Catherine Morris

I write things about international human rights law & peacebuilding & sometimes teach or speak (various places). Based on Canada’s west coast. Peacemakers Trust director. Former ED & UN rep for Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada. CW: posting news & info about conflicts & human rights violations. Specific CWs for some posts. Posts deleted after 2 weeks. #InternationalHumanRights #Peacebuilding. Significant focus on #Cambodia #Thailand #Myanmar #BizHumanRights #FreedomOfReligion (#FoRB)

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2024-09-09 19:33:06

2 Killed in Russian Air Strike on #Ukraine’s #Sumy - Local Authorities. ‘As a result of the air strike, two people died [and] four more people were injured, including two #children," military authorities said in a statement. "Necessary medical assistance is provided to the wounded." The city's mayor Oleksiy Drozdenko said homes and vehicles were also destroyed.’ | The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/08/2-killed-in-russian-air-strike-on-ukraines-sumy-local-authorities-a86298

2024-09-09 19:31:13

2 Killed in Russian Air Strike on #Ukraine’s #Sumy - Local Authorities | The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/08/2-killed-in-russian-air-strike-on-ukraines-sumy-local-authorities-a86298

2024-09-09 19:27:08

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#Myanmar: See the statement of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada #LRWC to the UN Human Rights Council at https://hrcmeetings.ohchr.org/HRCSessions/HRCDocuments/81/NGO/65684_93_1ecb0be7_73ee_4bd2_a8e6_fe9297ff779e.docx. 2/2
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2024-09-09 15:50:15

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See the statement of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada on the situation of human rights of legal professions can be seen at https://hrcmeetings.ohchr.org/HRCSessions/HRCDocuments/81/NGO/65684_93_1ecb0be7_73ee_4bd2_a8e6_fe9297ff779e.docx 2/2
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2024-09-09 15:42:26

The UN Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue with the International Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar. See the transcripts of statements at https://hrcmeetings.ohchr.org/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/57/Pages/Statements.aspx?SessionId=81&MeetingDate=09/09/2024%2000:00:00. See the video at https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1chdvvun6 (start at 1:00:12). 1/2

2024-09-09 14:20:59

A debate on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan can be seen at https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rnd5dtfv.

2024-09-08 13:08:35

Crisis in Gaza: Scenario-based health impact projections | Report One: 7th of February to 6th of August 2024 | by #Gaza Health Impact Projections Working Group et al | report published by London School of Hygiene Medicine, Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health https://aoav.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/gaza_projections_report.pdf #Gaza
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2024-09-08 12:48:54

Counting the dead in #Gaza. “…there will continue to be…indirect deaths…from causes such as reproductive, communicable & non-communicable diseases… In recent conflicts…#indirect #deaths range from 3 to 15 times the…direct deaths. Applying a conservative estimate of 4 indirect deaths per 1 direct death to the 37,396 deaths reported,…186 ,000…deaths could be attributable to the current conflict...” | #Lancet
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext

2024-09-07 18:36:33

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“De Facto Authorities’ Moral Oversight in #Afghanistan: Impacts on Human Rights” | UNAMA report detailing negative impacts of the de facto Ministry for Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (MPVPV). | July 2024 https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/moral_oversight_report_english_final.pdf 2/2

2024-09-07 12:37:33

#InternationalCriminalCourt #ICC chief prosecutor #KarimKhan discusses #Netanyahu arrest warrant. Audio of interview at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022s8s

2024-09-06 15:48:41

#Afghan women are singing in defiance of ‘brutal’ new #Taliban law silencing their #voices in public | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-taliban-women-singing-rebellion-b2605631.html

2024-09-06 01:29:51

#Alberta government reaches agreement with #legalaid #lawyers, law society | Victoria Times Colonist
https://www.timescolonist.com/alberta-news/alberta-government-reaches-agreement-with-legal-aid-lawyers-law-society-9473778

2024-09-05 22:45:45

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@npub13vv…0sze here’s a Scottish sheep dog for your birthday: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/tAObnAKOLoo

2024-09-04 13:21:16

#Afghanistan: Afghan women sing online to protest latest crackdown on their rights. “In Afghanistan, the Taliban are refusing to cooperate with a United Nations mission, banning its human rights expert from entering the country. The UN has criticized the Taliban's new so-called 'Virtue Law', which prevents women from singing or raising their voices in public. Afghan women are attempting to protest…despite being silenced on the streets.” | DW - YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RmdWU7dhsEE&pp=ygUMQWZnaGFuIHdvbWVu

