Aurélie Van Baelen

Diplomat in training @BelgiumMFA 🇧🇪 Assistant International Human Rights Law @Ugent

[Andrew Rodgers @AODRodgers]

Yesterday evening, It was a great pleasure to attend the @YD_Belgium panel debate and networking reception about the aims of the Belgian Presidency of the European Council. The event provided a great opportunity to connect with colleague diplomats.

[🇧🇪 Young Diplomats in Belgium @YD_Belgium]

Would it really be a #YDB event without a proper reception afterwards? 😉🥂

Amazing to see everyone getting to know each other, discussing the 🇧🇪 Belgian Presidency topics raised during the panel and enjoying the food & drinks!

[🇧🇪 Young Diplomats in Belgium @YD_Belgium]

Time for Q&A! It was the occasion for our YDB network to raise important topics and questions on the Belgian Presidency 💬

We are happy to provide a platform for young diplomats from across the world to engage with 🇧🇪 #EU2024BE

[Dilay Karakadioglu @DKarakadioglu]

#AboutLastNight

Insightful conference on 'EU Presidency in a changing world order' by @YD_Belgium 🇧🇪🇪🇺

Congrats to the whole team for the impeccable organization!👏

Thrilled to see @YD_Belgium’s ongoing success, connecting diplomats worldwide 🌍, & showcasing our country.✨

[🇧🇪 Young Diplomats in Belgium @YD_Belgium]

✨You are invited✨

🇪🇺 Since January 1st, Belgium 🇧🇪 assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU

🇪🇺 In light of this remarkable happening, YDB organises a high-level conference on ‘An EU Presidency in a changing world order’🌍 on January 24th in @BozarBrussels

[🇧🇪 Young Diplomats in Belgium @YD_Belgium]

📌 SAVE THE DATE !📌

🇪🇺 On January 1st, Belgium 🇧🇪 will assume the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU.

🇪🇺 In light of this remarkable happening, YDB organises a high-level conference on ‘An EU Presidency in a changing world order’ on January 24th in @bozarbrussels.

[🇧🇪 Belgium MFA @BelgiumMFA]

👋 Ministers @HadjaLahbib & @CaroGennez welcomed the trainee diplomats of the Marthe Tenzer promotion.

Did you know that Marthe Tenzer, a Jewish survivor of the Ravensbrück concentration camp, was one of the 1st women to be admitted to the Belgian diplomatic corps (in 1947)?

[Belgium UN New York @BelgiumUN]

A pleasure to host this fully female group of law students from @ugent @RightsContext , who are visiting the US for a moot court competition with a focus on human rights & discrimination.

We discussed Belgian 🇧🇪 foreign policy & the road to gender equality. 🚺🚹

[Aurélie Van Baelen @VnbAurelie]

Amazingly interesting blog post on obstetric violence by my colleague @graaf_vande. Must read!

[Human Rights in Context @RightsContext]

“Traumatic experiences during childbirth are trivialised with the idea that as long as there is a healthy child, there is nothing to complain about.” @graaf_vande on abuses in obstetric & gynaecological care, gendered violence & the position of @ECHR_CEDH https://t.co/ZmSGdmwQhc

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

A horrible milestone: the death toll at the hands of Myanmar security forces is said to exceed 800 since the Feb. 1 coup. https://t.co/iDV12mHH7a

[The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian]

Is it too late to stop the situation from spiralling into an all-out war?
https://t.co/FEeAHMYYio

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Even assuming, as the Israeli government claims, that a 13-storey residential tower in Gaza housed "an office that is used by the political leadership" of Hamas, how is it proportionate for an Israeli air strike to destroy the entire building? https://t.co/LzQZGFrZ2s

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

Dominic Ongwen, a former leader with the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group in Uganda, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the @IntlCrimCourt

https://t.co/x0UWWZ6dJP

[Aurélie Van Baelen @VnbAurelie]

Two big takeaways from my take on @ECHR_CEDH #Hanan v #Germany🇩🇪:

🔵 Outcome is disappointing for airstrike victims
🔵An investigation in line with #HumanRights standards must be conducted. Fog of war is no excuse👇 @StrasbourgObse1 #Afghanistan https://t.co/gKWdbn6SIH

[Strasbourg Observers @StrasbourgObse1]

The @ECHR_CEDH strategically manoeuvres around the #Afghanistan battlefield in #Hanan v. #Germany🇩🇪. Read @VnbAurelie’s, researcher @HRC_UGent, thoughts on the judgment in our latest post👇
https://t.co/qdjdQMALgZ

[Rudi Vranckx @RudiVranckx]

Bekijk hier de aangrijpende getuigenissen van Zakaria en zijn leeftijdsgenootjes in Idlib: https://t.co/ly77m42lFz

[Open Society Justice Initiative @OSFJustice]

Essential Sunday reading📖:

@LovedayM's piece in the @washingtonpost on why Germany is becoming a go-to destination for trials on the world's crimes. It quotes our @sakostas, leading our work on Syrian war crimes trials in which we represent victims: https://t.co/cC5EVLcARz

[ECCHR @ECCHRBerlin]

(1/2) Today's verdict in the #AlKhatibTrial is an important step. We want to thank all the great people we've had the privilege of working with on this case over the past few years – Syrian survivors, witnesses, partner organizations & more. This work is made possible by you!

[Aurélie Van Baelen @VnbAurelie]

Highly interesting blog post in @StrasbourgObse1 at the hand of @SarahSchoentjes and @pieter_cannoot where they discuss the impact for #trans people of the @ECHR_CEDH 's ruling in X and Y v Romania!🏳️‍⚧️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights #HumanRights

[Strasbourg Observers @StrasbourgObse1]

Mandatory gender affirming surgery violates #HumanRights! @ECHR_CEDH takes huge step forward for faster legal #gender recognition, for more #trans people. @SarahSchoentjes and @pieter_cannoot researchers @HRC_UGent share their thoughts on X & Y v Romania 🏳️‍⚧️https://t.co/R1Tyx7k0RO

[Aurélie Van Baelen @VnbAurelie]

(2/2) The #ECtHR's conclusion that there has been no violation on account of the investigation's effectiveness is however yet another disappointment for airstrike victims seeking #justice 👇

[ECCHR @ECCHRBerlin]

(2/3) However, the #ECtHR also decided that 🇩🇪 did not violate its obligations under the #ECHR to effectively investigate the #Kunduz airstrike. This decision is a grave disappointment for the victims of the incident.

[Aurélie Van Baelen @VnbAurelie]

(1/2) Mixed feelings after the #ECtHR's ruling in Hanan v Germany regarding the #Kunduz #airstrike. That🇩🇪has a duty to investigate according to #HumanRights standards is an important step when it comes to States' obligations during armed #conflict

[ECCHR @ECCHRBerlin]

(1/3) PRESS RELEASE
Important ruling in the case Hanan v. Germany: Today, the @ECHR_CEDH decided that 🇩🇪 was obliged to investigate the #Kunduz Airstrike according to ECHR standards – a significant decision for future military operations abroad.

👉 https://t.co/NSPxUF40hG