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Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministry

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Prevent ‘could be breaching UK equality laws’ over treatment of autistic people Charity ‘deeply concerned’ about neurodivergent people, who it says are being over-reported to the deradicalisation scheme

Prevent ‘could be breaching UK equality laws’ over treatment of autistic people
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Gaza: UN Child Rights Committee condemns mass starvation of children amid aid blockades GENEVA  - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the continued obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza, urging the international community to pressure Israel to allow immediate and sust...

'If the blockade continues, more children will die and up to 71,000 children under five could suffer from acute malnutrition over the next year' - Committee on the Rights of the Child on the potential consequences of the humanitarian blockade in Gaza www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

YouTube video by United Nations Gaza: UN Urges Immediate Action to Save Lives - OCHA Briefing | United Nations

Must watch @tomfletcherun.bsky.social at the UN Security Council yesterday youtu.be/GqP4zwbZxoU?...

So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need?

Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law?

This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.

Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade Report by UN-backed consortium of specialists tells of ‘major deterioration’ since its last assessment in October

'The entire population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity, with half a million people – one in five – facing starvation'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

The playbook for bombing hospitals in war: deny, deflect, justify. The law must close these loopholes | Maarten van der Heijden Cynical actors exploit the legal ambiguities around targeting healthcare facilities, as seen in Gaza. Unequivocal protections are needed

The well-worn playbook for bombing hospitals in war: deny, deflect, justify. Time for the law to close these loopholes www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Sudan: Waiting and praying for news of victory after two years of war "I saw dead people and bodies torn apart. It was not a pretty sight," Mohamed, 13, tells Sky News.

"I saw dead people and bodies torn apart. It was not a pretty sight," Mohamed, 13, in Sudan @news.sky.com news.sky.com/story/sudan-...

Ex-supreme court judge says ‘arguable case’ Israel’s conduct in Gaza is genocidal Lord Sumption says Israel’s actions ‘grossly disproportionate’ and in new book points to suppression of free speech over Palestinian cause

A former UK supreme court judge has described Israel’s assault on Gaza as “grossly disproportionate” and said there was “at least an arguable case” that it was genocidal. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social

Trumps decision to impose sanctions on the ICC is a vindictive and reckless attack on a body focused on holding perpetrators of some of the most horrendous crimes imaginable to account bsky.app/profile/theg...

A call to make international humanitarian law a political priority ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric outlines the pressing need for states to join the Global Initiative on international humanitarian law.

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric outlines the pressing need for states to join the Global Initiative on international humanitarian law blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

International Criminal Court Marks Opening of the Judicial Year 2025 On 24 January 2025, the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") held a solemn hearing for the opening of its judicial year, featuring speeches of this year’s keynote speaker, judge Dineke de G...

President of the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) Philippe Larochelle 'There are forces in this world that still oppose accountability, that seem to prefer violence and conflict over accountability and peace' www.icc-cpi.int/news/interna...

Escalating armed conflict is most urgent threat for world in 2025, say global leaders World Economic Forum says responses from experts in business, politics and academia also highlight climate crisis

World Economics Forum finds that conflict is the most urgent global threat followed by the climate crisis. Reality is that these two crises are combining to devastating effect in numerous countries including Sudan and will continue to do so in the years ahead. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Explosive Violence Monitor 2024: Initial Data - AOAV AOAV’s Explosive Violence Monitor 2024 reveals a significant 67% increase in global civilian casualties from explosive violence compared to 2023, with a total of 61,353 killed and injured. Overall cas...

AOAV’s Explosive Violence Monitor 2024 reveals a significant 67% increase in global civilian casualties from explosive violence compared to 2023 aoav.org.uk/2025/explosi...

‘It’s about solidarity, not charity’: the Oxfam chief seeking to decolonise the aid sector Halima Begum outlines her vision for what she sees as a ‘broken model’, with more power over spending given directly to the affected communities

‘It’s about solidarity, not charity’: the Oxfam chief seeking to decolonise the aid sector www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The Syrian people yearn to take control of their own destiny Bashar al-Assad has gone but, as elation begins to be edged out by anxiety, what comes after authoritarianism?

Syria notebook, by Lyse Doucet: The Syrian people yearn to take control of their own destiny

Bashar al-Assad has gone but, as elation begins to be edged out by anxiety, what comes after authoritarianism?

www.newstatesman.com/world/middle...

US declares Sudan’s paramilitary forces have committed genocide during civil war Blinken details pattern of ethnic violence in which RSF has killed civilians and blocked access to supplies

US declares Sudan’s paramilitary forces have committed genocide during civil war www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

5 Babies Die From the Cold in Gaza as Temperatures Drop A boy less than 3 weeks old was among the latest to succumb to winter weather, Gazan officials said. Families displaced by Israel’s attacks have little more than tents and tarps to protect them.

“Children in Gaza are cold, sick and traumatized. Many still wear summer clothes. With cooking gas gone, many are searching through rubble for scraps of plastic to burn.”

#Gaza
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Inside Sudan’s forgotten war: 150,000 dead, 11 million displaced The first of a three-part series shines a light on a conflict that has had a devastating impact, yet remains at the periphery of international attention

📍Dispatch from Sudan: The first of a three-part series shines a light on a conflict that has had a devastating impact, yet remains at the periphery of international attention

Syria Faces Its Past and Its Future Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.

Syria faces its past and its future www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...

NEW: For over a year, the Israeli government has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza the minimum water needed for survival, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths.

A calculated policy.

An act of genocide. 🧵⤵️
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Gaza death trap: MSF report exposes Israel’s campaign of total destruction Amid continued attacks, siege, and blockade, Israel is destroying conditions of life in Gaza.

New @msf.ca report ‘Gaza: Life in a Death Trap’

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How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories Palestinian news outlets have seen a steep drop in audience engagement since October 2023.

How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories www.bbc.com/news/article...

Syria: Mass Grave in Damascus Should be Protected, Investigated The state of a mass grave in Damascus and statements by people living in the surrounding area suggest that the area is a mass crime scene and may have been the site of other summary executions

NEW: The state of a mass grave in Damascus and statements by people living in the surrounding area suggest that the area is a mass crime scene and may have been the site of other summary executions.

‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

Significant report from @amnesty.org concludes that Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...