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How can #indigenous knowledge be more fairly included in international law?

Find out on the @justaccess.bsky.social #podcast!

Listen to part 2 of our conversation with Prof. Chidi Oguamanam on #intellectualproperty, #indigenousknowledge, and #accesstojustice.

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The Romanian Presidential Elections - Just Access - A Blow to Democracy? What can the Romanian Presidential Elections teach us about election interference, illiberal liberalism, and the co-option of human rights?

What can the #Romanian Presidential Elections teach us about #electioninterference, illiberal liberalism, and the co-option of #humanrights?

Read Sabina Grigore's insightful post on the @justaccess.bsky.social blog to find out!

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International Justice under Attack - Just Access - ICC under Seige The international justice system under attack. President Trump imposed sanctions on the ICC, following the arrest warrant against Netanyahu

The international justice system is under attack.

President Trump has sanctioned the International Criminal Court, drawing the condemnation of the international community.

But why has Trump attacked the Court, and what can we do?

Read now!

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Just Access e.V. is a human rights NGO, working to protect human rights and access to justice for all people, everywhere.

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How can visual storytelling promote human rights? | Just Access with Bora Un & Ann Schroeter

New episode alert!

We continue our conversation with Bora Un and Anna Schroeder from Art Works Projects (AWP), delving deeper into the organisation’s impactful work in human rights storytelling.

Listen now! 👇
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Episode 117 – Climate Justice via the World Court (#AOLetsGo) with Ralph Regenvanu Vanuatu’s Special Envoy on Climate, Ralph Regenvanu explains why his small island state has turned to the ICJ for climate justice

Ready for the ICJ Climate hearings?

Listen to the @asymmetricalh.bsky.social conversation with Ralph Regenvanu, 'Climate Justice via the World Court (#AOLetsGo)'

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On the International Day for the #Elimination of #ViolenceAgainstWomen, revisit Fitri Lestari's contribution to the @justaccess.bsky.social #blog on the urgent need to protect the rights of Indonesian #women migrant domestic workers

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We're deeply concerned about reports of a breakdown at #COP29

The Presidency must reach out to all Parties in good faith, to seek an equitable agreement

A safe and sustainable #climate is essential for #humanrights. States must commit to ambitious climate action.

🚨 @justaccess.bsky.social is #Recruiting!🚨

🤩We're looking for a new Head of our Finance and Administration (German speaking), based at our office in Heidelberg

📢Please spread the word!

Read more, and apply now👇
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What Future for International Justice? Sanctions and the ICC - Just Access Major powers sanction courts like the ICC in a challenge to international justice. US House Republicans plan to sanction ICC officials

On Thursday, the #InternationalCriminalCourt issued an #arrestwarrant for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin #Netanyahu

This brave decision is likely to bring more pressure against the Court

Revisit Zinovia Verikokidi's contribution on #sanctions and the #ICC on the @justaccess.bsky.social #Blog

🚨 #NewEpisode on the @justaccess.bsky.social #Podcast! 🚨

Bora Un and Anne Schroeter: How can human rights stories be told collaboratively?

Listen now!

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What Future for International Justice? Sanctions and the ICC - Just Access Major powers sanction courts like the ICC in a challenge to international justice. US House Republicans plan to sanction ICC officials

What future is there for international #justice when major powers threaten and sanction international Courts like the ICC?

Our legal fellow, Zinovia Verikokidi asks this vital question in her latest piece on the @justaccess.bsky.social #Blog

Read now!👇
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How is the law being used to criminalise and persecute #climateprotestors?

How should we balance the #righttoprotest and the rights of others to go about their lives?

Listen to part II of our conversation with Juanita van Lunen and Mirjam Hermann!


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My statement for @justaccess.bsky.social on the #ICJ advisory opinion on #Israel's practices in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritory 👇

Yesterday, the International Court of Justice handed down its advisory opinion on #Israel's practices in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritory

This is an extraordinary moment

Read the reaction by our Director 👇
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Une petite sardine? The Trial Judgment in the Al Hassan Case January 2012 saw the onset of the Mali War, plunging the nation into its worst human rights crisis in 50 years.

New post! Sabina, JA Rep to the UNODC writes on #AlHassan's trial judgment. The #ICC case which sparked intense debate and showcased groundbreaking use of immersive #virtualenvironments. Dive into the complexities and innovations of modern #justice.
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Today is the Day of International Justice

It's also OUR BIRTHDAY!

