Ed O’Donovan @EdODonovan3
Senior Advisor to UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs @marylawlorHRDs |Guest researcher @smr_uio | Former @frontlinehrd | #coygig #coybig Dublin City, Ireland Joined February 2021-
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If you went to one funeral every day for every child killed in Gaza, it would take you 39 years irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4138…
For weeks we heard that @UNRWA staff were members of Hamas. 11 EU 🇪🇺 Member States & the @EU_Commission suspended critical humanitarian funding to #Gaza in light of these allegations. But where was the evidence? The #Colonna report, commissioned by the @UN states that the…
#Brazil 🇧🇷: Systemic impunity & economic interests are killing #HumanRights defenders, warns @MaryLawlorhrds, urging authorities to prioritise the demarcation & titling of land which often underlie these attacks. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
Press Release: In #Brazil, systemic impunity and economic interests are killing human rights defenders one after the other. Read in full: srdefenders.org/brazil-systemi… [English / Português]
Disgusting cynicism and greed on display from @Nestle whose corporate bullshit of 'enhancing quality of life for everyone' is exposed once again as it does the exact opposite by "adding sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries" theguardian.com/global-develop…
syrian writer leila al-shami writes of an "anti-imperialism of idiots" - that group of self-proclaimed leftists who equate imperialism with the actions of the usa alone, and in the process fall in with fascist states sporting minimally "socialist" aesthetics. 5/9
This week, the UK will likely pass a law saying Rwanda is "safe" to deport asylum seekers to. Meanwhile, I was recently denied boarding on a flight to Rwanda, presumably because of my journalism on the treatment of refugees there. (THREAD) 1/
🔔Join us ‼️(B)OrderS Event shorturl.at/jlprF 17 March 4pm UK💡 #HumanRightsDefenders' access & protection in #EU w/ Elspeth Guild (@QMSchoolofLaw) Niovi Vavoula (@ResearchLux) @EdODonovan3 (@MaryLawlorhrds) Tamas Molnar (@EURightsAgency) Register shorturl.at/ivLT4👇
This is significant! Lord Ricketts, the UK Govt’s former National Security Adviser calling for an arms embargo. @David_Cameron the time has come, you must act.
This is significant! Lord Ricketts, the UK Govt’s former National Security Adviser calling for an arms embargo. @David_Cameron the time has come, you must act.
There can be no place for such behaviour in Northern Ireland. Journalists and photographers must be free to cover public events without intimidation or risk to life. @NUJofficial strongly condemns this attack. @PA belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…
Sinéad’s daughter, Roísín Waters, singing “Nothing Compares 2 U” at Carnegie Hall last night in tribute to her mum. Oh man…I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. Every other performer was crammed side of stage to watch this bittersweet majesty unfold. And my god,…
There is no moral argument that justifies the sale of weapons to Israel | Mary Lawlor theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
. @cijournalism is offering its Lyra McKee Investigative Journalism Training Bursary Scheme and mentorship for aspiring investigative journalists from underprivileged backgrounds in the U.K. and Ireland. 📅Deadline: April 1! buff.ly/3ViSBzd
Staggering. The number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in #Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined. This war is a war on children. It is a war on their childhood and their future. #ceasefireNow for the…
Opinion: This is a war on women, on journalists, on human rights defenders irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0… via @IrishTimesOpEd
B’Tselem sends its deep condolences to our friends and colleagues at the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza over the killing of two team members in recent Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
Palestine’s women national team to play a friendly match with Ireland’s Bohemian FC women’s team on May 15 in commemoration of Al-Nakba. Revenue goes to funding humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza.A return match in Palestine to be decided later #Womensfootball #Palestine #Ireland
US statement on Myanmar at #HRC55 should equally apply to Israel. Double standards are killing respect for human rights. "The military’s unacceptable actions..includes the killing of civilians & destruction of civilian infrastructure" geneva.usmission.gov/2024/03/01/int…
V concerned re proposed legislation under Art23 of the Basic Law in Hong Kong - vague provisions will criminalise peaceful exercise of human rights&have a detrimental impact on HRDs.I urge HK govt to ensure the legislation complies with its int. legal obligations @ChinaMissionGva
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15K Followers 2K Following We bring together experts and policy-makers to engage in genuine dialogue and address the most complex global challenges. An Executive Agency of @FCDOGovUK.Holding hostages is a war crime. Civilians should never be treated as bargaining chips. Hamas and Islamic Jihad should immediately, and safely, release all civilian hostages. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…
Sending all my solidarity to the scores of human rights defenders onboard the #FreedomFlotilla, which will attempt to deliver tons of life-saving humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza strip this week. @GazaFFlotilla
Remembering Maldivian human rights defender Yameen Rasheed today… 7 years already since he was murdered because of his writings and peaceful actions against impunity and corruption in the #Maldives 🎈
7 years since the brutal murder of my brother. He was one of a kind. He was honest and fun. Sincere. Brilliant. Witty. Observant. Passionate. Brave. He was very much loved. I miss him all the time. @yaamyn 🎈 May Allah bless you with jannat.
