Sareta Ashraph
@saretaashraph.bsky.social
ICL barrister. Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, intl justice, genocide, gender, armed groups, ISIL. Co-founder @atlaswomen.bsky.social #EndGenderApartheid 🇹🇹
Happening today @ 5pm @ LSE! This event will provide an update on recent European trials of ISIL members for crimes against the Yazidi community.
Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani and I will be speaking. You can register to join in person or online here:
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani and I will be speaking. You can register to join in person or online here:
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis
5.00pm Wednesday 19 November | Sareta Ashraph | Free event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Happening today @ 5pm @ LSE! This event will provide an update on recent European trials of ISIL members for crimes against the Yazidi community.
Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani and I will be speaking. You can register to join in person or online here:
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani and I will be speaking. You can register to join in person or online here:
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
London/ Hybrid, Wed 19 Nov @LSE 5pm
Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani & I are discussing "Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis.
I'll be exploring recent genocide cases & the role of demographic doc. @cja-news.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani & I are discussing "Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis.
I'll be exploring recent genocide cases & the role of demographic doc. @cja-news.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis
5.00pm Wednesday 19 November | Sareta Ashraph | Free event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
London/ Hybrid, Wed 19 Nov @LSE 5pm
Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani & I are discussing "Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis.
I'll be exploring recent genocide cases & the role of demographic doc. @cja-news.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Roza Qaidi, Sana Murrani & I are discussing "Building Towards Justice: Recent European Trials of ISIL Members for Crimes Against Yazidis.
I'll be exploring recent genocide cases & the role of demographic doc. @cja-news.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Very happy to have been part of this conversation, now published in the Journal of International Criminal Justice, titled "Professionals and Professionalism(s) in International Criminal Justice: Views from Practice."
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Professionals and Professionalism(s) in International Criminal Justice: Views from Practice
To reflect on the theme of professionals and professionalism(s) covered within the articles in this symposium, on 14 February 2025, the guest editors and t
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October 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Very happy to have been part of this conversation, now published in the Journal of International Criminal Justice, titled "Professionals and Professionalism(s) in International Criminal Justice: Views from Practice."
academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...
academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...
Heartened to be at the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law conference.
Listening now to a fascinating discussion of emerging justice opportunities in Syria with Joumana Seif, Razan Rashidi, Mariana Karkoutky, Sema Nasser, and Sana Kikhia. @4genderjustice.org
Listening now to a fascinating discussion of emerging justice opportunities in Syria with Joumana Seif, Razan Rashidi, Mariana Karkoutky, Sema Nasser, and Sana Kikhia. @4genderjustice.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Heartened to be at the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law conference.
Listening now to a fascinating discussion of emerging justice opportunities in Syria with Joumana Seif, Razan Rashidi, Mariana Karkoutky, Sema Nasser, and Sana Kikhia. @4genderjustice.org
Listening now to a fascinating discussion of emerging justice opportunities in Syria with Joumana Seif, Razan Rashidi, Mariana Karkoutky, Sema Nasser, and Sana Kikhia. @4genderjustice.org
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
Coming –in person or online– to the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law, taking place in The Hague on 29 and 30 September?
To attend in-person, please email [email protected]
or register online here: 4genderjustice.org/our-work/gen...
To attend in-person, please email [email protected]
or register online here: 4genderjustice.org/our-work/gen...
Gender Justice in International Criminal Law Conference 2025 | Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice
4genderjustice.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Coming –in person or online– to the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law, taking place in The Hague on 29 and 30 September?
To attend in-person, please email [email protected]
or register online here: 4genderjustice.org/our-work/gen...
To attend in-person, please email [email protected]
or register online here: 4genderjustice.org/our-work/gen...
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The lethal U.S. strike in the Caribbean that killed 11 people doesn’t fit the counterterrorism justification, writes @bcfinucane.bsky.social.
The lack of legal basis suggests the Trump administration may be asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law:
The lack of legal basis suggests the Trump administration may be asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law:
Asserting a License to Kill: Why the Caribbean Strike is a Dangerous Departure from the “War on Terror”
An absence of credible legal basis for the Caribbean strike suggests the Trump admin is asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law.
www.justsecurity.org
September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The lethal U.S. strike in the Caribbean that killed 11 people doesn’t fit the counterterrorism justification, writes @bcfinucane.bsky.social.
The lack of legal basis suggests the Trump administration may be asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law:
The lack of legal basis suggests the Trump administration may be asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law:
Incredibly insightful discussion on genocide litigation on international law, led by Oxford’s Janina Dill! A good final day at the ESIL conference, giving much food for thought.
