Four #Rwandans were granted refugee status in the UK over “well-founded” fears of persecution at the same time as the government was arguing in court and parliament that the east African country was a safe place to send asylum seekers.
#ToryLies #hypocrites #UK #asylum #fascism #racism #ToryFascism #ToryScum #AsylumSeekers #HumanRights #InternationalLaw
"If we receive F-16s, if we have combat and reconnaissance drones – that's the importance of our cooperation with #Lithuania — if we have electronic #warfare equipment and missiles, we will control our sky. It's achievable," Kuleba told journalists.
"All these decisions are currently being implemented. There is nothing unprecedented here. We just need to obtain all these elements in sufficient quantities and in due time," he said, adding that that is why the European Peace Facility (EPF) is so important.
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianAggression #defense #weapons #InternationalLaw #StandWithUkraine
Ukraine has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to participate in the upcoming #GlobalPeaceSummit in Switzerland aimed at building support for the Ukrainian peace formula, Deputy Presidential Office head Ihor Zhovkva told Reuters in an interview.
China and Russia have strengthened their economic and political ties amid a Western push to isolate Moscow following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. China has offered to mediate the conflict but has not condemned Russia's actions and repeatedly abstained from voting in UN resolutions on the war in Ukraine.
https://kyivindependent.com/official-ukraine-invites-china-to-participate-in-global-peace-summit/
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #torture #CiviliansTargeted #PutinWarCriminal #StandWithUkraine
The fighting in and around Gaza is an asymmetric conflict, but there are two sides. Against the accusation of genocide, Israel says it is acting in self-defense, and this latest round of fighting began when Hamas slaughtered some 1,200 men, women, and children—even infants in their cribs—on October 7. Moreover, unlike Israel, which denies any genocidal intent, Hamas has publicly espoused genocide against Israelis for decades.
The asymmetry of the conflict has legal bearing, exposing a grave loophole in the international legal system. Hamas cannot be called before the International Court of Justice, nor can any government of Gaza, nor even Palestine, which is not a fully sovereign state and has only observer status at the United Nations.
#Atlantic #Genocide #Justice #ICJ #InternationalLaw #Palestine #Hamas #Israel #SouthAfrica
Court papers recently revealed the foreign office warned the UK government about Israel’s actions in Gaza, following its International Humanitarian Law assessment. It stated “the volume of strikes, total death toll, as well as proportion of those who are children raise serious concerns” and “the government’s current inability to come to a clear assessment on Israel’s record of compliance with International Humanitarian Law poses significant policy risks”.
However, the government hid this information from parliament and insisted it was confident that Israel was complying with international humanitarian law (because Israel said it was) so they could continue sending it bombs. Isn’t that reassuring?
https://www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/uk-government-ignored-foreign-office
#MiddleEast #WarCrimes #Israel #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianLaw #Gaza #war #UK #ToryCorruption #ToryFascism
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked concerns that the Baltic states, which are among Moscow's biggest critics and Kyiv's staunchest allies since day one of the all-out war, could become the next target for aggression,
These fears are reinforced by Russian leader Vladimir Putin's repeated threats to NATO countries.
https://kyivindependent.com/baltic-countries-to-build-defenses-on-russia-belarus-border/
#BalticCountries #RussiaInvadedUkraine #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #RussianAggression #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #borders #defenses #Belarus
"There is an aggressor state, Russia, which is carrying out a strategy of terror by deliberately striking essential civilian infrastructure, in violation of international humanitarian law, and an attacked state, Ukraine, which is acting in self-defense, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter," a representative of the French Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 3.
"Russia can put an end to this conflict and the human tragedies that accompany it, for which it bears full responsibility. To do this, it must withdraw all of its troops from the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine. This is the essential condition for restoring lasting peace and preserving an international order based on law."
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianAggression #InternationalLaw #France #French #Belgorod #RussianWarCrimes #StandWithUkraine
Over 40 members of the Alphen Group, an international association of security experts, appealed to U.S. Congress to approve the funding request that includes aid for Ukraine in a letter published on the organization's website on Dec. 18.
A $111-billion bill proposed by U.S. President Joe Biden's Administration that contains over $60 billion for Ukraine has so far failed to pass Congress due to opposition by the Republican Party.
Republican Senators blocked the bill during the Dec. 6 vote concerning the unrelated issue of tougher immigration measures on the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Ukraine's fight is not only in defense of its own sovereignty and territory but also on behalf of the West, its values and way of life, which Russia seeks to replace with an international system more welcoming for dictatorships," the experts wrote in the letter address to both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
https://kyivindependent.com/over-40-us-security-experts-appeal-to-congress-to-approve-ukraine-aid/
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussinaWarCrimes #InternationalLaw #AlphenGroup #Congress #America #dictatorships #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine #MilitaryAid
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Z_VqDcLmLvg
Gaza & Ukraine
The rise of China, Russia, India
Europe's role in a changing world
#yanisvaroufakis #erikedman #julijanazta #amirkiyaei #diem25 #discussion #global #disorder #europe #palestine #israel #gaza #russia #ukraine #china #india #compromise #ceasefire #double-standards #hypocrisy #mockery #internationallaw #humanrights #peace
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has said that Israel cannot claim the right of ‘self-defence’ under intern...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Canberra #Gaza #Israel #NationalPressClub #Palestinian #Rapporteur #Special #UN #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #cant #claim #internationallaw #latestnews #newsheadlines #occupied #occupies #right #self-defence #speech #territories #territory
UN Special Rapporteur: Israel can't claim 'right of self-defence' | AJ #shorts
Marwan Bishara , Senior political analyst at Al Jazeera, examines the post-summit developments, focusing on the effectiveness of the Riyadh declaration's cal...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #AlJazeeraEnglish #ArabUnity #Gaza #GazaAttacks #GazaCeasefire #GazaSummitAnalysis #GazaUnderAttack #GazaWar #HumanitarianCrisis #InternationalLaw #Israel #MiddleEastConflict #Palestine #PalestineLatestNews #RiyadhDeclaration #StopTheViolenceInGaza #WarOnGaza #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #latestnews #newsheadlines
Arab Summit Reactions: Analyzing the Riyadh Declaration, Unity, and International Dynamics
Poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and the [UK] government is violating international law, the United Nations’ poverty envoy has said ahead of a visit to the country this week, when he will urge ministers to increase welfare spending.
Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, cited research showing universal credit payments of £85 a week for single adults over 25 were “grossly insufficient” and described the UK’s main welfare system as “a leaking bucket”.
#UnitedKingdom #UK #poverty #InternationalLaw #violations #hunger #food #shelter #Dystopia #ToryFascists #ToryDictatorship #ToryFascistDictatorship
Gaza is the graveyard of international law; graveyard of Western morality
--- Ghada Ageel, https://youtu.be/ZJl5Agzh300?si=t_TY3aq4I-sjDJfe&t=1065
#Gaza #morality #genocide #InternationalLaw #death #GhadaAgeel
Podolyak posted a lengthy response refuting Musk's argument, writing that surrendering Ukraine to "mandatory large-scale genocide" from Russia will have far-reaching consequences.
Appeasement will only embolden other international aggressors, he said, and the "great war" that Musk predicted will be even more likely.
https://kyivindependent.com/podolyak-musks-suggestion-to-surrender-ukraine-is-catastrophic-mistake/
#RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #war #WarCrimes #PutinWarCriminal #Musk #StockholmSyndrome #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine #InternationalLaw #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity
Steve Bell, the Guardian’s longtime cartoonist, was “kicked out” from the British newspaper, according to the cartoonist himself, due to a cartoon on Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu was newspaper believed it to be anti-Semitic.
Speaking about the story, the cartoonist wrote that “it has become almost impossible to draw anything in the Guardian that concerns Israel without being accused of anti-Semitism”
"The image itself was inspired by the late, great David Levine's cartoon of President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) showing off his operation scar, which Levine draws in the shape of a map of Vietnam."
#SteveBell #censorship #FreeSpeech #TheGuardian #Israel #Gaza #WarCrimes #Humanity #InternationalLaw #cartoons #cartoonists #ignorance #BoycottTheGuardian
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-vs-russia-proceedings-over-genocide-convention-at-uns-top-court/a-66816377
#InternationalLaw #internationalism #warcrimes
Living away from Ukraine, it is sometimes hard to know how to support the people under attack. However, there is one way you can support Ukraine in spirit:
You can rename Russian embassies’ and consulates’ addresses to Ukraine streets. This would be a simple but significant act of symbolic support for the courageous Ukrainian people who defend the values of freedom and democracy from one of the strongest military powers in the world.
#UkraineStreet #Ukraine #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine #RussiaUkraineWar #RussianWarCrimes #InternationalLaw
Moscow has rejected United Nations’ offers to help people in Russian-occupied areas affected by flooding from the collapsed Nova Kakhovka Dam.
The floods destroyed homes and farmland, forced the evacuation of thousands, contaminated supplies of drinking water and sparked fears of environmental disaster.
The UN urged Russia to act in accordance with its obligations under international humanitarian law.
“The UN will continue to do all it can to reach all people – including those suffering as a result of the recent dam destruction – who urgently need life-saving assistance, no matter where they are,” Denise Brown, UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said in a statement on Sunday.
“Aid cannot be denied to people who need it.”
The death toll from the disaster has risen to 52, with Russian officials saying 35 people had died in areas under its control and Ukraine’s interior ministry saying 17 had died and 31 were missing. More than 11,000 people have been evacuated on both sides.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/19/russia-blocks-un-aid-for-kakhovka-dam-collapse-victims
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #WarCrimes #KakhovkaDam #flooding #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianAid #PutinWarCriminal #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
A trial against Russia due to the Kakhovka Dam destruction may be launched at the International Criminal Court (ICC) if evidence emerges on concrete individuals involved, #Greenpeace legal advisor Daniel Simons said on June 13.
"There is an active campaign to recognize 'ecocide' as an international crime, but the international community has not yet reached an agreement on this issue," Simons commented.
"However, Article 8(2)(b)(iv) of the Rome Statute of the ICC qualifies as a crime the intentional attack that causes extensive, lasting, and serious damage to the surrounding natural environment, which will be clearly excessive in comparison with concrete and immediately expected general military advantage," he explained.
Simons said a war crimes trial may therefore be opened against specific individuals who ordered the dam's destruction, intentionally inflicting damage to the environment.
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #ecocide #KakhovkaDam #ecology #flooding #pollution #WarCrimes #RussianWarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #ICC #InternationalLaw #PutinWarCriminal
Friends of #Palestine said: “The Friends of Palestine society is proud to announce that the #motion calling for #Boycott, #Divestment and #Sanctions ( #BDS ) has been passed during the #Students Members’ Meeting (AGM). We are indebted to our #allies who attended, #voted and championed our motion. Today is a #victory for the #Palestinian cause and for the BDS #movement."
“Now that the #BDS movement is included in the ‘#DecoloniseCity’ campaign, the Friends of Palestine society will work with the #University and the #Union to initiate an #investigation into its involvement with #companies complicit in #Israel’s #illegal actions within #internationallaw."
#AntiZionism #Activism #HigherEd #KulturKampf #SapereAude #Arya #Aryanism #Heroes #Youth
