Are financial reparations for human rights victims in the DR Congo being embezzled? #BreakingIL www.justiceinfo.net/en/162534-fr...
FRIVAO: Is collective compensation being used for embezzlement?
The FRIVAO fund for victims is also meant to provide collective reparations. But in Kisangani, there are questions about the use of these funds, which are sometimes misappropriated or have no real imp...
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August 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Are financial reparations for human rights victims in the DR Congo being embezzled? #BreakingIL www.justiceinfo.net/en/162534-fr...
States that belong to the Non-Proliferation Treaty are meeting for a regular review. Top of the agenda: promoting compliance with the treaty. #ArmedConflict #BreakingIL passblue.com/2026/05/13/w...
Will the NPT Review End Successfully? High Barriers Stand in the Way - PassBlue
Will the NPT Review End Successfully? High Barriers Stand in the Way - PassBlue
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May 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
States that belong to the Non-Proliferation Treaty are meeting for a regular review. Top of the agenda: promoting compliance with the treaty. #ArmedConflict #BreakingIL passblue.com/2026/05/13/w...
The UN wants states to make reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade. No mention of slavery in other regions, though. #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.justiceinfo.net/en/158997-sl...
Slavery of Africans: the Global South’s call for “historical responsibility”
The UN resolution of 25 March 2026 recognizes the transatlantic trade in Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity”, and asks for reparative justice. Europe should pay attention, says jurist Mau...
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May 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The UN wants states to make reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade. No mention of slavery in other regions, though. #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.justiceinfo.net/en/158997-sl...
A painting looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer has been discovered in the Netherlands. #BreakingIL www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s family
Toon Kelder artwork from famed Goudstikker collection resurfaces with descendants of Hendrik Seyffardt
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
A painting looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer has been discovered in the Netherlands. #BreakingIL www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
An Iranian group is targeting Jews and Iranian dissidents in Europe. Where is it going next? #BreakingIL #UseOfForce #Terrorism www.thefp.com/p/the-irania...
The Iranian Terror Group Targeting Europe's Jews
HAYI claimed responsibility for last week’s stabbing attack on two Jewish men in London, has a sophisticated internet presence, and is being taken seriously as a potential threat in the U.S., reports ...
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May 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
An Iranian group is targeting Jews and Iranian dissidents in Europe. Where is it going next? #BreakingIL #UseOfForce #Terrorism www.thefp.com/p/the-irania...
A tourist destination in South Africa is about to run out of drinking water. The problem: leaky pipes and years of ignoring infrastructure maintenance. #BreakingIL #HumanRights bbc.com/news/article...
Why a beauty spot in South Africa may be about to run out of water
Official estimates suggest that around 55% of the town's drinkable water is lost to leaking pipes.
bbc.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A tourist destination in South Africa is about to run out of drinking water. The problem: leaky pipes and years of ignoring infrastructure maintenance. #BreakingIL #HumanRights bbc.com/news/article...
A new ruling from the African human rights court involving people with albinism says states must provide effective protection, rather than mere procedural compliance. It’s a big win for advocates, but could fuel a backlash against the Court. #BreakingIL #HumanRights opiniojuris.org/2026/01/22/t...
The AfCHPR’s New Due Diligence Benchmark in Centre for Human Rights v. Tanzania
[Arunava (Avi) Banerjee is a research assistant at the University of Tartu and an Erasmus Mundus scholar in the International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development (ILGSPD) programme] In Fe…
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January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A new ruling from the African human rights court involving people with albinism says states must provide effective protection, rather than mere procedural compliance. It’s a big win for advocates, but could fuel a backlash against the Court. #BreakingIL #HumanRights opiniojuris.org/2026/01/22/t...
Can states be responsible for floods and landslides? Debora Gunawan argues that states create conditions that turn rain into disaster. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw opiniojuris.org/2026/01/19/e...
