Shane Darcy
@shanedarcy.bsky.social
Professor, Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, University of Galway.
International law, armed conflict, accountability, business and human rights.
International law, armed conflict, accountability, business and human rights.
Over 850 days since international journalists allowed into Gaza.
Over 250 Palestinian journalists killed in that same time.
No United Nations fact-finding or International Criminal Court investigators given access.
Judges, prosecutors, UN experts and Palestinian NGOs are instead sanctioned.
Over 250 Palestinian journalists killed in that same time.
No United Nations fact-finding or International Criminal Court investigators given access.
Judges, prosecutors, UN experts and Palestinian NGOs are instead sanctioned.
The legal fight to open Gaza to foreign press has failed. It’s time to change course
As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. Further legal efforts are futile.
By Amos Brison
www.972mag.com/gaza-foreign...
As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. Further legal efforts are futile.
By Amos Brison
www.972mag.com/gaza-foreign...
The legal fight to open Gaza to foreign press has failed
As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s foreign media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. It's time to change course.
www.972mag.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Over 850 days since international journalists allowed into Gaza.
Over 250 Palestinian journalists killed in that same time.
No United Nations fact-finding or International Criminal Court investigators given access.
Judges, prosecutors, UN experts and Palestinian NGOs are instead sanctioned.
Over 250 Palestinian journalists killed in that same time.
No United Nations fact-finding or International Criminal Court investigators given access.
Judges, prosecutors, UN experts and Palestinian NGOs are instead sanctioned.
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Irish (opposition) politicians condemn the use of Shannon airport for US deportation flights of Palestinians to Israel.
The Irish Government remains silent.
The Irish Government remains silent.
Use of Irish airport for US deportation flights to Israel called ‘reprehensible’
Use of Irish airport for US deportation flights to Israel called ‘reprehensible’
Irish politicians condemn use of Shannon airport by ICE-chartered private jet owned by Trump donor
Politicians in Ireland have said the use of an airport in County Clare by planes deporting Palestinians from the United States is to Israel “reprehensible”.
A private jet owned by the Donald Trump donor Gil Dezer was chartered by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for two separate flights that took detainees to Israel, a Guardian investigation revealed this week. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Irish (opposition) politicians condemn the use of Shannon airport for US deportation flights of Palestinians to Israel.
The Irish Government remains silent.
The Irish Government remains silent.
For an excellent in-depth exploration of the US use of financial sanctions since September 11th onwards, listen to Episode 5 of the @lrb.co.uk Aftershock podcast 'In dollars we trust'
@danielsoar.bsky.social
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
@danielsoar.bsky.social
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM
For an excellent in-depth exploration of the US use of financial sanctions since September 11th onwards, listen to Episode 5 of the @lrb.co.uk Aftershock podcast 'In dollars we trust'
@danielsoar.bsky.social
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
@danielsoar.bsky.social
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Excellent and important piece on the increasingly destructive actions of the United States towards international justice, human rights institutions and UN experts.
The US ambassador to the UN gloats that Francesca Albanese can't open a bank account, get a credit card or visit the United States.
The US ambassador to the UN gloats that Francesca Albanese can't open a bank account, get a credit card or visit the United States.
Trump's war on global justice and the ICC. It took a while but we pulled it together. With @reuters.com colleagues Andrew Marshall, @humeyrapamuk.bsky.social @johnshiffman.bsky.social Anthony Deutsch and @michellenichols.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigatio...
In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions
Trump’s sanctions on U.N. expert Francesca Albanese and the International Criminal Court froze assets and disrupted war crimes investigations. The clash is part of the broader campaign by his administ...
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Excellent and important piece on the increasingly destructive actions of the United States towards international justice, human rights institutions and UN experts.
The US ambassador to the UN gloats that Francesca Albanese can't open a bank account, get a credit card or visit the United States.
The US ambassador to the UN gloats that Francesca Albanese can't open a bank account, get a credit card or visit the United States.
Francesca Albanese and various judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court "now sit on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, alongside suspected al Qaeda terrorists, Mexican drug traffickers and North Korean arms dealers".
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions
Trump’s sanctions on U.N. expert Francesca Albanese and the International Criminal Court froze assets and disrupted war crimes investigations. The clash is part of the broader campaign by his administ...
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Francesca Albanese and various judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court "now sit on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, alongside suspected al Qaeda terrorists, Mexican drug traffickers and North Korean arms dealers".
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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The Washington Post has laid off least 14 climate journalists, newsroom sources told @sammyroth.bsky.social, effectively decimating one of the most important reporting teams in American climate journalism.
