Brian Dooley

Piece out today in @justsecurity.org
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...

Brian Dooley: Ties Between U.S. and Irish Civil Rights Movements

Marking JFK’s assassination anniversary, exploring shared struggles for justice.

📅 Sat 22 Nov, 2pm

RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-brian...

@dooleydooley.bsky.social

For background on RSF crimes in Sudan, here’s a report I produced in July detailing their massacres & widespread sexual violence
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UN Special Rapporteur Reminds States of the Duties to Protect Climate HRDs  - Human Rights First Greater political will from governments is needed to defend those who defend rights, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), Mary Lawlor, told governments last week: “...

A just transition requires HRDs to be safe, not silenced. Governments know exactly what needs to be done to protect climate HRDs. They’re just choosing not to do it.

Thanks to @humanrightsfirst.org & @suchitauppal.bsky.social for this piece on my latest report:
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UN Special Rapporteur Reminds States of the Duties to Protect Climate HRDs  - Human Rights First Greater political will from governments is needed to defend those who defend rights, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), Mary Lawlor, told governments last week: “...

New from @suchitauppal.bsky.social for @humanrightsfirst.org on @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social’s latest report presented to UNGA on state & business responsibilities to protect HRDs working on climate issues
humanrightsfirst.org/library/un-s...

Activist Lawyer piece out today with my @humanrightsfirst.org colleague @suchitauppal.bsky.social on new wave of attacks on anti-corruption activists & journalists by authorities in Ukraine
@antac-ua.bsky.social @glushko.bsky.social @barrymalone.bsky.social
www.activistlawyer.com/post/attacki...

ATTACKING THE WATCHDOGS - Human Rights First Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Activists and Institutions Face New Wave of Assaults Introduction Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), journalists, and others in Ukraine working to counter corruption say they are...

New report: #Ukraine's anti-corruption activists, journalists, and HRDs are facing escalating threats from the Ukrainian authorities. Human Rights First's, "Attacking the Watchdogs," documents the attacks & urges Western allies to act. Read more⬇️

Our thoughts with Bloody Sunday families now as court finds former British paratrooper Soldier F not guilty of murders that day in 1972.
We @humanrightsfirst.org will continue to stick with families looking for justice from N Ireland conflict
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
#speirgorm

As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found

- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire

Is Kharkiv safe to visit in 2025? Is traveling to Kharkiv safe — and how to make it safer? We spoke to Kharkiv visitors about what foreigners should know during their trip.

Really useful piece here from Elza Diachenko of GwaraMedia on things to know before travelling to Kharkiv in Ukraine
gwaramedia.com/en/is-kharki...

Guantanamo's Injustice Grinds On | Humanitas Media Exactly ten years ago, I spent a week at the notorious Guantanamo Bay for Human Rights First, observing court hearings for five men accused in connection with the September 11, 2001, attacks on the Un...

Exactly ten years ago I spent a week reporting from Guantanamo on the pretrial hearings of those accused in the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on the US.
Here’s my latest for Humanitas Media on how little progress there has been since then
humanitasmedia.org/guantanamos-...

A year ago today activist Tigran Galustyan was killed by a Russian drone while evacuating civilians from Ukraine’s eastern front. My latest here for @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how drones are an increasing threat www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI... @humanrightsfirst.org @glushko.bsky.social

4/6
Brian Dooley’s Black and Green explores ties between civil rights movements in Black America + Ireland. Non-violent marches, sit-ins + solidarity shaped both. #speirgorm #civilrights @dooleydooley.bsky.social Shop: museum-of-free-derry.myshopify.com/products/bla...

5/6
Save the date: Sat 22 Nov, 2pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social - meet @dooleydooley.bsky.social as he discusses U.S. + Irish civil rights ties on JFK’s anniversary. #speirgorm #civilrights Reserve 👇
www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-brian... #CivilRights68

1/6
On this day, 5 Oct 1968: a banned civil rights march on Duke Street, Derry, met violent RUC attacks – filmed and broadcast worldwide. It ignited a movement for change. #CivilRights68

Asad Rehman’s journey from antiracism campaigner in Burnley to head of Friends of the Earth Climate crisis is ‘interconnected crisis of inequality’, says Rehman, who began organising at his school in the 1970s

Friend of 30 years, Asad reminds us: the climate crisis is a crisis of justice, deeply tied to inequality and racial injustice.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pleased to be one of the 250 voices to join this @cels-argentina.bsky.social initiative on the urgency of preserving the truth about the genocide in Gaza @barrymalone.bsky.social #speirgorm

Thanks for having me on your podcast, Activist Lawyer.
(Full disclaimer, am not a lawyer)
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@humanrightsfirst.org @cjharvey1.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #speirgorm

Egypt's President Sisi pardons high-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, al Qahera news says Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release, Al Qahera news said on Monday.

