chantal melonì

International Criminal Law Professor @LaStatale of Milan + Senior
Legal Counsel on International Crimes Accountability @ECCHRBerlin /chamelons.bsky.social

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

Beyond happy and honored to have been appointed by the Italian Minister of Justice as a member of the Committee tasked with drafting the #Italian Code of #InternationalCrimes (yes, don't ask, we still don't have one). Hard work ahead. Great group @s_manacorda @EmanuelaFronza

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

GAZA: Israel’s destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure since the start of the genocide has left Palestinian families exposed to extreme winter weather, heavy winds and flooding in makeshift shelters. Palestinians are living among severely damaged, unsafe structures every day.

Governments worldwide must move beyond statements and take concrete action to pressure Israel to end its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, lift the unlawful blockade and guarantee the unfettered flow of humanitarian aid and reconstruction supplies and machinery.

The world must not stand by and watch as another winter ravages the dignity and lives of a population reeling from ongoing genocide and war crimes.

[European Legal Support Center (ELSC) @elsclegal]

We are hiring!

ELSC is looking for a Senior Legal Officer in Amsterdam. Join our team of movement lawyers and advocates working on accountability and justice for Palestine and fighting repression.

🗓 Deadline: 1 December 2026
🔗Read the full job description and apply: https://t.co/q8JKBIFZUl

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

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[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

No more delays. No more excuses. We must open all the crossings, mobilize the whole humanitarian community, and get our full Winter plan delivered for Gaza.

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

Trump’s Board of Peace acknowledges that the disasterous winter storm flooded tens of thousands of tents and temporary shelters in Gaza - and that Israel has blocked the shelter materials needed to avoid the horrific and needless suffering of Gaza’s civilians.
What they omit is that Israel even has blocked NRC, as the humanitarian shelter coordinator, access to Gaza and removed our longstanding registration in Israel. History will judge this severely.

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

Why in this video the censored the word "genocide" in the captions?!
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[Kerry Burgess @KerryBurgess]

The only political leader in the UK brave enough to say this is @ZackPolanski...

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

This is not humanly acceptable, by any means. I am beyond devastated and can't find the words to express strongly enough how our entire shared humanity, values, principles, our very existence as human beings is at stake if we don't find immediately a way to stop this genocide

[mohammed hussein~Gaza 🇵🇸 @mohammedIhysse]

In this video, I am documenting a heartbreaking scene that happened to us yesterday in Gaza.

If you are human and can feel our suffering, please share this video so our voices can reach the entire world. 🙏

Perhaps someone will intervene to save us!!

[Palestinian Centre for Human Rights - PCHR @pchrgaza]

🚨الاحتلال يقتل 8 مواطنين منهم طفلان و3 سيدات ومنخفض جوي يغرق عشرات آلاف خيام النازحين في #غزة

قتلت قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي خلال المدة من 5 نوفمبر - 7 نوفمبر 2026، خمسة مواطنين، منهم طفلان وامرأة، فيما توفي ثلاثة مواطنين آخرون، منهم طالبتان جامعيتان، متأثرين بإصابات سابقة، بينهم سيدتان، جراء اعتداءات قوات الاحتلال واستهدافاتها المتواصلة في مناطق متفرقة من قطاع غزة.

تزامنت تلك الاعتداءات مع منخفض جوي ضرب قطاع غزة، مصحوبا بأمطار غزيرة ورياح وانخفاض درجات الحرارة، أدى إلى غرق نحو 70 ألف خيمة للنازحين، وتضرر أوضاع نحو 350 ألف نازح، في ظل استمرار الكارثة الإنسانية التي يعيشها السكان بعد أكثر من ثلاثة أعوام على حملة الإبادة الجماعية التي تنفذها إسرائيل، وما خلفته من دمار واسع طال المنازل والبنية التحتية، وتهجير مئات آلاف العائلات، وحرمان السكان من مقومات الحياة الأساسية.
👉https://t.co/PZvXgsqaUH

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

This weekend, a massive winter storm battered Gaza. Our teams report that thousands of tents were damaged or destroyed.

Strong winds tore away makeshift shelters, while families waded through centimetres-deep floodwaters as rain soaked their few remaining belongings. People were left cold and wet, with nowhere else to go.

This is the fourth winter that displaced Palestinians have been forced to endure these conditions.

Nearly 13 months after the ceasefire agreement, 2.1 million Palestinians are confined to just 30% of Gaza. Nearly one million people are living in areas at medium to high risk of flooding.

Yesterday’s storm exposed the consequences of years of restrictions and shortages. There is not enough heavy machinery in Gaza to prepare sites and mitigate flooding. Even the machinery that is available cannot operate properly because of shortages of engine oil.