September 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Incredibly insightful discussion on genocide litigation on international law, led by Oxford’s Janina Dill! A good final day at the ESIL conference, giving much food for thought.
Thrilled to be at the ESIL conference. Just finished my panel and now listening to a packed forum on “Institutional Reconstructions: Which Role for the United Nations?” with Prof Brunk, Prof Klabbers and Assoc Prof Sinclair, moderated by Prof Chinkin.
September 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thrilled to be at the ESIL conference. Just finished my panel and now listening to a packed forum on “Institutional Reconstructions: Which Role for the United Nations?” with Prof Brunk, Prof Klabbers and Assoc Prof Sinclair, moderated by Prof Chinkin.
Looking forward to being part of these discussions!
Join in person or online on Thursday 18 Sept for "Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening" @umichlaw.bsky.social @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social
Join in person or online on Thursday 18 Sept for "Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening" @umichlaw.bsky.social @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social
Join us Thurs SEPT 18 for
"Countering #GenderApartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening"
@UMichLaw
Public hybrid panels 9AM-1PM ET; 1225 Jeffries Hall
Register for Zoom: tinyurl.com/4xxywu7h
Speakers incl: UN Special Rapporteur on #Afghanistan; Mariam Safi & Malala Yousafzai(video)
"Countering #GenderApartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening"
@UMichLaw
Public hybrid panels 9AM-1PM ET; 1225 Jeffries Hall
Register for Zoom: tinyurl.com/4xxywu7h
Speakers incl: UN Special Rapporteur on #Afghanistan; Mariam Safi & Malala Yousafzai(video)
August 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Looking forward to being part of these discussions!
Join in person or online on Thursday 18 Sept for "Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening" @umichlaw.bsky.social @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social
Join in person or online on Thursday 18 Sept for "Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening" @umichlaw.bsky.social @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social
Excellent blogpost "Afghanistan and the Erosion of the International System" by Amb. Nasir A. Andisha and Hamid A. Formuli on @justsecurity.org
Really pleased by the recognition of the efforts of the End Gender Apartheid movement. See endgenderapartheid.today for more information and resources.
Really pleased by the recognition of the efforts of the End Gender Apartheid movement. See endgenderapartheid.today for more information and resources.
August 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Excellent blogpost "Afghanistan and the Erosion of the International System" by Amb. Nasir A. Andisha and Hamid A. Formuli on @justsecurity.org
Really pleased by the recognition of the efforts of the End Gender Apartheid movement. See endgenderapartheid.today for more information and resources.
Really pleased by the recognition of the efforts of the End Gender Apartheid movement. See endgenderapartheid.today for more information and resources.
About a week after DOGE outed him, Taliban intelligence agents in Kabul descended on the homes of his relatives and detained three of his family members. They were blindfolded, thrown into the backs of 4x4 pickup trucks and driven to a small remote prison.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
www.propublica.org
August 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
About a week after DOGE outed him, Taliban intelligence agents in Kabul descended on the homes of his relatives and detained three of his family members. They were blindfolded, thrown into the backs of 4x4 pickup trucks and driven to a small remote prison.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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Now sanctioned are Nicolas Guillou, France; Nazhat Khan, Fiji; Mame Mandiaye Niang, Senegal; Kimberly Prost, Canada.
Deputy Prosecutor Khan & Judge Prost were profiled by ATLAS in 2022 and 2019, respectively.
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/201...
In solidarity.
Deputy Prosecutor Khan & Judge Prost were profiled by ATLAS in 2022 and 2019, respectively.
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/201...
In solidarity.
August 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Now sanctioned are Nicolas Guillou, France; Nazhat Khan, Fiji; Mame Mandiaye Niang, Senegal; Kimberly Prost, Canada.
Deputy Prosecutor Khan & Judge Prost were profiled by ATLAS in 2022 and 2019, respectively.
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/201...
In solidarity.
Deputy Prosecutor Khan & Judge Prost were profiled by ATLAS in 2022 and 2019, respectively.
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/201...
In solidarity.
Four years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan & the establishment of a governance system based on gender oppression and violence. It is the worst place in the world to be a woman or girl. Recognise Gender Apartheid. End Gender Apartheid. endgenderapartheid.today
End Gender Apartheid
The women and girls of Afghanistan and Iran have united in a call to end gender apartheid.
endgenderapartheid.today
August 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Four years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan & the establishment of a governance system based on gender oppression and violence. It is the worst place in the world to be a woman or girl. Recognise Gender Apartheid. End Gender Apartheid. endgenderapartheid.today
Today, 3 August, is the 11th anniversary of the start of ISIL’s genocidal attack on the Yazidis of Sinjar, northern Iraq. Thinking of the victims, survivors, and the many still missing.
