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SUMMARY:Accountability for Wartime Environmental Crimes: 
 Legal Pathways\, Community Voices\, and International Responsibility
DESCRIPTION:Date and time: 20 June 2025\, 16:00 – 17:00 CET\nVenue: United Nations Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, Conference Room XXV\nLive streaming on Facebook; https://fb.me/e/3fv9ViuXV\nOrganisers: No Peace Without Justice\, Truth Hounds\, Prosecutor’s General Office of Ukraine\, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva \nThe side-event aims to raise visibility of Ukraine’s documentation and accountability efforts. Ukrainian civil society and authorities have begun systematically documenting environmental war crimes. Ukrainian NGOs\, including Truth Hounds\, have compiled over hundreds of cases of suspected environmental crimes. Yet\, much of the harm is not yet systematically documented. This side event will spotlight those documentation efforts\, share key findings to date\, and underscore the need to complete documentation efforts at a standard that ensures high evidentiary value of the information collected. \nThe event also aims to advance legal and policy discussions on environmental crimes. The event will explore how existing law applies to such deliberate destruction. International humanitarian law explicitly prohibits methods of warfare “expected to cause widespread\, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment”\, and many Russian actions qualify as war crimes\, helping explore legal avenues for accountability and redress. \nBy gathering Ukrainian and international stakeholders\, the side event will also lay groundwork for joint advocacy and support. It will outline the needs for technical support and resources (e.g. for forensic analysis\, monitoring and remediation) and strengthen cooperation among NGOs\, governments\, and multilateral institutions working on environment and accountability. \nProgram\n– Opening: Amb. Yevhen Tsymbaliuk\, Permanent Representative of Ukraine\n– Keynote Speech: Viktoriia Litvinova\, Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine\n– Patterns of Environmental Destruction: Dmytro Koval\, Truth Hounds\n– Voices from the Ground: Regional administration representatives\, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine\n– Discussion & Reactions: Moderated Q&A\n– Closing: Niccolò Figà Talamanca\, Secretary General of No Peace Without Justice \n\nConcept note and program\n\n  \nFor more information\, please contact Laura Zamperetti (lzamperetti@npwj.org) or Nicola Giovannini (ngiovannini@npwj.org) \n 
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/accountability-for-wartime-environmental-crimes-legal-pathways-community-voices-and-international-responsibility/
LOCATION:Human Rights Council\, Geneva\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250628T090000
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SUMMARY:Save the Date : NPWJ General Assembly on 28 June in Budapest
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars (“save the date”) for the 2025 General Assembly of No Peace Without Justice ETS\, which will be held in Budapest on 28 June. \nThe date and location were chosen by the Board of Directors after the Hungarian government introduced special regulations to ban the 30th Budapest Pride\, prohibiting all demonstrations in support of sexual freedoms\, and explicitly providing for the use of massive surveillance technologies\, including artificial intelligence\, to identify and monitor participants. \nThe organisers have confirmed that the 30th Budapest Pride “will take place as scheduled” on 28 June\, with the explicit support of the Mayor of Budapest\, opposition parties\, and countless associations that have mobilised in defence of the civil rights of all Hungarians\, not least the right to protest against the authoritarian policies of the Orban Government. Furthermore\, there is expected to be broad participation from political leaders\, activists\, human rights defenders\, parliamentarians\, and ordinary citizens from throughout Europe and beyond. \nWe hope that as many of our members as possible can attend the NPWJ Assembly in Budapest in person\, and then\, those who wish\, also take part in the Pride or many other initiatives planned for that historic day. For those who are unable to attend in person\, it will also be possible to join via Zoom\, with automatic translation (in the subtitles) for all interventions.\nWe plan to begin the Assembly (in second convocation) at 09h30\, and to conclude the strictly assembly-related work by 10h30. \nFrom 10h30 onwards\, after the Assembly\, we will hold a public forum organised in collaboration with EUmans\, with Hungarian and European parliamentarians\, jurists\, and activists discussing the necessity and urgency for the Council to decide to activate Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union for Hungary in response to systematic violations of the rule of law\, fundamental freedoms\, and the core values of the European Union. \nFrom 14h00 onwards\, NPWJ Members who also intend to take part in the the 30th Budapest Pride will walk from the venue to the starting point of the march\, which is expected to conclude around 20:00. \nFor those who have not yet renewed their membership fee for 2025 and those willing to become members\, please do so (https://www.npwj.org/support-us/membership/) in the next few days\, and no later than 30 days before the Assembly\, i.e.\, by 28 May 2025. \nThe formal invitation from the President\, the proposed Agenda\, the 2024 financial statements\, the 2025 budget proposal\, the Annual Report\, and all other assembly documents will be sent to NPWJ members once they are adopted at the next meeting of the Board of Directors. \nFor more information\, please contact Laura Zamperetti (at lzamperetti@npwj.org). \n 
