The government of Ukraine today announced the formation of a legal Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine to support Ukraine in delivering justice for victims of international crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. The full statement released by the government of Ukraine is available below and can be accessed here. Biographies of… Continue reading Government of Ukraine Announces the Creation of a Legal Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine 29.03.2022
Tag: human rights
Amal Clooney Headlines Colgate’s Celebration of 50 Years of Women 05.03.2022
When Amal Clooney selects a case, she looks for those that will have a ripple effect on society at large, she said to a packed crowd Saturday evening at Colgate University’s Colgate Memorial Chapel. “Where are the abuses particularly egregious, but also where can I make a difference,” she said. The university, located in the… Continue reading Amal Clooney Headlines Colgate’s Celebration of 50 Years of Women 05.03.2022
Amal Clooney meets Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt in London 03.03.2018
Good discussion on media freedom with Amal Clooney. We discussed how we could work together to tackle those who act with impunity against journalists - including the Reuters journalists in Burma she repressents - and how to shine a global spotlight on the vital necessity of media freedom. Style Files Amal Clooney wore a jacket… Continue reading Amal Clooney meets Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt in London 03.03.2018
Amal Clooney meets Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt in London 12.12.2018
The case of the two Reuters journalists imprisoned for exposing the Rohingya crisis sends a chilling message. Journalism must never be a crime, as Jeremy Hunt discussed with Amal Clooney who is doing a great job representing Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (born 1 November 1966) is a British Conservative… Continue reading Amal Clooney meets Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt in London 12.12.2018
Columbia Law School and the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch® initiative 05.12.2018
The Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch® initiative will promote the right to a fair trial and greater transparency in courtroom proceedings worldwide. New York, Dec. 5, 2018—Columbia Law School announced it will join the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) and the American Bar Association (ABA) to collaborate on CFJ’s innovative TrialWatch® initiative. Set to formally launch in 2019,… Continue reading Columbia Law School and the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch® initiative 05.12.2018
Yazidi survivors apply to participate in criminal case against French company for complicity in crimes against humanity committed by ISIS 30.11.2018
Statement by Amal Clooney on Doughty Street Chambers Counsel for a group of Yazidi women who are victims of ISIS’ crimes in Iraq and Syria have today filed an application for their clients to become ‘civil parties’ (parties civiles) to a criminal case in France against the French multinational company Lafarge. Lafarge and several of… Continue reading Yazidi survivors apply to participate in criminal case against French company for complicity in crimes against humanity committed by ISIS 30.11.2018
Amal Clooney and Brad Smith at Microsoft Life event Outlook on Human Rights in Washington 05.10.2018
Amal Clooney and Brad Smith at Microsoft Life event Outlook on Human Rights in Washington 05.10.2018
Amal Clooney took part in Microsoft Life event "Outlook on Human Rights" to talk about her important work in International Law and human rights with Brad Smith, Microsoft president, on October 5th, 2018 in Washington. Style Files Amal Clooney wore a leo printed skirt and a blouse with collar. Perhaps she was in N'21. I… Continue reading Amal Clooney and Brad Smith at Microsoft Life event Outlook on Human Rights in Washington 05.10.2018
In conversation with Amal and Nick Clooney Luminato festival in Toronto 23.06.2018
Friday night marked the international human rights lawyer’s first appearance in (and first ever visit to) Toronto. Amal Clooney was here as part of Luminato, the city’s international arts festival, in an event in partnership with the Economic Club of Canada. Sophie Gregoire Trudeau opened the evening. Speaking “in conversation with” her father-in-law, veteran broadcaster… Continue reading In conversation with Amal and Nick Clooney Luminato festival in Toronto 23.06.2018
Amal Clooney meets MP Mark Field in London 02.05.2018
Amal Clooney 's statement April 20th, 2018 Detained Reuters Journalists in Myanmar Should be Released Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have now been in prison in Yangon for over four months. Their arrest and prosecution are part of a crackdown on freedom of the press in Myanmar intended to silence reporting on… Continue reading Amal Clooney meets MP Mark Field in London 02.05.2018
Amal Clooney at the Watermark Conference for Women in San Jose 23.02.2018
Amal Clooney is all smiles as she arrives onstage at the 2018 Watermark Conference for Women held at the San Jose Convention Center on Friday (February 23) in San Jose, Calififornia, USA. Amal Clooney was only 4 when her family fled the Lebanese Civil War, so she doesn’t remember much about its horrors. But her… Continue reading Amal Clooney at the Watermark Conference for Women in San Jose 23.02.2018