direct accounts of the atrocities into the proceedings. 💬 “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱,” says @AntoniaMulvey, LAW’s Founder and Executive Director. “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬.” In @MiddleEastEye, @SondosAsem1 explores what the forthcoming judgment could mean for the Rohingya and the future of genocide accountability. ⏬ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: middleeasteye.net/big-story/…

RT @SondosAsem1: Full report below ⬇️ Grateful for comments from @AntoniaMulvey and @mabecker17 middleeasteye.net/big-story/…

From the article. [Rape and sexual violence were central to The Gambia's case. “They selected, particularly, women and girls of reproductive age. They gang raped them. That was the method of choice,” Mulvey said, of army soldiers.  She said investigators found “a pattern of biting, to leave an indelible mark on them”. She said rape in front of the community reflected “the intent to destroy the very social fabric of the community”.]

We spoke to Yusra Djemali in Brussels at the first high-level conference on the protection of humanitarian personnel. “𝘔𝘺 83-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 19 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯.” she said. After prolonged detention in very difficult conditions her father, Mustafa Djemali, a Tunisian aid worker, has now been released, with the support of Protect Aid Workers and LAW. But aid workers around the world continue to face arbitrary detention, attacks, torture, persecution and other risks - simply for helping others. @EU_Commission, @Ireland2026eu, Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, @P_Humanitarians, @gisf_ngo, Protect Aid Workers.

Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) is launching a global roster of lawyers and investigators to strengthen justice accountability for attacks against aid workers. “𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘥", said Antonia Mulvey, LAW's Executive Director. "𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵.” As the first International Conference on the Protection of Humanitarian Aid Workers is ongoing in Brussels, we are committed to translate commitment into action. We thank the @EU_Commission and @Ireland2026eu, as well as the @dfat for their leadership in ensuring accountability for the crimes committed against civilians, including aid workers. @gisf_ngo legalactionworldwide.org/law…

We are in Brussels this week, joining the first high-level international conference on the protection of humanitarian aid workers hosted by the European Commission and the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026. Through the Protect Aid Workers programme, we are honored to be a partner of this important event. Today, our colleague Myat's powerful testimony exposed the reality facing aid workers in Myanmar: criminalised for delivering food and medicine, detained and tortured, and sometimes killed simply for helping their communities. In July, three young LGBTQI+ aid workers were reportedly executed while carrying humanitarian assistance. Their deaths reflect a deliberate strategy to cut communities off from aid and extinguish hope. LAW is providing emergency assistance, developing tailored legal support and documenting attacks for future accountability. To date, our team has provided legal support to more than 190 aid workers across 19 countries, helping secure 21 releases and advising 27 people still detained. Those who help civilians are not criminals. Those who attack them must face consequences. Crédit : Kevin Zuijderhoff / Powwow

We are grateful to @ministerBHOS and The Netherlands for their instrumental support to #Rohingya victims and survivors, ahead of the @CIJ_ICJ judgment in The Gambia v. Myanmar case.

Joanne Levitan, Public Information Officer at the @UNGeneva's Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), recently visited LAW’s field centre near Cox’s Bazar to meet our Rohingya Survivor Advocates. Their discussion explored the IIMM’s work, ongoing international justice processes and the advocates’ role in keeping communities informed and supporting survivor participation in the pursuit of accountability. ⚖️ The path from a survivor’s testimony to an international courtroom depends on trust and sustained cooperation. Working together to collect and preserve testimonies helps ensure survivors’ accounts contribute to justice and accountability at the highest level, with their voices and priorities informing that pursuit. Survivor Advocates provide a vital connection between these processes and their communities, sharing developments, explaining options for justice and supporting meaningful participation. “𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨,” Joanne said, recognising their work to help Rohingya communities understand the accountability processes taking place in their names. We are grateful to the @eu_eeas and @GAC_Corporate for their financial support. 🇪🇺🇨🇦

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞. ⚖️ This week, as survivors, advocates and practitioners gathered in The Hague for the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law Conference 2026, the International Criminal Court unsealed four arrest warrants in the Situation in hashtag#Afghanistan - the first at an international court framed entirely around gender persecution. @AntoniaMulvey noted: "𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑨𝒇𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑼𝒌𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒏, 𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕." At a time when courts working on gender crimes face sanctions, funding cuts and political pressure, this development is a reminder of why international justice matters. As Michelle Jarvis put it: "𝑨 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒅." 👏 Our thanks to our partners Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice, Gender Justice Practitioner Hub (GJP Hub), and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, and especially to the survivors whose voices continue to drive this work forward. 🔗 Read more: legalactionworldwide.org/gen…

🚨 Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) unequivocally condemns the United States’ decision to impose sanctions on the @IntlCrimCourt , targeting the institution as a whole. ⚖️ T𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞. Its consequences will be felt most acutely by survivors of the most atrocious crimes, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. LAW calls on all ICC States Parties, the European Union and governments committed to the rule of law to condemn the sanctions unequivocally and demand their immediate withdrawal. “𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,” said @AntoniaMulvey. “𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵-𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴. 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦.” 🔗 Read our press release: legalactionworldwide.org/acc…

𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚❓ ⚖️ Together with REDRESS, Partners in Justice International, Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Due Process of Law Foundation - DPLF, Alerta Venezuela and FIDH -Fédération internationale pour les droits humains, we have submitted an amicus brief urging Argentina's Federal Court of Criminal Cassation to reject immunity claims that could prevent investigations into alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela. “𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥,” said Antonia Mulvey. “𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘺𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 25 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴.” The decision could have implications for universal jurisdiction cases worldwide and for survivors seeking justice when other avenues have failed. 🔗 Read more: legalactionworldwide.org/acc…

🏆 Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize is a victory not only for one remarkable woman, but for international justice itself. ⚖️ Few individuals have done more to advance gender justice. From her tenure as UN High Commissioner for United Nations Human Rights — to serving as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the International Criminal Court, and judge ad hoc at the Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ) — she helped secure the landmark recognition that rape and sexual violence can constitute genocide, fundamentally changing how international law recognises such harm and opening new paths to accountability for survivors worldwide. That legacy remains deeply relevant today. As the world awaits the ICJ's judgment in The Gambia v. Myanmar, where sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls is a key part of the evidence before the Court, Navy Pillay’s contributions continue to shape how international law understands and responds to atrocity crimes. ❗ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥. As conflicts and attacks on civilians and aid workers intensify globally, International courts, judges, prosecutors, and civil society organisations are facing sustained attacks, sanctions, political pressure, and efforts to undermine the very idea that powerful actors can be held accountable under the law. The Nobel Prize 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 👏 Congratulations to Navi Pillay on a well-deserved recognition and on a legacy that continues to shape the fight for justice around the world and inspires our daily work at LAW.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧! Together with Michelle Jarvis and Valeria Babără, Antonia Mulvey welcomed participants by underscoring what the next two days will be about; partnership, action, and the courage to speak out about situations others would rather ignore. Over the next two days, panelists will focus on Asia and the Pacific, including the situation in Afghanistan, The Gambia v. Myanmar case before the ICJ, and universal jurisdiction cases. In‑person places are all reserved, but you can still join the waitlist or register to attend online: lnkd.in/e5fc5SSk With Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice, Gender Justice Practitioner Hub (GJP Hub), and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Ahead of the 𝟖𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬’ 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and The Reckoning Project invites you to a discussion on strengthening pathways from documentation to justice for #Sudan. 🇸🇩 The session will bring together Sudanese human rights defenders and African legal practitioners to explore how documentation of grave violations can support accountability, survivor-centred justice and meaningful legal action. ⚖️ 📍 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿, 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 🗓 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🕓 𝟬𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠-𝟬𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠

Anatolii Kornieiev was 80 years old when the Kakhovka Dam collapsed and flooded his town in Kherson, #Ukraine. His family never heard from him again. To date, no one has been held accountable for the deaths of hundreds of civilians, including Anatolii. ⚖️ In June, Legal Action Worldwide and @truth_hounds filed a complaint to the @UNHumanRights Committee, arguing that #Russia violated their right to life. 📢 We urge the Committee to address this complaint, and to prioritize other outstanding submissions related to Russia’s war of aggression – some registered over 4 years ago. 🔗 Read our full statement at the @UN_HRC 63rd session: legalactionworldwide.org/acc…

LAW’s Founder and Executive Director @AntoniaMulvey joins Kyi Suu, Country Manager at International Bridges to Justice; Salai Za Uk Ling, Executive Director of the Chin Human Rights Organization; and Yasmin Ullah, Executive Director of the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network, for “Myanmar: Beyond the ICJ” at the 2026 Gender Justice in International Criminal Law Conference to examine the wider pursuit of accountability for crimes committed in #Myanmar. The panel will examine universal jurisdiction filings in Argentina, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste, ongoing ICC proceedings and the IIMM’s case-building work. Speakers will also discuss the practical and political challenges of investigating conflict-related sexual violence. 📅 7 October 2026 | 09:30–10:30 CEST In-person places are all reserved, but you can still join the waitlist or register to attend online: eventbrite.nl/e/gender-justi…

Richard Bennett, @UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, joins Azadah Raz Mohammad, Legal Advisor to the End Gender Apartheid Campaign, Ehsan Qaane, Co-founder and Member of Afghanistan Transitional Justice Coordination Group, and Humaira Rasuli, Afghan human rights lawyer, for “𝑨𝒇𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏: 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒐𝒓-𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆”. 🇦🇫 LAW’s Legal and Advocacy Advisor Ishita Kumar will facilitate the panel at the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. ⚖️ Together, they will explore how accountability initiatives can reinforce one another, ensure survivors shape the process and support Afghan women pursuing justice inside the country and in exile. 📅 6 October 2026 | 11:00–12:00 CEST In‑person places are all reserved, but you can still join the waitlist or register to attend online: lnkd.in/e5fc5SSk