#sudan #talkaboutsudan | Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada | 11 comments

Warning: This video contains a testimony discussing sexual assault. Between January 2024 and November 2025, nearly 3,400 survivors of sexual violence in #Sudan came to MSF-supported facilities for care. But this represents only a fraction of the true scale. In our latest report, we document patterns of widespread abuse, with testimonies and data revealing the scale of sexual violence in the country. Esperanza Santos, Doctors Without Borders Emergency Coordinator, reads survivor’s heart-wrenching testimony shared with our team: Make sure to read the full report: https://lnkd.in/ejShwHSH #TalkAboutSudan | 11 comments on LinkedIn

Too young for social media, but old enough to be locked up

As a nation, we have decided that a teenager cannot navigate a social media algorithm, but a 10-year-old can navigate a courtroom. For Australia's 2025 UN youth representative Satara Uthayakumaran, the contradiction is impossible to ignore.

Judges say ICC prosecutor in sexual misconduct inquiry can potentially resume work, documents show | L. Ashley Waye

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 Selective media leaks last week indicated that the panel of judicial experts reached conclusions with clarity and certainty. Further reporting suggests otherwise. The panel’s mandate was limited to legal characterisation, not fact-finding. The OIOS investigation was conducted under an administrative standard, not the beyond reasonable doubt standard. The panel was not a tribunal or investigative body. No fact-finding stage at the higher standard was built into the process. In these circumstances, it is no surprise that the OIOS findings could not meet the higher standard. The panel itself stated: “The resolution of a number of disputes, which remains outstanding, would be necessary before a proper characterisation of the facts can be made.” A legal characterisation in these circumstances cannot be treated as conclusive. Crucially, the panel was authorised to seek clarification from OIOS on factual matters. Reporting suggests that it did not revert to investigators. At the same time, ICC staff have raised serious concerns regarding trust in the Prosecutor’s leadership. These include fears of retaliation as well as concerns that the working environment improved in his absence and would deteriorate upon his return to a "culture of fear". These considerations go directly to whether the Prosecutor meets the statutory requirement of high moral character and is able to carry out his functions. Many have suggested that the panel characterisation should be accepted on the basis that “principle should not outweigh process”. While there are strong reasons to question this process in the name of principle, a process so structurally limited cannot credibly be treated as determinative. The Bureau could not have been expected to ignore OIOS findings of “evidence showing a factual basis” for the complainant’s claim that the Prosecutor’s behaviour escalated over time, including non-consensual sexual contact “in his office, at his private residence, and whilst on mission”. The Bureau was always going to be the ultimate decision-maker, with the authority to hear from affected parties. It should now hear from the Prosecutor, the alleged victims, and seek clarifications from OIOS. Making a determination on an issue of this gravity, especially in light of the requirement of high moral character, should not rest on “a number of unresolved disputes”. Continuing the proceedings in order to address those gaps is both necessary and appropriate. The Bureau should not be guided by commentary shaped by selective or one-sided reporting. Its task now is to clarify factual disputes and reach a determination - on allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation - grounded in both process and principle. These are not mutually exclusive. Three alleged victims, ICC staff, and the Court’s credibility depend on the Bureau upholding both. https://shorturl.at/f7U0T

Paschal Vigil Homily

Easter Vigil Homily  Holy Sepulcher, April 4, 2026  Gen 1:1–2:2; Gen 22:1–18; Ex 14:15–15:1; Is 54:5–14; Isaiah 55:1–11; Baruch 3:9–15, 32–4:4; Ezekiel 36:16–17

Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees.

In sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”

Holy Saturday

Yesterday was this same Saturday, and so was the day before that, and the day before that, and the day before that. Why should we expect that tomorrow will be any different?

Living with the Veto

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…

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.