Accidental Jurist

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Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash (Commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Aerospace Force) and Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov (Commander of the Black Sea Fleet) are accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.
❗️Pre-Trial Chamber II of the #ICC issued two arrest warrants concerning #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine.

- and called for the presumption that Rwanda is safe to be open to challenge in the courts if "credible evidence" emerges.

An important win for democracy and the rule of law against exorbitant performative schemes. (3/3)

#asylum #refugee #immigration #UK

- that parliament cannot declare Rwanda 'safe' until the treaty it signed with the country in December is fully implemented, including a provision that prevents refoulement
- to establish a monitoring mechanism (2/3)

❗️The House of Lords passed several key amendments to the #Rwanda Bill:

- to ensure the legislation is fully compliant with both domestic and international law (1/3)

#UK #immigration #asylum

https://news.sky.com/story/government-suffers-five-defeats-to-rwanda-bill-in-house-of-lords-13087264

Government suffers five defeats to Rwanda Bill in House of Lords

Sky

Those of us who have studied past armed conflicts, not just in the occupied Palestinian territories, see very clearly the tell-tale signs of disproportionate strikes and limp attempts to cover them up.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/myth-israels-moral-army

The Myth of Israel’s “Moral Army”

The failure of the IDF’s targeting protocols is producing massive civilian casualties.

Foreign Affairs
Americans have donated millions more to settlements, settler militias and Israeli army units in the Palestinian territories since Oct. 7 through a platform called IsraelGives, according to The Guardian." (3/3)

but I wasn't quite aware of the extent of these financing schemes or what the money was used for:

"An investigation by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz found that the settlements received $220 million in total from American charities from 2009 to 2013. (2/3)

This article published in @newlinesmag is a must-read. I've always known that overseas entities provided funds to settlements, (1/2)

https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/a-fanatical-israeli-settlement-is-funded-by-new-york-suburbanites/

#US #Israel #Palestine #settlements

A Fanatical Israeli Settlement Is Funded by New York Suburbanites

But recent US sanctions against violent West Bank settlers have put them — and their connections to America — back on the agenda

New Lines Magazine
"There is no peace process to undermine… #Israel has never been seriously interested in negotiations leading to a just and lasting peace. After all, a negotiation with someone holding a gun against your head is not a negotiation at all." - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at the #ICJ