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/save-the-date-npwj-general-assembly-on-28-june-in-budapest/
LOCATION:Budapest\, Hungary
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250628T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250628T130000
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SUMMARY:European Citizens’ Assembly on Hungary’s systemic violations of the rule of law — and the actions needed at EU level
DESCRIPTION:On 28 June 2025\, Eumans in collaboration with No Peace Without Justice\, Associazione Luca Coscioni and European Alternatives are proud to invite citizens\, activists\, policy-makers\, and institutional actors to Budapest for a crucial day of democratic engagement. \nThis joint public forum\, which will take place at Loffice\, Paulay Ede u. 55\, Budapest\, at 10:30–13:00\, aims at confronting the growing threats to the rule of law and civil liberties in Europe. The forum will serve as an open platform for inclusive dialogue\, connecting grassroots activists with European and Hungarian decision-makers\, legal experts\, and civil society organisations. \nThis gathering is not only a response to the Hungarian government’s draconian restrictions on the 30th Budapest Pride including bans on demonstrations and the introduction of AI-driven surveillance but also a proactive effort to reaffirm the core values of the European Union: democracy\, fundamental rights\, and the rule of law. \nAt this occasion\, Eumans will launch a campaign calling on the EU to take action against the serious and systematic violations of the Rule of Law in Hungary\, and to recognize the legal existence of “European associations.” The introduction of “European associations” — entities recognized directly by the EU without requiring national approval — is essential to counter repressive laws such as the recent proposal by the Hungarian government aimed at eliminating the freedom of association for Hungarian NGOs. \nDuring the assembly\, the following discussants will interact with participants:\n– Tamás Dombos – Project Coordinator\, Háttér Society\n– Marco Cappato – President\, Eumans\n– Ophelie Masson – Deputy director of European Alternatives\n– Niccolò Milanese – Director of European Alternatives\n– Per Clausen – Member of the European Parliament (MEP\, The Left Group)\n– Brando Benifei – Member of the European Parliament (MEP\, S&D Group)\n– Maria Walsh – Member of the European Parliament (MEP\, EPP Group)\n– Lena Schilling (MEP\, Group of the Greens)\n– Tara O’Grady– President\, No Peace Without Justice\n– Elena Buscemi – President\, Milan City Council\n– Peter Sárosi – Executive Director\, Rights Reporter Foundation\n– Francesca Romana D’autuono\, Volt Co-President\n– Zsuzsanna Szelényi\, former member of Hungarian Parliament\, CEU Democracy Institute’ \nThe entire event will be hybrid\, with remote participation available via Zoom and automatic translation to ensure accessibility for all. \nFrom 14h00 onwards\, participants who also intend to take part\, alongside a broad coalition of human rights defenders and democratic allies\, in the 30th Budapest Pride will walk from the venue to the starting point of the march. \nAs Hungary becomes a critical test case for European democratic resilience\, this day in Budapest will be more than symbolic. It will be an opportunity for people across Europe to unite in dialogue\, raise their voices\, and take action. \nFor more information and registration to the public forum\, check the following Eumans website link
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/european-citizens-assembly-on-hungarys-systemic-violations-of-the-rule-of-law-and-the-actions-needed-at-eu-level/
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SUMMARY:Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression: Delivering Justice and Protecting Human Rights Rights in the Context of Russia’s War Against Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Side Event at the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council \nDate and time: 4 July 2025\, 12:00–13:00 CET\nVenue: In person at Room XXIV\, Palais des Nations\nOrganisers: Permanent Missions of Ukraine\, Latvia\, Liechtenstein\, Lithuania\, Luxembourg\, the Netherlands\, International Bar Association\, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute\, No Peace Without Justice \nBackground information\nThe ongoing full-scale war of aggression launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in widespread and systematic violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. Atrocities committed against civilians – including war crimes\, crimes against humanity\, and unlawful deportations\, have emphasized the urgent need for justice and accountability. The crime of aggression\, as the leadership crime and the source of other international crimes committed in this context\, must not go unpunished.