Syahrul from Indonesia gives a first-hand account of his experience in Oslo as participant in the Breathing Space City programme in autumn 2023. We are now in the 2nd year of our pilot project, initiated together with @Amnesty_Norge @RaftoFoundation @nhc_no @HRHFoundation
Last night a group of Irish artists projected the word Ceasefire onto the cliffs of Moher. Over 34,000 people have been killed in Gaza. 70% of the dead are women and children. A child is killed every 10 minutes in Gaza. Permanent Ceasefire now, image by George Karbus
Was a bit worried about the replies to this but apparently all you guys want is for us to play football for Ireland 😂
More than 58,000 Brazilians live in Ireland, with 40% intending to stay irishtimes.com/ireland/social…
Our statement on @Columbia's outrageous use of police force against nonviolent protestors yesterday. We call on the University to rescind all undue punitive measures against students for the legitimate exercise of their fundamental rights:
The Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute stands with students exercising their fundamental human rights and calls on @Columbia to protect rights to expression and assembly: hri.law.columbia.edu/hri-statement
They do. It’s called Carlsberg.
THREAD! THE TRIAL IS FINALLY OVER‼️ BUT IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER STARTED‼️ After 5 years of investigation and 2 years of preliminary trial, both the prosecution and the judge admit that the accusations were baseless. 1/5
Norway regrets that the Security Council did not agree on admitting #Palestine as a full member of the UN. We would have voted in favour. Norway is a staunch supporter of Palestine’s right to statehood. The #TwoStateSolution is the only way to durable peace between 🇵🇸 & 🇮🇱.
We asked our supporters why they want @Nestle to take public health seriously, ahead of the vote at its AGM tomorrow. We'll be pressing the company to do better & increase sales of healthier foods. Here's what they wanted to tell the world’s largest food manufacturer 👇
🚨NEWS: Front Line Defenders is pleased to announce that Alan Glasgow will take up the role of Executive Director of the organisation in late May 2024. “As a longtime admirer of Front Line Defenders, I am delighted to have this opportunity to progress its work in supporting…
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I wrote a whole book about the treatment of refugees in Libya... harpercollins.co.uk/products/my-fo… x.com/rw_jospeh/stat…
@sallyhayd Oh that’s sad! Hold on...UNHCR has been sending refugees to Rwanda for years mostly those trapped in terrible conditions with some even enslaved in Libya. Why didn't you care about them? What a hypocrite, only chasing your interests with that highly publicized UK/Rwanda program!
Stefano Kennyvaro now bookies favourite to be the next Ireland manager. He enjoyed considerable success with Calcio Dundalkio in Italy
The Irish government will bring a formal proposal on Palestinian statehood & "is building alliances for a joint formal recognition" There is "growing agreement" among states that #OsloAccords approach to an eventual recognition "is undermined and no longer tenible or credible"
The grave humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the desperate need to return some hope to this region is still an urgent priority. It is my intention to bring to government a formal proposal on recognition of a Palestinian State when wider international discussions are complete.
I am honoured to have been appointed to the Board of Directors of Front Line Defenders @FrontLineHRD, the international organisation which supports #HumanRights Defenders throughout the world, and which is headquartered in Ireland. frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement-r…