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Egypt’s most prominent dissident, has been pardoned after years of imprisonment. His release is a victory for human rights and a call for freedom for all political prisoners.

www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States - Human Rights First The 268 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organizations listed below call on UN Member States to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human rights, a...

Alongside 268 faith-based, NGO, & civil society orgs, we call on UN Member States to uphold and strengthen international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties and reject efforts to undo or undermine these legal norms. Read more ⬇️

Egypt's President Sisi pardons high-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, al Qahera news says Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release, Al Qahera news said on Monday.

Great news from Egypt - Alaa has been pardoned
@humanrightsfirst.org
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British and Irish governments to unveil new Troubles legacy proposals Framework outlines legislation both sides will need to pass to create agency investigating Troubles-era crimes

Okay but let’s see the details on what this says it will deliver
#speirgorm
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Explainer: Soldier F on Trial for Bloody Sunday Murders - Human Rights First The trial of Former British paratrooper Lance Corporal Soldier F opened this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is charged with two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1...

The trial of former British paratrooper Soldier F opened in Belfast yesterday, 53 years after #BloodySunday. He is charged with 2 murders & 5 attempted murders. Our Sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social tells you what you needs to know in this brief explainer. #speirgorm

‘I woke up and there was no water’: Gaza’s human rights defenders in their own words | Mary Lawlor A UN special rapporteur shares the stories of those trying to record the horrors of Gaza even as they live through them

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bloody Sunday victims prepared for landmark murder trial of British soldier veteran A former British paratrooper accused of murders on Bloody Sunday is to finally face trial on Monday. Soldier F, who cannot be identified because of a reporting restriction, is accused of murdering ...

Tomorrow, more than 53 years after Bloody Sunday, former paratrooper Soldier F goes on trial for two murders & five attempted murders that day.
@humanrightsfirst.org
www.derrydaily.net/2025/09/14/b...

EU divisions over Gaza hit Eurovision as Ireland pulls out Ireland’s national broadcaster joins Slovenia’s in making participation next year conditional amid Israel’s war in Gaza

What’s another year?
#speirgorm
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

يهنئ مركز الخليج لحقوق الإنسان عضو مجلسه الاستشاري براين دولي لحصوله على جائزة جامعة أوسلو لحقوق الإنسان لعام ٢٠٢٥ "لتكريسه مسيرته المهنية للدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان ولفت الانتباه العالمي إلى قضايا أقل بروزاً."
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
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GCHR congratulates Brian Dooley for University of Oslo’s Human Rights Award for 2025 - Gulf Centre for Human Rights The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) congratulates its Advisory Board member Brian Dooley for being honoured with the University of Oslo’s (UiO) Human Rights Award for 2025 “for having dedicated hi...

GCHR congratulates its advisory Board member Brian @dooleydooley.bsky.social
for University of Oslo's Human Rights Award for 2025
"for having dedicated his career to advocating human rights and bringing greater global attention to less visible issues"

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UiO´s Human Rights Award to activist, author, and policy expert - University of Oslo Irishman Brian Dooley is Senior Advisor at the Washington DC-based NGO Human Rights First. He receives the award for having dedicated his career to advocating human rights and bringing greater global ...

We are proud to celebrate our Senior Advisor Brian Dooley, who has been awarded the University of Oslo’s 2025 Human Rights Award.

For decades, @dooleydooley.bsky.social has supported human rights defenders, documented abuses, delivered aid in war zones, and shaped policies to protect human rights.

UiO´s Human Rights Award to activist, author, and policy expert - University of Oslo Irishman Brian Dooley is Senior Advisor at the Washington DC-based NGO Human Rights First. He receives the award for having dedicated his career to advocating human rights and bringing greater global ...

Brian Dooley was an amazing support while part of my team as senior advisor. His long-standing work for human rights, from Ireland to the US and Ukraine, speaks to his dedication and dignity. I’m glad to see his hard work acknowledged.
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
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