A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.
A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The Washington Post has laid off least 14 climate journalists, newsroom sources told @sammyroth.bsky.social, effectively decimating one of the most important reporting teams in American climate journalism.
A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.
A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.
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Special Rendition 2.0: Enter the Private Sector. Dystopian new approach with US-based Palestinians renditioned on a private jet. But Irish complicity continues. "Aircraft tracking data shows that both the 21 January and 1 February flights to Israel made refuelling stops at Shannon airport."
Eight Palestinian deported by ICE from the United States to the West Bank - via Ireland.
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Revealed: private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Special Rendition 2.0: Enter the Private Sector. Dystopian new approach with US-based Palestinians renditioned on a private jet. But Irish complicity continues. "Aircraft tracking data shows that both the 21 January and 1 February flights to Israel made refuelling stops at Shannon airport."
If you are considering the LLM in International Criminal Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social, our annual Summer School on the International Criminal Court provides a helpful taster of what is covered in the LLM.
Online this year, with registration now open.
Online this year, with registration now open.
🚨🚨 Registration now open! 🚨🚨
We are delighted to announce that registration has opened for the 26th Summer School on the International Criminal Court being held online 8-11 June 2026
A critical time to learn about law, practice and challenges of the world's permanent court for atrocity trials
We are delighted to announce that registration has opened for the 26th Summer School on the International Criminal Court being held online 8-11 June 2026
A critical time to learn about law, practice and challenges of the world's permanent court for atrocity trials
February 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
If you are considering the LLM in International Criminal Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social, our annual Summer School on the International Criminal Court provides a helpful taster of what is covered in the LLM.
Online this year, with registration now open.
Online this year, with registration now open.
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Shannon airport has long been put at the disposal of the US military by Irish authorities.
Now it is facilitating ICE deportations which may amount to human trafficking or even crimes against humanity.
For a country that speaks loudly in support of the rights of Palestinians, this is shameful.
Now it is facilitating ICE deportations which may amount to human trafficking or even crimes against humanity.
For a country that speaks loudly in support of the rights of Palestinians, this is shameful.
Eight Palestinian deported by ICE from the United States to the West Bank - via Ireland.
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Revealed: private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Shannon airport has long been put at the disposal of the US military by Irish authorities.
Now it is facilitating ICE deportations which may amount to human trafficking or even crimes against humanity.
For a country that speaks loudly in support of the rights of Palestinians, this is shameful.
Now it is facilitating ICE deportations which may amount to human trafficking or even crimes against humanity.
For a country that speaks loudly in support of the rights of Palestinians, this is shameful.
Reposted by Shane Darcy
Eight Palestinian deported by ICE from the United States to the West Bank - via Ireland.
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Revealed: private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Eight Palestinian deported by ICE from the United States to the West Bank - via Ireland.
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"The security forces began shooting at the fleeing crowds”
"When the fire spread, people were forced to choose: stay inside and burn, or come out"
"When they came out, they were shot"
"I saw kids being shot"
“They didn’t let the wounded live”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
"When the fire spread, people were forced to choose: stay inside and burn, or come out"
"When they came out, they were shot"
"I saw kids being shot"
“They didn’t let the wounded live”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘I saw kids being shot, women, old people’: how a massacre unfolded in one Iranian city
The Guardian has constructed a timeline for the terrible events of one night of protests in Rasht, based on first-hand accounts, video and photographs
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
"The security forces began shooting at the fleeing crowds”
"When the fire spread, people were forced to choose: stay inside and burn, or come out"
"When they came out, they were shot"
"I saw kids being shot"
“They didn’t let the wounded live”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
"When the fire spread, people were forced to choose: stay inside and burn, or come out"
"When they came out, they were shot"
"I saw kids being shot"
“They didn’t let the wounded live”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Shannon airport has long been put at the disposal of the US military by Irish authorities.
Now it is facilitating ICE deportations which may amount to human trafficking or even crimes against humanity.
For a country that speaks loudly in support of the rights of Palestinians, this is shameful.
Now it is facilitating ICE deportations which may amount to human trafficking or even crimes against humanity.
For a country that speaks loudly in support of the rights of Palestinians, this is shameful.
Eight Palestinian deported by ICE from the United States to the West Bank - via Ireland.
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Revealed: private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Shannon airport has long been put at the disposal of the US military by Irish authorities.
Now it is facilitating ICE deportations which may amount to human trafficking or even crimes against humanity.
For a country that speaks loudly in support of the rights of Palestinians, this is shameful.
