Luke Moffett

1 in 3 doctors were born overseas.

1 in 2 builders were born overseas.

1 in 6 nurses were born overseas.

1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas.

1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas.

1 in 5 university academics were born overseas.

The UK would be screwed without them.

Is Genocide Happening in Gaza? [Melanie O’Brien is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Western Australia, President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, and Visiting Scholar with the H…

In this post on @opiniojuris.bsky.social, I walk through the components of the legal definition of #genocide and apply the actions on the ground in #Gaza to these components, to answer the question 'Is genocide happening in Gaza?'. opiniojuris.org/2025/08/04/i...

YouTube video by Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland An Omni-crisis in International Law: Iran, Israel and Gaza – Webinar

The latest Transitional Justice Institute seminar: “An Omni-crisis in International Law: Iran, Israel, and Gaza.” Insightful discussion—highly recommended for anyone interested in current events! youtu.be/xwYc7c6P89Y?...

There needs to be a ceasefire *and* a Palestinian state.

Recognising Palestine isn’t a punishment for Israel. It’s about the Palestinian right to self-determination.

Starmer’s approach suggests Palestinians can either have a ceasefire or a state—and that it is Israel that will make the decision.

At home, in school and in hospital: how hundreds of Ukrainian children are dying in Russian attacks With nearly 3,000 children injured or killed since the start of the war, experts call for bombing of civilian areas to be treated as a war crime

At home, in school and in hospital: how hundreds of Ukrainian children are dying in Russian attacks

We have proposed to partially suspend Israel's participation to Horizon Europe, specifically concerning the participation of entities established in Israel in activities funded under the Accelerator of the European Innovation Council (EIC).

Read more: europa.eu/!tpyHr6

Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza - BBC News Israel's government rejects the allegations in the separate reports by B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.

Israeli human rights groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel accuse Israel of genocide in #Gaza, not simply incidental harm caused by war, but an intentional policy to wipe out in whole or in part Palestinians

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23 killed, 54 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 37 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones and fired two Iskander-M ballistic missiles overnight.

⚡️ 23 killed, 54 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.

Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 37 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones and fired two Iskander-M ballistic missiles overnight.

Israeli Int'l Law Scholars on Plan to "Concentrate" Gaza Population Israeli international law scholars send urgent letter to Israel’s Minister of Defense, the IDF Chief of Staff, the Attorney General.

2/ The Presidents' letter:

"According to the considered judgments of prominent legal experts within Israel ... these proposals would constitute serious violations of international law, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity."

Here's the apparent referent (Israeli scholars' letter)

Gaza: 'I witnessed war crimes,' former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.

"In my entire career, I have never witnessed the level of brutality and use of indiscriminate and unnecessary force against a civilian population, an unarmed, starving population... Without question I witnessed war crimes by the IDF." - former worker at GHF aid site: www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Thailand-Cambodia border dispute: 130,000 Thai civilians evacuated amid second day of clashes Thailand PM warns cross-border clashes ‘could develop into war’ as fighting spreads to 12 locations

Thailand-Cambodia border dispute: 130,000 Thai civilians evacuated amid second day of clashes as 14 civilians killed and Thailand PM warns cross-border clashes ‘could develop into war’ as fighting spreads to 12 locations www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Israeli soldiers arrested in Belgium after war crimes complaint by rights groups Legal action groups hail arrest of two soldiers as a 'breakthrough' in accountability efforts for Gaza atrocities

#INTERVIEW with HRF’s chairman Dyab Abou Jahjah and GLAN’s senior lawyer Dearblah Minogue, published earlier on Middle East Eye.

