Sign in

Ela Matthews

@elamatthews.bsky.social
183 followers 234 following 16 posts

Int’l human rights/criminal lawyer-investigator-advocate w/ @cja-news.bsky.social. Views my own. She/Her 📍London, UK

PostsRepliesMedia
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you're in #Athens today - an interesting film screening and discussion to attend featuring one of my colleagues ⤵️
000
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here’s what happened today during day 7 of the Palace of Justice trial in Miami ⬇️
101
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Palace of Justice trial began today in Miami. Here's an update from the courtroom. Follow along for daily updates from Miami.
122
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
For the record, the proportion of professors at Cambridge who are Black is 0.4%. The number of Black people in the UK population is 4%. So the number of Black professors at Cambridge is ONE TENTH of what you would expect in a meritocracy.
221963616
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This makes no sense. #Chad is leaving because "judicial activity focused on the Global South in general and the African continent in particular"and they do so upon a US request, as part of an effort to dismantle the #ICC because it went after A NON-AFRICAN STATE. What?!? www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
rfi.fr
Chad becomes fifth nation to quit ICC amid US pressure campaign
Chad has become the fifth country to begin a formal withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court in recent months, following Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
272
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Thank you to career prosecutor Brenda Hollis for this important statement. The quest for justice should never be conflated with a single individual. Behind Karim Khan there was a team of professionals seeking accountability in the Palestine investigation. #ICC
031
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨 The Fourth Circuit ruled foreign officials aren't immune from liability for atrocities carried out as state "officials".
102
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Join CJA's @elamatthews.bsky.social, Women In Liberation founder Fatou Baldeh & Syrian activist Obada Mzaik on June 24 at 10AM ET for a discussion on pursuing accountability for international human rights violations in U.S. courts. Hosted by SITES.🔗 loom.ly/mShzeOw
002
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Journalist Ali al Samoudi survived the Israeli targeted attack that murdered his colleague Shireen Abu Akleh in May 2022. But he says the Israeli military, “Returned to commit the same crime of assassination, but this time in a different way: through arrest.” Watch⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONQs...
youtube.com
"A Journalist and Survivor Who Witnessed Death" - testimony from Ali al Samoudi
YouTube video by Committee to Protect Journalists
17310
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Foxglove Legal @foxglovelegal.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
2023: "NHS England told openDemocracy it would alter or remove identifiable personal information before it was passed to Palantir" 2026: "NHS England has allowed staff from the US tech firm access to patient data before it has been pseudonymised" www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say
Health service has given US tech firm ‘unlimited access’ to certain data to build integrated platform, according to reports
24130
Reposted by Ela Matthews
M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Justice Elena Kagan Isn't Mincing Words, About The Voting Rights Act........
386114954567
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Justice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 21/04/2026
EXPOSE. PRESSURE. BOYCOTT. SANCTION. DIVEST. DISMANTLE. These steps can break the military cartel’s grip on funds, arms and equipment that it needs to continue carrying out its campaign of terror against the Myanmar people. The Myanmar military cartel must be dismantled! ✊🏽 #JusticeForMyanmar
0159
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere." tinyurl.com/3ejuyv89
tinyurl.com
We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data
Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?
13554102158
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
How this company has contracts with the UK government, particularly with the NHS, I don’t know.
0114
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Foxglove Legal @foxglovelegal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Nice visual gag from SNL UK nails why Palantir has no place in the NHS. Palantir are specialists in harm, not health. Its record is in targeting people, not caring for them. This isn't "putting ideology above patient safety” – in the NHS, it’s one and the same: www.youtube.com/shorts/0j0Z9...
youtube.com
Weekend Update: Paddy Young on Military Contractor Palantir.