Ex Post State Responsibility for Politically Manufactured Disasters
[Debora N. Gunawan is an SJD student at the University of Michigan Law School] In late November 2025, a wave of torrential rains, cyclones, and monsoon-driven storms battered South and Southeast As…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Can states be responsible for floods and landslides? Debora Gunawan argues that states create conditions that turn rain into disaster. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw opiniojuris.org/2026/01/19/e...
NATO launched a maritime operation in the Baltic. Then Baltic states started having problems with undersea cables. Is Russia to blame? #BreakingIL #SeaLaw #UseOfForce www.ft.com/content/36bc...
Baltic countries on alert after series of suspicious undersea cable outages
Six incidents in six days follow a year without any reports of damage to underwater infrastructure
www.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
NATO launched a maritime operation in the Baltic. Then Baltic states started having problems with undersea cables. Is Russia to blame? #BreakingIL #SeaLaw #UseOfForce www.ft.com/content/36bc...
Victims of war crimes face obstacles in finding justice. Sorcha MacLeod and Iryna Marchuk argue that a universal jurisdiction case in Finland offers victims hope of a remedy. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict #CriminalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/prosecuting-...
Prosecuting Members of Russian Mercenary Groups for War Crimes, a Remedy for Victims?
‘Remedy is rare’ for the victims of atrocity crimes and human rights violations committed by contemporary mercenaries. Indeed, there have been only a few prosecutions of mercenaries fighting in Ukrain...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Victims of war crimes face obstacles in finding justice. Sorcha MacLeod and Iryna Marchuk argue that a universal jurisdiction case in Finland offers victims hope of a remedy. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict #CriminalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/prosecuting-...
The EU wants to give Ukraine a “reparations loan” from Russian assets frozen in the EU. But France refuses to cooperate: it is protecting Russian money, arguing that the money is immune from seizure. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL www.ft.com/content/fe30...
France shielding €18bn Russian asset pot from EU ‘reparations loan’ push
Paris guarded names of private banks holding world’s second biggest accumulation of immobilised Russian state funds
www.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The EU wants to give Ukraine a “reparations loan” from Russian assets frozen in the EU. But France refuses to cooperate: it is protecting Russian money, arguing that the money is immune from seizure. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL www.ft.com/content/fe30...
A railway from Poland to Ukraine has exploded. The Polish govt is blaming individuals acting under instructions of a foreign govt. #BreakingIL #UseOfForce f24.my/BZ7W.X
Polish PM denounces ‘sabotage’ after explosion hits railway line to Ukraine
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has condemned an explosion that damaged a key rail line to Ukraine as an “unprecedented act of sabotage” on Monday, saying it may have been ordered by foreign intel...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A railway from Poland to Ukraine has exploded. The Polish govt is blaming individuals acting under instructions of a foreign govt. #BreakingIL #UseOfForce f24.my/BZ7W.X
Many indigenous women in Canada suffered coerced or forced sterilization. New legislation aims to criminalize sterilization without consent. Nonprofit groups are helping them to find ways to have children. #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Report outlines how Indigenous survivors of coerced sterilization can pursue new pregnancies | CBC News
A report by the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics and the Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice outlines the options, costs and barriers for survivors of coerced and fo...
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Many indigenous women in Canada suffered coerced or forced sterilization. New legislation aims to criminalize sterilization without consent. Nonprofit groups are helping them to find ways to have children. #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
The Catholic Church is returning artifacts taken from indigenous communities in Canada. Negotiations are ongoing about how to transfer objects taken from individuals in the 1920s and during the residential schools era. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Repatriating items from the Vatican will take care, say local First Nations | CBC News
Indigenous communities in Canada believe the return of cultural objects from the Vatican Museum is a step towards reconciliation, but some stress that the items must be returned in a manner that refle...
www.cbc.ca
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Catholic Church is returning artifacts taken from indigenous communities in Canada. Negotiations are ongoing about how to transfer objects taken from individuals in the 1920s and during the residential schools era. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #HumanRights www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Cyber-attacks are common, but states rarely litigate them. Moynihan, Clooney, and Webb lay out common challenges for such litigation, including attribution and jurisdiction. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL www.justsecurity.org/121741/optio...