August 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Today, 3 August, is the 11th anniversary of the start of ISIL’s genocidal attack on the Yazidis of Sinjar, northern Iraq. Thinking of the victims, survivors, and the many still missing.
"Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court" by CUP is now available *open access*
Thrilled to have contributed –together w/ 60+ scholars & practitioners – to reimagining how international criminal law can advance gender justice.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
Thrilled to have contributed –together w/ 60+ scholars & practitioners – to reimagining how international criminal law can advance gender justice.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court
Cambridge Core - UN and International Organisations - Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court
www.cambridge.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court" by CUP is now available *open access*
Thrilled to have contributed –together w/ 60+ scholars & practitioners – to reimagining how international criminal law can advance gender justice.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
Thrilled to have contributed –together w/ 60+ scholars & practitioners – to reimagining how international criminal law can advance gender justice.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
Please read!
On 16 June, we convened a group of amici to submit observations in the Al Hassan reparations proceedings before the International Criminal Court.
The brief highlights gendered and intersectional harm, presumption of victimhood, and risk of early release.
More: 4genderjustice.org/our-latest-p...
The brief highlights gendered and intersectional harm, presumption of victimhood, and risk of early release.
More: 4genderjustice.org/our-latest-p...
July 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Please read!
So much horror in the world, and a serious threat is building in West Africa.
"Emboldened by their success in the landlocked nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, insurgents affiliated with AQ and IS are moving south towardsand into coastal nations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/w...
"Emboldened by their success in the landlocked nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, insurgents affiliated with AQ and IS are moving south towardsand into coastal nations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/w...
June 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
So much horror in the world, and a serious threat is building in West Africa.
"Emboldened by their success in the landlocked nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, insurgents affiliated with AQ and IS are moving south towardsand into coastal nations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/w...
"Emboldened by their success in the landlocked nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, insurgents affiliated with AQ and IS are moving south towardsand into coastal nations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/w...
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My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink
While there have been some elements of relief that the Iraq parliament has pulled back from legalizing child marriage, the situation remains dynamic.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
April 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
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“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
April 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
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🌍 Last Friday, our colleague Juliana Laguna Trujillo moderated a panel on Gender Justice & the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty at the #JoinedUpJustice conference on Gender in ICL & IRL at Tilburg University.
Big thanks to our speakers including @saretaashraph.bsky.social for their contributions!
Big thanks to our speakers including @saretaashraph.bsky.social for their contributions!
April 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🌍 Last Friday, our colleague Juliana Laguna Trujillo moderated a panel on Gender Justice & the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty at the #JoinedUpJustice conference on Gender in ICL & IRL at Tilburg University.
Big thanks to our speakers including @saretaashraph.bsky.social for their contributions!
Big thanks to our speakers including @saretaashraph.bsky.social for their contributions!
My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink
While there have been some elements of relief that the Iraq parliament has pulled back from legalizing child marriage, the situation remains dynamic.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
April 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
My latest blogpost: "Legalizing child marriage in Iraq: Stepping back from the brink" @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
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Honored to take part in this @ejiltalk.bsky.social podcast on international law & the rights of #Afghan women w @saharfetrat.bsky.social of @hrw.org
She said women use the word "suffocating" to describe the situation under Taliban rule & argued that #Afghanistan may now be unlivable for #women
She said women use the word "suffocating" to describe the situation under Taliban rule & argued that #Afghanistan may now be unlivable for #women
Professor @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social joined the EJIL podcast to discuss Afghan women’s fight for justice and accountability on the global stage
EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 32: No Country for Women – Lawyering for Gender Justice in Afghanistan | by Neha Jain and Michal Saliternik
April 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Honored to take part in this @ejiltalk.bsky.social podcast on international law & the rights of #Afghan women w @saharfetrat.bsky.social of @hrw.org
She said women use the word "suffocating" to describe the situation under Taliban rule & argued that #Afghanistan may now be unlivable for #women
She said women use the word "suffocating" to describe the situation under Taliban rule & argued that #Afghanistan may now be unlivable for #women
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The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
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There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
Thank you @ayicl.bsky.social for featuring me in your IWD campaign! The entire series is fantastic, with so many inspiring friends and colleagues also included!
56/n | Meet Sareta Ashraph (@saretaashraph.bsky.social) the eleventh spotlight for our #IWD campaign – ✨
April 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thank you @ayicl.bsky.social for featuring me in your IWD campaign! The entire series is fantastic, with so many inspiring friends and colleagues also included!