Haydée Dijkstal

Barrister at @33bedfordrow | Non-Resident Senior Fellow at @AtlanticCouncil | Int’l Criminal Law & Human Rights | Views my own

[APPG on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs @HostageAPPG]

The APPG sent a letter to the Foreign Secretary @YvetteCooperMP regarding British citizen Ahmed al-Doush arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia following decision by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

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:
https://t.co/GozLQ2IBYw

[Strategic Litigation Project @SLPJustice]

Evidence suggests the IRI enabled Russian attacks on Ukraine through the provision of Shahed-style drones.

@brittgronemeyer and @dijkstal argue States should use domestic and international pathways to hold perpetrators accountable.

Read their analysis:
https://t.co/I5m7ec5PRw

[Shafiur Rahman @shafiur]

The UN found that Zero Point Rohingya leader Dil Mohammed was forcibly disappeared. Bangladesh’s disappearance commission had a mandate to investigate such cases. His case is missing. My analysis in Dhaka Tribune examines what that omission reveals:

https://t.co/HCfI09LoOM

[Pedro Pizano (Peter) @PedroPizano]

A new playbook from @ODNIgov and the interagency just dropped:

WRONGFUL DETENTIONS, HOSTAGE-TAKINGS, & KIDNAPPINGS OVERSEAS

A Playbook For Your Organization To
PREVENT, PREPARE, RESPOND, &
PROVIDE SUPPORT

https://t.co/NQBC2tFszF. @OSACstate

[Haydée Dijkstal @dijkstal]

What an honour, on Int’l Women’s Day, to be included in Amnesty magazine’s feature alongside four formidable women working to protect human rights. I’m particularly glad to see the inspiring Dania Abul Haj, who I’m glad to call a colleague & friend, profiled in the feature!

[ICJP @ICJPalestine]

ICJP are honoured to have two such impressive women working for us, both Dania Abul Haj and Haydee @Dijkstal have been featured by @Amnesty on #InternationalWomensDay for their human rights work.

Congratulations to them both for their incredible and tireless work for justice 🎉

[APPG on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs @HostageAPPG]

The APPG has issued a statement in response to the sentencing of British citizens Lindsay and Craig Foreman who remain arbitrarily detained in Iran for over a year.

@freelindscraig

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Former detainee of Iran's Evin prison, Anoosheh Ashoori, tells @KamaliMelbourne the prison where he and now Lindsay and Craig Foreman are is "hell" and pleads to the British government to get them released.

Read more: https://t.co/gBBo5LAgTQ

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Prince William asked to raise case of detained Manchester man, Ahmed al-Doush, during visit to Saudi Arabia https://t.co/4OMpPAsAqn

[33 Bedford Row @33BedfordRow]

Haydée Dijkstal @dijkstal has been re-elected to the BHRC Executive Committee. The Committee is dedicated to defending the rule of #law and upholding #internationally recognised legal standards regarding #humanrights and the right to a #fairtrial

https://t.co/K4ie2asV1H

[33 Bedford Row @33BedfordRow]

#HumanRightsDay - Our barristers continue to work at the forefront of international justice, ensuring that essential rights are protected. Today, we highlight their recent, critical work!

@S_Chelvan @dijkstal @Barrfly33

https://t.co/qIUMMJLDKK

[AHRDO @AhrdoAfg]

New AHRDO Report Release: International Crimes of ISKP in Afghanistan (2016–2024)
Today, AHRDO releases a major investigative report detailing ISKP’s systematic attacks against Hazara/Shia communities.
Read the full report here: https://t.co/Unla268zI3

[Haydée Dijkstal @dijkstal]

Prisoner 951 is important & timely! Grateful that, w/ its release, @FreeAnoosheh & @AmnestyUK highlight the struggle of other #British citizens detained abroad and their families~incl bank analyst + father of 4, Ahmed Al-Doush, detained for exercising his right to #freeexpression

[Amnesty UK @AmnestyUK]

This isn't a drama. It's a warning.

The new BBC drama, Prisoner 951, tells the story of Richard and Nazanin’s fight for justice.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were unjustly imprisoned in Iran, and Amnesty UK campaigned for their release.

[Shafiur Rahman @shafiur]

Mohammed Youha, son of detained Rohingya leader Dil Mohammed, speaks in Bangla to address the Government of Bangladesh and all concerned authorities.

He describes his father’s enforced disappearance, the family’s suffering, his transfer to Cumilla Jail, and the recent UN ruling declaring the detention unlawful. This is his personal appeal for justice.

[33 Bedford Row @33BedfordRow]

Haydee Dijkstal secures UN finding of #arbitrary detention & #enforceddisappearance against #Bangladesh for ongoing detention of Mr Dil Mohammed, a #refugee from Myanmar and prominent #Rohingya community leader to the refugee encampment in ‘No Mans Land'

https://t.co/uC0VkN0nb5

[News From Amnesty @NewsFromAmnesty]

Last night 'Prisoner 951' aired on the @BBC, portraying Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's ordeal in Iran

The UK Government continues to drag its heels in helping Britons - such as Ahmed al-Doush - detained abroad. This is a betrayal of the UK and its people

https://t.co/s6PE3374cF

[Shafiur Rahman @shafiur]

UN: Rohingya No Man's Land spokesperson Dil Mohammed (DM) was subjected to enforced disappearance and held in conditions “akin to a blacksite.”

His counsel responds ⬇️

DM was abducted in Jan 2023 & has been detained for nearly 3 years.

#Bangladesh #Myanmar

[Haydée Dijkstal @dijkstal]

This weekend I hoped to raise a bit of awareness while at the Battersea Park Half Marathon to the wrongful #detention in #Iran of British citizens Lindsay & Craig Foreman and the work to get them home.

Please visit this page and support: https://t.co/04a7hNktjE
@freelindscraig

[APPG on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs @HostageAPPG]

Fantastic start to the Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Diplomacy with powerful speeches from APPG Chair, @aliciakearns, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Sebastien Lai.

[Baktash Siawash | بکتاش سیاووش @SiawashBaktash]

In Commemoration of Yama Siawash — the fearless voice of truth and freedom:
Five years have passed since the morning when Afghanistan lost one of its brightest minds — a journalist, poet, and cultural icon who stood for justice and equality.

✊ Our commitment to justice for Yama Siawash remains unwavering.
Until the killers and their backers are brought before the court of justice, we will not rest.

🕊️ May his soul rest in eternal peace. His light still guides the path to freedom, justice, and awakening.

#JusticeForYama #FreedomOfSpeech #NeverForget #Afghanistan