2024-09-04 13:02:07

Afghan women sing in defiance of Taliban laws silencing their voices:
Women push back at law stating they must not sing or read aloud in public by posting videos of themselves singing | #Afghanistan | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/01/afghan-women-sing-in-defiance-of-taliban-laws-silencing-their-voices #nonviolence #CivilResistance #GenderApartheid

2024-09-02 23:18:48

#UK Suspends Some Arms Exports to #Israel Over Law. “The government move comes after…Al-Haq & …Global Legal Action Network, filed a legal challenge aimed at forcing the U.K. to stop granting any licenses for arms exports to Israel.” | TIME https://time.com/7016862/u-k-suspends-arms-exports-to-israel/

2024-09-02 23:16:37

#UK Suspends Some Arms Exports to #Israel Over Law. “British firms sell a relatively small amount of weapons and components to Israel compared to major suppliers such as the #US and #Germany. Earlier this year, the government said military exports to Israel amounted to 42 million pounds ($53 million) in 2022.
But the U.K. is one of Israel’s closest allies, so the decision carries some symbolic significance.” | TIME https://time.com/7016862/u-k-suspends-arms-exports-to-israel/

2024-09-02 23:08:17

Nic Dunlop on the Importance of Photography | Luke Hunt interview on Weekend Listening: What's wrong with the annual #WorldPressPhoto awards? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nUYdQB14UHM&list=PLJl8CPvDKG4HJyaTNtb0SLfacxJpUO-hd&index=4
#worldpressphoto #Cambodia #Myanmar #Bma #photography

2024-09-02 22:21:57

CNN interview on Israel's worsening violence in the West Bank - Antony Loewenstein
https://antonyloewenstein.com/cnn-interview-on-israel-worsening-violence-west-bank/

2024-09-02 22:20:26

CNN interview on Israel's huge escalation in the West Bank | Antony Loewenstein
https://youtu.be/hLpFqAtTQcg

2024-09-02 14:51:53

Birthday balloons. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/bkjAZLna4m9rCzJ1/?mibextid=UalRPS

2024-09-01 04:10:32

30th August was the International Day of the Victims of #EnforcedDisappearances. I join with UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawyer in thinking about all the #humanrightsdefenders “who have been subjected to this most cruel and callous crime in retaliation for their work.” https://srdefenders.org/resource/international-day-of-the-victims-of-enforced-disappearances-2024/

2024-09-01 03:00:00

First children in #Gaza given #polio #vaccines a day before planned UN rollout | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/31/first-children-in-gaza-given-polio-vaccines-a-day-before-planned-un-rollout

2024-08-29 20:40:59

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Israeli military says it has killed 5 more West Bank militants. | CBC broadcast https://youtu.be/vVuKXky6-eg?si=NPbVpVBO2RdfoFmd /2

2024-08-29 20:30:53

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Israel ramps up military assault on occupied #WestBank for second day. ‘Palestinian rights groups, including the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq, and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, warned on Thursday of Israeli tactics in the territory that “mirror” those used in “Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza”.’ | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/israel-ramps-up-military-assault-on-occupied-west-bank-for-second-day

2024-08-29 12:52:36

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2024-08-29 12:30:07

Rabbi David Cooper tells witness trip delegates a story encapsulating the erasure of Palestinian history. | Friends of Sabeel North America https://www.facebook.com/share/r/Xs2ShqFJjY85qwDw/?mibextid=WC7FNe
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2024-08-28 20:55:44

Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/meredith-whittaker-signal/

2024-08-28 03:13:26

Telegram CEO visited Russia over 60 times since 'exile' in 2014, investigation suggests. “#Telegram CEO #PavelDurov visited #Russia over 60 times since leaving the country in 2014… The information contradicts Durov's claims of being a pariah and being effectively exiled from Russia, Kremlingram said.” |
Kyiv Independent https://kyivindependent.com/kremlingram-investigation-durov/

2024-08-26 22:43:27

#Alaska governor declares disaster after #Ketchikan landslide kills 1, hospitalizes 3 others. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ketchikan-landslide-alaska-disaster-1.7304722

