Daragh Murray
@daragh.bsky.social
Reader in International Law & Human Rights @QMUL_HSS. @UKRI_News FLF project on human rights impacts of AI & surveillance technology (Jan 2021). He/His. Newsletter: http://AIHumanRights.Blog
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Interested in joining our team? Check out our role for Associate Director of Student Programming. You'll be responsible for instructional design, academic year planning, administrative management, and partner/staff coordination for our Investigations Lab:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05220
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05220
Associate Director of Student Programming- Human Rights Center - School of Law
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
January 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Interested in joining our team? Check out our role for Associate Director of Student Programming. You'll be responsible for instructional design, academic year planning, administrative management, and partner/staff coordination for our Investigations Lab:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05220
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05220
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Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
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In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
UK drops target for international student recruitment
Government to encourage education providers to open campuses overseas as it focuses on reducing migration
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
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We already pay people to drive to work through fuel subsidies, tax reliefs, cheap parking and road investment. So why don’t we pay people to cycle instead?
Cycling to work improves physical and mental health, cuts emissions, reduces congestion, and lowers healthcare costs, to name a few benefits 🚲💚
Cycling to work improves physical and mental health, cuts emissions, reduces congestion, and lowers healthcare costs, to name a few benefits 🚲💚
January 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
We already pay people to drive to work through fuel subsidies, tax reliefs, cheap parking and road investment. So why don’t we pay people to cycle instead?
Cycling to work improves physical and mental health, cuts emissions, reduces congestion, and lowers healthcare costs, to name a few benefits 🚲💚
Cycling to work improves physical and mental health, cuts emissions, reduces congestion, and lowers healthcare costs, to name a few benefits 🚲💚
Didn’t deserve it tho
Obama actually won his Nobel Peace Prize.
January 16, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Didn’t deserve it tho
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The Irish Government's foot dragging on addressing the scandal of AI generated abusive material on X is not an aberration.
There has been a decade of avoiding any meaningful steps on business and human rights
My final post on the BHRI blog:
businesshumanrightsireland.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/m...
There has been a decade of avoiding any meaningful steps on business and human rights
My final post on the BHRI blog:
businesshumanrightsireland.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/m...
‘Made in Ireland’ – Ten years on, what has changed for business and human rights in Ireland?
Over a decade ago, in the very first substantive post I wrote for this blog, I discussed how parts of a drone used in attacks on civilians in Darfur were made in Ireland. The post illustrated how o…
businesshumanrightsireland.wordpress.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The Irish Government's foot dragging on addressing the scandal of AI generated abusive material on X is not an aberration.
There has been a decade of avoiding any meaningful steps on business and human rights
My final post on the BHRI blog:
businesshumanrightsireland.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/m...
There has been a decade of avoiding any meaningful steps on business and human rights
My final post on the BHRI blog:
businesshumanrightsireland.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/m...
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I mean, sure, if there was a war and they snuck up on some soldiers by adopting the trappings of civil aviation, you might call it a war crime. But since there wasn’t one and they snuck up on some civilians who were probably fishermen and at worst drug dealers, it’s just fuckin murder.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I mean, sure, if there was a war and they snuck up on some soldiers by adopting the trappings of civil aviation, you might call it a war crime. But since there wasn’t one and they snuck up on some civilians who were probably fishermen and at worst drug dealers, it’s just fuckin murder.
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Our @leverhulmecal.bsky.social postdoctoral fellowship posts close for applications on 30 January. A few reflections on the frequently asked questions we have received. So much looking forward to reading your applications and building our team together youtube.com/watch?v=x4AMkxhe4bQ
Further Information for Fellowship Applicants
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life
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January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Our @leverhulmecal.bsky.social postdoctoral fellowship posts close for applications on 30 January. A few reflections on the frequently asked questions we have received. So much looking forward to reading your applications and building our team together youtube.com/watch?v=x4AMkxhe4bQ
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More than 40 civil society groups say an amendment in the crime and policing bill requiring police to consider the “cumulative impact” of repeated protests in the same area represents a “draconian crackdown on our rights to freedom of expression and assembly” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers
Dozens including TUC join force to oppose ‘wide-ranging’ move to increase police powers in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
More than 40 civil society groups say an amendment in the crime and policing bill requiring police to consider the “cumulative impact” of repeated protests in the same area represents a “draconian crackdown on our rights to freedom of expression and assembly” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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If you were part of the Robodebt class action settlement, you may be eligible for compensation. Registration for compensation ends in early March 2026. Make sure you’re registered. Contact Gordon Legal if you haven’t received a information document package from Services Australia
It is 2016. I am in an apartment in Balaclava, Melbourne, working on the issue of Robodebt
It is 2026. I am in Tungamah, assisting a client to register for compensation in the Robodebt class settlement
It is 2026. I am in Tungamah, assisting a client to register for compensation in the Robodebt class settlement
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
If you were part of the Robodebt class action settlement, you may be eligible for compensation. Registration for compensation ends in early March 2026. Make sure you’re registered. Contact Gordon Legal if you haven’t received a information document package from Services Australia
Testing CMAT's Music Knowledge | Track Star*
YouTube video by Track Star*
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January 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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🚨🚨 Powerful statement by @un.org experts condemning the large scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and other cities and the forcible abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife:
January 8, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🚨🚨 Powerful statement by @un.org experts condemning the large scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and other cities and the forcible abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife:
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States that 'the UK provided enabling support in full compliance with international law' for the US interdiction of the Bella 1. Curious as to the legal basis for interdiction.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK provides support to U.S. seizure of Bella 1 accused of shadow fleet activities and Iran sanctions breaches
The UK has provided enabling support to the United States at their request to interdict the vessel Bella 1 today.
www.gov.uk
January 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
States that 'the UK provided enabling support in full compliance with international law' for the US interdiction of the Bella 1. Curious as to the legal basis for interdiction.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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"If Sadiq Khan thinks today that London is the greatest city in the world, then he's deluded," says Nigel Farage.