Now it is facilitating ICE deportations which may amount to human trafficking or even crimes against humanity.
For a country that speaks loudly in support of the rights of Palestinians, this is shameful.
Eight Palestinian deported by ICE from the United States to the West Bank - via Ireland.
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Revealed: private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Eight Palestinian deported by ICE from the United States to the West Bank - via Ireland.
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“They dropped us off like animals on the side of the road".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Big business continues to outsource and export harmful work to poorer and more precarious workers, mostly women, in the Global South.
“In terms of risk, content moderation belongs in the category of dangerous work, comparable to any lethal industry.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“In terms of risk, content moderation belongs in the category of dangerous work, comparable to any lethal industry.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Big business continues to outsource and export harmful work to poorer and more precarious workers, mostly women, in the Global South.
“In terms of risk, content moderation belongs in the category of dangerous work, comparable to any lethal industry.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“In terms of risk, content moderation belongs in the category of dangerous work, comparable to any lethal industry.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Reposted by Shane Darcy
Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked
The organization claims the report, which finds Israel’s denial of the right of return is a crime against humanity, is ‘paused pending further analysis and research’
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Aonghus Kelly has been appointed as human rights advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
Aonghus Kelly named human rights advisor to NI Policing Board
Aonghus Kelly has been appointed as human rights advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
www.irishlegal.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Aonghus Kelly has been appointed as human rights advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
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We will shortly be announcing details of the Megan Fairlie Scholarships for the Summer School 2026.
Megan was a long-serving contributor to the Summer School.
The scholarships aim to ensure broad and especially Global South participation.
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social
Megan was a long-serving contributor to the Summer School.
The scholarships aim to ensure broad and especially Global South participation.
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM
We will shortly be announcing details of the Megan Fairlie Scholarships for the Summer School 2026.
Megan was a long-serving contributor to the Summer School.
The scholarships aim to ensure broad and especially Global South participation.
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social
Megan was a long-serving contributor to the Summer School.
The scholarships aim to ensure broad and especially Global South participation.
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylaw.bsky.social
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Alternatively:
Israel continues to maintain its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, imposing measures which threaten the existence of life in Gaza and fails to comply with successive findings of the International Court of Justice.
Israel continues to maintain its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, imposing measures which threaten the existence of life in Gaza and fails to comply with successive findings of the International Court of Justice.
February 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Alternatively:
Israel continues to maintain its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, imposing measures which threaten the existence of life in Gaza and fails to comply with successive findings of the International Court of Justice.
Israel continues to maintain its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, imposing measures which threaten the existence of life in Gaza and fails to comply with successive findings of the International Court of Justice.
Reposted by Shane Darcy
Listen back to the 'Will It Stay Fine' podcast where Professor Eugene Farrell explains the significance of the Maharees Conservation Association's work.
Listen to Episode 4 here: https://ow.ly/whJG50Y5Wkx
Listen to Episode 4 here: https://ow.ly/whJG50Y5Wkx
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Listen back to the 'Will It Stay Fine' podcast where Professor Eugene Farrell explains the significance of the Maharees Conservation Association's work.
Listen to Episode 4 here: https://ow.ly/whJG50Y5Wkx
Listen to Episode 4 here: https://ow.ly/whJG50Y5Wkx
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“I told her, ‘It’s OK, wipe your mouth and I’ll wash it, my sweetheart.’ She agreed. She wiped with her sleeve and the voice disappeared. It was exactly 7pm. The voice disappeared completely”.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Israeli tank fired at Hind Rajab family car from metres away: Investigation
The 6-year-old remained alive for hours among the bodies of her dead relatives after attack by Israeli troops.
www.aljazeera.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“I told her, ‘It’s OK, wipe your mouth and I’ll wash it, my sweetheart.’ She agreed. She wiped with her sleeve and the voice disappeared. It was exactly 7pm. The voice disappeared completely”.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
“I told her, ‘It’s OK, wipe your mouth and I’ll wash it, my sweetheart.’ She agreed. She wiped with her sleeve and the voice disappeared. It was exactly 7pm. The voice disappeared completely”.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Israeli tank fired at Hind Rajab family car from metres away: Investigation
The 6-year-old remained alive for hours among the bodies of her dead relatives after attack by Israeli troops.
www.aljazeera.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“I told her, ‘It’s OK, wipe your mouth and I’ll wash it, my sweetheart.’ She agreed. She wiped with her sleeve and the voice disappeared. It was exactly 7pm. The voice disappeared completely”.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...