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NEW DATE | How can the Iranian regime be held accountable for the provision of drones to Russia? Join the SLP on March 31 at 10:00am for a virtual report launch with @PolishEmbassyUS, International Partnership for Human Rights, and @C4ADS. atlanticcouncil.org/event/holding-…

Yesterday SLP Founder & Director @GissouNia spoke at @freedomhouse on paths forward for freedom, justice, and accountability in Iran — watch the full recording at the link below.

On Tuesday, SLP Director @GissouNia will speak on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the Committee on the Status of Women in New York on gender justice and universal jurisdiction. Head to the FIBGAR website to learn more ⤵️ fibgar.es/en/fibgar-host…

Read more about the SLP’s work on codifying the crime of gender apartheid ⤵️ buff.ly/asz67bq

Yesterday, SLP Deputy Director @NushinSarkarati and Founder of the Afghanistan Justice Archive @Metra_Mehran spoke at @BerkeleyLaw on how human rights groups are fighting the institutional erasure of Afghan women through international law.

"The solution to international law’s credibility crisis is to improve enforcement for all international crimes, even if the crimes are committed by a state against its own population, as in Iran," writes SLP's @elise__baker in @washingtonpost. Read more: buff.ly/CRryd3F

The SLP is proud to cosponsor alongside @GlobalJusticeC, @ColumbiaLaw's Human Rights Institute, @asiajcoalition, @EGACampaign, @amnesty, @WashULaw's Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, @4GenderJustice, and @asilorg's Women in International Law Interest Group.

The event will host experts and activists and facilitate small-group discussions on opportunities for promoting gender justice in the treaty.

Join the Strategic Litigation Project at the 2026 UN Convention on the Status of Women for a civil society workshop on gender justice and the crimes against humanity treaty. #CAHTreatyNow #CSW70

DEEP DIVE 🔍 Targeted human-rights sanctions on Iran depend on understanding “beneficial ownership”—and enforcing it effectively. Learn why it matters from @AtlanticCouncil’s Strategic Litigation Project ⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransour…

WATCH: American-Iranian human rights lawyer and Director of the Atlantic Council’s @SLPJustice @GissouNia narrates how Iranians are responding to the killing of Ali Khamenei.

This event has been postponed and will no longer take place on Tuesday, March 3. Stay tuned for the rescheduled time and date.

🗓️ MARCH 3 @ 10:00 am ET | How can the Iranian regime be held accountable for the provision of drones to Russia? @SLPJustice hosts a virtual report launch with @PolishEmbassyUS, International Partnership for Human Rights, and @C4ADS. Read more ⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/event/holding-…

On January 26th, the EU officially designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization. This US designated the IRGC in 2019, and an EU designation has been discussed for years. Read @lisandranovo and @celeste_kmiotek's 2024 analysis unpacking the details. buff.ly/O82A5Ck

The evidence of mass detention of Uyghurs collected by a Chinese dissident "added significant weight to the Trump administration’s own findings that the atrocities amounted to genocide." Read SLP's @RayhanAsat in the @nytimes ⤵️ buff.ly/SSz2AYz

The SLP is pleased to cosponsor a side event on the margins of the first preparatory committee session for the crimes against humanity treaty. The event will dig into how countries can enforce the Convention to ensure accountability for crimes against humanity.

A big welcome to our new Nonresident Senior Fellow, Courtney Spivey Urschel! Courtney Urschel served as the Deputy Chief overseeing the Human Rights portfolio at the Department of Justice, and tripled the number of human rights prosecutions during her tenure.

شکایت کیفری قربانیان اعتراضات ۱۴۰۱ ایران از ۴۰ مقام جمهوری اسلامی در آرژانتین | Radio Farda radiofarda.com/a/victims-of-i…

قربانیان سرکوب جنبش «زن، زندگی، آزادی» از ۴۰ مقام جمهوری اسلامی شکایت کردن | Iran Intl iranintl.com/202512168240

We are grateful for important coverage from The Guardian, @infobae, @IranIntl, and @RadioFarda_ , among other outlets, on our recent filing of a criminal complaint against the IRI for #crimesagainsthumanity against Woman, Life, Freedom protesters. Read their coverage below🧵