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“The system is grounded in a legal framework that aims to augment the number of foreign soldiers in reserve on contract.”
@fidh_en’s Ilya Nuzov explains how Russia's laws enable and encourage policies which incentivize foreign nationals to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
TOMORROW | 10:00am ET
Don’t miss the @SLPJustice and @ACEurasia’s virtual event on Russia’s deceptive and coercive recruitment processes to lure foreign nationals to join Russia’s Armed Forces in its war against Ukraine.
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Don't miss SLP Nonresident Senior Fellow Courtney Spivey Urschel at today's online webinar hosted by the @ABAesq on addressing human rights crimes in US courts. ⚖️
JUNE 5 | 10:00am ET
Join @SLPJustice and @ACEurasia for a virtual discussion on Russia’s predatory recruitment of foreign fighters in its war in Ukraine, featuring the authors of a new @fidh_en and @truth_hounds report.
Register:
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Hear opening remarks from @shelbyjmag and a panel discussion featuring Ilya Nuzov, Rosemary Tollo, Maria Tomak, & Dmytro Usov, moderated by @Celeste_Kmiotek.
🗓️ JUNE 5 @ 10:00 am ET | How is Russia exploiting foreign nationals in its war against Ukraine?
@ACEurasia and @SLPJustice host a virtual panel moderated by @Celeste_Kmiotek, featuring Ilya Nuzov, Rosemary Tollo, Maria Tomak, & Dmytro Usov.
Register ⬇️
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🗓️ FRIDAY @ 10:00 am ET | How is Russia exploiting foreign nationals in its war against Ukraine?
@ACEurasia and @SLPJustice host a virtual panel moderated by @Celeste_Kmiotek, featuring Ilya Nuzov, Rosemary Tollo, Maria Tomak, & Dmytro Usov.
Register ⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/event/ru…
President Trump has a unique opportunity to free our colleague @RayhanAsat's brother, Ekpar, from detention in Xinjiang. Rayhan's new @washingtonpost op-ed explores how Trump could accomplish what his predecessor could not: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
📢 Don’t miss the SLP team at #ASIL2026 this week!
See upcoming discussions on domestic and international justice mechanisms and country panels on Iran and Sudan featuring SLP Deputy Director @NushinSarkarati and SLP Senior Legal and Policy Advisor Alyssa Yamamoto.
Beijing’s long arm of transnational repression extends to Chinese dissidents, pro-democracy activists, and Uyghur diaspora communities around the world, writes @SLPJustice’s @RayhanAsat.
Read more ⤵️
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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:
atlanticcouncil.org/dispatch…
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:
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A big welcome to our new fellow, Godfrey Odongo!
@dr_odongo is a lawyer with more than two decades of advocacy, research, policy, and teaching experience on international law, human rights, and governance.
Read Godfrey’s full expert page below⚖️
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It’s been 10 years since Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat was detained by the Chinese government after participating in a State Department program in the US. We once again call for his immediate and unconditional release so he can be reunited with his loved ones.
How is the international human rights system responding to growing geopolitical instability and challenges to authority?
Catch SLP’s Alyssa Yamamoto at tomorrow’s Bernstein Symposium at @YaleLawSch for a panel on human rights in a shifting global order.
law.yale.edu/schell/events/b…
“No international or domestic prosecutions have meaningfully addressed Iran’s secondary liability for Shahed-enabled crimes.”
SLP’s @celeste_kmiotek and IPHR’s Anastasiya Donets unpack how the IRI can be held accountable for Russia’s drone war:
justsecurity.org/134930/iran…
We were proud to partner with @SLPJustice, IPHR, and @C4ADS to present a new report entitled "From Tehran to Kyiv: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Role in Russia’s Drone War" at our Embassy yesterday.
The report, authored by our partners, can be read⬇️
iphronline.org/articles/iran…