2024-08-26 15:42:18

Baby contracts Gaza's first case of polio in 25 years. “Humanitarian groups have blamed the re-emergence of #polio in #Gaza on disruption to child vaccination programmes and massive damage to #water & #sanitation systems caused by the war. In order to try to contain the spread, the UN has been pressing for a week-long pause in fighting to carry out a polio vaccination campaign for more than 640,000 children under the age of 10.” | BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevjz7zreyxo

2024-08-26 01:06:11

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How #Canada’s ‘off-the-record’ #arms exports end up in #Israel: Advocates say Canada is flouting international obligations by allowing arms shipments to Israel via the #UnitedStates [#US] | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/how-canadas-off-the-record-arms-exports-end-up-in-israel 2/2

2024-08-25 01:31:00

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2024-08-25 00:13:29

Meduza’s story on the arrest of #PavelDurov in France.
*Note: this story is in Russian but translation is available on the page.
https://meduza.io/feature/2024/08/25/pavel-durov-zaderzhan-vo-frantsii

2024-08-19 11:40:54

‘Aid groups and international organisations are calling for a humanitarian pause in fighting in #Gaza to allow for a mass #polio vaccination campaign.
One case of polio has been confirmed in Gaza with others suspected, and the virus was detected in wastewater in six samples in July.“ | EuroNews https://www.euronews.com/health/2024/08/19/calls-for-humanitarian-pause-in-gaza-to-allow-for-polio-vaccination-campaign-as-first-case?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

2024-08-18 22:47:52

The United Nations Preliminary Analysis of the Human Rights Violations committed in Bangladesh in July and early August 2024 under the Sheikh Hasina regime.
Summary of the Report
https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/preliminary-analysis-recent-protests-and-unrest-bangladesh
The Detailed Preliminary Report:
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2024-08/OHCHR-Preliminary-Analysis-of-Recent-Protests-and-Unrest-in-Bangladesh-16082024_2.pdf

2024-08-18 20:59:08

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@npub1heg…0d20 thank you.

2024-08-18 03:26:57

Australia: Report on murdered #Indigenous #women condemned as ‘weak’ and ‘toothless’ | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/15/landmark-report-on-murdered-indigenous-women-condemned-as-weak-and-toothless

2024-08-17 16:57:59

#UK: Doctor struck off for Insulate Britain protests speaks out | #Environmental activism. ‘…deputy chair of the BMA council, said doctors should not be prevented from taking part in #peacefulprotests. “We warned that the Dr Benn ruling would set a dangerous precedent by conflating unrelated custodial sentences with a doctor’s ability to provide good, safe medical care...“‘ | Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/17/doctor-struck-off-insulate-britain-protests-speaks-out

2024-08-17 16:44:51

Doctor struck off for Insulate Britain protests speaks out | Environmental activism | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/17/doctor-struck-off-insulate-britain-protests-speaks-out?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-17 00:20:09

Happy Friday everyone. My little friend is away for a few days with his human. I’ll miss seeing the little guy’s smiling face this weekend.
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2024-08-16 19:19:59

Israeli leaders condemn settler attacks in #WestBank in rare rebuke of violence. “It was unclear why the #Jit attack yielded such a strong rebuke from Israeli leaders. A similar settler [attack] in the village of Al-Mughayyir in April went without comparable mention from the authorities.” ABC News (Australia) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-16/israeli-leaders-rebuke-settler-attacks-in-west-bank/104237110 1/2

2024-08-16 19:15:57

Israel pushes to delay ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant: Report | AA https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-pushes-to-delay-icc-arrest-warrants-against-netanyahu-gallant-report/3303711

2024-08-16 16:51:54

CBC summary re new orders for Gaza evacuations, Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians, and mediation talks | CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/truce-talks-qatar-israel-hamas-1.7296254

2024-08-15 14:55:08

“The International Criminal Court (#ICC) is…reviewing its #VictimsStrategy… [&] encourages the contribution of…NGOs, civil society organisations, & other interested parties with expertise in the matter… The #questionnaire will be available from 15 August until 30 September 2024...at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SQT5FFK. | ICC https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-publishes-questionnaire-revised-victims-strategy

2024-08-15 14:32:05

“Signal messenger users across Russia have reported service disruptions…which began on the morning of Friday, August 9. Users have said the messenger doesn’t function without a VPN or enabling the service’s bypass mode… #Russian authorities have likely started #blocking #Signal… At the time of this writing, the Russian authorities have not officially acknowledged any regulatory actions against the Signal messenger service.” | Meduza https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/08/09/russia-begins-blocking-the-messenger-signal