Those organisations who support with shelter are mobilising to deliver tents and essential household items to families who have lost what little they had. But there are not enough tents and supplies to meet the scale of the need, let alone replace those damaged by the storm.

And tents and tarpaulins are not the answer to Gaza’s winter. They cannot withstand heavy rain and strong winds, and many are already worn out after months of use far beyond their intended lifespan.

In August, the NRC-led Palestine Shelter Cluster reported that 1.98 million people – 94% of Gaza’s population – needed shelter assistance. Since then, only a fraction of the required supplies have entered, while severe funding gaps are forcing humanitarian agencies to do more with less.

We must move beyond repeatedly replacing inadequate tents and scale up transitional shelters that offer families more durable protection.

We urgently need heavy machinery, equipment and supplies to enter Gaza to support flood mitigation, clear rubble and prepare safer sites.

Palestinians have the right to receive the assistance they need. States must press Israeli authorities to uphold their obligations and facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid and essential materials.

Palestinians must not face another winter without adequate shelter. They cannot wait.

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

@Corriere @editorilaterza

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

Molto grata al @Corriere per aver pubblicato un altro mio articolo di commento ( e domani ci si vede a Cesena al Festival di @editorilaterza #Agorà 🙌)
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La giustizia internazionale non è morta: è scomoda https://t.co/gDMgTqKQvR

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

@Corriere @editorilaterza Ve lo posto a pezzi, che è difficile da trovare

[Nicola Perugini @PeruginiNic]

Gaza is drowning as the state of Israel is preventing the entry of mobile homes for 2 million people and reconstruction as part of its plan to expel the entirety of the Palestinian population.

[michele giorgio @michelegiorgio2]

Gaza. I timori si sono concretizzati. La pioggia battente che cade da ieri sera sta avendo conseguenze drammatiche. L'acqua si infiltra nelle tende malandate, tra le macerie allagando materassi, coperte e effetti personali degli sfollati palestinesi. E siamo solo in autunno.

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

Iscrizioni aperte per la seconda edizione del mio corso di perfezionamento in Diritto penale internazionale @LaStatale
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[Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche "C. Beccaria" @DSGBeccaria]

📷Corso di perfezionamento #Diritto penale internazionale e cooperazione giudiziaria sui crimini internazionali #Iscrizioni aperte fino ad esaurimento posti, entro e non oltre il 7 gennaio 2027 @LaStatale @Corriere @chamelons
📷iscrizioni https://t.co/p3NydV32mh

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

Honesty wins
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[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

When you listen to James Talarico, you realize that last night's results were not just a rejection of Trump and Israel's Iran war, but also a rejection of a Democratic Party led by people like Biden, Blinken, and Sullivan:

"I've never taken money from AIPAC, and I'm not taking money from AIPAC in this campaign. Seeing what's happening in Gaza makes me sick to my stomach as a teacher, as a Christian, as a human being"

This is his message, and he won in Texas!

[Nimer Sultany @NimerSultany]

"How many more pictures do you need to see, before you understand what Zionism really is?"

The brilliant authors @BenMoser123 & @asoueif on the "Holocaust on our phones" and the "revolutionary times" of an "irresistible wave of public opinion". @SOAS
https://t.co/oa6Slm34XY

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

🙌 Congratulations dear @DapoAkandeLaw , your contribution as a Judge to the @CIJ_ICJ will be essential, especially in these hard times of attacks against the institutions of International law. Your great commitment and preparation will make the difference. We are happy for you!

[Dapo Akande @DapoAkandeLaw]

I am deeply honoured to be elected to the International Court of Justice.

I am grateful for the support and faith states have put in me to serve the @CIJ_ICJ. I look forward to serving the Court with independence and integrity alongside colleagues elected today.

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

🚩We always said it: the International Criminal Court was just the beginning. Now is the turn of the ICJ, after will be the European Court of HR, or others, to be attacked. That's why it was never an option not to react. We must defend the Court(s) and block the sanctions 👇

[chantal melonì @chamelons]

🚩We always said it: the International Criminal Court was just the beginning. Now is the turn of the ICJ, after will be the European Court of HR, or others, to be attacked. That's why it was never an option not to react. We must defend the Court(s) and block the sanctions 👇

[Adil Haque @AdHaque110]

Completely unhinged. The WSJ editorial board is calling for U.S. sanctions against the International Court of Justice and its judges.

All over the nonsensical idea that the Court "is poised to lower the threshold for proving genocide" in Gambia v. Myanmar.

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[Nimer Sultany @NimerSultany]

UN Commissioner Chris Sidoti:

How could it be that so many children have been killed and injured in Gaza?