Jeremie Smith

UN Human Rights Council, Session 61: Selective accountability and the erosion of international law in the MENA region will have catastrophic consequences for the entire world cihrs.org/un-human-right…

CIHRS Report: when force becomes law - Armed groups terrorising judiciary and undermining rule of law in Libya cihrs.org/cihrs-report-a…

YEMEN: NEW REPORT UNCOVERS HORRIFIC CONDITIONS IN SECRET DETENTION CENTER cihrs.org/yemen-new-repo…

Adoption by @Europarl_EN yesterday of the unacceptable legislative proposal establishing an EU list of safe countries of origin (SCO), undermining the #right to #asylum & including manifestly unsafe countries like #Egypt & #Tunisia with abysmal #HumanRights, #RuleOfLaw situations

Yemen: Government Escalates Repression Against Civil Society cihrs.org/yemen-governme…

Toward the Renewal of Political Culture cihrs.org/toward-the-ren…

At the Doha Forum I denounced the brutality of the Israeli genocide, carried out with the complicity of far too many States. The States who want to preserve what remains of multilateralism must build new alliances fast, and stand as UNITED NATIONS for real, cornering the bullies.

Despite the unlawful and unprecedented US sanctions imposed on our organizations, a delegation from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, @alhaq_org , and @AlMezanCenter participated in the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, held in The Hague from December 1–6, 2025. During the ASP, the delegation met with officials from the Court and representatives of various diplomatic missions, and participated in several side events, highlighting the international crimes committed by Israel’s settler-colonial regime against Palestines, including the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Our message was loud and clear: we will continue to strive for justice for Palestinian victims and defend the independence and integrity of the International Criminal Court, despite all challenges.

#Egypt’s 2025 parliamentary elections were never #free or #fair. Chaotic procedures, vote-buying, candidate exclusions, & a sudden NEA reversal after #Sisi’s intervention expose a process engineered—not elected. Full statement 🔗 cihrs.org/egypt-flawed-p…

Serious concerns over #UNSC Resolution 2803 🔗cihrs.org/un-security-co… 📌It fails to address the root causes, sets no binding timeline to end the occupation & excludes #Palestinians from key decision-making 📢Urgent amendments needed to ensure #accountability & rights protections

جديد ف #رواق_عربي مجزرة حماة 1982.. المجزرة التي ظل الحديث عنها مُحرما لعقود كيف يتذكر #السوريون اليوم هذه المجرزة؟ 🔗cihrs-rowaq.org/writing-for-ju… حول الأثر الاجتماعي والنفسي لهذه المجزرة ودور الأدب في خلق فضاءات بديلة للتذكر وأفق للتفكير في العدالة والتصالح المجتمعي ما بعد النزاع⬇️

⚠️Despite 1,000+ documented cases of #TransnationalRepression —with Europe a critical venue—No EU or international binding framework to confront this threat. @CoEHumanRights 🔗28 NGOs call for📢adopting a robust EU convention to prevent this violation⬇️ cihrs.org/appeal-to-the-…

Khaled El Hishri’s appearance before the #ICC marks a long-overdue step toward #justice in #Libya. But many others accused of grave crimes remain beyond #accountability. There can be no #stability or rule of law while perpetrators continue to walk free. #EndImpunity

How can a society heal after decades of silenced atrocities? A new #Rowaq_Arabi article examines how #literature has become a tool for #truth-telling, #remembrance, & justice in post-Assad #Syria. Read more 🔗 cihrs-rowaq.org/writing-for-ju…

The German government finds this good enough to resume weapons sales. From last 24 hours:

Pep Guardiola is calling on fans to show up for something bigger than football. On Tuesday, 18 Nov in Barcelona, the charity match between Palestine and the Catalan team will donate all ticket revenue to humanitarian aid and community projects in Palestine.

Sudan: UN sets up inquiry into atrocities in el-Fasher, but fails to hold governments enabling atrocities accountable cihrs.org/sudan-un-sets-…

At #today’s #HRC special session on #ElFasher #Sudan, @volker_turk delivered a stark warning: Mass killings, famine, siege, ethnically targeted attacks — & still too little action. States should: ➡️Ensure #CivilianSafety ➡️#LetAidIn ➡️#EndImpunity #AccountabilityNow @UN_HRC

UN Human Rights Council to hold an emergency session tommorrow on El Fasher. Protection of people must come before politics. ‘These atrocities were preventable’: UN-backed investigator on Sudan’s El Fasher | via @genevasolutions genevasolutions.news/human-rights/t…

Punishment by Proxy in Egypt: Families of Exiled Journalists, Activists and Human Rights Defenders Held Hostage by the Authorities cihrs.org/punishment-by-…