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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

TODAY, 7 May 2026 | 1030-1200 CDT | WEBINAR: If Authoritarian Systems Fracture: Gender Justice in Moments of Political Transition. #IBAHRI's Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social will be a panellist discussing #GenderJustice. Hosted by Andiana Foundation. Register: tinyurl.com/3xf859bc

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

22 Aug 2026: Today, we remember victims of violence based on religion or belief. Remembrance must lead to prevention, accountability and action #IBAHRI's Dr Ewelina Ochab writes in a new powerful piece. Read and share: tinyurl.com/2khp6jmx #Hazara #Rohingya #Uyghurs #Yazidis

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 12/03/2026

On 9 March we joined Yazda, the IBHARI & more in to co-hosting a #CSW70 event - Justice Beyond #UNITAD. Nearly 12 years after ISIL’s genocide against the Yazidis & following UNITAD’s Sept 2024 closure, speakers, inclu. our @amiraraj.bsky.social explored paths to justice for Yazidi women & girls.

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

IBAHRI's @ewelinaochab.bsky.social represented the Institute at the #UnitedNations Commission on the Status of Women's 70th session (#CSW70) from 9-19 March 2026 in #NewYork. Stressing the importance of #legal reform to improve access to #justice and ensure accountability, she remarked: 1/4

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

On Tuesday 17 March 2026, 1030-1200 EDT, IBAHRI's Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social and other expert panellists will discuss #GenderApartheid in #Afghanistan and routes to accountability. A @righttolearn.ca event. Part of the #UnitedNations NGO #CSW70 Forum. Reg: tinyurl.com/58b6dxjp #Women #Equality

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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

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

WATCH: IBAHRI's Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social highlights the importance of a proposed amendment to the #UK's Crime & Policing Bill which aims to address the #justice gap for international crimes. The amendment, pertaining to #UniversalJurisdiction, will be debated in the House of Lords shortly.

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

'Justice and accountability for international crimes are key when impunity for such crimes is becoming normal,' writes IBAHRI's Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social for @thetimes.com on proposed amendments to #UK's Crime & Policing Bill pertaining to #UniversalJurisdiction. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

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Loophole on crimes committed abroad leaves victims in the lurch

A bill coming before the Lords next week highlights that those affected by foreign conflicts or atrocities can fall through gaps in the British justice system

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

WED 5 Nov #IBAToronto – join IBAHRI for ‘No sanctuary for perpetrators of international crime: the use of universal jurisdiction in the pursuit of justice’ at 1430 EST. Chaired by @ewelinaochab.bsky.social, speakers inc. Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC and Beth Van Schaack. Info: tinyurl.com/36tafxv7

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

On 21 Nov 2025, 1500-1630 GMT, join IBAHRI for a webinar on the #UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women's (#CEDAW) Women, Peace & Security Addendum. Speakers incl. IBAHRI's Hina Jilani, Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC & @ewelinaochab.bsky.social Register: tinyurl.com/3bj7w9x4

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Writing in @forbes.com, IBAHRI's @ewelinaochab.bsky.social called for stronger #laws criminalising digital violence as #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence #GBV campaign begins following #UN Day for the Elimination of Violence Against #Women (25 Nov). Read: www.forbes.com/sites/ewelin...

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United Nations: Digital Violence Against Women Is Real Violence

November 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a U.N. day designated to focus on the issue of violence against women and...

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

On 28 Nov 2025 in #Nairobi, #Kenya, IBAHRI @ewelinaochab.bsky.social will participate in the #Africa Working Group Dialogue on International #Justice and the #ICC, hosted by @pga-champions.bsky.social. Speaking at two sessions, Dr Ochab will explore how African parliamentarians can support the ICC.

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

‘Inaction cannot be justified’, writes IBAHRI's @ewelinaochab.bsky.social in an article for @forbes.com on the recent abduction of schoolchildren in #Nigeria. Dr Ochab calls for urgent responses, noting that ‘equality, justice and accountability must prevail’. Read: www.forbes.com/sites/ewelin...

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Hundreds Of Children Abducted From A School In Nigeria

It’s been over a decade since Boko Haram abducted 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Borno, in April 2014. The abduction received international attention, with...

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

In a piece for @forbes.com: 'Every Day, 137 Women And Girls Are Killed By Intimate Partners Or Family Members', IBAHRI's Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social discusses a new UN report, estimating that 50,000 women & girls were killed by a partner/family member in 2024. Read: www.forbes.com/sites/ewelin...

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Every Day, 137 Women And Girls Are Killed By Intimate Partners Or Family Members

On November 24, 2025, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women...

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

On 11 December 2025, 1300–1630, join IBAHRI's Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC & Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social for HRLA x BHRC virtual seminar, ‘Advocacy & Strategy for #HumanRights Defenders: Community, Communication & Collective Action’. Register: tinyurl.com/2j6kup9m

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

On 12 Dec 2025, 1530-1645 CET, IBAHRI's @ewelinaochab.bsky.social will participate in a high-level panel on #GenderApartheid at 3rd #HearUs summit on advancing accountability for #Afghanistan #women. Hosted by Women for Afghanistan and @exterioresgob.bsky.social. Livestream: tinyurl.com/4pcafv97

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Dr Ewelina U Ochab @ewelinaochab.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

If you are joining the IBA Conference in Toronto - join us for the session 'No sanctuary for perpetrators of international crime: the use of universal jurisdiction in the pursuit of justice' ibanet.org/session-deta... #IBAToronto @ibahri.bsky.social @ibaevents.bsky.social

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

IBA's Dr Mark Ellis and IBAHRI's Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social to speak. The presentation will be in Ukrainian and English, with simultaneous interpretation provided. 2/2 #WarCrimes #Ukraine #justice

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

IBAHRI's Dr @ewelinaochab.bsky.social writes in @forbes.com of possible 'entity-wide' sanctions against the #ICC by the #UnitedStates' government, & the potential impact on victims seeking #justice for international crimes, further challenging global justice. Read: www.forbes.com/sites/ewelin...

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

'Focus must be on victims/survivors', writes IBAHRI's @ewelinaochab.bsky.social in @forbes.com following the recent conclusion from a UN Commission of Inquiry that #Israel has committed #genocide in #Gaza. The CoI report calls for an immediate end to the genocide. www.forbes.com/sites/ewelin...

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Coming tomorrow! Why don’t govts do more to recognize and prevent atrocities? @ewelinaochab.bsky.social gives examples of what has not worked in the past + what is needed to pressurise the #UK government to fulfil its international law obligations, with @aarifabraham.bsky.social & Christine Chinkin

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

22 August marks the International Day Commemorating Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, #FoRB. In an article for @Forbes, Dr Ewelina Ochab, IBAHRI Senior Programme Lawyer, calls for comprehensive responses to these crimes. Read: forbes.com/sites/ewelin... @ewelinaochab.bsky.social

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When Violence Based On Religion Or Belief Amounts To International Crimes

August 22nd marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, a day established by the United Nations General...

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Gary Weatherhead @garyweatherhead.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

'For All Women And Girls - Rights, Equality And Empowerment' by @ewelinaochab.bsky.social "Women and girls in too many countries still wait for rights, equality and empowerment. But they do not wait in silence" #IWD #IWD2025 www.forbes.com/sites/ewelin...

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For All Women And Girls - Rights, Equality And Empowerment

March 8 marks International Women’s Day. It is a day when women receive flowers, chocolates and cards. However, women deserve more than that...

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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

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US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics

The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

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