We're celebrating four years of fighting for a more just and equal world

Find out more about our mission, and how you can support us, here
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Labour expected to drop challenge to ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant Exclusive: UK government appears unlikely to go ahead with legal bid, while Keir Starmer has spoken with Israeli PM over Gaza ceasefire

Labour expected to drop challenge to #ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant

Are we witnessing a return to internationalism and respect for #accesstojustice in the #UK?

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The effectiveness of provisional measures: South Africa vs Israel  - Just Access The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to halt its military operations in the southern Gazan city of Rafah for the third time on May 24th.

"The South Africa v Israel case is not just a legal battle; it is a litmus test for the international legal system’s capacity to uphold justice and human rights across national boundaries and political alliances"

Read Leyan AlMaqousi's powerful post 👇

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All Eyes on Papua: The Fight for Indigenous Environmental Rights Indigenous people in Papua face the terrible reality of relentless land confiscation and environmental devastation

"We have been tormented for years by the threat of our traditional forests being replaced ... We want to raise our children with the help of nature, and the food and materials we harvest from the forest. Palm oil will destroy our forests"
--Rikarda Maa

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“Our action was CPR around the heart of the nation.”

Climate activist, Whittaker De Abreu, on trial in London, urges the jurors to apply ‘conscience and common sense’

We delve into #climateprotests on the Just Access #Podcast 👉 podcast.just.access.de

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What are climate protests? - with Mirjam Herrmann & Juanita van Lunen - Descript   When something is a climate protest, I can say that according to articles 10 and 11 from the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, that you have the right

We discussed #humanrights and #climate #protests with Juanita van Lunen and Mirjam Herrmann

Listen now on the Just Access #Podcast!


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🌏 Deforestation and land confiscation in #Indonesia is putting #indigenous rights at risk

Our Legal Fellow, Delasari Krisda Putri, calls on the global community to ensure a fair and respectful future for all indigenous peoples

Read and share!👇
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What do you think of #ClimateProtests?

In this episode of the Just Access #Podcast we delve into the fraught world of #climate #protests with guests, Juanita van Lunen and Mirjam Herrmann @xrlegal-de.bsky.social

Listen to part one of our conversation now!

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Securing Peace in Angola and Mozambique | Just Access Your Gateway to Global Human Rights Conversations

💡 #Didyouknow that suits, plane tickets and toothpaste can make or break #Peace #Negotiations?

😮 Listen to fascinating stories from the #Mozambique and #Angola peace processes from Dr Miranda Melcher's amazing interview with Nalenhle Moyo!

🎙 Listen, follow & share!
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The @unicefmedia.bsky.social Child Food Poverty Report is out, and it shows that in 2024, one in four children worldwide are living in severe #FoodPoverty in early #Childhood

That's 181 Million children under the age of 5

That's a scandal

Read the UNICEF report 👇
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This #EuropeanElection2024, cast your #vote for #HumanRights! 🇪🇺✅

With huge issues like #cliamtechange and the #rights of #refugees on the agenda, #Europe must put human rights front and centre, to reclaim and maintain its leadership and legitimacy in the world 🌍

Gender, Power, and Corruption: Virginia Laparra’s Fight - Just Access Concern for Lilian Virginia Laparra Rivas' persists as her trial was delayed despite international recognition that her detention violates human rights law.

New #blog! Luca Brocca, JA Rep. to the #UNCAC writes about #VirginiaLaparra, a lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner from Guatemala, whose trial was delayed despite international recognition that her detention violates #humanrightslaw.

Read below ⬇️

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How Ukraine's New Mobilization Law Impacts Human Rights and Global Food Systems  - Just Access Ukraine's recent mobilization law, is a bold move to fortify the nation's military prowess amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.

New on the #blog! Delasari Krisda Putri, a Legal Fellow at JA, writes about #Ukraine’s recent #mobilization law signed into effect by #President #VolodymyrZelenskiy on 16.04.2024.

Read it below to learn how this will impact #humanrights and #globalfoodsystems ⬇

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Episode 11 - What is it like to investigate human rights violations with Donatella Rovera? - Just Access In this episode, we have the huge pleasure of speaking to Donatella Rovera, who is Senior Crisis Response Advisor at Amnesty International. Her focus has primarily been the Middle East, and she has in...

Wow - amazing new episode talking to Donatella Rovera, longtime #Amnesty investigator and living legend in #HumanRights

She has investigated conflicts in #Gaza, #Ukraine, #Iraq, #Sudan & many more

Enrapturing, astonishing, and utterly inspiring. Listen now! 👇
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