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live UK
035
Reposted by Ela Matthews
JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
✏️ Plans to limit jury trials will push 1000s of cases into magistrates’ courts, where legal aid is harder to access, warns our chief executive Fiona Rutherford. This will expose victims to re-traumatisation & increase the risk of miscarriages of justice. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
thetimes.com
Cutting jury trials risks more miscarriages of justice
Proposals to push more cases through the magistrates’ courts is likely to re-traumatise victims and reduce access to free legal advice
001
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
"[T]he ability of journalists to investigate, report, and express opinions on war is an essential pillar of accountability. To silence reporters on the battlefield is to promote impunity and to silence democratic deliberation on how and why a war is fought." - Prof. @davidakaye.bsky.social
010
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 31/03/2026
Rights groups condemn Israel's new law, which will primarily apply to Palestinians, as discriminatory.
aljazeera.com
What's Israel's death penalty law that only applies to Palestinians?
Rights groups condemn Israel's new law, which will primarily apply to Palestinians, as discriminatory.
813969
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🧵 What's interesting about this case is that the defendants have each admitted to their role in the assassination program in 2018 reporting by @buzzfeed.com and in a #BBC documentary aired in 2024. They think they are immune from liability/prosecution. They're wrong, no one is above the law.
100
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
⚖️ After years of investigation, @cja-news.bsky.social client Yemeni parliamentarian Anssaf Ali Mayo has filed a landmark case in U.S. federal court. The complaint alleges that a U.S. corporation was engaged in a murder-for-hire scheme in Yemen. More information ⤵️ and ➡️ cja.org/u-s-mercenar...
cja.org
U.S. Mercenaries Sued For Carrying Out Emirati Assassination Program in Yemen – CJA
010
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🚨 A California court has unsealed a case filed by CJA client Anssaf Ali Mayo against ex execs & employees of Spear Operation Group for an alleged UAE murder-for-hire scheme in Yemen.
101
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🗞️ In 2018 + 2024, @buzzfeed.com’s Aram Roston and #BBC’s Nawal al-Maghafi, published investigative reports + documentaries on Spear’s operations in Yemen. As part of this reporting, each defendant admitted to carrying out targeted killings-for-hire for the UAE.
001
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
@cja-news.bsky.social files a new landmark case more ➡️
000
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A historic verdict in LA this afternoon. Read more: cja.org/wp-content/u...
cja.org
001
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law. Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures. They must be respected and protected. Journalists are #NotATarget.
0199
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Week 2 of #AlsheikhTrialUS has wrapped up, here's what happened in court on Friday ⬇️
002
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
#AlsheikhTrialUS resumed today in Los Angeles, here’s what happened on Day 7 ⬇️
012
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Week 1 of #AlsheikhTrialUS is behind us, here’s a summary of what happened today on day 5 ⬇️
002
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Just Security @justsecurity.org · 09/03/2026
As part of our joint symposium with @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social and @ejiltalk.bsky.social, @mikeschmitt.bsky.social surveys how the @icrc.org's updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention integrates technology in its analysis of specific rules: www.justsecurity.org/132950/techn...
justsecurity.org
Technology and the ICRC’s GC IV 2025 Commentary
The 2025 ICRC GC IV Commentary integrates technology into its analysis, and raises concerns about its treatment of data as property.
0228
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
As Day 2 of #AlsheikhTrialUS begins in LA, catch up on what happened in court yesterday from the Loyola Justice for Atrocities Clinic ⬇️ www.instagram.com/reel/DVSGf7P...
002
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Samir Alsheikh’s trial started today. We are in Los Angeles with our clients + we’ll be providing daily updates. Follow along for more. #AlsheikhTrialUS
002
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨 Next Monday the trial of former Syrian official Samir Alsheikh will begin in Los Angeles for #torture allegedly committed in #Syria. ⚖️ #AlSheikhTrialUS #UniversalJurisdiction
134
Reposted by Ela Matthews
IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
#UK Parliamentarians, including IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, are proposing changes to the nation's #UniversalJurisdiction #laws, aiming to improve access to #justice for atrocity crimes. The reform is urgently needed, says IBAHRI's Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/22vbp6t6
022
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
To close out this year, meet Fatoumatta & Demba—human rights defenders from The Gambia who answered justice's call against all odds. Over the next few weeks, we'll share their stories of courage & hope. Join us in supporting survivors like them ➡️ cja.org/donate
011
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🚨Yesterday, CJA filed a dossier with US authorities arguing that the Oct. 13, 2023 Israeli missile strike that wounded our client, American journalist Dylan Collins, was a war crime. USG must investigate the attack and where appropriate prosecute those responsible.
