C. Morris

@cmorris
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Living with the Veto : Research Report. “Since the founding of the #UN…the adverse effects of the [ #SecurityCouncil] #veto (& the threat of the veto)…have…hindered meaningful engagement on issues such as [Syria,] Myanmar, Sudan, Ukraine &…the Middle East…

Living with the Veto provides background on the history of the veto & describes initiatives…to restrain & promote accountability for its use.” https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/research-reports/living-with-the-veto.php

Living with the Veto

Security Council Report

Gaza's Palestinian Christians mark good Friday amid ongoing conflict - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ExhBcmrWcvY

Gaza's Palestinian Christians mark good Friday amid ongoing conflict

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Transnational Repression of
Human Rights Defenders:
“A new report prepared by Oxford Pro Bono Publico for ISHR …analyses how regional & international #humanrights systems address #transnationalrepression (#TNR), focusing on existing legal frameworks at the #UN & regional levels & identifying critical gaps that undermine effective prevention & accountability.” | ISHR https://ishr.ch/latest-updates/new-report-transnational-repression-un-and-regional-frameworks-advance-but-protection-gaps-persist/ #law #HumanRightsDefenders
Transnational repression: Advancing UN and regional frameworks despite protection gaps

Credit: This update is based on a research report prepared for ISHR by Oxford Pro Bono Publico, under the supervision of Professor Nazila Ghanea and coordination of Isabella Ruiz dos Santos Miguel…

ISHR

BC mother & daughter released from ICE custody in Texas after being held 19 days | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/penticton-mother-daughter-texas-immigration-detention-ice-9.7151863

B.C. mother and daughter released from ICE custody in Texas after being held 19 days | CBC News

Tania Warner and her 7-year-old daughter have been released from ICE custody in Texas after being detained on March 14. The woman, originally from Penticton, B.C., insists she is living in the United States legally and intends to fight for her right to stay.

CBC
Human Rights Council members among least cooperative with UN experts | ISHR https://ishr.ch/latest-updates/human-rights-council-members-among-least-cooperative-with-un-experts/
Human Rights Council members among least cooperative with UN experts

A review of the Special Procedures country visit database and 2025 communications data shows that a number of current Human Rights Council members* are falling short in cooperating with UN Special…

ISHR
Why Lebanon should join the International Criminal Court.
“ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon would mean a chance of accountability for Israeli war crimes and renewed political pressure.” | By Mark Kersten, Aljazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/2/why-lebanon-should-join-the-international-criminal-court #ICC #WarCrimes #Lebanon #Israel
Why Lebanon should join the International Criminal Court

ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon would mean a chance of accountability for Israeli war crimes and renewed political pressure.

Al Jazeera
'Speaking up is not only an act of resistance, but it is also an act of care & love for our kin.'
“Rizwangul NurMuhammad is a #humanrightsdefender & a member of the #Uyghur diaspora. She told ISHR how the #arbitrarydetention of her brother, Mewlan NurMuhammad, drove her to become active in the defence of human rights not only for her family, but for those of all persons whose family members had endured oppression….” | video | ISHR https://ishr.ch/defender-stories/human-rights-defenders-story-rizwangul-nurmuhammad/ #EnforcedDisappearance
Human Rights Defender’s story: Rizwangul NurMuhammad

Rizwangul NurMuhammad is a human rights defender and a member of the Uyghur diaspora. She told ISHR how the arbitrary detention of her brother, Mewlan NurMuhammad, drove her to become active in the…

ISHR
#Lebanon: UN experts call for int’l independent investigation into #Israel’s killing of journalists. ‘The targeted killing of 3 Lebanese #journalists constitutes…[an] attack on #press_freedom…& must be…investigated by an international body, #UN experts said….
“We denounce…what has now become a standard, dangerous practice of Israel to target & kill journalists & then claim, without providing…evidence, that they were involved with armed groups,” the experts said.’ | OHCHR https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/04/lebanon-un-experts-call-international-independent-investigation-israels
Lebanon: UN experts call for international independent investigation into Israel’s killing of journalists

GENEVA – The targeted killing of three Lebanese journalists constitutes another egregious attack on press freedom by Israeli forces and must be promptly, fully and independently investigated by an international body, UN experts* said today.“We denounce strongly what has now become a standard, dangerous practice of Israel to target and kill journalists and then claim, without providing any credible evidence, that they were involved with armed groups,” the experts said.

OHCHR
When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes? The #Iran conflict “has led to airstrikes on infrastructure across the Middle East & threats to target #oil facilities, #electricity production sites & #desalination plants that supply civilians, which some experts say could amount to #warcrimes if carried out.
The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for #civilians..." | The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/explainer-when-do-attacks-on-civilian-installations-amount-to-war-crimes
Explainer-When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?

THE HAGUE, March 31 - The widening Iran conflict has led to airstrikes on infrastructure across the Middle East and threats to target oil facilities, electricity production sites and desalination plants that supply civilians, which some experts say could amount to war crimes if carried out. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The Scam Compounds Brief – Issue 2 | Humanity Research Consultancy

An evidence-based briefing on scam compounds and trafficking–fraud networks