Suspect there may be one or two Londoners who, for all its faults, don't much like their city being talked down.
Suspect there may be one or two Londoners who, for all its faults, don't much like their city being talked down.
January 7, 2026 at 11:11 AM
"If Sadiq Khan thinks today that London is the greatest city in the world, then he's deluded," says Nigel Farage.
Suspect there may be one or two Londoners who, for all its faults, don't much like their city being talked down.
Suspect there may be one or two Londoners who, for all its faults, don't much like their city being talked down.
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free speech news
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
free speech news
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For those teaching International Law this semester, you may want to consider assigning South Africa's statement to the UN Security Council today:
dirco.gov.za/statement-by...
dirco.gov.za/statement-by...
Statement by the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations Security Council Meeting on the situation in Venezuela, 5 January 2026
Mr President, We wish to congratulate the Federal Republic of Somalia for assuming the rotating Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of January and wish you and your delegat...
dirco.gov.za
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
For those teaching International Law this semester, you may want to consider assigning South Africa's statement to the UN Security Council today:
dirco.gov.za/statement-by...
dirco.gov.za/statement-by...
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'Despite persistent myths, employment rates for humanities graduates are comparable to those of STEM graduates, as Humanities Indicators data shows. Early earnings differ but the salary gap narrows significantly mid-career, particularly for graduates who pursue further study'. 1/2
How universities can cultivate arts and humanities in practical, affordable ways
Are the arts and humanities still needed as universities retrench staff and cut costs? Patty Raun explains why curtailing or eliminating these disciplines is an egregious mistake
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM
'Despite persistent myths, employment rates for humanities graduates are comparable to those of STEM graduates, as Humanities Indicators data shows. Early earnings differ but the salary gap narrows significantly mid-career, particularly for graduates who pursue further study'. 1/2
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Join us in London on 23 January for the inaugural event of the Centre for the Critique of Law and Society @qmul.bsky.social.
With stellar speakers we reflect on the state of (legal) critique as we confront a world of "death and destruction without alibi".
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-state-...
With stellar speakers we reflect on the state of (legal) critique as we confront a world of "death and destruction without alibi".
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-state-...
The State of Critique: CCLAS Launch
Join us to celebrate the launch of the Centre for the Critique of Law and Society (formerly Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context)
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Join us in London on 23 January for the inaugural event of the Centre for the Critique of Law and Society @qmul.bsky.social.
With stellar speakers we reflect on the state of (legal) critique as we confront a world of "death and destruction without alibi".
👇👇👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-state-...
With stellar speakers we reflect on the state of (legal) critique as we confront a world of "death and destruction without alibi".
👇👇👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-state-...
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NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
Say No to Palantir in the NHS ⬇️
goodlaw.social/658abc
Say No to Palantir in the NHS ⬇️
goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
Say No to Palantir in the NHS ⬇️
goodlaw.social/658abc
Say No to Palantir in the NHS ⬇️
goodlaw.social/658abc
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I agree this is very much worth a read if you want to understand why this government has made such a mess of its first 18 months -if this is the caliber of thinking/analysis in No 10. Just deeply confused, paranoid word salad. (1/2).
Very much worth a read.
The Blob, the Groups and now The Stakeholder state
Alaa Abd el-Fattah has shown supremacy of the Stakeholder State
www.thetimes.com/article/3720...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah has shown supremacy of the Stakeholder State
www.thetimes.com/article/3720...
January 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I agree this is very much worth a read if you want to understand why this government has made such a mess of its first 18 months -if this is the caliber of thinking/analysis in No 10. Just deeply confused, paranoid word salad. (1/2).
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13 million people are exposed to a U.K. government abusing powers of citizenship. The Runnymede Trust are calling for a moratorium on U.K. laws allowing governments to remove a person’s citizenship. www.runnymedetrust.org/publications...
January 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
13 million people are exposed to a U.K. government abusing powers of citizenship. The Runnymede Trust are calling for a moratorium on U.K. laws allowing governments to remove a person’s citizenship. www.runnymedetrust.org/publications...
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‘Risk exiting the market’
what a way to package the complete collapse of higher education
what a way to package the complete collapse of higher education
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
‘Risk exiting the market’
what a way to package the complete collapse of higher education
what a way to package the complete collapse of higher education
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They also expressed concerns regarding the treatment of the hunger strikers, including reported delays in accessing medical care, use of excessive restraint during hospital treatment, denial of contact with family members and legal counsel …
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts urge UK to protect lives and rights of pro-Palestinian detainees on hunger strike
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern for the lives and fundamental rights of eight pro-Palestinian activists imprisoned in the United Kingdom, who have been on indefinite hunger strike s...
www.ohchr.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
They also expressed concerns regarding the treatment of the hunger strikers, including reported delays in accessing medical care, use of excessive restraint during hospital treatment, denial of contact with family members and legal counsel …
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...