\nUkraine\, together with an expanding coalition of states and international legal experts\, has been actively advocating for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression. On 25 June 2025\, an important step was taken with the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of the Special Tribunal. This landmark development demonstrates significant momentum towards ensuring justice for the victims of Russia’s aggression and reinforcing the global framework for accountability.\nThe discussion will focus on how the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine can effectively deliver justice\, secure accountability\, and contribute to the protection of human rights in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine. \nObjectives of the Event\n• Present recent developments regarding the creation of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.\n• Highlight the link between the crime of aggression and widespread human rights violations\, emphasizing the need for international legal mechanisms to hold perpetrators accountable.\n• Provide a platform for legal experts\, government representatives\, and civil society to exchange views on how the Tribunal can effectively deliver justice and accountability.\n• Mobilize further support from UN member states\, international organizations\, and human rights defenders for the Tribunal and its mission. \nAgenda \nModerator: Mr. Niccolò Figà Talamanca\, Secretary General of No Peace Without Justice\nOpening remarks: H.E. Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk\, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva\nSpeakers:\n• Dr. Mark Ellis\, Executive Director\, International Bar Association (online)\n• Dr. Nataliia Hendel\, Senior Researcher\, Institute of Information\, Security and Law of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine; expert\, NGO Fundamental Research Support Fund\n• Dr. Anton Korynevych\, the Coordinator of the Core Group on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine\, Director of the Department General for International Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (online)\n• Dr. Dainius Žalimas\, Member of the European Parliament\, Professor of International and Constitutional Law at the Law Faculty of Vytautas Magnus University\, Member of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (online or in person TBC)\nClosing remarks: H.E. Mr. Paul Bekkers\, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva\nQ&A session \n\nVideo-recording of the side event\nConcept note and agenda\nSpeakers bios\nFlyer\n\n  \nCo-Sponsors:
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/special-tribunal-for-the-crime-of-aggression-delivering-justice-and-protecting-human-rights-rights-in-the-context-of-russias-war-against-ukraine/
LOCATION:Human Rights Council\, Geneva\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250717T190000
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SUMMARY:Join us in Rome to celebrate International Justice Day and express our continued support to the ICC
DESCRIPTION:No Peace Without Justice together with Eumans\, Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC)\, Alza Vita\, Refugees in Libya and Associazione Cristiana degli Ucraini in Italia invite you to join them in celebrating International Justice Day on 17 July\, from 19:00 to 21:00\, in Piazzale Ugo La Malfa\, Rome\, near the historic birthplace of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. \nAlongside victims groups\, civil society organisations\, activists\, and concerned citizens\, this joint celebration would be a meaningful expression of continued support for the ICC—at a time when its independence and authority are facing unprecedented challenges. \nCivil society played a crucial role in the successful conclusion of the Diplomatic Conference on 17 July 1998 and the adoption of the Rome Statute\, not only in shaping its content over five weeks of intense and often gruelling negotiations\, but also in rallying governments in the final hours to bridge the last divides and bring the Court to life. \nThe result was a groundbreaking system of international justice\, with the ICC at its core: a framework designed to confront impunity\, secure redress for victims\, and affirm that even the most powerful can be held to account under the law. \nTwenty-seven years later\, that promise remains unfinished. Turning it into a lasting reality requires action on multiple fronts: first by pressing national justice systems to fulfil their complementary obligations to investigate and prosecute Rome Statute Crimes and by ensuring that the ICC is equipped to act when they do not. But today the foundation must be protected: the Court’s ability to operate independently and impartially. Today\, that very foundation is under sustained attack by those determined to discredit the idea that the law should stand above the power of the gun. \nJoin us in Rome so that together we can reaffirm the global commitment to justice\, accountability\, and the rights of victims.
