Nils Melzer

Cosmopolitan Leader. Proud to have served as: Director Law Policy & Diplomacy @ICRC; UNSRT @UN_SPExperts; Professor @UofGLaw & @Geneva_Academy; VP @IIHL_Sanremo

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

Thank you, farewell & au revoir!

As I conclude my work at the @ICRC’s Directorate & wind down for a long awaited sabbatical, I am deeply grateful:
➡️for my extraordinary journey with the #RedCross
➡️for the inspiring companionship of our colleagues
➡️and for unforgettable moments shared with the men, women and children we serve.

In parting, I wish to dedicate a piano inspiration to the memory of those who courageously served our mission and never returned - making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of humanity: “I gave it all...”

Thank you, farewell & au revoir!

(⬇️audio on...🔊🎶)

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

@Helen_A_Durham Warmest congratulations Helen on your appointment - good to see you back in the Movement!

[Cordula Droege @CDroegeICRC]

Two fundamental resolutions on international humanitarian law adopted at the International #RedCrossRedCrescent Conference!
☑️Creating a universal culture of compliance with #IHL
☑️Protecting civilians against the human cost of #ICT activities in armed conflicts
#RCRC24

[Nils Melzer @NMelzerICRC]

We ⁦@ICRC⁩ take action - not sides. Everyday. Everywhere.

[ICRC @ICRC]

@PKraehenbuehl, ICRC's director general speaks on the importance of compliance with international humanitarian law, the lack of respect across conflicts today & the catastrophic conditions for civilians 👇🏽 via @bbcworldservice
#RCRC24

[Nils Melzer @NMelzerICRC]

The @ICRC’s #IHL Challenges Report: An absolute key-document at the #RCRC24 International Conference.

As ever, the single most important challenge to #IHL remains insufficient compliance by the parties to armed conflicts.

Full text: 🔗➡️ https://t.co/nfrq4XuHUU

Summary: 🧵⬇️

[ICRC @ICRC]

Staying neutral allows us to do our job. It is not indifference: it is a deliberate choice.

Our mission comes from the Geneva Conventions, universal laws that preserve a degree of humanity, even in war. Today, 161 years since our founding, neutrality remains as crucial as ever.

[Nils Melzer @NMelzerICRC]

Hands down the most important recurring forum in human history:
➡️All components of the world’s largest humanitarian movement
➡️All 196 States party to #GenevaConventions
➡️Guided by #Humanity #Neutrality & #Impartiality
➡️Focus on what unites rather than divides humanity
#RCRC24

[Nils Melzer @NMelzerICRC]

Glad to see our Resolution on #PrincipledHumanitarianAction adopted!

Serving @ICRC 15yrs, from delegate to director, the #FundamentalPrinciples were my guiding star, offering orientation, confidence & identity in an increasingly chaotic & violent world:➡️https://t.co/gSFxKmOpOf

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

At #HRC50, the Human Rights Council appointed @DrAliceJEdwards as Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

Today, on #TortureVictimsDay 2022, torture & abuse remains widespread & impunity rampant worldwide.
While Goverments readily promote respect for #HumanRights in other States, they rarely if ever, show genuine political will to address their own violations.
https://t.co/E0ixwJNOpn

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

As I transition to @ICRC you can now follow me at:

➡️@NMelzerICRC

My old account may be updated occasionally but remains active primarily for reference to my tenure as #SRTorture 2016-22

I warmly thank all of you for your support & engagement on #HumanRights in the past years!

[Nils Melzer @NMelzerICRC]

Great to be back @ICRC!

Everyday, everywhere, our 20’000 colleagues go the #ExtraMile to bring #hope & #humanity to the most vulnerable, often in very difficult & dangerous circumstances.

Working with them, side by side, always has been one of the biggest privileges of my life!

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

#PoliceViolence in #Netherlands 🇳🇱:

Today my concluding letter of 29 March to @DutchMFA has been published:

➡️https://t.co/1MktMB2H5d

➡️The 60-day deadline has passed without any response from the government.

➡️My mandate work on the subject is hereby concluded.

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

#Netherlands 🇳🇱: A concluding communication on #PoliceViolence (AL NLD 4/2022) has been transmitted to @DutchMFA on 29 March and will be published after 60 days, along with any response from the government.
(3/6)

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

#Polizeigewalt in #Deutschland 🇩🇪

Heute wurde mein abschliessendes Schreiben vom 29. März an @AuswaertigesAmt veröffentlicht:

➡️https://t.co/LvAdjV25Qh

➡️Die 60-tägige Frist ist ohne Antwort der Regierung verstrichen.

➡️Meine Mandatsarbeit zum Thema ist hiermit abgeschlossen.

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

Danke @WELT für dieses Interview zum Abschluss meiner Untersuchung von #Polizeigewalt in #Deutschland.
➡️Weltweit gilt: Wenn ein Land praktisch keine Sanktionen für Polizeigewalt verhängt, ist das kein Zeichen von Wohlverhalten, sondern von Systemversagen.
https://t.co/jDnsi76GCa

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

Thanks @AJEPodcasts for this updated edition of our discussion of January 2022 on #AJTheTake, summarizing the conclusions of my #SRTorture investigation into the case of #Assange.

[Al Jazeera English Podcasts @AJEPodcasts]

Julian Assange waged a long fight against extradition from the UK to the US. One allegation after another had come to cloud the narrative of Assange.

But Melzer discovered the level of deception is staggering.

🎙 #AJTheTake spoke with @NilsMelzer: https://t.co/d75DYI9Bxb

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

Three candidates have now been shortlisted for the next #SRTorture, to be appointed by the @UN_HRC on 8 July - all of them esteemed colleagues and strong #HumanRights advocates with invaluable expertise & experience.

https://t.co/zwTTc9lPr1

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

Wissenschaftlicher Blogbeitrag von #BenjaminDerin & @tsingelnstein über ihre Forschungsergebnisse und ihr kürzlich erschienenes Sachbuch zum Thema #Polizeigewalt:

https://t.co/DMk5K53aW2

https://t.co/MHE00dmqf0

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

"Ein systematisches Problem": Polizeigewalt bleibt oft ohne Konsequenzen - https://t.co/XA0pgEWcW6 https://t.co/n1OzOQALNE

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

Thanks @Jonathan_K_Cook for this detailed review of my recent book on the #Assange case:
https://t.co/xFNHHDZZAZ

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

My latest: A new book exposes the mechanics of a 12-year legal charade by Sweden, the UK and US to obscure the political nature of Julian Assange’s incarceration. All three have ridden roughshod over the rule of law, says UN torture expert Nils Melzer https://t.co/qGOLynClIO

[Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer]

Danke @RepublikMagazin fürs Gespräch zum Abschluss meiner Untersuchung im Fall #BrianK.

@SwissMFA & @KantonZuerich: Rechtsstaatlichkeit heisst nicht, dass Behörden keine Fehler machen, sondern dass sie willens sind, diese anzuerkennen & zu korrigieren.

https://t.co/KNUVW9SiW5