Will Victims of Cyber Attacks Soon Get Their Day in Court? Options for Accountability for Cyber Attacks
More cyber litigation will appear on the docket as pathways to legal accountability for unlawful State-sponsored cyber operations strengthen.
www.justsecurity.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Cyber-attacks are common, but states rarely litigate them. Moynihan, Clooney, and Webb lay out common challenges for such litigation, including attribution and jurisdiction. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL www.justsecurity.org/121741/optio...
France & Senegal are awaiting a report on the Thiaroye massacre. During WWII, African troops protested late pay & a massacre ensued. France acknowledges the massacre, & Senegal wants an account of events. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #HumanRights f24.my/BVBM.X
Senegal awaits report on French colonial-era massacre of Thiaroye
A long-awaited report on the World War II-era Thiaroye massacre will be submitted to the Senegalese presidency on Thursday, aiming to shed light on the colonial killing of dozens of African troops pro...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
France & Senegal are awaiting a report on the Thiaroye massacre. During WWII, African troops protested late pay & a massacre ensued. France acknowledges the massacre, & Senegal wants an account of events. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL #HumanRights f24.my/BVBM.X
Open source intelligence is now big in international criminal prosecutions. Yet it is rarely used for civil trials, where victims seek compensation. Deniz M Dirisu and Anastasiia Liulina want to change that.
#BreakingIL #CriminalLaw opiniojuris.org/2025/10/14/o...
#BreakingIL #CriminalLaw opiniojuris.org/2025/10/14/o...
OSINT in Civil Law: Shifting from Prosecution to Compensation
[Deniz Mykola Dirisu is an international OSINT consultant and co-founder of OSINT For Ukraine, with experience in building and leading diverse teams across borders within the context of digital inv…
opiniojuris.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Open source intelligence is now big in international criminal prosecutions. Yet it is rarely used for civil trials, where victims seek compensation. Deniz M Dirisu and Anastasiia Liulina want to change that.
#BreakingIL #CriminalLaw opiniojuris.org/2025/10/14/o...
#BreakingIL #CriminalLaw opiniojuris.org/2025/10/14/o...
Israel has severely weakened Hezbollah. Siddhant Kishore argues that now is the time for the Lebanese government to destroy Hezbollah. But does the government really want to do this? Not holding my breath. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.lawfaremedia.org/article/hezb...
Hezbollah’s Collapse Is Lebanon’s Opportunity
Plans to disarm the paramilitary group will reshape the country—if the Lebanese Armed Forces can follow through.
www.lawfaremedia.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Israel has severely weakened Hezbollah. Siddhant Kishore argues that now is the time for the Lebanese government to destroy Hezbollah. But does the government really want to do this? Not holding my breath. #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict www.lawfaremedia.org/article/hezb...
Australia has accused Iran of responsibility for two antisemitic attacks. It has declared the Iranian ambassador persona non grata, withdrawn its own ambassador, & it’s preparing to declare the IRGC a terrorist org. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL #Terrorism f24.my/BO9M.X
Australia accuses Iran of directing anti-Semitic attacks, expels ambassador
Australia’s government on Tuesday announced the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador, accusing Tehran of orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cited int...
f24.my
August 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Australia has accused Iran of responsibility for two antisemitic attacks. It has declared the Iranian ambassador persona non grata, withdrawn its own ambassador, & it’s preparing to declare the IRGC a terrorist org. #BreakingIL #UpholdingIL #Terrorism f24.my/BO9M.X
Are natural disasters an act of God? Or an act of man? Fia Hamid-Walker discusses the legal implications of this difference and the new ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/from-act-of-...