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/join-us-in-rome-to-celebrate-international-justice-day-and-express-our-continued-support-to-the-icc/
LOCATION:Rome\, Rome\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Manifestations
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SUMMARY:Accountability for Human Rights Violations  committed in the name of the "War on Drugs"
DESCRIPTION:A Side Event to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council \n\nDate & Time: Tuesday 30 September 2025 / 16:00 – 17:00 CET\nVenue: Concordia I\, Palais des Nations\, United Nations\, Geneva\nLive streaming on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/5c2o9MRcl\nOrganised by: No Peace Without Justice\n\nThe global push to combat narcotics has become a pretext for systematic human rights violations and state violence\, including extrajudicial executions\, torture\, arbitrary detention\, and crimes against humanity. This side event examines accountability mechanisms by linking the ongoing ICC prosecution of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with recent U.S. military strikes on ostensibly civilian vessels in the Caribbean\, exploring how international law can protect both direct victims and populations “in whose name” such violence occurs.\nThe Philippines case provides critical precedent: Duterte’s anti-drugs campaign resulted in thousands of deaths\, widespread intimidation\, and deliberate erosion of democratic institutions. On 12 March 2025\, Duterte was surrendered to the ICC by virtue of an ICC arrest warrant for the crime against humanity of murder under Article 7(1)(a) of the Rome Statute—marking historic progress toward accountability for state-sponsored extrajudicial killings. Victims continue to seek justice at the ICC\, highlighting challenges and possibilities of victim-centered accountability.\nContemporary Caribbean developments demonstrate pattern evolution: U.S. military forces struck four ostensibly civilian vessels in international waters in September 2025\, killing at least 19 individuals. Regional leaders’ endorsement—Trinidad and Tobago’s PM praising the strikes\, Dominican Republic describing “first-of-its-kind joint operation against narco-terrorism”—reveals how anti-drug rhetoric facilitates regional complicity in unlawful state violence. UN Special Rapporteurs and human rights organizations condemned these as extrajudicial killings violating international law.\nA proposed U.S. Authorization for Use of Military Force aimed at “narco-terrorists” could grant authority for counter-narcotics military operations across 60+ countries\, systematizing cross-border interventions and creating templates for authoritarian consolidation. Such operations serve dual purposes: generating popular support while intimidating opponents and normalizing state violence. Populations “in whose name” violence occurs—including the American public—constitute critical victim groups\, highlighting transnational implications requiring robust international accountability. \nCore Objectives:\n– Examine accountability processes for human rights violations committed in anti-drug contexts\, including ICC confirmation under Article 61 and complementarity principles\n– Analyze contemporary operations within proposed legislative expansions that could systematize such operations globally\nExplore victim-centered approaches for both directly targeted populations and those indirectly affected “in whose name” violence is conducted\n– Assess authoritarian consolidation patterns through anti-drug rhetoric and transnational “security cooperation”\n– Identify concrete recommendations for States\, international organizations\, and civil society to strengthen accountability\, prevent future violations\, uphold rule of law \nConcept note and program
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/accountability-for-human-rights-violations-committed-in-the-name-of-the-war-on-drugs/
LOCATION:Human Rights Council\, Geneva\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251001T113000
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SUMMARY:Seizing Power: Occupation\, Torture\, and Nuclear Safety Breaches at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
