Felicity Szesnat (Dr)

Loving the comparison between these two news stories today. First: theguardian.com/politics/2024/… Second: theguardian.com/money/2024/apr…

Aerial video shows mass coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef amid global heat stress event – video theguardian.com/environment/vi…

#Deepseamining is the latest chapter of the war perpetrated against Earth. It is particularly despicable because it masquerades as green and has started as all violent operations against the planet need to be halted, phased out, and healed. counterpunch.org/2024/04/12/the…

The Saudi judiciary has sentenced an Egyptian, Ahmed Mohamed Omar, to 19 years in prison over a tweet posted on platform [X], in which he criticized Turki Al-Sheikh, the head of the Entertainment Authority. sanad.uk/?p=48091

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are exposed to attacks by armed settler militias storming villages across the West Bank in recent hours.

Notices are served. The Marking and Assessment Boycott begins this time next week - Friday 19 April. Fighting against sacking 35% of staff in 11 affected departments.

Jail for holding a placard? Protest over the climate crisis is being brutally suppressed. Read on @Natasha_Walter A doctor of 30 years imprisoned for holding a piece of cardboard, ‘Stop New Oil.’ Her hearing to be struck off begins tomorrow. #GMC #BMA theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“I do not want to be signed up to the starvation of 2.5 million people as I did not raise Nazis at home and I myself am not a Nazi.” Ayala Metzger, the daughter-in-law of an Israeli captive in Gaza, criticised the Knesset on Wednesday over their handling of the war on Gaza.

Sexual assaults rise in #CentralAfricanRepublic amid ongoing conflict, weak legal and care systems and the stigma of speaking up. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed apnews.com/article/centra…

This is a terrible story. It’s not an unusual one and unless the government stands up to landlord MPs on its own backbenches, the current state of the #RentersReformBill simply won’t protect people. Now’s the time to join the campaign for a decent Bill: campaigns.shelter.org.uk/fix-renting

Critical publication from @drdaninpoole @HRL_YaleSPH @RobMGrace and me today from @GlobalHealthBMJ on damage to hospitals in Gaza 🚨 🚨 🚨

World death penalty news: Iran executed 853 people in 2023 — an eight-year high — amid relentless repression and renewed ‘war on drugs.’ amnesty.org/en/latest/news… @amnesty @HRInews @UNHumanRights @ICHRI @IranRights_org @iranhr @DeathPenaltyWW

It's quite something that this point needs to be made, but it's an important one. Why liberal democracies are more successful economically than autocracies. @martinwolf_ ft.com/content/9285ed…

And it still goes on, while the world stays quiet 😢😢

#Trans people are a vital part of our movements, communities and societies, many on the forefront of the fight for human rights, and often at great personal cost. Trans people are too an indispensable part of ILGA-Europe. #TDOV

[1] This morning, Yesh Din published a new report focusing on the use of Ruger firearms and the .22 inch ammunition they use in the West Bank, alongside the open-fire regulations for the use of these weapons.

This piece has a good overview of the various positions on the nature of the UNSC Gaza resolution, including comments by several IL law profs including myself jacobin.com/2024/03/biden-…

Yesterday we posted about Gaz's Ombudsman victory. But scores of others on the THCH estate are affected by appalling disrepairs. @MichaelGove and @LUHC this is another Eastfields happening right now so you need to act now, not down the line. This is managed decline by a landlord which gave up caring about conditions on its estates when the board opted to merge to escape financial difficulties. This video is from another home. We're asking all supporters to please RT.

"Our team has been doing this for five days, we're exhausted. I can't imagine what the Gazan team who've been here for 162 days doing this 24/7, without resources, is dealing with." - Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan, who was part of MAP and @RESCUEorg's latest EMT apnews.com/article/gaza-a…

The renewed binding order from the @ICJ yesterday is a stark reminder that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is man made + worsening. It can however still be reversed. The order calls on the State of Israel to cooperate with the United Nations to facilitate the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian aid to #Gaza. Cooperation means that Israel must reverse its decision and allow @UNRWA to reach northern Gaza with food and nutrition convoys on a daily basis + to open additional land crossings. The conditions of over 2️⃣ million people are worsening. #Gaza is becoming an impossible place for a dignified life. In under six months, where people did not know hunger and were largely healthy, famine thresholds are unprecedented in time & speed. Member states should exert more pressure to implement the ICJ order. Those who stopped funding UNRWA should reconsider their decision to allow the Agency to fulfill its mandate including help averting famine. Bold action cannot wait any longer. #ICJ