EuroISME

European chapter of the International Society for Military Ethics - promoting and sharing best practice in military ethics within and beyond Europe

[ICRC @ICRC]

Over 120 armed conflicts are happening in the world, and millions of civilians are suffering the humanitarian consequences of them.

Respecting the rules of war is not an option: it is an obligation of all parties to armed conflicts.

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

I decided to become a journalist aged fifteen after reading ‘1984’ and being appalled at the thought that governments could rewrite history. Orwell knew the USSR did it. Now China pretends the Tiananmen massacre didn’t happen. It did. I was there, and saw it for myself.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Gaza: Palestinians have been presented the grimmest of choices: die from starvation or risk being killed while trying to access the meagre food that is being made available through #Israel’s militarized humanitarian assistance mechanism.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The situation for Palestinians in Gaza is beyond description, beyond atrocious & beyond inhumane.

A policy of siege & starvation makes a mockery of international law. The blockade against humanitarian aid must end immediately.

This is a moment for moral clarity & action.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

As the occupying power, Israel has unequivocal obligations under international law – including international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

Yet currently no humanitarian supplies can enter Gaza.

Meanwhile, at the crossing points, food, medicine and shelter supplies are piling up, and vital equipment is stuck.

Unimpeded humanitarian access must be guaranteed.

And humanitarian personnel must be given the protection that they are accorded under international law.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

"A survivor from a massacre of Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza has said he saw Israeli troops open fire on a succession of Red Crescent ambulances and rescue vehicles and then use a bulldozer to bury the wreckage in a pit." https://t.co/JbS3lceoNC

[Adil Haque @AdHaque110]

"I heard the voice of one of those team members who was killed. His phone was found with his body and he recorded the whole event. His last words before being shot: 'Forgive me, mom. I just wanted to help people. I wanted to save lives.' And then he was killed.

[Zachery Fry @WarHistoryProf]

This is the post I never wanted to have to make.

Earlier today, news arrived that my position as a history professor for US Army CGSC has been eliminated in accordance with DOD cuts. There is no chance of reassignment, and the entire Fort Belvoir campus will be stood down.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

Rafah today—no buildings stand, and no people remain. A city erased.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I am shocked by the attack by the Israeli army on a medical and emergency convoy on 23 March resulting in the killing of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian workers in Gaza.

Medical personnel and humanitarian and emergency workers must be protected by all at all times.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Putin's world is imploding..

Belgrade, now.

Next stop, Budapest.

[Mick Ryan, AM @WarintheFuture]

“A gift to America’s enemies” by ceding ground in the competition for strategic influence.

[Adil Haque @AdHaque110]

"As the occupying power, Israel is legally bound under Article 59(1) of the Fourth Geneva Convention to allow and facilitate humanitarian relief for civilians in need. The deliberate obstruction of aid constitutes a grave breach... and a war crime under international law."

[Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦 @frontlinekit]

French senator perfectly describes the Trump situation.

[Ali Minai @barbarikon]

@WarintheFuture Musk is systematically setting fire to all his companies. Obviously, he thinks he now has a bigger profit center in place.

[Nimer Sultany @NimerSultany]

This report adds to the increasing consensus that Israel has committed and has been committing a genocide: https://t.co/lgYvWjwtb6

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

It's hard to believe that this was all necessary to fight Hamas rather than an act of collective punishment against ordinary civilians and a step in the plan of Israel's far-right ministers to render Gaza unlivable as a pretext for mass forced deportation. https://t.co/wxtMaEIAqY

[Filippo Grandi @FilippoGrandi]

Humanitarians are among the most worried by the discussions taking place at this year’s @MunSecConf.

We see the world from the perspective of those most impacted by crises.

We know that less international cooperation means more lives lost, more misery, more insecurity for all.

[Australian Defence College @ADC_Australia]

ICYMI the 2023 Jeffrey Grey Oration, “Ethics for Emergencies” by @davidwhetham of @KingsCollegeLon is available on The Forge. Listen to the streaming audio and explore ethical challenges in #Defence 👉 https://t.co/XdtxSHElOc