DESCRIPTION:A Side Event to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Corporate Complicity\, War Crimes\, and Risks of Nuclear Catastrophe \n\nDate & Time: Wednesday 1 October 11:30 – 12:30 CET\nVenue: Conference Room V\, Palais des Nations\, United Nations\, Geneva\nLive streaming on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/3PezYb3Zi\nOrganized by: No Peace Without Justice\, Truth Hounds\nCo-sponsored by: Permanent Missions to the UN Geneva of Liechtenstein\, Ukraine\, Poland\, Croatia\, Czechia\, Denmark\, Estonia\, Finland\, Ireland\, Lithuania\, Latvia\, Montenegro\, The Netherlands\, Slovenia\n\nThe event will feature a dynamic panel presentation\, combining expert testimony from Truth Hounds investigators\, legal analysis\, and first-hand accounts from affected community representatives. The format is designed to facilitate a substantive and interactive discussion among\ndelegations\, civil society\, and the media\, moving beyond a simple briefing to a collaborative strategy\nsession.\nAt this side event\, Truth Hounds experts will present the findings of their comprehensive report\, highlighting the interconnection of systematic human rights abuses and nuclear safety breaches\, while addressing key pathways for achieving accountability and actively preventing these crimes from continuing and offering recommendations on how to address the situation. \nBackground\nRussia’s military seizure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in March 2022 represents the first instance in history of an active nuclear facility under military occupation.\nThe situation raises four interrelated concerns:\n1. Widespread and systematic arbitrary detention\, torture\, and persecution of civilians and ZNPP staff constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute.\n2. Rosatom’s dual role\, coupled with the Russian state’s control over it\, underscores unmatched issues of corporate complicity and state responsibility for facilitating occupation policies that violate international law.\n3. Coercion of nuclear personnel severed regulatory oversight\, and militarization of the plant critically undermine operational safety\, creating a transboundary nuclear risk.\n4. Permitting the militarization of a nuclear facility sets a precedent for future conflicts\, threatening the stability of international peace and security and the integrity of the global nuclear safety regime.\nUrgent international action is required\, including through independent monitoring\, to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and a dangerous precedent that threatens the stability of international peace and security and the integrity of the global nuclear safety regime.\nThis multi-dimensional crisis demands coordinated diplomatic\, legal\, and operational responses to protect civilians\, restore nuclear safety\, and uphold international law. \n\nConcept note and agenda
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/seizing-power-occupation-torture-and-nuclear-safety-breaches-at-the-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant/
LOCATION:Human Rights Council\, Geneva\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251204T131500
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SUMMARY:When accountability becomes a crime:   protecting human rights defenders   in the Age of Lawfare
DESCRIPTION:Side event to the 24th Assembly of State Parties of the ICC \nThursday\, 4 December 2025 | 13:15 – 14:45 | Yangtze 2 \nPanellists:\n– Shawan Jabarin\, Director General of Al-Haq;\n– Raji Sourani\, Founder and Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights;\n– Issam Younis\, Director General of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights;\n– Antônia Pereira de Sousa\, Senior Special Assistant to the Registrar of the ICC;\n– Niccolò Figà-Talamanca\, interim Convenor of the CICC.\nModerator: Rev. Father Albert C. Alejo S.J.\, Board Member\, No Peace Without Justice \nCo-sponsors: No Peace Without Justice; Al-Haq; Al Mezan Center for Human Rights; Palestinian Centre for Human Rights; Coalition for the International Criminal Court; Women’s Initiatives for\nGender Justice; FIDH; Amnesty International; EUmans\, Holistic Empowerment for Development (H.E.D) on behalf of 5 Ethiopian CSOs – African Initiatives for a Democratic World Order\n(AIDWO)\, Exodus Charity Organization (ECO)\, Vision Ethiopian Congress for Democracy (VECOD)\, Human Rights and Humanitarian Development Initiatives (HRHDI); Robert F. Kennedy\nHuman Rights; Union for Civil Liberty; Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada; Human Rights Now; Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society; Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group; International Centre for\nJustice for Palestinians; World Without Genocide; Platform for Peace and Humanity; Centre Marocain pour la Loi et la Paix.\nState co-sponsors: the State of Palestine. \nNote: Interpretation will be available in Arabic\, English\, French and Spanish. \n\nFlyer of the side event
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/when-accountability-becomes-a-crime-protecting-human-rights-defenders-in-the-age-of-lawfare/
LOCATION:The Hague\, Oude Waalsdorperweg 10\, The Hague\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260311T130000
