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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly ten years ago I spent a week reporting from Guantanamo on the pretrial hearings of those accused in the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on the US.
Here’s my latest for Humanitas Media on how little progress there has been since then
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Guantanamo's Injustice Grinds On | Humanitas Media

Exactly ten years ago, I spent a week at the notorious Guantanamo Bay for Human Rights First, observing court hearings for five men accused in connection with the September 11, 2001, attacks on the Un...

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 3d

A year ago today activist Tigran Galustyan was killed by a Russian drone while evacuating civilians from Ukraine’s eastern front. My latest here for @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how drones are an increasing threat www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI... @humanrightsfirst.org @glushko.bsky.social

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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 4d

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Brian Dooley’s Black and Green explores ties between civil rights movements in Black America + Ireland. Non-violent marches, sit-ins + solidarity shaped both. #speirgorm #civilrights @dooleydooley.bsky.social Shop: museum-of-free-derry.myshopify.com/products/bla...

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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 4d

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Save the date: Sat 22 Nov, 2pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social - meet @dooleydooley.bsky.social as he discusses U.S. + Irish civil rights ties on JFK’s anniversary. #speirgorm #civilrights Reserve 👇
www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-brian... #CivilRights68

Meet Brian Dooley: Ties Between U.S. & Irish Civil Rights Movements

How did U.S. and Irish civil rights movements inspire each other? Meet author Brian Dooley at the Museum of Free Derry, Sat 22 Nov, 2pm.

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The Bloody Sunday Trust @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social · 4d

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On this day, 5 Oct 1968: a banned civil rights march on Duke Street, Derry, met violent RUC attacks – filmed and broadcast worldwide. It ignited a movement for change. #CivilRights68

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Annu Mayor @annumayor.bsky.social · 6d

Friend of 30 years, Asad reminds us: the climate crisis is a crisis of justice, deeply tied to inequality and racial injustice.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Asad Rehman’s journey from antiracism campaigner in Burnley to head of Friends of the Earth

Climate crisis is ‘interconnected crisis of inequality’, says Rehman, who began organising at his school in the 1970s

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 6d

Pleased to be one of the 250 voices to join this @cels-argentina.bsky.social initiative on the urgency of preserving the truth about the genocide in Gaza @barrymalone.bsky.social #speirgorm

CELS @cels-argentina.bsky.social · 8d

Normally, we speak about the memory of the past.
Today, we speak about the urgency of preserving the memory of an atrocious present.

In Gaza there is an ongoing genocide: mass killings, forced displacements, hunger, and people being killed while searching for food. ⬇️

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for having me on your podcast, Activist Lawyer.
(Full disclaimer, am not a lawyer)
ow.ly/bR9r50N6FGj
@humanrightsfirst.org @cjharvey1.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #speirgorm

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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 17d

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Egypt’s most prominent dissident, has been pardoned after years of imprisonment. His release is a victory for human rights and a call for freedom for all political prisoners.

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Egypt's President Sisi pardons high-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, al Qahera news says

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release, Al Qahera news said on Monday.

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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 17d

Alongside 268 faith-based, NGO, & civil society orgs, we call on UN Member States to uphold and strengthen international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties and reject efforts to undo or undermine these legal norms. Read more ⬇️

Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States - Human Rights First

The 268 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organizations listed below call on UN Member States to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human rights, a...

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 17d

Great news from Egypt - Alaa has been pardoned
@humanrightsfirst.org
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Egypt's President Sisi pardons high-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, al Qahera news says

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release, Al Qahera news said on Monday.

www.reuters.com

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 20d

Okay but let’s see the details on what this says it will deliver
#speirgorm
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

British and Irish governments to unveil new Troubles legacy proposals

Framework outlines legislation both sides will need to pass to create agency investigating Troubles-era crimes

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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 23d

The trial of former British paratrooper Soldier F opened in Belfast yesterday, 53 years after #BloodySunday. He is charged with 2 murders & 5 attempted murders. Our Sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social tells you what you needs to know in this brief explainer. #speirgorm

Explainer: Soldier F on Trial for Bloody Sunday Murders - Human Rights First

The trial of Former British paratrooper Lance Corporal Soldier F opened this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is charged with two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1...

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 25d

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‘I woke up and there was no water’: Gaza’s human rights defenders in their own words | Mary Lawlor

A UN special rapporteur shares the stories of those trying to record the horrors of Gaza even as they live through them

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 25d

Tomorrow, more than 53 years after Bloody Sunday, former paratrooper Soldier F goes on trial for two murders & five attempted murders that day.
@humanrightsfirst.org
www.derrydaily.net/2025/09/14/b...