Belgium 🇧🇪 interrogated two Israeli soldiers over Gaza war crimes—after an urgent legal complaint by the HRF and @glanlaw.bsky.social

Read: bit.ly/3W7e7Jq

The IHL / LOAC Divide Does Not Exist: On the Myth of the Two Cultures Problem in a Postcolonial World Yesterday, Brian Cox, a frequent critic of this blog, posted a long comment on Twitter (now X), in the context of a discussion he had with Opinio Juris’ own Kevin Jon Heller. The post was part of a…

My latest @opiniojuris.bsky.social

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At least 16 dead as Thailand and Cambodia border clashes continue Each nation has accused the other of striking first and have expelled the other’s ambassadors

At least 16 dead as Thailand and Cambodia border clashes continue

Today at 2pm local time (The Hague), after >4 years, 300 trial hearings, & 174 witnesses, #ICC judges will deliver their verdict in the trial of Alfred #Yekatom & Patrice-Edouard #Ngaissona.

They are charged with #warcrimes & crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic in 2013-14.

World’s top court says top polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm | CNN It marks the first time the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court based in the Hague, has considered the climate crisis.

World’s top court ICJ says major polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm

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A mother in a tent in Gaza clasping her starving child, who appears close to death.

“Just outside Gaza, tons of food, clean water, medical supplies, shelter items & fuel sit untouched with humanitarian organisations blocked from accessing or delivering them," write 109 aid agencies today.

Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.

Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images

PhD funded studentship application deadline next week: Three year funded PhD studentship on #AI in war and a focus on civilian harm with 6 months working with Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights.

Check out the details here:
www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Scho...

A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data Personally identifiable information has been found in DataComp CommonPool, one of the largest open-source data sets used to train image generation models.

Scoop from @eileenguo.bsky.social - huge amounts of personal information are embedded in a major data set used to train AI models www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/18/1...

I’ve just published this comparison of the Vietnam and Gaza genocide debates. The former frames the latter. But the #ICJ has ways to escape the frame if it’s willing to think outside the box link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu...

Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions which go beyond military necessity and likely war crimes www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Kill Russians, win points: Is Ukraine's new drone scheme gamifying war?
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European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UK

European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza that were flown through the UK www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Myanmar military’s airstrikes on Hsipaw, Mawchi kill eight civilians The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) controls Hsipaw, northern Shan State—one of the junta’s targets in the bombing—and said its forces were still present in Nawnghkio, northern Shan State…

Another deadly airstrike in Myanmar. #Myanmar junta jets bombed Mawchi village tract in Karenni, killing 5 women and a man, all civilians. Junta also bombed Hsipaw, Shan State, killing two civilians.

🛑 These are war crimes.
❌⛽ Sanction aviation fuel. Cut the supply chains enabling these attacks!

Houthi-linked dealers sell arms on X and WhatsApp, report says Traders affiliated to Iran-backed rebel group found to have been running weapon stores on social media for years Arms dealers affiliated with Houthi militants in Yemen are using X and Meta platforms to traffic weapons – some US-made – in apparent violation of the social media firms’ policies, a report has revealed. The Houthis, an Iran-backed group of rebels who have controlled swathes of Yemen since 2014, are designated as a terrorist organisation by the US, Canada and other countries. Continue reading...

Houthi-linked dealers sell arms on X and WhatsApp, report says

War is changing, and the law hasn't yet caught up.

Listen to my conversation with @katharinefortin.bsky.social @weigand.bsky.social and @peasantpedant.bsky.social about this and more:

France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger Exclusive: French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian

France signals willingness to discuss #reparations for colonial massacres in Niger www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Sudan’s paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids Rights group says Rapid Support Forces accused of targeting villages ‘completely empty of any military objectives’ in North Kordofan state

Sudan’s paramilitary #RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids in North Kordofan state, in an area ‘completely empty of any military objectives’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing drones Israeli soldiers tell +972 they deliberately target Palestinian civilians with drone strikes so others will ‘learn’ not to return.

“It’s like a video game. You’re hundreds of meters away, you play with the joystick, see the target, and drop [a grenade].”

In interviews with @972mag, Israeli soldiers admit to targeting civilians — including children — with drone strikes in Gaza.

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Reflections 🧵
(1) although 🇷🇺 exited the CoE & stopped participating in the case, this judgment matters:
- It expresses the wrongfulness of what has been inflicted on the 🇺🇦 people
- It sets out an unequivocal historical record
- It supports further legal & political action
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