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SUMMARY:Murder on the Land and the Sea: Extrajudicial Drug War Killings in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Side event at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs\nin-person: Wednesday 11 March\, 1:00-2:00pm CET\, Room M0E79\, Vienna International Center\n\nZoom (with optional registration): https://bit.ly/murderonlandandsea\nZoom (direct meeting access): https://bit.ly/murderonlandandsea-noreg\nhttps://stopthedrugwar.org/ruleoflaw\n\n\nDrugs are an issue which – like migration\, social liberalization and economic tensions – has the capacity to shatter democratic and human rights norms. Perhaps no other extreme found in drug policies today does so more than that of extrajudicial killings.  “Murder on the Land and the Sea” will discuss identified episodes of drug war EJKs in the 21st century\, their context and interrelationships\, and their implications for the future of democracy and the rules-based order.\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\nDavid Borden\, Executive Director\, StoptheDrugWar.org\nCarlos Conde\, Rights Report Philippines\, former Human Rights Watch\, NYT\nDiego Garcia-Devis\, Drug Policy Program Manager\, Open Society Foundations\nAnnie Shiel\, US Advocacy Director\, Center for Civilians in Conflict\n\nModerator: Kat Murti\, Executive Director\, Students for Sensible Drug Policy\n\nOrganized by DRCNet Foundation AKA StoptheDrugWar.org\, with cosponsors Associazone Luca Coscioni\, Drug Policy Alliance\, Forum Droghe\, International Drug Law Advocacy & Resource Center\, No Peace Without Justice\, NoBox Transitions Philippines\, Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court\, Students for Sensible Drug Policy\, Veterans Action Council\, Washington Office on Latin America\n \nPlease contact David Borden at +1 202-236-8620 or borden@drcnet.org for further information.  Visit https://stopthedrugwar.org/ruleoflaw and https://stopthedrugwar.org/global to read about our international programs.
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/murder-on-the-land-and-the-sea-extrajudicial-drug-war-killings-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:vienna\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260323T120000
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SUMMARY:Side-Event HRC61: Safeguarding International Justice  
DESCRIPTION:Defending the Defenders: Countering Sanctions and Coercive Measures against the International Criminal Court and those Supporting its Mandate \n\nDate/Time: 23 March 2026 | 12:00 – 13:00\nLocation: Palais des Nations\, Geneva (Room XII)\nLive streaming on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/VoOvRKCcu-4\nHosted by: Colombia\, State of Palestine\, Slovenia\, South Africa\, Spain;\nOrganizers: NPWJ\, CICC\, Al-Haq\, Al Mezan\, and PCHR\n\nOn the margins of the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council\, this side event will examine the growing use of sanctions and coercive measures against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and those working to support international justice. Bringing together UN experts and human rights defenders\, the discussion will explore the real-world impact of these measures on judges\, civil society organisations and the documentation of international crimes\, highlighting how the Court and its partners continue their work despite unprecedented pressure. The event will call for the urgent adoption of concrete countermeasures to safeguard the independence and functioning of the international justice system.\n\nProgramme:\n12:00-12:05:  Welcome & Political Framing\n            H.E. Mr. Gustavo Gallón\, Permanent Representative of Colombia\n12:05-12:13: The Expanded Net: Sanctions Overreach\n             Ms. Francesca Albanese\, UN Special Rapporteur on the OPT\n12:13-12:37: The Ground Reality: Impact on Human Rights Documentation\n                     Al-Haq\, Al Mezan\, PCHR\n12:37-12:45: The Extraterritorial Impact of Sanctions: Measures States Parties can take\n                     Ms. Zoé Paris\, CICC\n12:45-12:50: Call to Action\n                     H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi\, Permanent Observer Representative of the State of Palestine\n12:50-13:00: Q&A\n                     Mr. Niccolò Figà-Talamanca Secretary General\, No Peace Without Justice\n\n\nFlyer
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/side-event-hrc61-safeguarding-international-justice/
LOCATION:Human Rights Council\, Geneva\, Switzerland