From Act of God to Act of Law: Rethinking Natural Hazards Disaster through the ICJ’s Climate Change Advisory Opinion
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark Advisory Opinion on the obligation of States in respect of climate change. Nowhere in the text does the Court meaningfully e...
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August 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Are natural disasters an act of God? Or an act of man? Fia Hamid-Walker discusses the legal implications of this difference and the new ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw www.ejiltalk.org/from-act-of-...
Nigeria is cracking down on its illegal wildlife trade. Its latest bust involve 1,600 birds en route to Kuwait. While a CITES member, Nigeria has difficulties with compliance because of widespread corruption in customs enforcement. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw bbc.com/news/article...
Nigeria seizes over 1,600 birds in 'largest' wildlife trafficking bust
Nigeria's customs agency says wildlife trafficking is "frequent" in the country.
bbc.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nigeria is cracking down on its illegal wildlife trade. Its latest bust involve 1,600 birds en route to Kuwait. While a CITES member, Nigeria has difficulties with compliance because of widespread corruption in customs enforcement. #BreakingIL #EnvironmentalLaw bbc.com/news/article...
Mass graves in Ireland reveal the bodies of hundreds of young children. Born to unmarried women, the children were denied “dignity in death.” The Irish govt has acknowledged its mistake & pledged to rebury the bodies. #BreakingIL #HumanRights aje.io/gfaf91
How were babies’ mass graves discovered in church-run home in Ireland?
A local historian’s research led the Irish government to find an unmarked mass grave with remains of about 800 children.
aje.io
July 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Mass graves in Ireland reveal the bodies of hundreds of young children. Born to unmarried women, the children were denied “dignity in death.” The Irish govt has acknowledged its mistake & pledged to rebury the bodies. #BreakingIL #HumanRights aje.io/gfaf91
What’s going on with Ukraine and the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel landmines? Ukraine says it will stop performing “irrelevant obligations.” Huh? Duncan Hollis reasons through the possibilities. #MakingIL #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/ukraine-futu...
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention - Lieber Institute West Point
Ukraine's “political” decision to cease performance of “irrelevant” Ottawa Convention commitments implies a more immediate effect.
lieber.westpoint.edu
July 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What’s going on with Ukraine and the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel landmines? Ukraine says it will stop performing “irrelevant obligations.” Huh? Duncan Hollis reasons through the possibilities. #MakingIL #BreakingIL #ArmedConflict lieber.westpoint.edu/ukraine-futu...
History matters: During WWII, the French Vichy government stole the possessions of Jews. A new book (in French) traces the history of a program to return stolen pianos to their rightful owners as an attempt at restitution and reconciliation. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL f24.my/BGWP
Tracking down the pianos looted by the Nazis from Jewish families in France
During the Second World War, nearly 8,000 pianos in France were stolen by the Nazis. In her book "Harmonies volées" (Stolen Harmonies), historian Caroline Piketty tells the story of these looted instr...
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June 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
History matters: During WWII, the French Vichy government stole the possessions of Jews. A new book (in French) traces the history of a program to return stolen pianos to their rightful owners as an attempt at restitution and reconciliation. #CompetingPerspectives #BreakingIL f24.my/BGWP
Iran called the Non-Proliferation Treaty a “political weapon” at the UNSC because its noncompliance was used as justification for attacks. Israel emphasized a preemptive justification: “The cost of inaction would have been catastrophic." #BreakingIL #UseOfForce www.reuters.com/world/middle...
UN Security Council to meet Sunday over US strikes on Iran
The United Nations Security Council is due to meet later on Sunday, diplomats said, after the United States joined Israel's assault on Iran and hit the country's main nuclear sites overnight in strikes with massive bunker-busting bombs.
www.reuters.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Iran called the Non-Proliferation Treaty a “political weapon” at the UNSC because its noncompliance was used as justification for attacks. Israel emphasized a preemptive justification: “The cost of inaction would have been catastrophic." #BreakingIL #UseOfForce www.reuters.com/world/middle...