2024-08-15 06:19:23

Rivers of Phish: Sophisticated Phishing Targets #Russia’s Perceived Enemies Around the Globe. “A sophisticated spear #phishing campaign has been targeting Western & Russian civil society…with personalized & highly-plausible social engineering in an attempt to gain access to their online accounts… This threat actor is attributed to the Russian Federal Security Service (#FSB) by multiple governments.” | Citizen Lab https://citizenlab.ca/2024/08/sophisticated-phishing-targets-russias-perceived-enemies-around-the-globe/

2024-08-13 17:40:54

👉Please note: I don’t respond to any gofundme or other personal fundraising requests from people I don’t know personally and well.

2024-08-13 17:37:16

👉Please note: I don’t respond to any gofundme or other personal fundraising requests from people I don’t know personally and well.

2024-08-13 17:32:11

👉Please note: I don’t respond to and gofundme requests from people I don’t know personally and well.

2024-08-13 15:49:35

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Elon #Musk should face #arrest if he #incited #UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/12/elon-musk-should-face-arrest-if-he-incited-uk-rioters-says-ex-twitter-chief 2/2

2024-08-13 15:46:09

UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-britain-riots-tweet-df3df49e7ba70b5af68f4fafa2fb4e68

2024-08-12 16:14:54

Unfortunately only a part of this video is available without a paid subscription, so I have not viewed the whole film:
‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’ - A Startling New Documentary from Zeteo.
https://zeteo.com/p/israel-documentary-social-media

2024-08-12 16:12:12

Unfortunately only a part of this video is available without a paid subscription: ‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’ - A Startling New Documentary from Zeteo
https://zeteo.com/p/israel-documentary-social-media

2024-08-12 15:48:01

Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps. “…a report on the abuse & inhuman treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli custody since 7 October 2023. B’Tselem collected testimonies from 55 Palestinians held during that time & released, almost all with no charges. Their testimonies reveal…a network of camps dedicated to the abuse of inmates as a matter of policy...” | B'Tselem https://www.btselem.org/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell #Btselem

2024-08-12 15:44:45

Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps. | B'Tselem
https://www.btselem.org/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell

2024-08-10 06:19:23

#Bangladesh #protests are not the first time #student #uprisings have helped bring about radical change | AP
https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2024/08/09/bangladesh-protests-are-not-the-first-time-student-uprisings-have-helped-bring-about-radical-change/

2024-08-08 15:49:22

Who are the faces of the interim government of #Bangladesh? | The Business Standard https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/who-are-faces-interim-government-bangladesh-912491

2024-08-07 01:44:23

#Bangladesh: “UN Human Rights Chief Volker #Türk on Monday said that it is vital the transition of power in Bangladesh is peaceful and guided by #humanrights, in line with the country’s international obligations, & that those responsible for the killing of hundreds & injuring of thousands are held to account.” | OHCHR https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/08/bangladesh-turk-calls-for-peaceful-transition-and-accountability-after-deadly-protests

2024-08-07 01:11:15

The victory of #Bangladesh’s student movement should not surprise anyone: It seemed the students toppled Prime Minister Sheikh #Hasina government in five short weeks, but this revolution was 15 years in the making. | Jennifer Chowdhury, Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/8/5/the-victory-of-bangladeshs-student-movement-should-not-surprise-anyone

2024-08-06 18:34:12

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#LegalAid #Alberta. Background on the dispute between Legal Aid Alberta and the Government of BC is over #independence of legal aid administration "without interference from Government actors..." https://www.legalaid.ab.ca/roster-resources/roster-updates/governance-agreement-expiration/ 2/2

2024-08-03 13:31:02

'Still alive' - graduate Asmaa's texts to BBC from #Gaza... ‘…Asmaa described the…family’s reluctant decision to leave Jabalia, efforts to head south thwarted by…fighting… “The streets are scary & the smell of death is everywhere. People are getting skinny & sick...” When forced to walk, the family would spread out along the road, hoping this would improve their chances of survival. “We kept distance between us, so if any air strike comes, not all of us will die.”’ BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c728vj21qepo

2024-08-03 12:39:58

I came across this rather nice CATcerto. Video of the performance of cat and orchestra at https://www.upworthy.com/full-orchestra-accompanies-nora-the-cat-on-the-piano-in-beautifully-composed-catcerto. #caturday #catladies
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2024-08-03 12:26:43

I came across this rather nice catcerto: https://www.upworthy.com/full-orchestra-accompanies-nora-the-cat-on-the-piano-in-beautifully-composed-catcerto. #caturday #catladies

2024-08-03 00:29:37

Here is my little friend. I’m advised that he’s rather hot today, so he has been resting. I hope I see him this evening. We always cheer each other up. I plan to ask him if he wants to do a few of his marvellous tricks. He is always eager to show them off. I will give him his favourite treats.
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2024-08-02 20:10:09

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@npub1kxf…29xr What a wonderful story. Thanks!