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SUMMARY:Health Care in the Dark: The Human Cost of Russia's Attacks on Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:Side Event on the margins of the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council Conference Room Concordia I\, Palais des Nations\, Geneva\n25 March 2026 │ 12:00 – 13:00 CET\n– Live streaming on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/RNwO74JW8Z4\n– Co-Sponsored by: Permanent Missions to the UN Geneva of Ukraine\, Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Finland\, Latvia\, Moldova\, Montenegro and Netherlands\n–  Organised by: No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) and Truth Hounds\, in cooperation with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)\n– Flyer\n– Concept note \nRussia’s systematic attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are not an incidental consequence of military operations. They are a deliberate policy directed at the conditions under which civilians live\, access care\, and sustain community life. The responsibility of the Russian Federation is a matter of international law — and the pattern of conduct raises serious questions under international criminal law\, including as potential crimes against humanity under Article 7 of the Rome ICC Statute.\nThe consequences are visible at both the institutional and individual level. Hospital directors and municipal authorities have restructured services\, rationed backup power\, and made triage decisions driven by electricity availability. The medical risks of these attacks were widely known and publicly documented as strikes continued — speaking directly to the foreseeability required under international criminal law. Older people\, people with chronic illness\, patients dependent on dialysis or respiratory support\, children and persons with disabilities are identifiable individuals whose rights are being violated in documented\, recurring ways\, yet whose situation remains largely absent from the evidentiary record.\nThis side event draws on Truth Hounds’ and PHR’s research to show how attacks on civilian infrastructure translate into measurable health harm\, falling disproportionately on those least able to bear it. A practitioner with direct experience of systematic power disruption will ground the discussion in operational reality\, before turning to what the international community — including UN human rights mechanisms and the ICC — is required to do. Three interconnected concerns frame the discussion:\n• The deliberate targeting of energy infrastructure serving civilian populations violates international humanitarian law and may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. These health consequences must be prosecuted accordingly — not absorbed into humanitarian frameworks that treat them as if they were unavoidable natural disasters.\n• Sentinel populations — older people\, people with disabilities\, and patients dependent on electricity-reliant care — bear a disproportionate burden of harm that existing casualty methodologies fail to capture. Closing this evidentiary gap is a precondition for accountability.\n• Urgent international action is required\, through UN human rights mechanisms and the ICC\, to ensure justice for survivors and prevent further impunity.\nThis crisis demands coordinated diplomatic\, legal\, and operational responses. Silence and inaction are not neutral: they entrench the impunity that makes these attacks possible. \nPreliminary Draft Agenda\n12:00 – 12:05 Opening Remarks\nRoman Toder\, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine\n12:05 – 12:45 Panel Presentations\n· Evan Harary\, Truth Hounds\n· Lesia Lysytsia\, Okhmatdyt Hospital Kyiv\n· Uliana Poltavets\, Physicians for Human Rights\n12:45 – 12:55 Interactive Dialogue & Q&A\nModerated by Niccolò Figà Talamanca\, No Peace Without Justice\n12:55 – 13:00 Conclusions \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/health-care-in-the-dark-the-human-cost-of-russias-attacks-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure/
LOCATION:Human Rights Council\, Geneva\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:PRESS CONFERENCE - From Words to Action: Shielding the ICC and Civil Society from US Sanctions
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, 14 April\nTime: 16:30 – 18:00\nLocation: Brussels Press Club\, Rue Froissart 95\, 1040 Brussels\nRegistration: Online at this link (free)\nCo-sponsors: Al-Haq\, Al Mezan\, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)\, Amnesty International\, Avocats Sans Frontières\, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC)\, EUmans\, EuroMed Rights\, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)\, No Peace Without Justice and 11:11:11. \nAbout the press conference: \nOn 6 February 2025\, less than a month after the beginning of his second term\, the United States (US) President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO)14203 “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC)” and designated the ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan for his work on the investigations in the Palestine and Afghanistan situations. Since then\, eight ICC judges and two deputy prosecutors\, three Palestinian organisations and a United Nations Special Rapporteur were designated under the same EO.