Bloody Sunday victims prepared for landmark murder trial of British soldier veteran

A former British paratrooper accused of murders on Bloody Sunday is to finally face trial on Monday. Soldier F, who cannot be identified because of a reporting restriction, is accused of murdering ...

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · 28d

What’s another year?
#speirgorm
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EU divisions over Gaza hit Eurovision as Ireland pulls out

Ireland’s national broadcaster joins Slovenia’s in making participation next year conditional amid Israel’s war in Gaza

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Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social · 29d

يهنئ مركز الخليج لحقوق الإنسان عضو مجلسه الاستشاري براين دولي لحصوله على جائزة جامعة أوسلو لحقوق الإنسان لعام ٢٠٢٥ "لتكريسه مسيرته المهنية للدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان ولفت الانتباه العالمي إلى قضايا أقل بروزاً."
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social · 29d

GCHR congratulates its advisory Board member Brian @dooleydooley.bsky.social
for University of Oslo's Human Rights Award for 2025
"for having dedicated his career to advocating human rights and bringing greater global attention to less visible issues"

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GCHR congratulates Brian Dooley for University of Oslo’s Human Rights Award for 2025 - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) congratulates its Advisory Board member Brian Dooley for being honoured with the University of Oslo’s (UiO) Human Rights Award for 2025 “for having dedicated hi...

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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · Sep 9

We are proud to celebrate our Senior Advisor Brian Dooley, who has been awarded the University of Oslo’s 2025 Human Rights Award.

For decades, @dooleydooley.bsky.social has supported human rights defenders, documented abuses, delivered aid in war zones, and shaped policies to protect human rights.

UiO´s Human Rights Award to activist, author, and policy expert - University of Oslo

Irishman Brian Dooley is Senior Advisor at the Washington DC-based NGO Human Rights First. He receives the award for having dedicated his career to advocating human rights and bringing greater global ...

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Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social · Sep 9

Brian Dooley was an amazing support while part of my team as senior advisor. His long-standing work for human rights, from Ireland to the US and Ukraine, speaks to his dedication and dignity. I’m glad to see his hard work acknowledged.
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
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UiO´s Human Rights Award to activist, author, and policy expert - University of Oslo

Irishman Brian Dooley is Senior Advisor at the Washington DC-based NGO Human Rights First. He receives the award for having dedicated his career to advocating human rights and bringing greater global ...

www.uio.no

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says Israel is ‘exterminating a defenceless people’

Spain announces raft of measures designed to increase pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to end Gaza war

www.theguardian.com

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great news this morning as Polish court finds activists Hajnowka 5 innocent.
I was at their trial last week - statement from @humanrightsfirst.org here
@valeriahaensel.bsky.social @piotrczaban.bsky.social @fulelo.bsky.social
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Four of the five activists on trial after helping refugees in Poland, acquitted today

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suchitauppal.bsky.social @suchitauppal.bsky.social · Sep 6

This month could be pivotal for Northern Ireland families still seeking truth and accountability for the conflict of 1969-1998.

In our @justsecurity.org piece, @dooleydooley.bsky.social and I discuss upcoming trials, inquiries, and legislative moves. www.justsecurity.org/120044/septe... #speirgorm

September Could Finally Bring Answers for Northern Ireland Families

Northern Ireland’s courts may deliver long-awaited answers for survivors and bereaved families of the conflict from 1969 to 1998.

www.justsecurity.org

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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · Sep 5

This month, Northern Ireland’s courts may deliver long-awaited answers for families of the 1969–1998 conflict. Our @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social write in @justsecurity.org on the appeal of Laurence O’Neill’s torture-tainted conviction, the Bloody Sunday trial, and beyond.

September Could Finally Bring Answers for Northern Ireland Families

Northern Ireland’s courts may deliver long-awaited answers for survivors and bereaved families of the conflict from 1969 to 1998.

www.justsecurity.org

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · Sep 5

Northern Ireland’s courts may deliver long-awaited answers — and perhaps accountability — for survivors and bereaved families of the conflict from 1969 to 1998, write @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social:

www.justsecurity.org/120044/septe...

September Could Finally Bring Answers for Northern Ireland Families

Northern Ireland’s courts may deliver long-awaited answers for survivors and bereaved families of the conflict from 1969 to 1998.

www.justsecurity.org

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