Mae Thompson

(she/her) Senior Advocacy Officer @ceasefirecentre. Formerly @libyanjustice. Views here are mine.

[Mae Thompson @mae_thomps]

In 2020, @Keir_Starmer pledged "No more illegal wars." Democratising and decolonising war powers could help us get there. Here’s how:

https://t.co/QV0HMGAZmS

@newhumanitarian @CeasefireCentre

[Lara Bird SNP @larabirdsnp]

It is an honour to have been selected as the SNP candidate for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.

Thank you to everyone who voted for me, I will not let you down.

Stephen Gethins has been working tirelessly for the area and it would be a privilege to continue his work, alongside him, as your MP.

The campaign starts now, and I’ll be out every day making the case for urgent action on the cost of living, the energy crisis, and for our independence.

https://t.co/AFStADGSaz

[Mark Lattimer @MGLattimer]

Some say it is legal to attack energy infrastructure because it is a ‘dual-use object’. But such strikes may make commanders liable under the law on dual-purpose attacks.
My latest for @Articles_of_War highlighting research from @YearbookofIHL
https://t.co/pZ4ny0YXGj

[Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @CeasefireCentre]

Join us (in-person in New York and online) for an event this Wednesday for Protection of Civilians Week.

As protection needs rise and institutional capacity contracts, civilian and community-led action to protect one another, monitor and document conflict, and respond to harm has never stopped. We're turning the lens toward these efforts and the people behind them, and exploring how the UN and Member States can support them.

Register: https://t.co/ANtaCcbMJl

#CivilianRights #CivilianProtection #NotATarget

[alannah travers @AlannahTravers]

Thank you @mae_thomps + @CeasefireCentre team for asking these questions on behalf of those who cannot - read the MOD/@DefenceHQ's summary report of its study into current civilian harm mitigation and response (“CHMR”) policy here - https://t.co/TxgsulNTgm
https://t.co/F0ORjkRoLf

[Richard Reeve @RJ_Reeve]

Kudos to @CeasefireCentre for their FOI campaign to get the MoD to admit to this systemic failure, as well as to @AOAV, @airwars, @iraqbodycount, @everycasualty and others doing the years of hard work on accountability that the MoD won’t do.

🙈🙉🙊

https://t.co/miUAREIp9O

[Mark Lattimer @MGLattimer]

“The UK’s inability to detect civilian harm calls into question its ability to comply with international humanitarian law" - @mae_thomps from @CeasefireCentre quoted here
https://t.co/Bzg7oxszfT

[Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @CeasefireCentre]

UK @DefenceHQ has released to Ceasefire and @airwars a summary of an independent review of its civilian harm framework.

It confirms our longstanding concerns: no unified CHMR policy, no civilian harm tracking, no formalised investigation procedures and no operational amends mechanisms – leaving serious gaps in how harm is mitigated and addressed.

https://t.co/ATEOo2JFAD

[Mae Thompson @mae_thomps]

Some shocking revelations here... @CommonsDefence

[Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @CeasefireCentre]

UK @DefenceHQ has released to Ceasefire and @airwars a summary of an independent review of its civilian harm framework.

It confirms our longstanding concerns: no unified CHMR policy, no civilian harm tracking, no formalised investigation procedures and no operational amends mechanisms – leaving serious gaps in how harm is mitigated and addressed.

https://t.co/ATEOo2JFAD

[Mark Lattimer @MGLattimer]

We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption?
My latest for @Articles_of_War
https://t.co/mcMjP7UzVd

[alannah travers @AlannahTravers]

Data centres, as civilian objects, are generally prohibited from being targeted under IHL - yet as militaries increasingly subscribe to the same cloud infrastructures that power a nation’s hospitals + schools, they are becoming dual-use military objectives https://t.co/GpaKLOq7il

[Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @CeasefireCentre]

As Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the immense civilian toll continues to grow.

Writing for our blog, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskalets shares how these four years have altered her life, her art, and her understanding of resistance.

https://t.co/3NwIm5rWlp

[Mae Thompson @mae_thomps]

@CeasefireCentre @TanDhesi @ThreshedThought @CalvinBailey @Ms_Alex_Baker @LincolnJopp @EmmaLewell @Jesse_Norman @IanRoomeMP @MScroghamMP @FredThomasUK

[Mae Thompson @mae_thomps]

I sat in on the @CommonsDefence committee last week as former ministers were questioned about the MoD's colossal 2022 data breach, which exposed the personal data of 18,000 Afghan nationals and put them at heightened risk of reprisal from the Taliban.

[Mae Thompson @mae_thomps]

In my new blog post for @CeasefireCentre I consider what the Afghan data breach and superinjunction reveal about the culture inside the MoD and what needs to change.
https://t.co/Z7HXqzHaig

[Alain Berset @alain_berset]

Today, 34 countries and the EU will sign the @coe Convention establishing the Claims Commission. I hope many will follow.

This Convention is open to every state. With non-members and members on equal footing.

Together, they send a clear message: Every loss must be recorded — every loss repaired.

[Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @CeasefireCentre]

Afghan Inquiry publishes redacted evidence from closed hearings in 2024 involving former Special Forces members, after refusing the MoD’s request to delay release.

Newly published docs reveal @AfghanUKAFInq was told UKSF leadership suppressed evidence of possible war crimes.

[alannah travers @AlannahTravers]

Great @ICRC @CambridgeCore article, "The role of redress in preventing and responding to civilian harm" by @mae_thomps, Luke Moffett, Steven van de Put + @MGLattimer. Even if a strike is lawful under IHL, the failure to remedy the resulting harm is wrong!⬇️https://t.co/055ArLrU8f

[Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @CeasefireCentre]

Can civil justice, operational learning and civilian agency help close the IHL enforcement gap?

Our new IRRC article explores the role of redress in upholding IHL principles and preventing civilian harm.

Read it in full: https://t.co/rPQjo6lrwn

[Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @CeasefireCentre]

OUT NOW: Our new report finds UK defence is ill-prepared to protect civilians from harm from UK military operations.

Civilian protection is scattered across a patchwork of ad hoc policies, doctrines, and operational practices, containing promising elements but leaving significant gaps.

Drawing on lessons from the US and the Netherlands, the report provides concrete recommendations to the UK government and MoD and urges immediate action.

Full report: https://t.co/eBkn7r47TK

[Mae Thompson @mae_thomps]

If you’re in Belfast next week, this is sure to be a compelling and timely discussion with these brilliant experts.

RSVP: https://t.co/OYog0gLJjG

[Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @CeasefireCentre]

Join us as we launch our latest report for a discussion at @QUBelfast on how the UK can prepare to protect civilians from its own actions in a volatile world.

▶️ Moot Court, 5 November @ 5pm

RSVP: https://t.co/Gme0H82Ee6