\nBy using sanctions against the entire international justice ecosystem\, the US is targeting justice efforts for the world’s most serious crimes. Due to US dominance in global finance and IT services\, these sanctions have a deep impact all around the world for those directly targeted\, and ultimately for victims of international crimes\, especially in Palestine and Afghanistan.\nOver the past months\, the Secretariat of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) drafted a report on the impact of US sanctions against the Court and those cooperating with it. To be centered around the voices of those affected\, all individuals and organisations that were designated under EO 14203 were interviewed. In the week leading to the launch of the report\, the directors of the three designated Palestinian organisations\, Al Haq\, PCHR and Al Mezan\, will be present in Europe to call for concrete actions.\nIn the face of such unprecedented attacks\, civil society organisations and grassroot movements around the world have mobilised and advocated against these measures and for the adoption of the EU blocking statute. A European-wide mobilisation and a Satyagraha (a citizen-led relay fasting) are underway and represent a grassroots push to prompt European institutions to take concrete action.\nThe EU must move beyond generic political statements of support and demand the activation of the EU Blocking Statute (Regulation 2271/96) to protect NGOs\, the International Criminal Court and those working on justice and accountability from the extraterritorial effect of US unilateral sanctions.\nThe following organisations are participating in the press conference and calling for the EU Commission to adopt the EU blocking statute: Al-Haq\, Al Mezan\, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)\, Amnesty International\, Avocats Sans Frontières\, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC)\, EUmans\, EuroMed Rights\, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)\, No Peace Without Justice and 11:11:11. \n\nPress Conference Agenda\n\n 
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/press-conference-from-words-to-action-shielding-the-icc-and-civil-society-from-us-sanctions/
CATEGORIES:Press Conference
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SUMMARY:Murder on the Land and the Sea II: Accountability for Extrajudicial Drug War Killings Is Only a Matter of Time
DESCRIPTION:Side event for the 35th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice\nonline-only\, 4 June 2026\, 9:00-10:00am ET / 3:00-4:00pm CET / 9:00-10:00pm PHT\nWatch the video recording at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmWvtqICIV8 \nDrugs are an issue which – like migration\, social liberalization and economic tensions – has the capacity to shatter democratic and human rights norms. Perhaps no other extreme drug policy today does so more than extrajudicial killings (EJKs). As the former president of the Philippines awaits trial later this year\, the death toll from US strikes on alleged “drug boats” has raced past 200\, making state violence and accountability for it pressing issues in drug policy today. \n“Murder on the Land and the Sea II” discussed identified episodes of drug war EJKs in the 21st century\, their context and interrelationships\, and the international legal exposure officials may face – in some cases are already facing – in states that perpetrate EJKs or facilitate them through intelligence and law enforcement cooperation. \nSpeakers:\nJohn Ramming Chappell\, Advisory\, US Advocacy\, Center for Civilians in Conflict\nDino Singson de Leon\, Trustee\, Human Rights and People Empowerment Center\nSarah Harrison\, Nonresident Fellow\, Conventional Defense Program\, Stimson Center\nIntro and Moderation: David Borden\, Executive Director\, StoptheDrugWar.org \nOrganized by DRCNet Foundation AKA StoptheDrugWar.org\, with cosponsors Associazone Luca Coscioni\, Drug Policy Alliance\, Eumans\, Forum Droghe\, International Drug Law Advocacy & Resource Center\, No Peace Without Justice\, NoBox Transitions Philippines\, Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court\, Students for Sensible Drug Policy\, Veterans Action Council\, Washington Office on Latin America \nPlease contact David Borden at +1 202-236-8620 or borden@drcnet.org for further information. Visit https://stopthedrugwar.org/ruleoflaw and https://stopthedrugwar.org/global to read about our international programs.
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/murder-on-the-land-and-the-sea-ii-accountability-for-extrajudicial-drug-war-killings-is-only-a-matter-of-time/
LOCATION:vienna\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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