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Balkees Jarrah
@balkeesjarrah
Senior Counsel on international justice at Human Rights Watch
May 17, 2021 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
NY Times editorial on the US government's role in restoring order in #Libya fails to mention the importance of justice once. Research by @HRW shows that any decision to forego accountability may prove costly in terms of lives and long-term stability. nyti.ms/3hxnhsE The ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, will brief the UN Security Council on her Libya investigation today for the last time before her term ends. Justice remains elusive and impunity rampant a decade after the Council referred the situation to the court. icc-cpi.int/libya
Feb 23, 2021 • 12 tweets • 9 min read
A German court is set to render its first verdict in a historic trial of two former Syrian intelligence officials for atrocities during Syria’s decade-long brutal armed conflict.

An @HRW team will be in court to share highlights from the hearing: bit.ly/3buXwVc The two accused in the German case are Anwar R. and Eyad A., an alleged former intelligence officer and a lower ranking subordinate at Syria’s General Intelligence Directorate, one of the country’s four main intelligence agencies. tiny.cc/wq8knz
Sep 2, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
BREAKING: United States sanctions ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and another court official giving effect to a sweeping executive order issued in June by Trump. Marks a shameful new low for US commitments to justice for victims of the worst crimes. bit.ly/34YHdOz Pompeo's move marks a stunning perversion of US sanctions, devised to penalize rights abusers and kleptocrats, to target those prosecuting war crimes. ICC members should do all it takes to ensure the court remains on course so that no one is above the law. bit.ly/3lL7Lc4
Apr 23, 2020 • 12 tweets • 9 min read
Rare piece of good news on #Syria: in a HUGELY significant moment, judges in Germany will begin hearing evidence today in the first criminal trial about torture by state agents during the country's nearly decade-long brutal armed conflict. @HRW statement: tiny.cc/swclnz This trial in Germany is a watershed moment for victims determined to see justice for the crimes they suffered in #Syria. The case should serve as an important reminder that more is needed to ensure accountability for the conflict’s horrific atrocities. tiny.cc/swclnz