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Strategic Litigation Project retweeted
💰How can we ensure recovered assets reach victims?
“Victims and survivors of underlying crimes need to be consulted” says SLP’s @Celeste_Kmiotek, emphasizing their role in asset recovery at our #IMFWBAM26 studio.
🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=YFOTqriG…
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When Xi Jinping visits Washington, political prisoners and human rights must be part of the conversation.
Today is the last day to register to attend in person for our September 15 discussion with former political prisoners, family members, and advocates.
Register by 5pm ET to save your seat: freedomhouse.org/event/polit… #FreeThemAll
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The US removal of Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism is a step toward Syria’s integration into the global economy.
@SLPJustice’s @GissouNia examines what this means for the country’s post-Assad future: atlanticcouncil.org/dispatch…
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Glad to contribute to this report by @ReutersVzla’s @cohenluc on Maduro’s immunity claim and the legal questions surrounding his capture and prosecution in the U.S.
Venezuela’s Maduro to test US courts' reluctance to apply international law in criminal cases reuters.com/legal/government…
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Last week, the US State Dept removed Syria as a state sponsor of terror.
This is a huge move that allows for Syria's full integration into the global economy.
In this @AtlanticCouncil piece, I lay out what next moves could help Syria in this process.
atlanticcouncil.org/dispatch…
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🗓️ JUNE 5 @ 10:00 am ET | How is Russia exploiting foreign nationals in its war against Ukraine?
@ACEurasia and @SLPJustice host a virtual panel moderated by @Celeste_Kmiotek, featuring Ilya Nuzov, Rosemary Tollo, Maria Tomak, & Dmytro Usov.
Register ⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/event/ru…
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🗓️ FRIDAY @ 10:00 am ET | How is Russia exploiting foreign nationals in its war against Ukraine?
@ACEurasia and @SLPJustice host a virtual panel moderated by @Celeste_Kmiotek, featuring Ilya Nuzov, Rosemary Tollo, Maria Tomak, & Dmytro Usov.
Register ⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/event/ru…
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President Trump has a unique opportunity to free our colleague @RayhanAsat's brother, Ekpar, from detention in Xinjiang. Rayhan's new @washingtonpost op-ed explores how Trump could accomplish what his predecessor could not: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Beijing’s long arm of transnational repression extends to Chinese dissidents, pro-democracy activists, and Uyghur diaspora communities around the world, writes @SLPJustice’s @RayhanAsat.
Read more ⤵️
atlanticcouncil.org/dispatch…
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The Islamic Republic of Iran should be held accountable for its role in supplying Russia with the means to carry out international crimes against civilians in Ukraine, write @SLPJustice’s Haydee Dijkstal and @BrittGronemeyer.
Read more:
atlanticcouncil.org/dispatch…
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It’s been 10 years since Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat was detained by the Chinese government after participating in a State Department program in the US. We once again call for his immediate and unconditional release so he can be reunited with his loved ones.
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We were proud to partner with @SLPJustice, IPHR, and @C4ADS to present a new report entitled "From Tehran to Kyiv: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Role in Russia’s Drone War" at our Embassy yesterday.
The report, authored by our partners, can be read⬇️
iphronline.org/articles/iran…
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I'm honored to convene this @UN side event w/ incredible lineup of speakers including 2 UN experts, prof. Nicolas Levrat, Prof Ethan Hee Seok Shin, @YalkunUluyol & @ElisabethGCR2P.
In person & Join via live stream
atlanticcouncil.org/event/ho…
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DEEP DIVE 🔍
Targeted human-rights sanctions on Iran depend on understanding “beneficial ownership”—and enforcing it effectively.
Learn why it matters from @AtlanticCouncil’s Strategic Litigation Project ⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ir…
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WATCH: American-Iranian human rights lawyer and Director of the Atlantic Council’s @SLPJustice @GissouNia narrates how Iranians are responding to the killing of Ali Khamenei.
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Woman, Life, Freedom protesters, along w/ @IHRDC & support from @SLPJustice, filed a criminal complaint in Argentina yesterday alleging crimes against humanity committed by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) during the crackdown on protests in 2022.
theguardian.com/world/2025/d…
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“The creation of a Syria Victims Fund can help facilitate repair and recovery for Syrian victims, one year after the fall of the Assad regime,” write @kate_springs and @Celeste_Kmiotek.
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"The second year of a post-Assad Syria requires structural reform, victim-centered leadership, and international reinforcement" to ensure victims of rights abuses during the Syrian conflict see justice, write @elise__baker and @Ahmad_helmi_0.
Read their take in MENASource👇
bit.ly/48qGmqw
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“While Israeli politicians are debating West Bank annexation proposals, there must be recognition that any such proposal is illegal,” under international law, writes @SLPJustice’s @elise__baker.
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/me…
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@PEARL_Action’s @Anji_Manivannan & @SLPJustice’s Alyssa Yamamoto analyze UN Human Rights Council Resolution 60/1’s unfounded faith in Sri Lanka — ignoring systemic domestic impunity, denying justice to Tamil victims, and enabling ongoing abuses — and propose State actions as solutions in Just Security. Read article here: justsecurity.org/124545/sri-…
