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@qubschooloflaw Congratulations Daniela. Wonderful news!

We are pleased to announce that Ms Daniela Suarez Vargas passed her PhD viva with minor corrections on Wednesday, 15 May 2024. Many congratulations, Daniela. Daniela’s thesis was entitled "The Subversive victim: victimhood and sexual and gender-based violence inside non-state armed groups in Colombia" funded by AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership. Thank you to Professor Catherine O'Rourke (Durham University), acting as External Examiner, Professor Kieran McEvoy, acting as Internal Examiner and Dr Cheryl Lawther, acting as Chair. Daniela’s supervisors were Professor Luke Moffett, Professor Aoife O'Donoghue and Dr Rachel Killean (The University of Sydney, Australia). We welcome PhD applications from prospective students. Further details on how to apply can be found at: qub.ac.uk/schools/School…

📺 Live now: #ICC judges deliver the order for reparations to victims in the #Ongwen case. ➡️ ICC website: bit.ly/3uNTW6c (Courtroom 1) ➡️ Facebook: bit.ly/32gXUn8 📖 Case info: bit.ly/3cj3NFf

@ML_Simms1 Well said! Sincere condolences to his family and the entire legal fraternity in Jamaica.

@JulieBardeche @REDRESSTrust @AmnestyCIJ Well done Julie, excellent intervention!

#ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC spoke w/ @Reuters on the current situation in Israel and State of Palestine.

The evidence is piling up -grotesque crimes are being committed in west Darfur. Here's a thread tracking some of the most compelling and powerful accounts I have seen published. #KeepEyesOnSudan

What a powerful presentation! Hon Justice Susan Okalany shares insight into what it will take to ensure justice for sexual violence survivors in the formal and traditional justice systems in Uganda, including at the ICD @ktseelinger @tkirabira @reparationsni @DrSunneva

Interested in understanding the issues around SGBV in N.Uganda? Follow this discussion. Women survivor leaders in the room. A survivor-lead approach to justice is critical. @ngos4justice @AngelaMudukuti @A_L_Kather @jocelyngetgen @DebRuizVerduzco

Happening now! Conference with women survivors of SGBV in N. Uganda. Do you follow the case of Dominic Ongwen at the ICC? Don't miss this! Presentations- DPP of Uganda, former MP @LyandroGulu. @StateDept_GCJ @Kjell_Anderson @TFV_FPV @IntlCrimCourt @MarkKersten @4GenderJustice

@reparationsni @qubschooloflaw @ciara_hackett @McalindenA @kieranmcevoy2 @LawtherC Wonderful news Luke! Congratulations

HAPPENNG NOW: The African Court is delivering nine decisions at its seat in Arusha, Tanzania. Follow us live via buff.ly/3Cnnwj4 (EG) and buff.ly/3No3Cuy...

🎙️@michaelkanuSL Historically, Freetown, #SierraLeone was a place of departure, return, exile thus of refuge. In combination with its more recent past, #SierraLeone is committed to drive the leadership on #accountability for the international crime of the #slavetrade.

Looking forward to this event later today.

Huge news: Afghan activists have been calling Taliban abuses #GenderApartheid for years. Now Graça Machel, one of the world’s foremost women’s rights campaigners and Nelson Mandela's widow, joins their fight. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

#PFPAD Side Event: Reclaiming the Codification of the International Crime of the Slave Trade 🗓️31 May //1.30-2.45PM ET 📍Online 🎙️Incl. Patricia Viseur Sellers, @epsycampbell, @cthrnnamakula 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4213x49 ℹ️ More Information: bit.ly/3OsCtHN

Looking forward to participating in this event co-organised by @TallawahJustice @EJC_org @CardozoLRev @CardozoCLIHHR @GlobalJusticeC . Expert perspectives on inclusiveness in addressing sexual and gender-based crimes, nationally and internationally. Join us.

Investing in women survivors who lead grassroots organisations with our partners @GWEDGUga and @UoN_Law pays longterm dividends. So proud of what we do @TallawahJustice. Thank you @PamelaAngwech @olympiabekou. Now, on to the next project #womenleaders #empoweringsurvivors

@miaamormottley at her inspirational best!

We share @GqualCampaign's written submission to #CEDAWCommittee regarding its new General Recommendation on Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making systems. Find the submission here: gqualcampaign.org/wp-content/upl… #CEDAW84 #CEDAW #EqualRepresentationofWomen

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth!🎉 We're celebrating all the amazing Black women, including those who paved the way for women and girls across the world to dream big and act courageously. Are you with us?