Senior Comms Officer @peacedirect 📝 She/her. Former freelance journo focused on human rights and international justice. Views all my own.
London, England
Joined December 2010
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In this article, @SawssanAbouZahr asked a vital question: are human rights universal?
Especially in light of the appalling civilian suffering caused by strikes in Rafah, the UK must act to protect human rights and call for a #CeasefireNOW. (🧵1/2)
#AllEyesOnRafah
📰In our newest article, @SawssanAbouZahr reflects on the meaning of 'local' #peacebuilding amid atrocities in #Gaza, exploring the importance of international solidarity efforts.
➡️Read it now: peaceinsight.org/en/articles…
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As an Israeli military operation has continued for 2 days in Jenin, West Bank, people die because they can’t access hospitals. Yesterday, a man had to carry his 13-year-old son to Khalil Suleiman hospital because Israeli armored cars blocked ambulances. The boy died soon after.
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“I’m tired Lorraine of having to justify my existence by the worth I bring to this country”
@DrAmirKhanGP responds to the immigration and NHS claims made by Nigel Farage in last night’s episode of @imacelebrity #Lorraine #ImACeleb
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Schools are #NotATarget.
Hospitals are #NotATarget.
Children are #NotATarget.
Civilians are #NotATarget.
Humanitarians are #NotATarget.
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War is devastating, especially when international humanitarian law is ignored.
What are these laws, and how do they apply to the hostilities between Israel and Hamas and affiliated armed groups? ⤵️
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🔴BREAKING:
Israel has given Al Awda Hospital just two hours to evacuate. Our staff are still treating patients.
We unequivocally condemn this action, the continued indiscriminate bloodshed and attacks on health care in Gaza.
We are trying to protect our staff and patients.
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Civilian targeting is always a crime, is never legitimate & must always be condemned
Civilian targeting over past days across the world - Israel, Gaza, Myanmar, Sudan, Syria - must all be condemned, efforts prioritised to halt violence & save lives, all investigated & prosecuted
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🤔Ever thought about what power imbalances exist in your organisation’s international partnerships? Good news: you’re not alone. THREAD 👇(1/4)
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Delivered my first big project since joining @peacedirect today - a new website and brand! Big thanks to my brilliant team for getting this done 💪
Please have a look and learn how you can support local peacebuilders this #peaceday ❤️
peacedirect.org
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🚀Happy #PeaceDay!
Today we’re launching a clear, practical guide to #TransformPartnerships in your sector and take #ActionInPeace!
Read it here and take action! ow.ly/e7la50PMGzb
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THREAD: After 14 years — including 5 as president — @akilagjc is stepping down from GJC at the end of the year.
Akila made the difficult decision with both an appreciation for our past and an eye toward the future. We couldn’t be more proud.
Her letter: globaljusticecenter.net/pres…
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Ports in Liverpool and Edinburgh refused to allow cruise ships meant to house asylum-seekers to dock - and so the ships have had to return to the company that owns them.
BREAKING: Two cruise ships set to house 1,000 migrants have not been able to dock in the UK and have had to return to the company that owns them.
Sky's @AliFortescue has the latest.
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📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Belgium have joined an international investigation into atrocities committed against the #Yazidi minority in Syria and Iraq, the European Union’s judicial cooperation agency said Monday.
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Read our analysis of the routes to accountability for the Yazidi genocide @JenVenis
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the thing about artists and writers is that we’re all slightly unhinged, chaotic, fueled by coffee and revenge and ambition, and I don’t want my art to be made by machines, I want it to be made by messy people who have hated and loved and panicked like the rest of us.
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There’s a common thread linking the decline in humanities majors, Hollywood paying its writers pennies and the tech world wanting all writers and painters to be replaced by machines. We’ve entirely forgotten how essential the arts and literature are to a healthy society.
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There’s a greed that says the measure of a thing is the money it brings you. But some things have inherent value regardless of the incomes they generate. People are not machines; we need myth and poetry and leisure and learning for its own sake in order to flourish.
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The overwhelming majority of refugees have no access to pathways such as resettlement to the UK.
The vast majority of refugees remain in countries neighbouring their own or apply for asylum elsewhere. Only a very small number seek protection in the UK.
unhcr.org/uk/news/statement-…
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High net immigration figures will be built up into a frenzy in the next weeks. A couple things to remember:
- the rise is driven by people on visas, not asylum seekers, who remain a tiny proportion
- the immigrants are people who bring huge positives to our communities #r4today