2024-08-02 17:44:41

Olympic triathletes swam the #Seine this week in #bacteria levels that wouldn't get a pass in #Ottawa. ‘Many people might be surprised to learn that the Ottawa River is far cleaner than a body of water deemed safe enough for Olympic athletes. "…we can…confidently swim in the Ottawa River…,” [said] Elizabeth Grater, science programs coordinator at Ottawa Riverkeeper.’ https://ca.news.yahoo.com/olympic-triathletes-swam-seine-week-080000715.html

2024-08-02 16:44:54

The prisoner swap between Russia and the West shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges | William E. Butler, ABC (Australia) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-02/russia-us-journalist-prisoner-swap-shows-role-of-diplomacy/104175114

2024-08-02 16:00:17

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Here’s a piece about some of the charges against him and thousands of other peace and human rights activists in Russia: https://www.slaw.ca/2023/05/23/giving-peace-a-chance-pushing-back-on-a-chilling-russian-censorship-law/ 2/2

2024-08-02 01:39:17

Amnesty International calls for Wet'suwet'en chief's release | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/amnesty-international-prisoner-of-conscience-1.7280904

2024-08-01 16:43:49

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#OlegOrlov is on the list of those released in the Russia prisoner swap https://apnews.com/article/russia-us-prisoner-swap-gershkovich-5e1d9d7511df03b5f3d0c5734f886189

2024-08-01 16:42:30

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Here is a list of those released in the Russia prisoner swap https://apnews.com/article/russia-us-prisoner-swap-gershkovich-5e1d9d7511df03b5f3d0c5734f886189

2024-08-01 13:52:22

Report: Genocide in #Gaza. “…the University Network for Human Rights, the International Human Rights Clinic at Boston University School of Law, the International Human Rights Clinic at Cornell Law School, the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, & the Lowenstein Human Rights Project at Yale Law School…conducted a thorough legal analysis of #Israel’s acts since October 7, 2023…”
Full report: https://www.humanrightsnetwork.org/genocide-in-gaza

2024-08-01 13:52:00

#Malaysia: Activists speak out against BRICS membership, see it as a threat to #IndigenousPeoples.
“In Borneo #environmental organizations and indigenous groups have come out against the government’s decision to join #BRICS, an intergovernmental organisation comprising emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa) led by Beijing.” | AsiaNews https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Activists-speak-out-against-BRICS-membership,-see-it-as-a-threat-to-indigenous-peoples-61059.html

2024-08-01 13:44:17

Russia-West prisoner swap live: Prisoners set to be freed in biggest Russia-West exchange since Cold War - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ck7gwe808yet

2024-08-01 13:38:35

#20books20days 7/20
> 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text).
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness. Simon Wiesenthal https://archive.org/details/sunfloweronpossi0000wies_p1u3
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2024-08-01 13:33:20

2024-07-31 21:46:46

Opinion by Nirmal Ghosh | “A very short note on why #KamalaHarris is going to win.” | Bamboo Mountain, Substack. Now an independent writer living in Asia, Nirmal is the former Washington DC Bureau Chief for the Straits Times (Singapore).
https://open.substack.com/pub/nirmalghosh/p/a-very-short-note-on-why-kamala-harris?r=7p2cc&utm_medium=ios
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2024-07-31 15:22:14

#20books20days 6/20
> 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt
The Ambivalence of the Sacred: Religion, Violence and Reconciliation.
R. Scott Appleby, Rowman & Littlefield, 2000.

2024-07-30 17:31:20

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 yep.

2024-07-30 15:27:22

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@npub10qx…ters. Your view noted.

2024-07-30 15:23:22

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@npub10qx…ters. Noted.