083
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
You've met Fatoumatta and Demba—survivors who, with CJA, helped bring a Gambian torturer to justice, strengthening the rule of law in the U.S. and The Gambia. They stepped forward when it mattered most. Will you? Answer the call to justice ➡️ cja.org/donate
011
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
This is a hugely important job at @knightcolumbia.org, and an opportunity to help chart the course of an unusually dynamic, effective organization that is already a leading defender of democratic rights, institutions, and values. Please send good people our way! knightcolumbia.org/page/chief-o...
2168
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Come join us at lunch time today in the Mississippi Room!
000
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🚨Today 13:15 at #ASP24! @cja-news.bsky.social is hosting a side event with The Republic of The Gambia and The Kingdom of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “Innovating International Justice: Recent developments from The Gambia and beyond toward more effective and inclusive mechanisms.”
000
Reposted by Ela Matthews
International Bar Association @ibanews.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
THURSDAY 6 Nov at #IBAToronto – join IBAHRI for the ‘SPPI Showcase - Law not war: part 1’ from 0930–1045. This session will explore the role of #lawyers in using the #law and legal procedures to broker peace talks and bring war crimes to #justice. Info: www.ibanet.org/session-deta...
046
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
bellingcat.com
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
2241112
Reposted by Ela Matthews
IBA Events @ibaevents.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
📢Delighted to announce that Beth Van Schaack will be joining us for 'A conversation about the state of international law under the new Trump era' at #IBAToronto 🍁, moderated by Mark Ellis. Session:⏰5 November-1315-1415 🗓️2-7 Nov🌍Toronto ✍️Register➡️ bit.ly/IBAToronto
022
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22/10/2025
In its advisory opinion, the UN's top court says Israel must support UN institutions, including UNRWA, with aid efforts.
bit.ly
ICJ says Israel must allow aid into blockaded Gaza, provide ‘basic needs’
In its advisory opinion, the UN's top court says Israel must support UN institutions, including UNRWA, with aid efforts.
713755
Ela Matthews @elamatthews.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Join me tomorrow - we’ll be talking about #UniversalJurisdiction in the United States, including the recent prosecution of Michael Sang Correa. #CorreaUSATrial
010
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
🚨Next Friday, a Denver judge will hold a sentencing hearing for Michael Correa, who was convicted for torture in 🇬🇲The Gambia. Correa’s victims will speak on the impact of the torture, in a crucial step towards justice for survivors & Gambian society. ⚖️
153
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We must as Americans stop arming Israel. And Israelis must bring down Netanyahu. May the memory of Anas Al Sharif and the memories of all who died on October 7 and beyond be for more than a blessing. May their memories pressure us to move beyond the horror of the present to end this war and rebuild
161043197
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Letter of the day (in the Times)
12263852470
Reposted by Ela Matthews
Justice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 16/07/2025
Another deadly airstrike in Myanmar. #Myanmar junta jets bombed Mawchi village tract in Karenni, killing 5 women and a man, all civilians. Junta also bombed Hsipaw, Shan State, killing two civilians. 🛑 These are war crimes. ❌⛽ Sanction aviation fuel. Cut the supply chains enabling these attacks!
buff.ly
Myanmar military’s airstrikes on Hsipaw, Mawchi kill eight civilians
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) controls Hsipaw, northern Shan State—one of the junta’s targets in the bombing—and said its forces were still present in Nawnghkio, northern Shan State…
026
Reposted by Ela Matthews
CJA @cja-news.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We’re in London hosting a two-day workshop connecting ISIL experts & their latest research with prosecutors and investigators to advance ISIL accountability for int’l crimes and human rights abuses. Insightful exchanges on Day 1. ⬇️
111
Reposted by Ela Matthews
TRIAL International @trialinternational.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🌐 On 23 May, the Global Initiative Against Impunity launched makingjusticework.org: a new platform that centralises key justice-related resources to support strategic action, foster knowledge-sharing, and centre survivors’ voices in justice efforts. ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/... 🧵👇
111