Atilla Kisla

International Justice Cluster Lead @Follow_SALC /// International Law and anything that connects to it...

Bluesky: @atillakisla.bsky.social

[Atilla Kisla @AtillaKisla]

Our latest report on South African arms exports - Full story on double standards, "silencing the guns" and life as the top arms exporter on the continent here: https://t.co/4JWx0aYSPS

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

"Silence the guns,” they say, but they are the ones selling them?! - Foreign policy or moral bankruptcy? - Find out where South African arms went in our latest SALC report available here: https://t.co/64RdFa3uMS
#TheGreatHypocrisy #MadeinSA #SALCReport #ArmsTrade

[CALS @CALS_ZA]

Our first panel is on political framing and corporate accountability in an era of global conflict.

The panel features our director @ChristopherGvrs, @AtillaKisla from @Follow_SALC, Christopher Rutledge from @macua_sa, Wendy Isaak of MADRE and Zaid Kimmie of @FHRRights

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

This week, a South African court was asked to do something that has never been done before.

Classify a permanent member of the UN Security Council as a threat to international peace and security and stop the South African arms from flowing to it.

SALC's @AtillaKisla explains the case, the law, and why this moment matters in under a minute.

Read more: https://t.co/lIVcFjKR1Z
#DontArmTheThreat #NoArmsForAggressors #RuleOfLaw #ArmsTrade #Gaza #Genocide

[Melusi Simelane @MelusiSiboniso]

At a time when multilateral institutions are under attack, SALC’s case underscores that the law must be implemented, even when doing so is uncomfortable. No profit can justify the human cost following such violations of international law.

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

🚨 BREAKING: SALC OPENS CASE CHALLENGING ARMS TRADES FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CITING THE UNITED STATES AS A THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY 🇿🇦🇺🇸

We just launched a case seeking the suspension and/or cancellation of arms export permits facilitating arms exports to the US.

SALC’s application argues that, by continuing to authorise arms exports to the United States in the face of overwhelming evidence of multiple acts of aggression and systematic international law violations, the NCACC acts unlawfully and in breach of its statutory obligation to suspend or cancel such permits.

No profit can justify the human cost of violating international law!

Our full press release is available here: https://t.co/UGlkL6hsJT
#DontArmTheThreat #NoArmsForAggressors #RuleOfLaw #ArmsTrade #Gaza #Genocide

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

SALC's @AtillaKisla commenting in the @DailyMaverick on the latest unlawful use of force in #Venezuela and highlighting Trump's playbook to dismantle international law and multilateral institutions:

"A dismantling of international law can only be prevented if states are willing to defend it. That means exposing blatant violations of international law and it means investigating and potentially prosecuting individuals for international crimes — no matter how powerful they may be."

“The hiding behind ongoing fact-finding or claimed lack of evidence must stop. This is how fundamental principles of international law erode and how the world drifts away from law towards raw power. An international community of silence or acquiescence lays the groundwork for a world governed not by law, but by force."

[Atilla Kisla @AtillaKisla]

Another step of dismantling and undermining multilateral institutions and the relevance of international law. I had the chance ce to speak about it in the @dailymaverick here:
https://t.co/h4wm36eYFb

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Trump signs proclamation withdrawing from international organisations

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/IvuVWaRpEr

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

SALC's @AtillaKisla will be participating as a panelist at this year’s Multi-Stakeholder Shadow Review of the LHWP Treaty (1986), hosted by the @SeinoliLegal.

Atilla brings a vital regional perspective on accountability, access to justice, and the rule of law, contributing to conversations that will shape a rights-based approach to development in Lesotho.

📷 11–12 December
📷 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📷 YouTube Live: https://t.co/nwnaEOMpt2
📷 Microsoft Teams: https://t.co/uvTW61kFR3

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

SALC's @AtillaKisla writing in Africa Briefing on South Africa's arms exports, the double standards and the consequences of irresponsible arms transfers, concluding that: "If state authorities do not start implementing binding law, the outcome is selective morality – which is not morality, it is diplomacy for sale." - Check out full article here: https://t.co/026mDAmaBO

SALC's Arms Trade Report: https://t.co/Eln6ffOfdK

#MadeinSA #TheGreatHypocrisy #PeaceOverProfit

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

We are in court!📢 SALC and @amnesty intervene in a landmark mining case at South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal, urging stronger corporate accountability and access to justice for communities in Kabwe, Zambia. @LHR_SA
https://t.co/XWHy6P3gEY

#CorporateAccountability #HumanRights #SALC #AmnestyInternational

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

How do you call for democratic principles, peace, and human rights if your vehicles are parked in the general’s yard? - Find out the full story about South Africa's arms exports in our report: https://t.co/64RdFa3uMS

#TheGreatHypocrisy #MadeinSA #PeaceOverProfit #StopTheHypocrisy

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

From Southern Africa to the world 🌍SALC is proud to be a 2025 @GlobalPluralism award winner, recognised for advancing justice and inclusion through the power of law.
https://t.co/YxUp1vlext #GlobalPluralismAward #SALC #HumanRights #JusticeForAll

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

WATCH: Is Africa becoming the West’s “human dumping ground”? On @AJEnglish @AJStream
SALC’s @MelusiSiboniso joined the debate on the U.S. deportation deals sending non-African nationals to #eSwatini, exposing secrecy, corruption, and human rights violations behind the transfers. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

SALC's @MelusiSiboniso is live on @AlJezeeracaumun discussing the US third-country deportation policy that targets African countries, and how it harms international human rights law.

https://t.co/f4elFQzmzL

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

Coup today, shipment tomorrow. How do you call for democracy, peace, and human rights if your vehicles are parked in the generals’ backyard? SALC report reveals SA arms exports to countries that underwent a military coup.

Check the report: https://t.co/64RdFa3uMS

#Guinea #BurkinaFaso
#TheGreatHypocrisy #MadeinSA #PeaceOverProfit #StopTheHypocrisy

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

The @dailymaverick covering SALC’s latest report on South Africa's arms exports and featuring SALC's @AtillaKisla highlighting "South Africa is drifting from the rule of law into a system of selective compliance, where foreign policy expedience seemingly trumps statutory and judicial obligations."

#TheGreatHypocrisy #MadeinSA #SALCReport #ArmsTrade

https://t.co/mvMshL3vSA

[Atilla Kisla @AtillaKisla]

"Foreign Policy or Moral Bankruptcy?" - SALC's latest arms trade report focusing on the practice of South Africa's arms exports dropping soon.

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

Foreign Policy or Moral Bankruptcy? 💣 South Africa says: “Silence the guns!” - But what if it is the one selling them? Full report drops soon.👀📅 21 October 2025
#TheGreatHypocrisy #SALCReport #ArmsTrade
#MadeinSA

[Atilla Kisla @AtillaKisla]

Had the pleasure of speaking to @ToriOregan from @dailymaverick about the UN CoI report that ISR has committed and is committing genocide in Gaza and how that impacts ongoing accountability efforts - specifically South Africa's ICJ case
https://t.co/iRwtgXDphk

[SALC @Follow_SALC]

US deportations to 🇸🇿! The prisoner transfer deal heads to court. 📍 High Court Mbabane | 🗓 Friday, 22 Aug 2025 | ⏰ 9AM

#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
Find out more here: https://t.co/3xvQV51fCY

[Centre for Environmental Rights @CentreEnvRights]

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) is looking for a senior attorney to join our management team and head our Corporate Accountability & Transparency Programme. For more details, apply here: https://t.co/aSwUmOB8Yf...
#CER #VacancyAlert