2024-07-30 14:43:36

Whereabouts of six Russian political prisoners unknown after unexpected prison transfers — Meduza
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/07/29/whereabouts-of-four-russian-political-prisoners-unknown-after-unexpected-prison-transfers

2024-07-30 14:02:15

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And as the controversy rages, I note that this has been done in past centuries. See the https://musee-magnin.fr/en/node/19. And the Paris Olympics producers acknowledged Da Vinci’s painting as inspiring their tableau depicting a sexualized bacchanalian feast. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/paris-olympics-producers-confirm-the-last-supper-inspired-that-opening-ceremony-scene-many-have-done-it-before/ar-BB1qMcR6.

2024-07-30 13:42:09

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I see that The Advocate, the magazine published by the Vancouver Bar Association and sent to all BC lawyers, has an editorial piece criticizing the legislative process for #Bill21, the new #LegalProfessionsAct. See page 11ff. https://issuu.com/advocatemagazine/docs/july_pages_481-640_col/11

2024-07-30 13:37:54

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I see that The Advocate, the magazine published by the Vancouver Bar Association and sent to all BC lawyers, has an editorial piece criticizing the legislative process for #Bill21, the new Legal Professions Act: https://issuu.com/advocatemagazine/docs/july_pages_481-640_col/10
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2024-07-30 13:32:09

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I see that The Advocate, the magazine published by the Vancouver Bar Association and sent to all BC lawyers, has an editorial piece criticizing the legislative process for #Bill21, the new Legal Professions Act: https://issuu.com/advocatemagazine/docs/july_pages_481-640_col/10

2024-07-30 07:02:23

#20books20days 5/20
> 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text).
I See Satan Fall Like Lightning.
Girard, René.
Translated by James G. Williams.
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002.
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2024-07-30 02:15:31

US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/29/us-border-agents-must-get-warrant-before-cell-phone-searches-federal-court-rules/?guccounter=1

2024-07-30 00:35:19

Be on the lookout for another northern lights display this week | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/northern-lights-chance-1.7278951

2024-07-29 20:43:34

#20books20days 4/20
> 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text).
Till We Have Faces
C. S. Lewis
https://archive.org/details/tillwehavefacesm00lewi_0/page/n1/mode/1up
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2024-07-29 14:39:48

Opinion | Joe Biden: My plan to reform the Supreme Court and ensure no president is above the law - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/29/joe-biden-reform-supreme-court-presidential-immunity-plan-announcement/

2024-07-28 17:16:20

An Olympics Scene.., “For some…the resemblance to da Vinci’s painting was undeniable.
“The idea of the central figure with a halo and a group of followers on either side — it’s so typical of ‘The Last Supper’ iconography that to read it in any other way might be a little foolhardy,” said Sasha Grishin, an art historian and professor emeritus at the Australian National University.” | The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/sports/olympics-opening-ceremony-last-supper-paris.html

2024-07-28 05:24:58

#bloomscrolling
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2024-07-26 12:49:21

#20books20days 1/20
> 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text).
Propaganda. By Jacques Ellul
https://archive.org/details/Propaganda_201512/mode/1up
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2024-07-24 15:10:18

My latest piece is out today:
Canada | A Seismic Shift in Regulation of BC Lawyers: A Case Study in the Failure of Democratic Law-Making | Catherine Morris, for Slaw: Canada’s online legal magazine https://www.slaw.ca/2024/07/24/a-seismic-shift-in-regulation-of-bc-lawyers-a-case-study-in-the-failure-of-democratic-law-making/ #Lawyers #IndependentLegalProfession #Canada #LawFedi #democracy

2024-07-19 12:26:28

Law Society of BC [LSBC] loses bid for injunction on #Bill21. “…the BC Supreme Court refused to grant a temporary injunction pausing the transition. The [LSBC] and the Trial Lawyers Association of BC…
The plaintiffs argue that the act …violates…the independence of the bar. The Trial Lawyers Association also argues that the act violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” | CTV https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-court-rejects-law-society-s-bid-for-injunction-to-pause-legal-professions-act-implementation-1.6968058 1/2

2024-07-11 13:14:19

From the human rights organization B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/CV6SMjZ26aaHAuRn/?mibextid=WC7FNe. More at https://www.btselem.org/ #Gaza
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2024-07-06 23:52:49

there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop | by #VinayKrishnan
https://x.com/vinayrkrishnan/status/1765428498573771235. https://vinaykrishnan.com/
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